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noun* * *short temper s aufbrausendes Temperament* * *nounhave a short temper — aufbrausend od. cholerisch sein
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short [ʃɔ:t]court-métrage ⇒ 1 (a) court ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c), 2 (d) petit ⇒ 2 (b) brusque ⇒ 2 (f), 2 (g) short ⇒ 9 (a)1 noun(a) (in length) court;∎ her dress is too short/shorter than yours sa robe est trop courte/plus courte que la tienne;∎ to have short hair avoir les cheveux courts;∎ familiar figurative to have sb by the short hairs or British by the short and curlies avoir qn à sa merci□, pouvoir faire ce qu'on veut de qn□ ;∎ to be short in the leg (trousers) être court;∎ it's short in the arms (jacket) les manches sont trop courtes;∎ skirts are getting shorter and shorter les jupes raccourcissent de plus en plus ou sont de plus en plus courtes;∎ the editor made the article shorter by a few hundred words le rédacteur a raccourci l'article de quelques centaines de mots;∎ a short history of France un précis d'histoire de France;∎ short and to the point bref et précis;∎ to be in short trousers être en culottes courtes;∎ short back and sides (haircut) coupe f dégagée sur la nuque et les oreilles(b) (in height → person) petit, de petite taille;∎ he's short and stocky il est petit et râblé∎ a straight line is the shortest distance between two points la ligne droite est le plus court chemin entre deux points;∎ what's the shortest way home? quel est le chemin le plus court pour rentrer?;∎ it's shorter this way c'est plus court par ici;∎ we took the shortest route nous avons pris le chemin le plus court;∎ to go for a short walk faire une petite promenade;∎ a few short miles away à quelques kilomètres de là à peine;∎ at short range à courte portée;∎ how could he have missed at such short range? comment a-t-il pu rater de si près?;∎ it's only a short distance from here ce n'est pas très loin (d'ici);∎ she lives a short distance from the church elle n'habite pas très loin de l'église;∎ they continued for a short distance ils ont poursuivi un peu leur chemin;∎ Sport to win/to lose by a short head gagner/perdre d'une courte tête(d) (not lasting long → period, interval) court, bref;∎ a short stay un court séjour;∎ you should take a short holiday vous devriez prendre quelques jours de vacances;∎ we've just got time for a short game nous avons juste le temps de faire une petite partie;∎ at short intervals à intervalles rapprochés;∎ after a short time après un court intervalle ou un petit moment;∎ to have a short memory avoir la mémoire courte;∎ for a short time I thought of becoming an actress pendant quelque temps, j'ai pensé devenir actrice;∎ she was in London for a short time elle a passé quelque temps à Londres;∎ I met him a short time or while later je l'ai rencontré peu (de temps) après;∎ it's rather short notice to invite them for tonight c'est un peu juste pour les inviter ce soir;∎ time's getting short il ne reste plus beaucoup de temps;∎ a few short hours/years ago il y a à peine quelques heures/années;∎ the days are getting shorter les jours raccourcissent;∎ to demand shorter hours/a shorter working week exiger une réduction des heures de travail/une réduction du temps de travail hebdomadaire;∎ to be on short time faire des journées réduites;∎ she made a short speech elle a fait un court ou petit discours;∎ he read out a short statement il a lu une courte ou brève déclaration;∎ I'd just like to say a few short words j'aimerais dire quelques mots très brefs;∎ the short answer is "no" en deux mots, la réponse est "non";∎ in short order en vitesse;∎ he dealt with the naughty children in short order il a eu vite fait de s'occuper de ces enfants désobéissants;∎ to be short and sweet être bref;∎ I'll keep it short and sweet je serai bref;∎ ironic her stay with us was short and sweet heureusement, son séjour chez nous fut de courte durée;∎ in the short run à court terme∎ HF is short for high frequency HF est l'abréviation de haute fréquence;∎ Bill is short for William Bill est un diminutif de William∎ she tends to be a bit short with people elle a tendance à être un peu brusque avec les gens;∎ Mary was very short with me on the telephone Mary a été très sèche avec moi au téléphone;∎ to have a short temper être irascible, s'emporter facilement(g) (sudden → sound, action) brusque;∎ her breath came in short gasps elle avait le souffle court;∎ he gave a short laugh il eut un rire bref;∎ short, sharp shock = punition sévère mais de courte durée;∎ short, sharp shock treatment = régime pénal des années 80-90 où les jeunes délinquants étaient détenus pour une courte période dans des conditions très sévères destinées à décourager la récidive(h) (lacking, insufficient)∎ to give sb short weight ne pas donner le bon poids à qn;∎ money is short on manque d'argent, l'argent manque;∎ whisky is in short supply on manque ou on est à court de whisky;∎ it is 2 francs short il manque 2 francs;∎ I am 20 francs short il me manque 20 francs;∎ to be short of staff manquer de personnel;∎ to be short of sleep n'avoir pas assez dormi;∎ I'm a bit short (of money) at the moment je suis un peu à court (d'argent) en ce moment;∎ he's a bit short on imagination il manque un peu d'imagination;∎ a short drink un petit verre(j) Linguistics bref∎ bills at short date billets mpl ou traites fpl à courte échéance(m) (in betting → odds) faible3 adverb∎ to stop short s'arrêter net;∎ the driver stopped short just in front of the child le conducteur s'arrêta net juste devant l'enfant;∎ to stop short of doing sth se retenir de faire qch;∎ she stopped short of actually calling him a liar pour un peu, elle le traitait de menteur;∎ to pull or to bring sb up short couper qn dans son élan∎ his winnings fell far short of what he had expected ses gains ont été bien moindres que ce à quoi il s'attendait;∎ to go short of sth manquer de qch;∎ my children never went short (of anything) mes enfants n'ont jamais manqué de rien;∎ I don't want you to go short je ne veux pas que tu manques de quoi que ce soit;∎ to run short (of sth) être à court (de qch);∎ we're running short of fuel/money/sugar nous sommes presque à court de carburant/d'argent/de sucre;∎ supplies are running short les provisions sont presque épuisées;∎ time is running short le temps commence à manquer;∎ to buy short acheter à court terme;∎ to sell short vendre à découvertElectricity court-circuiterElectricity se mettre en court-circuit∎ they call him Ben for short on l'appelle Ben pour faire plus court;∎ trinitrotoluene, or TNT for short le trinitrotoluène ou TNT en abrégé(en) bref∎ he would do anything short of stealing il ferait tout sauf voler;∎ nothing short of a miracle can save him now seul un miracle pourrait le sauver maintenant;∎ short of resigning, what can I do? à part démissionner, que puis-je faire?∎ they were £50 short of their target il leur manquait 50 livres pour atteindre la somme qu'ils s'étaient fixée;∎ he is not far short of thirty il frise la trentaine;∎ it is little short of folly c'est de la folie (pure);∎ it was nothing short of a masterpiece ce n'était rien moins qu'un chef-d'œuvre∎ a pair of khaki shorts un short kaki;(b) Stock Exchange valeurs fpl à courte échéance∎ to have the shorts (have little money) être fauché, être raide►► Finance & Stock Exchange short bills billets mpl ou traites fpl à courte échéance;Australian short black café m express, express m;short break (holiday) mini-séjour m;Electricity short circuit court-circuit m;Stock Exchange short covering couverture f de position;Mathematics short division division f à un ou deux chiffres;short game (in golf) petit jeu m;Finance & Stock Exchange short investment investissement m à court terme;Finance & Stock Exchange short loan prêt m à court terme;Cookery short pastry pâte f brisée;Finance short payment moins-perçu m;Finance & Stock Exchange short position position f vendeur, position f à découvert;Literature short story nouvelle f;Linguistics short syllable syllabe f brève;short tennis tennis m pour enfants;short ton tonne f (américaine), short ton f;Linguistics short vowel voyelle f brève;Radio short wave onde f courte;∎ on short 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A n1 ( drink) alcool m fort ;2 Elec = short-circuit ;3 Cin court métrage m ;C adj1 ( not long-lasting) [time, stay, memory, period] court (before n) ; [course] de courte durée ; [conversation, speech, chapter] bref/brève ; a short time ago il y a peu de temps ; that was a short hour/month c'était une petite heure/un petit mois ; in four short years en quatre brèves années ; to work shorter hours travailler moins d'heures ; the days are getting shorter les jours diminuent or raccourcissent ; to go for a short walk faire une petite promenade or un petit tour ; the meeting was short and sweet la réunion a été brève ; let's keep it short (and sweet) soyons brefs! ; the short answer is that la réponse est tout simplement que ;2 ( not of great length) [hair, dress, distance, stick] court (before n) ; [animal's coat, fur] court (before n) ; ( very short) ras ; the suit is too short in the sleeves les manches du costume sont trop courtes ; to have one's hair cut short se faire couper les cheveux court ; to win by a short head Turf l'emporter d'une courte tête ;3 ( not tall) [person] petit ;4 ( scarce) [water, food] difficile à trouver ; to be in short supply être difficile à trouver ; food/coal is getting short la nourriture/le charbon se fait rare ; time is getting short le temps presse ;5 ( inadequate) [rations] insuffisant ; we're short by three il nous en manque trois ; he gave me a short measure ( in shop) il a triché sur le poids ;6 ( lacking) I am/he is short of sth il me/lui manque qch ; to be short on [person] manquer de [talent, tact] ; to go short of manquer de [clothes, money, food] ; my wages are £30 short il me manque 30 livres sur mon salaire ; I don't want you to go short je ne veux pas qu'il te manque quoi que ce soit ; to be running short of sth commencer à manquer de qch ;7 ( in abbreviation) Tom is short for Thomas Tom est le diminutif de Thomas ; this is Nicholas, Nick for short! je te présente Nicholas, mais on l'appelle Nick ;8 ( abrupt) [person, personality] ( jamais épith) brusque ; [laugh] bref/brève ; to be short with sb être brusque avec qn ;9 Ling [vowel] bref/brève ;11 Culin [pastry] brisé.D adv ( abruptly) [stop] net ; to stop short of doing se retenir pour ne pas faire ; ⇒ cut short (cut).1 ( just before) un peu avant ; the ball landed (just) short of the green la balle est tombée un peu avant le green ;2 ( just less than) pas loin de ; a little short of £1,000 pas loin de 1 000 livres ; that's nothing short of blackmail! c'est du chantage, ni plus ni moins! ;3 ( except) à moins de ; short of locking him in, I can't stop him leaving à moins de l'enfermer à clé, je ne peux pas l'empêcher de partir.to bring ou pull sb up short couper qn dans son élan ; to have a short temper, to be short-tempered être coléreux or soupe au lait ○ ; to have sb by the short hairs ◑ US ou short and curlies ○ GB tenir qn à la gorge ; to sell oneself short se sous-estimer ; to make short work of sth/sb expédier qch/qn ; to be taken ou caught short être pris d'un besoin pressant ; the long and short of it is that they… en un mot (comme en cent), ils… -
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1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) corto2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) bajo3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) breve, corto4) (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.) corto de6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) quebradizo
2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) bruscamente, en seco2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) sin alcanzar•- 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.) seleccionar- 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
short adj1. corto2. bajoto be short of something tener poco de algo / andar escaso de algo
