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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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short of breath — phrase finding it difficult to breathe I was short of breath after climbing the stairs to her flat. Thesaurus: describing or relating to breathinghyponym Main entry: short * * * panting; short winded … Useful english dictionary
short of breath — {adj.} Panting and wheezing. * /He ran up six flights of stairs so rapidly that he was short of breath for several minutes./ … Dictionary of American idioms
short of breath — {adj.} Panting and wheezing. * /He ran up six flights of stairs so rapidly that he was short of breath for several minutes./ … Dictionary of American idioms
short\ of\ breath — adj Panting and wheezing. He ran up six flights of stairs so rapidly that he was short of breath for several minutes … Словарь американских идиом
short of breath — finding it difficult to breathe I was short of breath after climbing the stairs to her flat … English dictionary
short of breath — panting; short winded. → short … English new terms dictionary
breath — W2S3 [breθ] n [: Old English; Origin: brAth] 1.) a) [U] the air that you send out of your lungs when you breathe ▪ Leo could smell the wine on her breath. ▪ Let your breath out slowly. ▪ He s got bad breath (=breath that smells unpleasant) … Dictionary of contemporary English
Breath from another — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Breath from Another álbum de estudio de Esthero Publicación 28 de Abril, 1998 Breath from Another es el álbum debut de la cantante canadiense de R B Esthero. El álbum fue lanzado el 28 de abri … Wikipedia Español
short-winded — short′ wind′ed adj. 1) short of breath 2) brief or concise; to the point, as in speech or writing • Etymology: 1400–50 … From formal English to slang
short winded — short of breath, having difficulty breathing … English contemporary dictionary
breath — [[t]bre̱θ[/t]] ♦♦♦ breaths 1) N VAR: oft poss N Your breath is the air that you let out through your mouth when you breathe. If someone has bad breath, their breath smells unpleasant. I could smell the whisky on his breath... Smoking causes bad… … English dictionary