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Универсальный англо-русский словарь > short moment
2 short

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) Cinema court-métrage m

(b) British (drink) alcool m fort

(c) familiar Electricity court-circuit^□ m

(d) (in prosody → syllable) brève f; Linguistics (→ vowel) voyelle f brève

(e) Stock Exchange (sale) vente f à découvert; (person) vendeur(euse) m,f à découvert

2 adjective

(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

(c) (in distance → gen) court; (→ walk) petit, court;

∎ 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

(e) (abbreviated)

∎ HF is short for high frequency HF est l'abréviation de haute fréquence;

∎ Bill is short for William Bill est un diminutif de William

(f) (gruff) brusque, sec (sèche);

∎ 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 breath (in general) avoir le souffle court; (at the moment) être hors d'haleine;

∎ 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;

∎ familiar humorous he's one sandwich short of a picnic il a une case vide

(i) British (drink)

∎ a short drink un petit verre

(j) Linguistics bref

(k) Finance & Stock Exchange (sale, seller) à découvert;

∎ bills at short date billets mpl ou traites fpl à courte échéance

(l) Cookery (pastry) brisé

(m) (in betting → odds) faible

3 adverb

(a) (abruptly)

∎ 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

(b) (idioms)

∎ to fall short of (objective, target) ne pas atteindre; (expectations) ne pas répondre à;

∎ 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;

∎ British familiar to be taken or caught short être pris d'un besoin pressant^□

(c) Stock Exchange

∎ to buy short acheter à court terme;

∎ to sell short vendre à découvert

4 transitive verb

Electricity court-circuiter

5 intransitive verb

Electricity se mettre en court-circuit

6 for short adverb

∎ 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

7 in short adverb

(en) bref

8 short of preposition

(a) (except) sauf;

∎ 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?

(b) (less than)

∎ 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

9 shorts plural noun

(a) (short trousers) short m; (underpants) caleçon m;

∎ a pair of khaki shorts un short kaki;

∎ American familiar eat my shorts! tu me gonfles!

(b) Stock Exchange valeurs fpl à courte échéance

(c) familiar

∎ 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 wave sur ondes courtes

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > short
3 short

short [∫ɔ:t]

1. adjective

   a. court ; ( = not tall) petit

• a short walk une petite promenade

• a short distance away à peu de distance

• I'd like a short word j'aimerais vous dire un mot

• short and to the point bref et précis

• that was short and sweet ça a été du vite fait (inf)

• to make short work of sth faire qch en un rien de temps

• he made short work of his opponent il n'a fait qu'une bouchée (inf) de son adversaire

• time is getting short il ne reste plus beaucoup de temps

• the days are getting shorter les jours raccourcissent

• a short holiday quelques jours de vacances

• they want shorter working hours ils réclament une réduction du temps de travail

• at short notice à bref délai

• I know it's short notice, but... je sais que le délai est assez court mais...

► a short time

• a short time ago il y a peu de temps

• in a short time dans peu de temps

   b. ( = abbreviated) "PO" is short for "post office" « PO » est l'abréviation de »post office »

• Fred is short for Frederick Fred est le diminutif de Frederick

• he's called Fred for short son diminutif est Fred

   c. ( = lacking) to be short of sth manquer de qch

• I'm a bit short this month (inf) je suis un peu à court ce mois-ci

• petrol is in short supply at the moment on manque d'essence en ce moment

• to give short measure ne pas donner le poids juste

   d. ( = curt) brusque

• he was rather short with me il m'a parlé assez sèchement

2. adverb

• to cut short [+ speech, TV programme, class, visit, holiday] écourter

• we never went short nous n'avons jamais manqué du nécessaire

• to run short of sth se trouver à court de qch

• I'm £2 short il me manque 2 livres

• supplies are running short les provisions commencent à manquer

• the car stopped short of the house la voiture s'est arrêtée avant la maison

► short of ( = less than) moins de ; ( = except) sauf

• not far short of £100 pas loin de 100 livres

• we are £2,000 short of our target il nous manque encore 2 000 livres pour atteindre notre objectif