short m Tex (pantalón corto) shorts ' short' also found in these entries: Spanish: abreviar - antes - apremiar - aprovechar - atar - baja - bajo - chaquetón - china - chupa - corta - cortar - corto - cortocircuito - cortometraje - cuadro - cuenta - cuento - cursillo - definitiva - definitivo - dinero - entremés - escapada - escasa - escaso - exposición - flor - focal - gargantilla - guayabera - historieta - inspector - inspectora - irascible - manga - miope - miopía - onda - pantalón - pasada - pasado - pequeña - pequeño - poca - poco - rapar - ras - repecho - resumen English: circuit - compare - cord - cut - forge - in - intro - notice - run - short - short-change - short-circuit - short-haired - short-list - short-lived - short-range - short-sighted - short-sightedness - short-sleeved - short-staffed - short-stay - short-tempered - short-term - short-winded - shorts - shrift - story - straw - supply - term - thick - time - anyway - be - boot - break - closely - curtail - fit - fuse - instant - low - minute - pack - premium - side - sprint - tract - verse - waytr[ʃɔːt]1 (not long) corto,-a; (not tall) bajo,-a2 (brief - of time) breve, corto,-a3 (deficient) escaso,-a■ we're still £50 short todavía nos faltan £50■ he collapsed two miles short of the finishing line sufrió un colapso cuando faltaban dos millas para llegar a la meta4 (curt) seco,-a, brusco,-a, cortante5 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL (pastry) quebradizo,-a6 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL (bill, exchange) a corto plazo7 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL breve1 (abruptly) bruscamente1 (drink) copa, chupito2 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL cortometraje nombre masculino, corto3 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL cortocircuito1 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL familiar provocar un cortocircuito1 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL familiar tener un cortocircuito\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat short notice con poca antelaciónfor short para abreviarin short en pocas palabrasin the short term a corto plazoshort and sweet cortito,-ashort of a menos que, salvo que■ short of calling a strike... a menos que convoquemos una huelga...to be caught short / be taken short entrarle ganas a alguien de ir al lavaboto be in short supply haber escasez de, escasearto be short of something andar escaso,-a de algo, estar falto,-a de algo■ I'm a bit short of money ando algo escaso de dinero, tengo poco dinero■ he was short of breath le faltaba la respiración, le faltaba el alientoto be short on something tener poco,-a de algo■ he's short on tact tiene poco tacto, le falta tactoto cut somebody short interrumpir a alguiento cut something short acortar algo, abreviar algoto fall short of something no alcanzar algo, estar por debajo de algo■ the number of jobs created falls short of the government's target el número de puestos de trabajo creados está por debajo del objetivo del gobiernoto get somebody by the short hairs/short and curlies pillar a alguiento have somebody by the short hairs/short and curlies tener a alguien bien agarradoto give somebody short measure/weight no dar el peso exactoto go short (of something) pasarse sin (algo), faltarle a uno (algo)■ we were poor, but we never went short of food éramos pobres, pero nunca nos faltó comidato run short of something acabarse algoshort circuit cortocircuitoshort list lista de preseleccionadosshort order SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL comida rápidashort story cuentoshort time jornada reducidashort wave onda cortashort ['ʃɔrt] adv1) abruptly: repentinamente, súbitamentethe car stopped short: el carro se paró en seco2)to fall short : no alcanzar, quedarse cortoshort adj1) : corto (de medida), bajo (de estatura)2) brief: cortoshort and sweet: corto y buenoa short time ago: hace poco3) curt: brusco, cortante, seco4) : corto (de tiempo, de dinero)I'm one dollar short: me falta un dólarshort n1) shorts npl: shorts mpl, pantalones mpl cortosn.• cortocircuito s.m. (Film)n.• cortometraje s.m.adj.• bajo, -a adj.• breve adj.• conciso, -a adj.• corto (Electricidad) adj.• falto, -a adj.• pequeño, -a adj.adv.• brevemente adv.• de menos adv.n.• chaparro s.m.• cruce s.m.• pantalones cortos s.m.pl.ʃɔːrt, ʃɔːt
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adjective -er, -est1) (of length, height, distance) <hair/skirt/grass> corto; < person> bajothey only live a short way off o away — viven muy cerca
2)a) ( brief) <visit/vacationip> cortoa short while ago — hace poco rato, hace un ratito (fam)
to have a short memory — tener* mala memoria
the short answer to that is no — en una palabra: no
short and sweet — (set phrase)
her visit was short and sweet — su visita fue corta: lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno
b) ( Ling) <vowel/syllable> brevec)3) (brusque, impatient) < manner> brusco, cortante4) (inadequate, deficient) escasotime is getting short — queda poco tiempo, se está acabando el tiempo
we're/they're still short six people (AmE) o (BrE) six people short — todavía nos/les faltan seis personas
(to be) short OF something/somebody: we're very short of time estamos muy cortos or escasos de tiempo; they were short of staff no tenían suficiente personal; do you get short of breath? ¿se queda sin aliento?; we're still a long way short of our target estamos todavía muy lejos de nuestro objetivo; he's just short of six feet tall mide poco menos de seis pies; nothing short of a miracle can save us now — sólo un milagro nos puede salvar
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1) (suddenly, abruptly)to be caught short — ( need toilet) (colloq)
I was caught short at the station — me entraron unas ganas terribles de ir al baño or al servicio en la estación
2) (below target, requirement)to fall short — \<\<shell/arrow\>\> quedarse corto
to fall short OF something: we fell short of our target no alcanzamos nuestro objetivo; to fall... short OF something: the arrow fell several meters short of its target la flecha cayó a varios metros del blanco; to go short (OF something): we never went short of food nunca nos faltó la comida; my patience is running short — se me está acabando or agotando la paciencia
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1) ( Elec) cortocircuito m, corto m2) ( Cin) cortometraje m, corto m3) ( drink) (BrE) copa de bebida alcohólica de las que se sirven en pequeñas cantidades, como el whisky o el coñac4) shorts pla) ( short trousers) shorts mpl, pantalones mpl cortosbathing shorts — traje m de baño, bañador m (Esp)
b) ( men's underwear) (AmE) calzoncillos mpl
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intransitive verb ( Elec) hacer* un cortocircuito
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vt provocar* un cortocircuito enPhrasal Verbs:[ʃɔːt]1. ADJ(compar shorter) (superl shortest)1) (in length, distance, duration) [message, journey, hair, skirt] corto; [person] bajo, chaparro (CAm, Mex); [vowel, syllable] breve; [memory] malo, flacoit was a great holiday, but too short — fueron unas vacaciones estupendas, pero demasiado cortas
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the short answer is that... — en pocas palabras la razón es que...•
the days are getting shorter — los días se vuelven más cortos•
to win by a short head — (Racing) ganar por una cabeza escasa•
in short order — en breve, en seguida•
a short time ago — hace pocoto work short time, be on short time — (Ind) trabajar una jornada reducida
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a short way off — a poca distancia, no muy lejos- make short work of sth2) (=insufficient) escasoI'm £3 short — me faltan 3 libras
bananas are very short — escasean los plátanos, casi no hay plátanos
I'm a bit short at the moment * — en este momento ando un poco corto or escaso de dinero
to be short of sth — andar falto or escaso de algo
we're not short of volunteers — se han ofrecido muchos voluntarios, no andamos escasos de voluntarios
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to give short measure to sb — dar de menos a algn•
gold is in short supply — escasea el oro, hay escasez de oro3)• short of (=less than) —
short of blowing it up — a menos que lo volemos, a no ser que lo volemos
not far short of £100 — poco menos de 100 libras
nothing short of a miracle can save him — solo un milagro le puede salvar, se necesitaría un milagro para salvarle
4) (=concise) corto, breve•
"Pat" is short for "Patricia" — "Patricia" se abrevia en "Pat"Rosemary is called "Rose" for short — a Rosemary le dicen "Rose" para abreviar
"TV" is short for "television" — "TV" es abreviatura de "televisión"
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in short — en pocas palabras, en resumenlong I, 3., 1)in short, the answer is no — en una palabra, la respuesta es no
5) (=curt) [reply, manner] brusco, seco•
to have a short temper — ser de mal genio, tener mal genio or mal carácter or corto de genio•
to be short with sb — tratar a algn con sequedad6) [pastry] quebradizo2. ADV1) (=suddenly, abruptly) en secoto stop short, pull up short — pararse en seco
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to come short of — no alcanzar•
to cut sth short — suspender algo•
to fall short of — no alcanzarto fall short of the target — no alcanzar el blanco, no llegar al blanco
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to go short of — pasarse sin•
we're running short of bread — tenemos poco pan, se nos acaba el pan (LAm)we ran short of petrol — se nos acabó la gasolina, quedamos sin gasolina
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to sell short — vender al descubiertoto sell sb short — (lit) engañar a algn en un negocio; (fig) menospreciar a algn
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to stop short of — (lit) detenerse antes de llegar aI'd stop short of murder — (fig) menos matar, haría lo que fuera
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to be taken short — necesitar urgentemente ir al wáter3) (=except)short of apologizing... — fuera de pedirle perdón...
3. N1) (Elec) = short-circuit 1.2) (Brit) * (=drink) bebida f corta3) (Cine) cortometraje m ; shorts4.VT, VI(Elec) = short-circuit 2.5.CPDshort list N — lista f de candidatos preseleccionados
short message service N, short message system N — SMS m
short sight N — miopía f
to have short sight — ser miope, ser corto de vista
short story N — cuento m
short story writer — escritor(a) m / f de cuentos
short wave N — (Rad) onda f corta
* * *[ʃɔːrt, ʃɔːt]
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adjective -er, -est1) (of length, height, distance) <hair/skirt/grass> corto; < person> bajothey only live a short way off o away — viven muy cerca
2)a) ( brief) <visit/vacation/trip> cortoa short while ago — hace poco rato, hace un ratito (fam)
to have a short memory — tener* mala memoria
the short answer to that is no — en una palabra: no
short and sweet — (set phrase)
her visit was short and sweet — su visita fue corta: lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno
b) ( Ling) <vowel/syllable> brevec)3) (brusque, impatient) < manner> brusco, cortante4) (inadequate, deficient) escasotime is getting short — queda poco tiempo, se está acabando el tiempo
we're/they're still short six people (AmE) o (BrE) six people short — todavía nos/les faltan seis personas
(to be) short OF something/somebody: we're very short of time estamos muy cortos or escasos de tiempo; they were short of staff no tenían suficiente personal; do you get short of breath? ¿se queda sin aliento?; we're still a long way short of our target estamos todavía muy lejos de nuestro objetivo; he's just short of six feet tall mide poco menos de seis pies; nothing short of a miracle can save us now — sólo un milagro nos puede salvar
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1) (suddenly, abruptly)to be caught short — ( need toilet) (colloq)
I was caught short at the station — me entraron unas ganas terribles de ir al baño or al servicio en la estación
2) (below target, requirement)to fall short — \<\<shell/arrow\>\> quedarse corto
to fall short OF something: we fell short of our target no alcanzamos nuestro objetivo; to fall... short OF something: the arrow fell several meters short of its target la flecha cayó a varios metros del blanco; to go short (OF something): we never went short of food nunca nos faltó la comida; my patience is running short — se me está acabando or agotando la paciencia
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1) ( Elec) cortocircuito m, corto m2) ( Cin) cortometraje m, corto m3) ( drink) (BrE) copa de bebida alcohólica de las que se sirven en pequeñas cantidades, como el whisky o el coñac4) shorts pla) ( short trousers) shorts mpl, pantalones mpl cortosbathing shorts — traje m de baño, bañador m (Esp)
b) ( men's underwear) (AmE) calzoncillos mpl
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intransitive verb ( Elec) hacer* un cortocircuito
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vt provocar* un cortocircuito enPhrasal Verbs: -
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1. adjective1) kurza short time or while ago/later — vor kurzem/kurze Zeit später
for a short time or while — eine kleine Weile; ein [kleines] Weilchen
a short time or while before/after something — kurz vor/nach etwas (Dat.)
in a short time or while — (soon) bald; in Kürze
within a short [space of] time — innerhalb kurzer Zeit
in the short run or term — kurzfristig; kurzzeitig
wear one's hair/skirts short — seine Haare kurz tragen/kurze Röcke tragen
2) (not tall) klein [Person, Wuchs]; niedrig [Gebäude, Baum, Schornstein]3) (not far-reaching) kurz [Wurf, Schuss, Gedächtnis]good doctors are in short supply — gute Ärzte sind rar od. (ugs.) sind Mangelware
be [far/not far] short of a record — einen Rekord [bei weitem] nicht erreichen/[knapp] verfehlen
somebody/something is so much/so many short — jemandem/einer Sache fehlt soundsoviel/fehlen soundsoviele
somebody is short of something — jemandem fehlt es an etwas (Dat.)
time is getting/is short — die Zeit wird/ist knapp
keep somebody short [of something] — jemanden [mit etwas] kurz halten
[have to] go short [of something] — [an etwas (Dat.)] Mangel leiden [müssen]
she is short of milk today — sie hat heute nicht genug Milch
be short [of cash] — knapp [bei Kasse] sein (ugs.)
he is just short of six feet/not far short of 60 — er ist knapp sechs Fuß [groß]/sechzig [Jahre alt]
the short answer is... — um es kurz zu machen: die Antwort ist...
short and sweet — (iron.) kurz und schmerzlos (ugs.)
in short,... — kurz,...
