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1 short for
(an abbreviation of: `Phone' is short for `telephone'; What is `Ltd.' short for?) abreviatura -
2 short for
(an abbreviation of: `Phone' is short for `telephone'; What is `Ltd.' short for?) abreviação de -
3 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) curto2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) baixo3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) curto4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) de menos5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) com falta de6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) estaladiço2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) de repente2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) a curta distância•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) apurar- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of* * *[ʃɔ:t] n 1 som curto, sílaba curta, coisa curta. 2 Electr curto-circuito. 3 venda de mercadorias que não estão em estoque. 4 filme de curta-metragem. • vt+vi dar curto circuito. vi Amer vender ações emprestadas com o intuito de manipular o mercado de ações. • adj 1 curto. 2 breve. 3 baixo, pequeno, não alto. 4 restrito, de pouco alcance. 5 insuficiente, pouco. 6 deficiente, inadequado. 7 limitado, escasso. 8 conciso, resumido. 9 abrupto, curto, rude. 10 friável, esboroável, que esfarela facilmente (bolo). 11 quebradiço (metal). 12 forte, concentrado (bebida). 13 com falta de (estoque). • adv 1 de modo curto. he cut me short / ele me interrompeu. 2 abruptamente, repentinamente. 3 brevemente, resumidamente. 4 inesperadamente. a short drink aperitivo, coquetel. a short five minutes em menos de cinco minutos. a short time ago pouco tempo atrás. at short notice sem aviso prévio. in short em resumo. make it short and sweet! seja breve! short of exceto. short on com falta de. something short coll coisa forte (bebida). the short and the long of it a história completa, tintim por tintim. to be short with somebody tratar uma pessoa secamente; tratar mal. he was very short with me / ele me tratou rudemente. to be/ to run/ to go/ to come short of something faltar, estar em falta, estar para acabar. we are short of flour / estamos com falta de farinha. we ran short of flour / nossa farinha tinha acabado. they go short of bread / falta-lhes pão. he is short of breath / ele tem falta de ar. I am short of cash / estou sem dinheiro. this comes (falls) short of the ideal / isto não corresponde ao ideal. it was nothing short of marvellous / foi simplesmente maravilhoso. to sell short a) vender para entrega a prazo. b) depreciar, subestimar. to stop short of something parar abruptamente; recusar-se a executar uma ação. the horse stopped short of the fence / o cavalo recusou-se a pular a cerca. -
4 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) curto2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) baixo3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) curto4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) de menos5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) desprovido6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) quebradiço2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) de repente2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) aquém•- shortage - shorten - shortening - shortly - shorts - shortbread - short-change - short circuit - shortcoming - shortcut - shorthand - short-handed - short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) selecionar- short-range - short-sighted - short-sightedly - short-sightedness - short-tempered - short-term - by a short head - for short - go short - in short - in short supply - make short work of - run short - short and sweet - short for - short of -
5 short-lived
adjective (living or lasting only for a short time: short-lived insects; short-lived enthusiasm.) de pouca duração* * *short-lived[ʃ'ɔ:tlivd] adj de vida curta, de pouca duração, efêmero, fugaz.————————short-livedde vida curta. -
6 short-lived
adjective (living or lasting only for a short time: short-lived insects; short-lived enthusiasm.) efêmero -
7 for short
(as an abbreviation: His name is Victor, but we call him Vic for short.) para abreviar -
8 for short
(as an abbreviation: His name is Victor, but we call him Vic for short.) como abreviação -
9 short-list
noun (a list of candidates selected from the total number of applicants for a job etc.) lista dos apurados -
10 short-list
noun (a list of candidates selected from the total number of applicants for a job etc.) lista de aprovados -
11 at short notice
(without much warning time for preparation etc: He had to make the speech at very short notice when his boss suddenly fell ill.) em cima da hora* * *at short noticesem aviso prévio. -
12 go short
(to cause oneself not to have enough of something: Save this carton for tomorrow, or else we'll go short (of milk).) ter falta de -
13 at short notice
(without much warning time for preparation etc: He had to make the speech at very short notice when his boss suddenly fell ill.) em cima da hora -
14 go short
(to cause oneself not to have enough of something: Save this carton for tomorrow, or else we'll go short (of milk).) ter falta -
15 be pressed for
(to be short of: I must hurry - I'm pressed for time.) ter pouco -
16 be pushed for
(to be short of; not to have enough of: I'm a bit pushed for time.) estar aflito -
17 be pressed for
(to be short of: I must hurry - I'm pressed for time.) estar com falta de -
18 be pushed for
(to be short of; not to have enough of: I'm a bit pushed for time.) estar com pouco -
19 bra
(short for brassière.)* * *[bra:] n sutiã. -
20 topper
(short for top hat.)* * *top.per[t'ɔpə] n 1 pessoa excelente. 2 coisa formidável. 3 coll cartola.
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