• it's nothing short of robbery c'est du vol, ni plus ni moins

• nothing short of a revolution will satisfy them ils veulent une révolution, rien de moins

• I don't see what you can do short of asking him yourself je ne vois pas ce que vous pouvez faire si ce n'est lui demander vous-même

3. noun

   a. ( = film) (inf) court métrage m ; ( = short-circuit) (inf) court-circuit m

   b. (British) ( = drink) alcool m fort

   c. ► in short bref

4. plural noun

shorts ( = garment) (gen) short m ; [of footballer] culotte f ; (US = men's underwear) caleçon m

• a pair of shorts un short

5. transitive verb

court-circuiter

6. intransitive verb

faire court-circuit

7. compounds

► short-change transitive verb

• to short-change sb (in shop) ne pas rendre assez à qn ► short-circuit noun court-circuit m transitive verb court-circuiter intransitive verb faire court-circuit

► short cut noun raccourci m

• I took a short cut through the fields j'ai pris un raccourci à travers champs ► short-haired adjective [person] aux cheveux courts ; [animal] à poil ras

► short-handed adjective à court de personnel

► short-haul noun adjective

court-courrier m

► short-list (British) noun liste f de(s) candidats sélectionnés transitive verb

présélectionner

► short-lived adjective de courte durée

► short-range adjective [missile] à courte portée ; [aircraft] à court rayon d'action ; [plan, weather forecast] à court terme

► short-sighted adjective myope ; [policy, measure] à courte vue

► short-sightedness noun myopie f ; (figurative) manque m de vue à long terme

► short-sleeved adjective à manches courtes

► short-staffed adjective

• to be short-staffed manquer de personnel ► short-stay car park noun parc m de stationnement de courte durée

► short story noun nouvelle f

• short-story writer nouvelliste mf ► short-tempered adjective coléreux

► short-term adjective [parking] de courte durée ; [loan, planning, solution] à court terme

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[ʃɔːt] 1.
noun

1) ( drink) alcool m fort

2) Electricity = short circuit

3) Cinema court métrage m

4) Finance ( deficit) manque m, déficit m
2.
shorts plural noun short m; ( underwear) caleçon m
3.
adjective

1) ( not long-lasting) [stay, memory, period] court (before n); [course] de courte durée; [conversation, speech, chapter] bref/brève; [walk] petit (before n)

a short time ago — il y a peu de temps

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

the short answer is that — la réponse est tout simplement que

2) ( not of great length) court (before n)

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

3) ( not tall) [person] petit

4) ( scarce)

to be in short supply — être difficile à trouver

time is getting short — le temps presse

5) ( inadequate) [rations] insuffisant

he gave me a short measure — ( in shop) il a triché sur le poids

6) ( lacking)

he is short of something — il lui manque quelque chose

to be short on — [person] manquer de [talent, tact]

to go short of —

to run short of — manquer de [clothes, money, food]

my wages are £30 short — il me manque 30 livres sterling sur mon salaire

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)

to be short with somebody — être brusque avec quelqu'un

9) Linguistics [vowel] bref/brève

10) Finance [loan, credit] à court terme

11) Culinary [pastry] brisé
4.
adverb ( abruptly) [stop] net

to stop short of doing — se retenir pour ne pas faire
5.
in short adverbial phrase bref
6.
short of prepositional phrase

1) ( just before) un peu avant

2) ( just less than) pas loin de

that's nothing short of blackmail! — c'est du chantage, ni plus ni moins!

3) ( except)

short of doing — à moins de faire
7.
transitive verb, intransitive verb Electricity = short-circuit

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short and sweet — bref/brève

to bring ou pull somebody up short — couper quelqu'un dans son élan

to sell oneself short — se sous-estimer

to make short work of something/somebody — expédier quelque chose/quelqu'un

to be caught short — être pris d'un besoin pressant

the long and short of it is that they... — en un mot (comme en cent), ils...