7) (Cookery) mürbe [Teig]8)sell oneself short — (fig.) sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen
2. adverbsell somebody/something short — (fig.) jemanden/etwas unterschätzen
1) (abruptly) plötzlichstop short — plötzlich abbrechen; [Musik, Gespräch:] jäh (geh.) abbrechen
stop short at something — über etwas (Akk.) nicht hinausgehen
stop somebody short — jemandem ins Wort fallen
bring or pull somebody up short — jemanden stutzen lassen
2) (curtly) kurz angebunden; barschjump/land short — zu kurz springen/zu früh landen (ugs.)
short of something — vor etwas (Dat.)
stop short of the line — vor der Linie stehen-/liegenbleiben
the bomb dropped short [of its target] — die Bombe fiel vor das Ziel
fall or come [far/considerably] short of something — etwas [bei weitem] nicht erreichen
stop short of something — (fig.) vor etwas zurückschrecken
stop short of doing something — davor zurückschrecken, etwas zu tun
4)nothing short of a catastrophe/miracle can... — nur eine Katastrophe/ein Wunder kann...
3. noun 4. transitive verbshort of locking him in, how can I keep him from going out? — wie kann ich ihn daran hindern auszugehen - es sei denn ich schlösse ihn ein?
(Electr. coll.) kurzschließen5. intransitive verb(Electr. coll.) einen Kurzschluss kriegen (ugs.)* * *[ʃo:t] 1. adjective3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) kurz4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) zu wenig2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) kurzerhand2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) zu kurz•- academic.ru/66859/shortness">shortness- 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.) in die engere Wahl ziehen- short-lived- 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, AM ʃɔ:rt]I. adj1. (not long) kurzJo's \short for Josephine Jo ist die Kurzform von Josephine2. (not tall) klein3. (not far) kurz\short distance kurze Streckea \short haul eine kurze Strecke [o Fahrt]a \short hop ein Katzensprung mat \short range aus kurzer Entfernung4. (brief) kurzto have a \short memory ein kurzes Gedächtnis habenat \short notice kurzfristigin the \short term kurzfristig, in nächster Zeit\short trip Kurztrip m\short and sweet kurz und schmerzlos5. (not enough)we're £15 \short to pay the bill uns fehlen 15 Pfund, um die Rechnung bezahlen zu könnenwe're still one person \short to make up a quiz team uns fehlt noch eine Person für ein Quizteamto be \short [of cash] ( fam) knapp bei Kasse seinwe're a bit \short of coffee wir haben nur noch wenig Kaffeeto be \short of breath außer Atem seinto be \short of space wenig Platz haben, räumlich beengt seinto be in \short supply schwer zu beschaffen sein, knapp seinto be \short of time wenig Zeit habento be \short on brains nur wenig im Kopf haben6. LING\short vowel kurzer Vokal, Kurzvokal m▪ to be \short [with sb] [jdm gegenüber] kurz angebunden sein8. STOCKEX\short position Baisseposition f9.▶ the \short answer is ‘no’ die Antwort ist kurz und bündig ‚nein‘he has a \short fuse bei ihm brennt leicht die Sicherung durch fam▶ to make \short work of sb mit jdm kurzen Prozess machen▶ to make \short work of sth etw schnell erledigenII. nIII. advto cut sth \short etw abkürzenI had to cut our holiday \short ich musste unseren Urlaub unterbrechenthey never let the children go \short sie ließen es den Kindern an nichts fehlento fall \short of sth etw nicht erreichen, hinter etw dat zurückbleiben; of expectations etw dat nicht entsprechento stop sb \short jdn unterbrechento stop sth \short etw abbrechenshe stopped \short of accusing him of lying beinahe hätte sie ihm vorgeworfen, dass er log▶ in \short kurz gesagt* * *[ʃɔːt]1. adj (+er)1) kurz; steps, person klein; waist (of dress) hochto be short in the leg (person) — kurze Beine haben; (trousers) zu kurz sein
to be in short trousers — in kurzen Hosen herumlaufen; (fig) ein kleiner Junge sein
a short time ago — vor kurzer Zeit, vor Kurzem
in a short time or while — in Kürze, in kurzer Zeit
time is getting/is short —
in short order ( US inf ) — sofort
short drink — Kurze(r) m (inf), Schnaps m
3) (= brief) kurzshort and sweet — schön kurz, kurz und ergreifend (iro)
the short answer is that he refused — kurz gesagt, er lehnte ab
to be short with sb — jdn schroff behandeln, jdm gegenüber kurz angebunden sein (inf)
to be in short supply — knapp sein; (Comm) beschränkt lieferbar sein
we are (five/£3) short, we are short (of five/£3) — wir haben (fünf/£ 3) zu wenig
it's five/£3 short — es fehlen fünf/£ 3
we are seven short — uns (dat)
we are short of books/staff — wir haben zu wenig Bücher/Personal
we are not short of volunteers — wir haben genug Freiwillige, uns fehlt es nicht an Freiwilligen
I'm a bit short (of cash) (inf) — ich bin etwas knapp bei Kasse
he's one sandwich short of a picnic (hum inf) he's one or several cards short of a full deck ( US hum inf ) — er hat sie nicht alle beisammen (inf)
we are £2,000 short/not far short of our target — wir liegen £ 2.000/(nur) knapp unter unserem Ziel
not far or much short of £100 — nicht viel weniger als £ 100, beinahe £ 100, knapp unter £ 100
he is not far short of his fiftieth birthday now — er ist jetzt knapp unter fünfzig, ihm fehlt nicht mehr viel bis zu seinem fünfzigsten Geburtstag
to be short on experience/examples — wenig Erfahrung/Beispiele haben
See:7) pastry mürbe2. adv1)(= below the expected amount)
to fall short (arrow etc) — zu kurz landen; (shot) zu kurz sein; (supplies etc) nicht ausreichento fall short of sth — etw nicht erreichen; of expectations etw nicht erfüllen
it fell 10 feet short of the target — es fehlten 10 Fuß zum Ziel, es war 10 Fuß zu kurz
it falls far short of what we require — das bleibt weit hinter unseren Bedürfnissen zurück; (in quantity) das bleibt weit unter unseren Bedürfnissen
to go short (of money/food etc) — zu wenig (Geld/zu essen etc) haben
the parents went short of food so that the children could eat — die Eltern haben an sich (dat) selbst gespart, damit die Kinder zu essen hatten
we are running short (of water/time) — wir haben nicht mehr viel (Wasser/Zeit)
sugar/water is running short — Zucker/Wasser ist knapp
to sell oneself short (inf) — sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen, sich unter Wert verkaufen
2) (= abruptly, suddenly) plötzlich, abruptto pull up or stop short (while driving) — plötzlich or abrupt anhalten; (while walking also) plötzlich or abrupt stehen bleiben
I'd stop short of murder —
he stopped short of actually calling me a liar — er ging nicht so weit, mich tatsächlich einen Lügner zu nennen
to be caught short by sth — auf etw (acc) nicht vorbereitet sein
3)nothing short of a revolution can... — nur eine Revolution kann...
I don't see what you can do short of asking him yourself — ich sehe keine andere Möglichkeit, außer dass Sie ihn selbst fragen
short of telling him a lie... — außer ihn zu belügen...
3. n(= short circuit) Kurzschluss, Kurze(r) (inf) m; (inf = short drink) Kurze(r) m (inf); (= short film) Kurzfilm mSee:→ long4. vt (ELEC)kurzschließen5. vi (ELEC)einen Kurzschluss haben* * *short [ʃɔː(r)t]1. (räumlich und zeitlich) kurz:a short time ago vor kurzer Zeit, vor Kurzem;short holiday (bes US vacation) Kurzurlaub m; → hair Bes Redew, run A 1 a, shrift 2, ton1 1 b, work A 12. klein (von Gestalt)3. kurz, knapp (Rede etc). “phone” is short for “telephone” „phone“ ist die Kurzform von „telephone“4. kurz angebunden, barsch5. knapp (Rationen, Stunde etc):run short knapp werden, zur Neige gehen ( → A 8)6. fall ( oder come) short of fig etwas nicht erreichen, den Erwartungen etc nicht entsprechen, hinter einer Sache zurückbleiben7. geringer, weniger ( beide:of als):little short of 10 dollars nicht ganz 10 Dollar;nothing short of nichts weniger als, geradezu;I need £100 but I’m still £10 short aber mir fehlen noch 10 Pfund;8. knapp (of an dat):short of breath kurzatmig;they ran short of bread das Brot ging ihnen aus ( → A 5)9. mürbe (Gebäck etc)10. brüchig (Metall etc)12. WIRTSCH Baisse…13. a) klein, in einem kleinen Glas serviert:b) stark, unverdünntB adv1. kurz(erhand), plötzlich, jäh, abrupt:cut sb short jemandem über den Mund fahren, jemandem das Wort abschneiden fig,;stop short jäh innehalten, stutzen ( → B 3)2. zu kurz:3. short ofb) abgesehen von, außer,c) beinahe, fast:it was little short of a miracle es grenzte an ein Wunder;stop short of zurückschrecken vor (dat)( → B 1)4. WIRTSCH ungedeckt:a) ohne Deckung verkaufen, fixen,b) fig umg bagatellisierenC sa) Kurzfilm mb) MUS kurzer Tonc) LIT kurze Silbed) LING Kürze f, kurzer Laut2. Kurzform f:he is called Bill for short er wird kurz oder der Kürze halber Bill genannt;in short kurz(um)3. Fehlbetrag m, Manko na) Shorts pl,b) bes US (Herren)Unterhose f5. ELEK Kurze(r) m umg (Kurzschluss)6. WIRTSCH Baissespekulant(in)7. pl WIRTSCHa) ohne Deckung verkaufte Waren pl oder Wertpapiere plb) zur Deckung benötigte Wertpapiere pl (beim Blankoverkauf)9. pl feine (Weizen)Kleie* * *1. adjective1) kurza short time or while ago/later — vor kurzem/kurze Zeit später
for a short time or while — eine kleine Weile; ein [kleines] Weilchen
a short time or while before/after something — kurz vor/nach etwas (Dat.)
in a short time or while — (soon) bald; in Kürze
within a short [space of] time — innerhalb kurzer Zeit
in the short run or term — kurzfristig; kurzzeitig
wear one's hair/skirts short — seine Haare kurz tragen/kurze Röcke tragen
2) (not tall) klein [Person, Wuchs]; niedrig [Gebäude, Baum, Schornstein]3) (not far-reaching) kurz [Wurf, Schuss, Gedächtnis]4) (deficient, scanty) knappgood doctors are in short supply — gute Ärzte sind rar od. (ugs.) sind Mangelware
be [far/not far] short of a record — einen Rekord [bei weitem] nicht erreichen/[knapp] verfehlen
somebody/something is so much/so many short — jemandem/einer Sache fehlt soundsoviel/fehlen soundsoviele
time is getting/is short — die Zeit wird/ist knapp
keep somebody short [of something] — jemanden [mit etwas] kurz halten
[have to] go short [of something] — [an etwas (Dat.)] Mangel leiden [müssen]
be short [of cash] — knapp [bei Kasse] sein (ugs.)
he is just short of six feet/not far short of 60 — er ist knapp sechs Fuß [groß]/sechzig [Jahre alt]
5) (brief, concise) kurzthe short answer is... — um es kurz zu machen: die Antwort ist...
short and sweet — (iron.) kurz und schmerzlos (ugs.)
in short,... — kurz,...
6) (curt, uncivil) kurz angebunden; barsch7) (Cookery) mürbe [Teig]8)sell oneself short — (fig.) sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen
2. adverbsell somebody/something short — (fig.) jemanden/etwas unterschätzen
1) (abruptly) plötzlichstop short — plötzlich abbrechen; [Musik, Gespräch:] jäh (geh.) abbrechen
stop short at something — über etwas (Akk.) nicht hinausgehen
bring or pull somebody up short — jemanden stutzen lassen
2) (curtly) kurz angebunden; barschjump/land short — zu kurz springen/zu früh landen (ugs.)
short of something — vor etwas (Dat.)
stop short of the line — vor der Linie stehen-/liegenbleiben
the bomb dropped short [of its target] — die Bombe fiel vor das Ziel
fall or come [far/considerably] short of something — etwas [bei weitem] nicht erreichen
stop short of something — (fig.) vor etwas zurückschrecken
stop short of doing something — davor zurückschrecken, etwas zu tun
4)nothing short of a catastrophe/miracle can... — nur eine Katastrophe/ein Wunder kann...
3. noun 4. transitive verbshort of locking him in, how can I keep him from going out? — wie kann ich ihn daran hindern auszugehen - es sei denn ich schlösse ihn ein?
(Electr. coll.) kurzschließen5. intransitive verb(Electr. coll.) einen Kurzschluss kriegen (ugs.)* * *adj.klein adj.kurz adj. -
6 short *****
[ʃɔːt]it was a great holiday, but too short — è stata una bella vacanza, ma troppo breve
to be short in the leg — (person) avere le gambe corte, (trousers) essere corti di gamba
to win by a short head Racing — vincere di mezza testa or incollatura
to make short work of sth — (job) sbrigare qc, (cake, drink) far fuori qc
2)I'm £30 short — mi mancano 30 sterlineto give short weight or short measure to sb — imbrogliare qn sul peso or sulla misura
to be short of sth — (money) essere a corto di qc
short of breath — senza fiato, con il fiatone
3) (concise) breve"Pat" is short for "Patricia" — "Pat" è il diminutivo di "Patricia"
in short — in breve, a farla breve
in short, the answer is no — per farla breve, la risposta è no
4) (reply, manner) secco (-a), brusco (-a)2. adv1)(suddenly, abruptly)
to stop short — fermarsi di colpo2)to run short of sth — rimanere senza qcto come or fall short of — (expectations) venire meno a, (needs) non soddisfare
to sell sb short — (fig: belittle) sminuire qn, buttar giù qn
to be taken or caught short fam — avere un bisognino urgente
3)short of selling the house, what can we do? — non vedo cos'altro potremmo fare, a parte vendere la casaI'll do anything short of... — farò tutto tranne che...
3. n1) ElecSee:2) (fam: drink) superalcolico3) (also: short film) cortometraggioSee:4. vt, viSee: -
7 temper
ˈtempə
1. сущ.
1) характер bad temper, nasty temper ≈ ужасный характер She said that in a fit of temper. ≈ Она сказала это в порыве гнева. calm temper, even temper ≈ ровный, спокойный, уравновешенный характер explosive temper, hot temper, violent temper ≈ взрывная натура, взрывной характер;
горячность, вспыльчивость quick temper ≈ вспыльчивость, горячность
2) разные стороны характера а) самообладание, сдержанность;
умение держать себя в руках she puts me out of temper with her love for making scenes ≈ своей любовью устраивать сцены она выводит меня из себя to keep/control one's temper ≈ владеть собой it's easy to lose your temper when you get run over ≈ совсем несложно выйти из себя, когда тебя сбивает машина to recover/regain one's temper ≈ успокоиться, овладеть собой б) раздражительность;
вспыльчивость;
неуравновешенность;
норов, нрав
3) настроение it's hard to be in a good temper when you're hungry ≈ трудно быть в хорошем настроении, когда хочется кушать Syn: mood, gut
4) хим. состав
5) метал. степень твердости и упругости стали (процентное содержание углерода в ней)
2. гл.
1) регулировать, умерять;
смягчать(ся) ;
сдерживать(ся) to temper one's enthusiasm ≈ умерять свой энтузиазм to temper a strong drink with water ≈ разбавлять крепкий напиток водой
2) а) удачно сочетать, смешивать в нужных пропорциях б) смешивать краски, добиваться таким образом нужного оттенка в) муз. темперировать (выравнивать соотношения между музыкальными интервалами)
3) доводить до нужного состояния;
приходить в нужное состояние( температуру, консистенцию чего-л.) temper the water
4) а) метал., тж. перен. отпускать;
закалять (сталь) ;
закаляться( о стали и т. п.) б) тж. перен. закаляться нрав, характер;
душевный склад - calm * спокойный нрав - quick * вспыльчивость, горячность - bad * тяжелый характер;
дурной нрав - to have a good * быть доброго нрава - incompatibility of * психологическая несовместимость вспыльчивый характер;
крутой нрав;
раздражительность, несдержанность - to be in a *, to show * быть раздраженным, злиться;
гневаться - to have a * иметь вспыльчивый характер - to get into a * вспылить - to put smb. in a * вывести кого-л. из себя, разозлить кого-л. - in her * she broke a vase в приступе ярости она разбила вазу сдержанность, самообладание - to keep one's * владеть собой;
сдерживаться - to lose one's * потерять самообладание, выйти из себя, не сдержаться, вспылить - to regain one's * овладеть собой, взять себя в руки;
успокоиться - to be out of * сердиться( на кого-л.) - to put smb. out of * вывести кого-л. из себя;
взбесить кого-л. - to try smb.'s * раздражать кого-л., испытывать чье-л. терпение настроение - to be in a good * быть в хорошем настроении - to be in no * for smth. не иметь настроения делать что-л., быть не в настроении степень твердости и упругости (какого-л. материала, вещества и т. п.) - the * of the clay was just right for shaping глина была доведена как раз до такого состояния, которое нужно для формовки процентное содержание углерода( в стали) закалка;
отпуск - to draw the * of the steel отжигать сталь - the steel loses its * сталь отходит (химическое) состав (устаревшее) гармония;
гармоничность;
пропорциональность( устаревшее) компромисс, средняя линия( устаревшее) темперамент умерять, смягчать;
сдерживать - to * one's enthusiasm умерять свой энтузиазм смягчаться;
сдерживаться удачно сочетать, смешивать в нужных проепорциях;
регулировать - to be *ed to smth. гармонировать с чем-л - to * a strong drink with water разбавлять крепкий напиток водой - to * justice with mercy сочетать справедливость и милосердие;
наказывая, не забывать о милосердии гармонировать с чем-л. доводить до нужного состояния - to * clay месить глину - to * the water регулировать температуру воды приходить в нужноед состояние смешивать краски делать смесь отпускать, закаливать закаливаться закалять, давать закалку - this generation has been *ed by the sacrifices of the war жертвы, которые это поколение принесло во время войны, закалили его (музыкальное) темперировать (устаревшее) приводить в хорошее расположение духа > to * the wind to the shorn lamb проявлять милосердие к обездоленным и бедным ~ настроение;
to be in a good (bad) temper быть в хорошем (плохом) настроении ~ раздражительность;
вспыльчивость;
to show temper проявлять раздражение;
to get into a temper рассердиться ~ сдержанность, самообладание;
to put (smb.) out of temper вывести (кого-л.) из себя;
to keep (или to control) one's temper владеть собой ~ сдержанность, самообладание;
to put (smb.) out of temper вывести (кого-л.) из себя;
to keep (или to control) one's temper владеть собой ~ нрав, характер;
quick (или short) temper вспыльчивость, горячность to lose one's ~ выйти из себя;
to recover (или to regain) one's temper успокоиться, овладеть собой ~ раздражительность;
вспыльчивость;
to show temper проявлять раздражение;
to get into a temper рассердиться temper делать смесь ~ настроение;
to be in a good (bad) temper быть в хорошем (плохом) настроении ~ нрав, характер;
quick (или short) temper вспыльчивость, горячность ~ метал. отпускать;
закалять(ся) (тж. перен.) ;
tempered in battle закаленный в бою ~ раздражительность;
вспыльчивость;
to show temper проявлять раздражение;
to get into a temper рассердиться ~ регулировать, умерять, смягчать ~ сдержанность, самообладание;
to put (smb.) out of temper вывести (кого-л.) из себя;
to keep (или to control) one's temper владеть собой ~ метал. содержание углерода;
степень твердости и упругости ~ хим. состав ~ муз. темперировать ~ метал. отпускать;
закалять(ся) (тж. перен.) ;
tempered in battle закаленный в бою -
8 temper
1. n1) вдача, натура; характерto have a good (sweet) temper — мати добрий (лагідний) характер
2) запальний характер; дразливість, нестриманість3) стриманість, самовладанняto keep (to control) one's temper — володіти собою; стримуватися
to lose one's temper — втратити самовладання; скипіти
to regain (to recover) one's temper — заспокоїтися, опанувати себе
4) настрійto be in good (in bad) temper — бути у гарному (у поганому) настрої
5) гармонія; гармонійність; пропорційність6) компроміс, середня лінія7) температура8) хім. суміш, розчин9) мет. вміст вуглецю (у сталі)10) мет. загартування11) мет. ступінь твердості (пружності)2. v1) стримувати; угамовувати; пом'якшувати2) пом'якшуватися; стримуватися3) вдало поєднувати; змішувати у потрібних пропорціях; регулювати4) доводити до потрібного стану5) набувати потрібного стану6) змішувати фарби; робити суміш7) мет. відпускати, гартувати8) гартуватися9) викликати гарний настрій* * *I n1) вдача, характерbad /ill/ temper — важкий характер; дурна вдача; запальний характер; крута вдача; дратівливість, нестриманість
to be in a temper, to show /to display/ temper — бути роздратованим, злитися; гніватися
to get /to fly, to go/ into a temper — розлютити
to put smb in a temper — вивести когось із себе, розлютити когось
2) стриманість, самовладанняto keep /to control/ one's temper — володіти собою; стримуватися
to lose one's temper — вийти із себе, не стриматися
to regain /to recover/ one's temper — опанувати собе, взяти себе в руки; заспокоїтися
to be out of temper (with smb) — сердитися ( на когось)
to try sm. 's temper — дратувати кого-л, випробувати чиєсь терпіння
3) настрійto be in a good [bad] temper — бути в гарному [поганому]настрої
to be in no temper for smth — не мати настрою робити щось, бути не в настрої
4) ступінь твердості, пружності (якогось матеріалу, речовини)5) метал. процентний вміст вуглецю ( у сталі); загартування; відтиск6) xiм. склад7) icт. гармонія; гармонійність; пропорційність8) icт. компроміс, середня лінія9) icт. темпераментII1) v зменшувати, пом'якшувати; стримувати ( ентузіазм); стримуватися2) вдало сполучити, змішувати в потрібних пропорціях; регулювати; гармоніювати з чимосьto temper the water — регулювати температуру води; приходити в потрібний стан
4) змішувати фарби; робити суміш5) метал. відпускати, гартувати; гартуватися; загартовувати, давати загартування6) мyз. темперувати7) icт. приводити в гарний настрійto temper the wind to the shorn lamb — виявляти милосердя до знедолених, бідних
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1. [ʹtempə] n1. 1) нрав, характер; душевный складcalm /even/ [fiery] temper - спокойный /ровный/ [необузданный] нрав
quick /short/ temper - вспыльчивость, горячность
bad /ill/ temper - тяжёлый характер; дурной нрав
to have a good /sweet/ temper - быть доброго нрава
2) вспыльчивый характер; крутой нрав; раздражительность, несдержанностьto be in a temper, to show /to display/ temper - быть раздражённым, злиться; гневаться
to get /to fly, to go/ into a temper - вспылить
to put smb. in a temper - вывести кого-л. из себя, разозлить кого-л.