English-French dictionary > short
4 short-time extension

short-time extension, one-moment extension

кратковременное вытяжение, одномоментное вытяжение

English-Russian dictionary of medicine > short-time extension
5 moment

'məumənt
noun

1) (a very short space of time: I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence.) momento, instante

2) (a particular point in time: At that moment, the telephone rang.) momento, instante

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- momentary
- momentarily
- momentous
- momentously
- at the moment
- the moment that
- the moment

moment n momento

at the moment de momento / por ahora

moment

tr['məʊmənt]

noun

1 (instant) momento, instante nombre masculino

■ it won't take a moment sólo será un momento

■ just a moment un momentito

■ I didn't believe that story for a moment no me creí ese cuento ni por un momento

■ just at that moment the phone rang justo en aquel instante sonó el teléfono

■ he's just this moment come in acaba de entrar ahora mismo

■ you have to pick the right moment tienes que escoger el momento oportuno

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at any moment de un momento a otro, en cualquier momento

at the moment en este momento

at the last moment a última hora

for the moment de momento, por el momento

in a moment dentro de un momento

on the spur of the moment sin pensarlo, a bote pronto

the moment (that)... en cuanto...

to have its moments tener momentos buenos

the moment of truth la hora de la verdad

moment ['mo:mənt] n

1) instant: momento m

one moment, please: un momento, por favor

2) time: momento m

at the moment: de momento, actualmente

from that moment: desde entonces

3) importance: importancia f

of great moment: de gran importancia

moment

n.

• instante s.m.

• momento s.m.

• peso s.m.

• soplo s.m.

'məʊmənt
noun

1) c

a) ( short period) momento m

just a moment — un momento, un momentito

could I speak to you for a moment? — ¿podría hablar con usted un momento?

doctor Davies will see you in a moment — enseguida la atiende el doctor Davies

not for a moment — ni por un instante or momento

I'm going out to get some milk: I won't be a moment — salgo a comprar leche, enseguida vuelvo

a moment later — poco después

at the moment — en este momento

at that moment — en ese momento

for the moment — de momento, por el momento

the man/woman of the moment — el hombre/la mujer del momento

they'll be here any moment — estarán aquí en cualquier momento or de un momento a otro

at that very moment — en ese preciso instante

it was the wrong moment to tell her — no era el momento de decírselo

the moment of truth — la hora de la verdad

to have one's moments — tener* sus (or mis etc) buenos momentos

b)

the moment (that) — (as conj) en cuanto

the moment they arrive — en cuanto lleguen

2) u ( Phys) momento m

3) u ( importance) (frml) trascendencia f, importancia f

['mǝʊmǝnt]
N
1) (in time) momento m, al rato

• a moment ago — hace un momento

• they should be arriving any moment (now) — deberían llegar ahorita (LAm) or de un momento a otro

• at the moment — en este momento

I could lose my job at any moment — podría perder mi trabajo en cualquier momento

at this/that moment — en este/ese momento, en este/ese instante

at this moment in time — en este mismo momento

• I shan't be a moment — (on going out) vuelvo en seguida, ahorita vuelvo (LAm); (when busy) termino en un momento, ahorita acabo (LAm)

• for the moment — por el momento, por lo pronto

he didn't hesitate for a moment — no vaciló ni un momento or instante

not for a or one moment did I believe it — no me lo creí ni por un momento

I'm not saying for a moment you're wrong — no digo que no tengas razón ni mucho menos

not for a moment did I think that... — en ningún momento pensaba que...

• from the moment I saw him — desde el momento en que lo vi

from moment to moment — al momento

from that moment on — desde entonces, desde ese or aquel momento

• the play has its moments — la obra tiene sus momentos

• yes, in a moment! — ¡sí en seguida!