2. сдержанность, самообладаниеto keep /to control/ one's temper - владеть собой; сдерживаться
to lose one's temper - потерять самообладание, выйти из себя, не сдержаться, вспылить
to regain /to recover/ one's temper - овладеть собой, взять себя в руки; успокоиться
to be out of temper (with smb.) - сердиться (на кого-л.)
to put smb. out of temper - вывести кого-л. из себя; взбесить /разозлить/ кого-л.
to try smb.'s temper - раздражать кого-л., испытывать чьё-л. терпение
3. настроениеto be in a good [bad] temper - быть в хорошем [плохом] настроении
to be in no temper for smth. - не иметь настроения делать что-л., быть не в настроении
4. степень твёрдости и упругости (какого-л. материала, вещества и т. п.)the temper of the clay was just right for shaping - глина была доведена как раз до такого состояния, которое нужно для формовки
5. метал.1) процентное содержание углерода ( в стали)2) закалка; отпускto draw /to let down/ the temper of the steel - отжигать /отпускать/ сталь
the steel loses its temper - сталь отходит /размягчается/
6. хим. состав7. уст. гармония; гармоничность; пропорциональность8. уст. компромисс, средняя линия9. уст. темперамент2. [ʹtempə] v1. 1) умерять, смягчать; сдерживать2) смягчаться; сдерживаться2. 1) удачно сочетать, смешивать в нужных пропорциях; регулироватьto be tempered to smth. - гармонировать с чем-л.
to temper justice with mercy - сочетать справедливость и милосердие; ≅ наказывая, не забывать о милосердии
2) гармонировать с чем-л.3. 1) доводить до нужного состояния2) приходить в нужное состояние4. 1) смешивать краски2) делать смесь5. 1) метал. отпускать, закаливать2) закаливаться3) закалять, давать закалкуthis generation has been tempered by the sacrifices of the war - жертвы, которые это поколение принесло во время войны, закалили его
6. муз. темперировать7. уст. приводить в хорошее расположение духа♢
to temper the wind to the shorn lamb - проявлять милосердие к обездоленным и бедным -
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{ʃɔ:t}
I. 1. къс
a SHORT way off наблизо
to be SHORT in the arm/leg имам (много) къси ръце/крака
2. дребен, нисък (на ръст)
3. кратък, краткотраен, къс, търг. краткосрочен
a SHORT time ago неотдавна
in a SHORT time скоро, не след дълго
in the SHORT term в кратък (недалечен) период
Bob is SHORT for Robert Боб e съкратено от Роберт
4. фон. кратък, неударен
5. рязък, груб, отсечен, кратък, лаконичен
to be SHORT of speech говоря рязко
to be SHORT with someone скастрям някого, говоря грубо на някого
SHORT temper сприхав нрав
6. недостатъчен, оскъден, който не достига, непълен, в по-малко
SHORT time непълен работен ден/седмица, частична безработица
there are two shirts SHORT липсват две ризи (при проверка)
we are two shirts SHORT не ни достигат две ризи
to be SHORT of something не ми достига нещо, имам съвсем малко от нещо
to go SHORT of лишавам се от
to run SHORT of свършвам, изразходвам, оставам без
we are running SHORT of provisions, our provisions are running SHORT провизиите ни ca на привършване
to be SHORT on разг. липсва ми, не ми достига
little/not far SHORT of почти, едва ли не
nothing SHORT of съвсем
it's little SHORT of a miracle това e истинско чудо
7. ронлив, трошлив, чуплив (за метал и пр.), ронлив, маслен (за тесто)
8. силен, без примес, неразреден (за питие)
9. недостигащ, недостигнал (до целта)
when we were five miles SHORT of когато бяхме на пет мили от
10. развълнуван, с къси/неравномерни вълни (за море)
I'm rather SHORT today днес съм доста притеснен, днес нямам много време
II. 1. кратко, внезапно, рязко, преждевременно
to pull up/stop SHORT спирам изведнъж/внезапно
to stop SHORT of спирам се пред (и прен.)
to stop SHORT at ограничавам се с, не отивам по-далеч от
to take/cut/stop someone SHORT прекъсвам някого (рязко)
to be taken SHORT заварен съм неподготвен, изненадан съм, разг. изведнъж ми се прихожда по нужда
2. прекалено късо
3. (малко) далеч от целта, под очакванията
SHORT of преди
като изключим (и с ger)
to come/fall SHORT of the mark/someone's expectations/one's duty не улучвам целта (и npeн.) /нe оправдавам очакванията на някого/не изпълнявам дълга си
SHORT of a miracle we are ruined ако не стане чудо, изгубени сме, ще се спасим само по чудо
to sell SHORT измамвам, предавам, подценявам, недооценявам, търг. продавам (акции, които не притежавам) с надежда да купя от същите на по-висока цена
III. 1. нещо късо/кратко
for SHORT за по-кратко, съкратено
in SHORT накратко казано, с две думи
2. фон., проз. къса гласна/сричка, неударена сричка
3. късометражен филм
4. концентрат (питие без примес)
5. рl шорти, мъжки гащета
6. рl ситни трици
7. ел. късо еъединение
8. борc. рl краткосрочни акции
9. рl промишлени отпадъци
IV. 1. ел. разг. правя/причинявам късо cъединение
2. ам. измамвам при покупка (в тегло и пр.)* * *{shъ:t} a 1. къс; a short way off наблизо; to be short in the arm/leg им(2) {shъ:t} adv 1. кратко; внезапно; рязко; преждевременно; to p{3} {shъ:t} n 1. нещо късо/кратко; for short за по-кратко, съкратено{4} {shъ:t} v 1. ел. разг. правя/причинявам късо cъединение; 2.* * *съкратен; стриган; скоропреходен; къс; кратък; кратковременен; недостатъчен; непродължителен;* * *1. (малко) далеч от целта, под очакванията 2. a short time ago неотдавна 3. a short way off наблизо 4. bob is short for robert Боб e съкратено от Роберт 5. for short за по-кратко, съкратено 6. i'm rather short today днес съм доста притеснен, днес нямам много време 7. i. къс 8. ii. кратко, внезапно, рязко, преждевременно 9. iii. нещо късо/кратко 10. in a short time скоро, не след дълго 11. in short накратко казано, с две думи 12. in the short term в кратък (недалечен) период 13. it's little short of a miracle това e истинско чудо 14. iv. ел. разг. правя/причинявам късо cъединение 15. little/not far short of почти, едва ли не 16. nothing short of съвсем 17. short of a miracle we are ruined ако не стане чудо, изгубени сме, ще се спасим само по чудо 18. short of преди 19. short temper сприхав нрав 20. short time непълен работен ден/седмица, частична безработица 21. there are two shirts short липсват две ризи (при проверка) 22. to be short in the arm/leg имам (много) къси ръце/крака 23. to be short of something не ми достига нещо, имам съвсем малко от нещо 24. to be short of speech говоря рязко 25. to be short on разг. липсва ми, не ми достига 26. to be short with someone скастрям някого, говоря грубо на някого 27. to be taken short заварен съм неподготвен, изненадан съм, разг. изведнъж ми се прихожда по нужда 28. to come/fall short of the mark/someone's expectations/one's duty не улучвам целта (и npeн.) /нe оправдавам очакванията на някого/не изпълнявам дълга си 29. to go short of лишавам се от 30. to pull up/stop short спирам изведнъж/внезапно 31. to run short of свършвам, изразходвам, оставам без 32. to sell short измамвам, предавам, подценявам, недооценявам, търг. продавам (акции, които не притежавам) с надежда да купя от същите на по-висока цена 33. to stop short at ограничавам се с, не отивам по-далеч от 34. to stop short of спирам се пред (и прен.) 35. to take/cut/stop someone short прекъсвам някого (рязко) 36. we are running short of provisions, our provisions are running short провизиите ни ca на привършване 37. we are two shirts short не ни достигат две ризи 38. when we were five miles short of когато бяхме на пет мили от 39. ам. измамвам при покупка (в тегло и пр.) 40. борc. рl краткосрочни акции 41. дребен, нисък (на ръст) 42. ел. късо еъединение 43. като изключим (и с ger) 44. концентрат (питие без примес) 45. кратък, краткотраен, къс, търг. краткосрочен 46. късометражен филм 47. недостатъчен, оскъден, който не достига, непълен, в по-малко 48. недостигащ, недостигнал (до целта) 49. прекалено късо 50. рl промишлени отпадъци 51. рl ситни трици 52. рl шорти, мъжки гащета 53. развълнуван, с къси/неравномерни вълни (за море) 54. ронлив, трошлив, чуплив (за метал и пр.), ронлив, маслен (за тесто) 55. рязък, груб, отсечен, кратък, лаконичен 56. силен, без примес, неразреден (за питие) 57. фон. кратък, неударен 58. фон., проз. къса гласна/сричка, неударена сричка* * *short[ʃɔ:t] I. adj 1. къс, кратък; \short sight късогледство; to draw the \short straw пада ми се неприятно задължение; 2. дребен, нисък; прекалено къс; to be \short in the arm ( leg) имам (много) къси ръце, крака; 3. кратък, краткотраен, къс; a \short sleep дрямка; in a \short time скоро, не след дълго; to cut a long story \short накратко казано, с две думи; a \short time ago неотдавна, наскоро, в близкото минало; by a \short head с малко; to make \short work of разг. набързо свършвам, претупвам, виждам сметката на, бързо се справям с; излапвам, изяждам бързо (лакомо); Bob is \short for Robert Боб е съкратено от Робърт; s.th. \short нар. чашка ракия, "едно" (питие); 4. сбит, стегнат, лаконичен (за стил); \short and sweet просто и ясно; 5. отсечен, рязък, груб; to be \short of speech отсичам, отрязвам, говоря рязко, категорично; to be \short with s.o. скастрям някого, говоря грубо някому; a \short temper сприхав нрав; 6. в по-малко; недостатъчен, оскъден; който не достига (of); непълен; in \short supply в недостиг; the weight is fifty grams \short теглото е с 50 г по-малко; there are two shirts \short липсват ми две ризи; to be \short of липсва ми, имам съвсем малко от; to go \short of лишавам се от; to run \short of изразходвам си, оставам без; we are running \short of provisions, our provisions are running \short оставаме без провизии, изчерпват (свършват) ни се провизиите; one sandwich \short of a picnic, several cards \short of a full deck разг., шег. не с всичкия си, чалнат; little ( not far) \short of почти, току-речи, приблизително, горе-долу, за малко не; nothing \short of напълно, чисто и просто; 7. ронлив, чуплив (за метал, глина); маслен, ронлив, сипкав (за тесто); 8. силен, без примес, неразреден, чист (за питие); II. adv 1. кратко; изведнъж, внезапно; преждевременно; to stop ( pull up) \short спирам внезапно; to cut s.o. \short прекъсвам някого; to turn \short ( round) обръщам се кръгом; to be taken \short заварен съм неподготвен, изненадан съм; разг. изведнъж ми се дохожда по нужда; 2. (прекалено) късо; 3. за малко, далече от ( цел), под ( очаквания) (of); с изключение на (of); to fall ( come) \short of the mark (s.o.'s expectations; o.'s duty) не улучвам целта (не оправдавам очакванията на някого, не съм на нужната висота; не изпълнявам дълга си); \short of a miracle, we are ruined ако не стане чудо, сме загубени; • to sell o.s. \short подценявам се, проявявам прекалена скромност; to be taken ( caught) \short разг. дохожда ми се до тоалетна (точно когато наблизо няма тоалетна); III. n 1. нещо късо, само в изразите: for \short за по-кратко; съкратено; in \short с две думи, казано накратко; the long and the \short of it is с две думи; to have s.o. by the \short and curlies държа някого в ръцете си, изцяло е под мой контрол; 2. ез. кратка гласна (сричка); 3. pl сп. шорти, спортни гащета; 4. pl ситни трици; 5. воен. къс изстрел; 6. ел. късо съединение; 7. къс филм, прожектиран преди игралния (в киносалон); IV. v правя късо съединение; причинявам късо съединение в. -
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adj. kort; laag; zonder, niet genoeg; -loos; klein; geconcentreerd; minder--------adv. opeens; weldra; in het kort; op de rand van; spoedig--------n. kort; te kort; kortaangebonden, kortaf; driftig; klein; bros; puur, niet met water aangemengd; beknopt (leerboeken); krap, karig, te weinig; plotseling; eenvoudiger manier; filmpje (slang)--------v. verkorten, kortsluitng (elekriciteit)short1[ sjo:t]♦voorbeelden:II 〈 meervoud〉————————short2〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; shortness〉1 kort ⇒ klein, beknopt3 te kort ⇒ onvoldoende, karig, krap♦voorbeelden:short haul • transport over korte afstandshort story • kort verhaalshort view • kortzichtigheidtake the short view of something • iets op korte termijn ziennothing short of • niets minder dan, in één woordsomething short of • weinig minder dan, bijnalittle short of • weinig minder dan, bijnashort for • een afkorting vanin short • in het kort(at) short notice • (op) korte termijnin the short run/term • op korte termijnshort time • korte(re) werktijdshort change • te weinig wisselgeldshort measure • krappe maat, mancoshort memory • slecht geheugenshort of money • krap bij kasbe on short rations • (te) krap gerantsoeneerd zijnin short supply • schaars, beperkt leverbaarshort weight • ondergewichtshort by ten • tien te kort/te weinig/verwijderd vantwo short of fifty • op twee na vijftig(be) short of/on • te kort (hebben) aanshort temper • drift(igheid)short waist • verhoogde taille————————short3〈 bijwoord〉♦voorbeelden:1 four inches short • vier inches te kort/te weinigcome/fall short • tekortschietengo short (of) • gebrek hebben (aan)run short • bijna op zijnrun short of (something) • bijna zonder (iets) zitten2 bring/pull up short • plotseling stoppen/tegenhoudenstop short • plotseling ophoudennothing short of • slechts, alleen maar; niets minder danshort of • behalve, zonder→ long long/ -
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1. a1) коро́ткий; низкоро́слый2) недоста́точныйbe short of smth — испы́тывать недоста́ток в чём-л.
I'm short of money — у меня́ ма́ло де́нег
the shipment was three items short — в па́ртии това́ра не хвати́ло трёх штук
3) небольшо́й по́рциейa short beer — бока́льчик пи́ва
4) вспы́льчивый- for shortshort temper — вспы́льчивый хара́ктер
- in short
- short for
- short circuit
- short odds
- short rations
- short story
- short ton
- get/have smb by the short hairs 2. adвнеза́пно- run short 3. n, разгstop short — внеза́пно останови́ться
1) эл коро́ткое замыка́ние2) ма́ленькая по́рция ( напитка)3) pl шо́рты мн -
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1. noun1) (disposition) Naturell, dasbe in a good/bad temper — gute/schlechte Laune haben; gut/schlecht gelaunt sein
be in a foul or filthy temper — eine miese Laune haben (ugs.)
keep/lose one's temper — sich beherrschen/die Beherrschung verlieren
lose one's temper with somebody — die Beherrschung bei jemandem verlieren
2) (anger)fit/outburst of temper — Wutanfall, der/-ausbruch, der
2. transitive verbbe in/get into a temper — wütend sein/werden ( over wegen)
mäßigen; mildern [Trostlosigkeit, Strenge, Kritik]* * *['tempə] 1. noun2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) die Laune3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) die Gereiztheit2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) härten2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) mildern•- academic.ru/83883/-tempered">-tempered- keep one's temper
- lose one's temper* * *tem·per[ˈtempəʳ, AM -ɚ]I. n1. usu sing (state of mind) Laune f; (angry state) Wut f kein pl; (predisposition to anger) Reizbarkeit f kein plwhat a foul \temper you're in! hast du eine üble Laune!to be in a bad/good \temper schlecht [o übel] /gut gelaunt seinto control one's \temper sein Temperament zügelnto have a \temper leicht reizbar seinto keep one's \temper sich akk beherrschen, ruhig bleibento lose one's \temper die Geduld verlierenin a \temper wütendshe has a very sweet \temper sie hat ein sehr sanftes Wesenhe is a man of violent \temper er hat ein ungezügeltes TemperamentII. vtto \temper one's criticism seine Kritik abschwächento \temper one's enthusiasm seine Begeisterung zügeln [o im Zaum halten2. (make hard)to \temper iron Eisen glühfrischen fachspr3. (add water)▪ to \temper sth etw anrühren4. MUS▪ to \temper sth etw temperieren* * *['tempə(r)]1. n1) (= disposition) Wesen nt, Naturell nt; (= angry mood) Wut fto be in a good/bad temper — guter/schlechter Laune sein
he was not in the best of tempers — er war nicht gerade bester Laune
she's got a terrible/foul/vicious temper — sie kann sehr unangenehm/ausfallend/tückisch werden
what a temper that child has! — was dieses Kind für Wutanfälle hat!
to be in a ( bad) temper with sb/over or about sth — auf jdn/wegen einer Sache (gen) wütend sein
temper, temper! — aber, aber, wer wird denn gleich so zornig werden!
to fly into a temper — einen Wutanfall bekommen, in die Luft gehen (inf)
to put sb in a temper, to get sb's temper up — jdn zur Weißglut bringen, jdn wütend machen
he has quite a temper —
to be out of temper (old) — verstimmt sein, übel gelaunt sein
I hope he can control his temper — ich hoffe, er kann sich unter Kontrolle halten
2. vt1) metal tempern2) (old MUS) temperieren (old)to be tempered by concern/realism — mit Fürsorge/Realismus vermischt sein
* * *temper [ˈtempə(r)]A s1. Temperament n, Naturell n, Veranlagung f, Gemüt(sart) n(f):2. Stimmung f, Laune f:3. Gereiztheit f, Zorn m:be in a temper gereizt oder wütend sein;keep one’s temper ruhig bleiben;lose one’s temper in Wut geraten, die Geduld verlieren;be out of temper übellaunig sein;put sb out of temper jemanden wütend machen5. Zusatz m, Beimischung f8. obsa) Kompromiss m/nb) Mittelding nB v/t1. mildern, mäßigen, abschwächen ( alle:with durch)2. TECH Mörtel etc mischen, anmachen3. TECHa) Gusseisen tempern, glühfrischenb) Glas vorspannen, verspannenc) Kunststoff härten4. MUS ein Klavier etc temperieren* * *1. noun1) (disposition) Naturell, dasbe in a good/bad temper — gute/schlechte Laune haben; gut/schlecht gelaunt sein
be in a foul or filthy temper — eine miese Laune haben (ugs.)
keep/lose one's temper — sich beherrschen/die Beherrschung verlieren
2) (anger)fit/outburst of temper — Wutanfall, der/-ausbruch, der
2. transitive verbbe in/get into a temper — wütend sein/werden ( over wegen)
mäßigen; mildern [Trostlosigkeit, Strenge, Kritik]* * *n.Gereiztheit f.Laune -n f.Naturell -e n.Stimmung -n f.Temperament n.Veranlagung f.Wut nur sing. f.Zorn nur sing. m. v.anmachen (Farbe, Mörtel, Ton) v.mischen v.mäßigen v. -
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['tempə] 1. сущ.1) характер, нравgood / sweet temper — добрый нрав, мягкий характер
bad / ill / nasty temper — дурной нрав, тяжёлый характер
explosive / hot / violent / quick / short / fiery temper — взрывная натура, взрывной характер; горячность, вспыльчивость
even / calm temper — спокойный, ровный характер
Syn:2)а) самообладание, сдержанность; умение держать себя в рукахto keep / control one's temper — владеть собой
to recover / regain one's temper — успокоиться, овладеть собой
to be out of temper — потерять самообладание, выйти из себя
She puts me out of temper with her love for making scenes. — Своей любовью устраивать сцены она выводит меня из себя.
My mother was very much out of temper with me when I dropped my baby sister in the garden. — Моя мать не на шутку на меня рассердилась, когда я уронил свою малышку-сестру в саду.
Syn:б) раздражительность; вспыльчивость; неуравновешенность; норов, крутой нравto show / display temper — проявлять раздражение
to get / fly / go into a temper — рассердиться, выйти из себя, вспылить
She said that in a fit of temper. — Она сказала это в порыве гнева.
Syn:3) настроениеIt's hard to be in a good temper when you're hungry. — Трудно быть в хорошем настроении, когда ты голоден.
I was in no temper for dancing. — Настроения танцевать у меня не было.
Syn:5) метал.to draw / let down the steel temper — отпускать сталь
в) сплав (каких-л.) металлов ( обычно бронза)Syn:6) хим. составSyn:7) уст.а) гармоничность; пропорциональностьout of temper — не в порядке, не в форме
Syn:proper condition, fit conditionб) средняя величина, золотая середина; компромисс, компромиссный вариантVirtue is a just temper between propensities. — Добродетель - золотая середина между пристрастиями.
Syn:8) уст. температура (какого-л. объекта)Syn:2. гл.1)а) регулировать, умерять; смягчатьSyn:б) умеряться, смягчатьсяSyn:2)а) доводить до нужного состояния (температуру, консистенцию чего-л.)3)а) разбавлять, смешивать в нужных пропорцияхto be tempered to smth. — гармонировать, удачно сочетаться с чем-л.
Syn:б) смешивать краски, добиваться нужного оттенкаSyn:mix 2.4)а) (удачно) сочетать (что-л. с чем-л.); согласовывать, подгонять; приспосабливатьб) подходить; сочетаться•Syn:5) муз.б) настраивать (инструмент, высоту звука)Syn:6)а) метал. отпускать стальSyn:в) закалять, укреплять (характер, волю)Syn:7) уст.а) усмирять, обуздывать; заставлять подчинитьсяSyn:б) успокаивать, утихомиривать; поднимать настроение, приводить в хорошее расположение духаSyn:••to temper the wind to the shorn lamb — уст. проявлять милосердие к обездоленным и бедным
to temper justice with mercy — наказывая, не забывать о милосердии
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tem·per [ʼtempəʳ, Am -ɚ] n1) usu sing ( state of mind) Laune f; ( angry state) Wut f kein pl, ( predisposition to anger) Reizbarkeit f kein pl;what a foul \temper you're in! hast du eine üble Laune!;to control one's \temper sein Temperament zügeln;to have a \temper in gereizter Stimmung sein;to keep one's \temper sich akk beherrschen, ruhig bleiben;to lose one's \temper die Geduld verlieren;in a \temper wütendshe has a very sweet \temper sie hat ein sehr sanftes Wesen;he is a man of violent \temper er hat ein ungezügeltes Temperamentto \temper sth with sth etw durch etw akk ausgleichen;to \temper one's criticism seine Kritik abschwächen;to \temper one's enthusiasm seine Begeisterung zügeln [o im Zaum halten];2) ( make hard)to \temper sth etw härten [o fachspr tempern];to \temper iron Eisen glühfrischen fachspr3) ( add water)to \temper sth etw anrühren;4) musto \temper sth etw temperieren -
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1. adjective1) schnell; kurz [Rede, Zusammenfassung, Pause]; flüchtig [Kuss, Blick usw.]it's quicker by train — mit dem Zug geht es schneller
that was/you were quick! — das ging aber schnell!
2) (prompt to act or understand) schnell [Person]; wach [Verstand]; aufgeweckt [Kind]he is very quick — er ist sehr schnell von Begriff (ugs.)
be quick to take offence — schnell od. leicht beleidigt sein
2. adverb[have] a quick temper — ein aufbrausendes Wesen [haben]
3. nounquick! — [mach] schnell!
bite one's nails to the quick — die Nägel bis zum Fleisch abkauen
be cut to the quick — (fig.) tief getroffen od. verletzt sein
* * *[kwik] 1. adjective1) (done, said, finished etc in a short time: a quick trip into town.) schnell2) (moving, or able to move, with speed: He's a very quick walker; I made a grab at the dog, but it was too quick for me.) schnell3) (doing something, able to do something, or done, without delay; prompt; lively: He is always quick to help; a quick answer; He's very quick at arithmetic.) schnell2. adverb(quickly: quick-frozen food.) schnell- academic.ru/90635/quickly">quickly- quicken
- quickness
- quicklime
- quicksands
- quicksilver
- quick-tempered
- quick-witted
- quick-wittedly
- quick-wittedness* * *[kwɪk]I. adja \quick decision eine schnelle [o rasche] [o sofortige] Entscheidungto have a \quick drink/meal [noch] schnell [o mal eben] etw trinken/essen; MIL\quick march Eilmarsch m fachspr\quick march! im Gleichschritt, marsch! fachspra \quick one ( fig fam: drink) ein Schluck m auf die Schnelle fam; (sex) ein Quickie m fam, eine schnelle Nummer fig famto have a \quick one ( fig fam) drink einen auf die Schnelle kippen fam; sex eine schnelle Nummer schieben famin \quick succession in schneller [o rascher] [Ab]folge, schnell [o kurz] nacheinanderto have a \quick temper ( fig pej) ein rasch aufbrausendes Temperament haben, sich akk schnell aufregenmy boss needs a \quick answer mein Chef braucht eine rasche Antworthe is always \quick to criticize mit Kritik ist er rasch bei der Hand2. (short) kurzto give sb a \quick call jdn kurz anrufento ask sb a \quick question jdn [noch] kurz etw fragen, jdm eine kurze Frage stellenthe \quickest way der kürzeste Wegcould I have a \quick word with you? könnte ich Sie kurz sprechen?to say a \quick goodbye/hello noch schnell auf Wiedersehen/hallo sagento give sb a \quick hug jdn noch kurz umarmen4. (alert) [geistig] gewandt [o beweglich], intelligent, klug, scharfsinnigto have a \quick mind ein kluger Kopf sein, einen scharfen Verstand [o wachen Geist] habenshe's a \quick girl sie ist ein aufgewecktes Mädchenhe's too \quick for me mit ihm kann ich nicht mithalten5.II. adv schnell, raschas \quick as possible so schnell wie möglichto get rich \quick schnell reich werdenIII. interj schnellIV. n1. (sensitive part)to bite/cut nails to the \quick die Nägel bis auf das Nagelbett abbeißen/schneidenthe \quick and the dead die Lebenden und die Toten* * *[kwɪk]1. adj (+er)come on, quick, quick! — komm, schnell, schnell or zack, zack (inf)!
you were/he was quick — das ist ja schnell gegangen, das war ja schnell
he's a quick worker —
he was the quickest to be promoted — er wurde am schnellsten befördert
he was too quick for me (in speech) — das ging mir zu schnell; (in escaping) er war zu schnell für mich
quick march! (Mil) — im Eilschritt, marsch!
it's quicker by train — mit dem Zug geht es schneller
he is quick to anger —
what's the quickest way to the station? —
what's the quickest way to finish it? — wie werde ich am schnellsten damit fertig?
let me have a quick look —
we had a quick meal let's go for a quick drive — wir haben schnell etwas gegessen komm, wir machen eine kleine Spritztour
he took a quick swig of whisky — er trank schnell einen Schluck Whisky
could I have a quick word? —
I grabbed a quick sleep — ich legte mich kurz hin
time for a quick beer — genügend Zeit, um schnell ein Bierchen zu trinken
a quick one — eine(r, s) auf die Schnelle (inf); (question) eine kurze Frage
3) (= lively, quick to understand) mind wach; person schnell von Begriff (inf); child aufgeweckt; temper hitzig, heftig; eye, ear scharfthe quicker children soon get bored — die Kinder, die schneller begreifen or die eine schnellere Auffassungsgabe haben, langweilen sich bald
to be quick at doing sth — fix dabei sein, etw zu tun
he's very quick — er begreift or kapiert (inf) schnell
quick, isn't he? (in repartee) — der ist aber schlagfertig
2. n2) pl (liter)3. adv (+er)schnell* * *quick [kwık]A adj (adv quickly)1. schnell, rasch, prompt, sofortig, umgehend:quick answer (service) prompte Antwort (Bedienung);he is quick to make friends er schließt schnell Freundschaft;2. schnell, flink, geschwind, rasch:be quick! mach schnell!, beeil(e) dich!;be quick about sth sich mit etwas beeilen;3. (geistig) wach, aufgeweckt, schlagfertig, fix:4. schnell, fix (prompt handelnd)5. hitzig, aufbrausend (Temperament)6. scharf (Auge etc):a quick ear ein feines Gehör7. obs scharf (Geruch, Geschmack, Schmerz)8. lose, treibend (Sand etc)9. aus lebenden Pflanzen bestehend:a quick hedge eine lebende Hecke10. obs lebend, lebendig13. WIRTSCH flüssig, liquid (Anlagen, Aktiva)14. Bergbau: erzhaltig, ergiebigB s2. BOT Br Hecken bildende Pflanze(n pl)4. fig Mark n:a) bis ins Fleisch,b) fig bis ins Mark,c) fig durch und durch;cut sb to the quick jemanden bis ins Mark treffen;a Tory to the quick ein Tory durch und durch oder bis auf die Knochen;paint sb to the quick jemanden malen, wie er leibt und lebt5. US Quecksilber nC adv geschwind, schnell, sofort* * *1. adjective1) schnell; kurz [Rede, Zusammenfassung, Pause]; flüchtig [Kuss, Blick usw.]that was/you were quick! — das ging aber schnell!
be quick! — mach schnell! (ugs.); beeil[e] dich!
2) (prompt to act or understand) schnell [Person]; wach [Verstand]; aufgeweckt [Kind]be quick to take offence — schnell od. leicht beleidigt sein
2. adverb[have] a quick temper — ein aufbrausendes Wesen [haben]
3. nounquick! — [mach] schnell!
be cut to the quick — (fig.) tief getroffen od. verletzt sein
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kwik
1. adjective1) (done, said, finished etc in a short time: a quick trip into town.) rápido2) (moving, or able to move, with speed: He's a very quick walker; I made a grab at the dog, but it was too quick for me.) rápido3) (doing something, able to do something, or done, without delay; prompt; lively: He is always quick to help; a quick answer; He's very quick at arithmetic.) rápido
2. adverb(quickly: quick-frozen food.) de prisa, rápido, rápidamente- quickly- quicken
- quickness
- quicklime
- quicksands
- quicksilver
- quick-tempered
- quick-witted
- quick-wittedly
- quick-wittedness
quick adj rápidobe quick! ¡date prisa!tr[kwɪk]1 (fast) rápido,-a■ be quick or you'll miss it! ¡rápido o lo perderás!, ¡date prisa o lo perderás!2 (clever) espabilado,-a, despierto,-a, listo,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas quick as lightning como un rayo, como una balaquick march! SMALLMILITARY/SMALL ¡de frente!to be quick on the uptake captar algo en seguidato be quick to anger tener mal genioto be quick to take offence enfadarse por nadato cut somebody to the quick herir a alguien en lo vivoto have a quick one familiar echar un trago, tomar una copitato have a quick temper tener un genio vivoquick ['kwɪk] adv: rápidamentequick adj1) rapid: rápido2) alert, clever: listo, vivo, agudo3)a quick temper : un genio vivoquick n1) flesh: carne f viva2)to cut someone to the quick : herir a alguien en lo más vivoadj.• agudo, -a adj.• diligente adj.• fino, -a adj.• largo, -a adj.• listo, -a adj.• presto, -a adj.• presuroso, -a adj.• pronto, -a adj.• rápido, -a adj.• veloz adj.• vivo, -a adj.• ágil adj.adv.• pronto adv.n.• carne viva s.f.
I kwɪkadjective quicker, quickesta) ( speedy) <action/movement> rápidoI'll be as quick as I can — volveré (or lo haré etc) lo más rápido que pueda
OK, but make it quick — bueno, pero rápido or date prisa or (AmL tb) apúrate
they arrived in quick succession — llegaron muy seguidos or uno detrás del otro
to be quick on one's feet — tener* buenos reflejos
c) ( easily roused)d) ( prompt)he's quick to take offense — se ofende por lo más mínimo or por cualquier nimiedad
e) ( clever)she has a very quick mind — es muy lista or rápida
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adverb quicker, quickest rápido, rápidamentecome quick — ven corriendo or rápido
quick, hide in here — rápido or corre, escóndete aquí
as quick as you can — lo más rápido or deprisa que puedas
III
[kwɪk]the quick: her nails were bitten to the quick tenía las uñas en carne viva de mordérselas; to cut somebody to the quick — herir* a alguien en lo más vivo
1. ADJ(compar quicker) (superl quickest)1) (=fast) [method, movement] rápidobe quick! — ¡rápido!, ¡date prisa!, ¡apúrate! (LAm)
his opponents were quick to point out that... — sus adversarios señalaron rápidamente que...
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and be quick about it! — ¡y date prisa!, ¡y apúrate! (LAm)•
quick march! — (Mil) ¡marchando, ar!draw 1., 4), mark II, 1., 6), uptake•
he's a quick worker — trabaja rápido, es un trabajador rápido2) (=with minimal delay) [answer, decision] rápido•
we are hoping for a quick end to the bloodshed — esperamos que el derramamiento de sangre acabe pronto3) (=not lengthy) [meal] rápido•
he gave me a quick kiss on the cheek — me dio un besito en la mejilla•
can I have a quick word (with you)? — ¿puedo hablar un segundo contigo?, ¿podemos hablar un segundo?4) (=sharp) [person] listo; [wit] agudo; [mind, reflexes] ágil, rápido•
he is very quick at maths — es muy rápido para las matemáticas•
to have a quick eye for sth — captar or coger algo al vuelo2. N1) (Anat)•
the quick, her nails were bitten down to the quick — se había mordido las uñas hasta dejárselas como muñones- cut sb to the quick2) ††liter3.ADV deprisa, rápidoquick! — ¡deprisa!, ¡rápido!
I left as quick as I could — me fui lo más rápido or deprisa que pude
4.CPDquick-thinkingquick thinking N — reacción f rápida
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I [kwɪk]adjective quicker, quickesta) ( speedy) <action/movement> rápidoI'll be as quick as I can — volveré (or lo haré etc) lo más rápido que pueda
OK, but make it quick — bueno, pero rápido or date prisa or (AmL tb) apúrate
they arrived in quick succession — llegaron muy seguidos or uno detrás del otro
to be quick on one's feet — tener* buenos reflejos
c) ( easily roused)d) ( prompt)he's quick to take offense — se ofende por lo más mínimo or por cualquier nimiedad
e) ( clever)she has a very quick mind — es muy lista or rápida
II
adverb quicker, quickest rápido, rápidamentecome quick — ven corriendo or rápido
quick, hide in here — rápido or corre, escóndete aquí
as quick as you can — lo más rápido or deprisa que puedas
III
the quick: her nails were bitten to the quick tenía las uñas en carne viva de mordérselas; to cut somebody to the quick — herir* a alguien en lo más vivo
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I 1. [hɒt]1) (very warm) [season, country, bath, plate, hands, sun] caldo; [food, drink] caldo, bollenteto be o feel hot avere caldo; to get hot [ person] cominciare ad avere caldo; [engine, oven] riscaldarsi; [ weather] cominciare a essere caldo; the room feels hot fa caldo nella stanza; the sun felt hot on his back il sole gli scaldava la schiena; your forehead feels hot hai la fronte calda; digging is hot work vangare (è un lavoro che) fa venire caldo; when the sun is at its hottest quando il sole è più caldo; how hot should I have the oven? a quale temperatura deve essere il forno? a cake hot from the oven una torta appena sfornata; to go hot and cold — sudare freddo
2) gastr. [mustard, spice] forte; [sauce, dish] piccantehot from o off the press — [ book] fresco di stampa
4) (fierce, keen) [ competition] accanito5) (short)6) (in demand) AE colloq.to be hot — [show, film] spopolare
7) colloq. (good)to be hot on sth. — (knowledgeable) essere ferrato in qcs.; (keen) essere entusiasta di qcs
8) colloq. (stolen) che scotta10) nucl. (radioactive) radioattivo11) (close)to be hot on sb.'s trail — essere sulle tracce di qcn.
to be hot on the trail of sth. — seguire una buona pista per trovare qcs.
to set off in hot pursuit of sb. — lanciarsi all'inseguimento di qcn.
you're getting hot — (in guessing games) fuocherello
12) AE colloq. (erotic) [movie, scene] spinto, piccante2.to have the hots for sb. — pop. eccitarsi per qcn
••II [hɒt]to be in hot water — essere nei pasticci o nei guai
- hot up* * *[hot]1) (having or causing a great deal of heat: a hot oven; That water is hot.) caldo2) (very warm: a hot day; Running makes me feel hot.) caldo3) ((of food) having a sharp, burning taste: a hot curry.) piccante4) (easily made angry: a hot temper.) focoso, irruento5) (recent; fresh: hot news.) fresco, recente•- hotly- hot air
- hot-blooded
- hot dog
- hotfoot
- hothead
- hotheaded
- hothouse
- hot-plate
- be in
- get into hot water
- hot up
- in hot pursuit
- like hot cakes* * *I 1. [hɒt]1) (very warm) [season, country, bath, plate, hands, sun] caldo; [food, drink] caldo, bollenteto be o feel hot avere caldo; to get hot [ person] cominciare ad avere caldo; [engine, oven] riscaldarsi; [ weather] cominciare a essere caldo; the room feels hot fa caldo nella stanza; the sun felt hot on his back il sole gli scaldava la schiena; your forehead feels hot hai la fronte calda; digging is hot work vangare (è un lavoro che) fa venire caldo; when the sun is at its hottest quando il sole è più caldo; how hot should I have the oven? a quale temperatura deve essere il forno? a cake hot from the oven una torta appena sfornata; to go hot and cold — sudare freddo
2) gastr. [mustard, spice] forte; [sauce, dish] piccantehot from o off the press — [ book] fresco di stampa
4) (fierce, keen) [ competition] accanito5) (short)6) (in demand) AE colloq.to be hot — [show, film] spopolare
7) colloq. (good)to be hot on sth. — (knowledgeable) essere ferrato in qcs.; (keen) essere entusiasta di qcs
8) colloq. (stolen) che scotta10) nucl. (radioactive) radioattivo11) (close)to be hot on sb.'s trail — essere sulle tracce di qcn.
to be hot on the trail of sth. — seguire una buona pista per trovare qcs.
to set off in hot pursuit of sb. — lanciarsi all'inseguimento di qcn.
you're getting hot — (in guessing games) fuocherello
12) AE colloq. (erotic) [movie, scene] spinto, piccante2.to have the hots for sb. — pop. eccitarsi per qcn
••II [hɒt]to be in hot water — essere nei pasticci o nei guai
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genio sustantivo masculino◊ tener buen/mal genio to be even-tempered/bad-tempered
genio sustantivo masculino
1 (talante, temperamento) temperament (mal carácter) temper: está de mal genio, he's in a bad mood
tengo mal genio, I have a bad temper
2 (talento, capacidad) genius: es un genio, he's brilliant
3 (ente fantástico) genie: al frotar la lámpara apareció el genio, when he rubbed the lamp the genie appeared ' genio' also found in these entries: Spanish: botón - carácter - considerar - excitable - fenómena - fenómeno - fiera - heredar - inspiración - lado - monstruo - rey - sombra - uva - endemoniado - endiablado - gastar English: bad-tempered - bile - bound - disposition - flare up - genie - genius - hot - quick - quicktempered - short - short-tempered - surliness - temper - whiz - whiz kid - whizz - wish - wizard - bad - petulant - violent -
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[kwɪk] 1.1) (speedy) [ pace] veloce, rapido, svelto; [heartbeat, train, meal] veloce; [ profit] rapido, in tempi rapidi; [ storm] breve2) (clever) [child, student] vivace, pronto, intelligente3) (prompt)to be quick to learn to be a quick learner imparare in fretta; he was quick to see the advantages — ne ha immediatamente visto i vantaggi
4) (lively)2. 3.nome anat. med. carne f. viva••to cut o sting sb. to the quick toccare qcn. sul vivo; to make a quick buck fare soldi alla svelta (e facilmente); to make a quick killing — fare fortuna in fretta
* * *[kwik] 1. adjective1) (done, said, finished etc in a short time: a quick trip into town.) veloce, rapido2) (moving, or able to move, with speed: He's a very quick walker; I made a grab at the dog, but it was too quick for me.) veloce3) (doing something, able to do something, or done, without delay; prompt; lively: He is always quick to help; a quick answer; He's very quick at arithmetic.) veloce, pronto2. adverb(quickly: quick-frozen food.) velocemente- quickly- quicken
- quickness
- quicklime
- quicksands
- quicksilver
- quick-tempered
- quick-witted
- quick-wittedly
- quick-wittedness* * *[kwɪk] 1.1) (speedy) [ pace] veloce, rapido, svelto; [heartbeat, train, meal] veloce; [ profit] rapido, in tempi rapidi; [ storm] breve2) (clever) [child, student] vivace, pronto, intelligente3) (prompt)to be quick to learn to be a quick learner imparare in fretta; he was quick to see the advantages — ne ha immediatamente visto i vantaggi
4) (lively)2. 3.nome anat. med. carne f. viva••to cut o sting sb. to the quick toccare qcn. sul vivo; to make a quick buck fare soldi alla svelta (e facilmente); to make a quick killing — fare fortuna in fretta
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have a short fuse — +inf Informal. to anger easily; have a quick temper … From formal English to slang
have a short fuse — tv. to be easy to anger. (Have got can replace have.) □ He’s got a short fuse, so watch out. □ Tracy has a short fuse and is likely to lose her temper at any time … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
temper — I UK [ˈtempə(r)] / US [ˈtempər] noun Word forms temper : singular temper plural tempers ** 1) [countable/uncountable] a tendency to get angry very quickly That temper of yours is going to get you into trouble. She should never have married a man… … English dictionary
temper — tem|per1 [ tempər ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a tendency to get angry very quickly: That temper of yours is going to get you into trouble. She should never have married a man with such a violent temper. have a short temper (=become angry very … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
short — short1 W1S1 [ʃo:t US ʃo:rt] adj comparative shorter superlative shortest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time)¦ 2¦(length/distance)¦ 3¦(not tall)¦ 4¦(book/letter)¦ 5¦(not enough)¦ 6 be short on something 7¦(less than)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
short — I [[t]ʃɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB USES ♦ shorter, shortest (Please look at category 24 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) ADJ GRADED If something is short or lasts for a short time, it does… … English dictionary
short — short1 [ ʃɔrt ] adjective *** ▸ 1 small in height/distance ▸ 2 time: not long ▸ 3 expressed in few words ▸ 4 with fewer words/letters ▸ 5 not having enough ▸ 6 about memory ▸ 7 rude and unfriendly ▸ 8 about vowel/syllable ▸ 9 full of butter/fat ▸ … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
short — 1 adjective LENGTH/HEIGHT/DISTANCE 1 measuring a small amount in distance or length: a short corridor with two rooms on each side | a short skirt | It s a short drive from the airport. | Anita had her hair cut short. 2 PERSON someone who is short … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
short — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b not long in duration; brief (a short time ago; had a short life). c seeming less than the stated amount (a few short years of happiness). 2 of small… … Useful english dictionary
temper — [[t]te̱mpə(r)[/t]] tempers, tempering, tempered 1) N VAR If you refer to someone s temper or say that they have a temper, you mean that they become angry very easily. He had a temper and could be nasty... His short temper had become notorious...… … English dictionary
short — /ʃɔt / (say shawt) adjective 1. having little length; not long. 2. having little height; not tall; low. 3. extending or reaching only a little way. 4. brief; not extensive: a short speech. 5. concise, as writing. 6. rudely brief; curt; hurting:… …