I'll come in a moment — vengo en seguida, vengo dentro de un momento

it was all over in a moment — todo ocurrió en un instante

in moments, I was asleep — en seguida me quedé dormido

• just a moment! — ¡un momento!

I've just this moment heard — acabo de enterarme

• at the last moment — a última hora, en el último momento

to leave things until the last moment — dejar las cosas hasta última hora, dejarlo todo para lo último

• a moment later — un momento después

• the next moment he collapsed — al instante se desplomó

he was weeping one moment, laughing the next — tan pronto lloraba como se reía

• the man of the moment — el hombre del momento

• one moment! — ¡un momento!

• I was waiting for the right moment to tell him — estaba esperando el momento adecuado or oportuno para decírselo

• it won't take a moment — no tardará ni un momento, es cosa de un momento

• tell me the moment he arrives — avísame en cuanto llegue

• the moment of truth — la hora de la verdad

• I did it in a moment of weakness — lo hice en un momento de debilidad
heat 1., 2), live I, 1., 1), odd, psychological 2., spur 1., 3)
See:

AS SOON AS in soon

2) (Phys) momento m

• moment of inertia — momento m de inercia

3) frm (=importance) importancia f

• of great/ little moment — de gran/poca importancia

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['məʊmənt]
noun

1) c

a) ( short period) momento m

just a moment — un momento, un momentito

could I speak to you for a moment? — ¿podría hablar con usted un momento?

doctor Davies will see you in a moment — enseguida la atiende el doctor Davies

not for a moment — ni por un instante or momento

I'm going out to get some milk: I won't be a moment — salgo a comprar leche, enseguida vuelvo

a moment later — poco después

at the moment — en este momento

at that moment — en ese momento

for the moment — de momento, por el momento

the man/woman of the moment — el hombre/la mujer del momento

they'll be here any moment — estarán aquí en cualquier momento or de un momento a otro

at that very moment — en ese preciso instante

it was the wrong moment to tell her — no era el momento de decírselo

the moment of truth — la hora de la verdad

to have one's moments — tener* sus (or mis etc) buenos momentos

b)

the moment (that) — (as conj) en cuanto

the moment they arrive — en cuanto lleguen

2) u ( Phys) momento m

3) u ( importance) (frml) trascendencia f, importancia f

English-spanish dictionary > moment
6 moment

noun

1) Moment, der; Augenblick, der

barely a moment had elapsed... — es war kaum eine Minute vergangen...

for a moment or two — einen kurzen Augenblick

for a few moments — ein paar Augenblicke

at any moment, (coll.) any moment — jeden Augenblick od. Moment

this is the moment! — dies ist der geeignete Augenblick!

at the precise moment she came in... — genau in dem Augenblick, als sie hereintrat,...

the moment I get home — gleich od. sofort, wenn ich nach Hause komme

one or just a or wait a moment! — einen Moment od. Augenblick!

in a moment — (instantly) im Nu (ugs.); (very soon) sofort; gleich

for a moment — einen Moment [lang]

not for a moment — keinen Moment [lang]

the moment of truth — die Stunde der Wahrheit

at the moment — im Augenblick; momentan

for the moment — im od. für den Augenblick; vorläufig

I shan't be a moment — (I'll be back very soon) ich bin sofort zurück; (I have very nearly finished) ich bin sofort soweit

have you got a moment? — hast du mal einen Augenblick Zeit?

be the man of the moment — der Mann des Tages sein

come here this moment! — komm sofort od. auf der Stelle her!

2) (formal): (importance)

of moment — von Bedeutung

of little/no moment — von geringer/ohne Bedeutung

3) (Phys.) Moment, das

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['məumənt]
noun

1) (a very short space of time: I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence.) der Moment

2) (a particular point in time: At that moment, the telephone rang.) der Augenblick

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- academic.ru/47636/momentary">momentary
- momentarily
- momentous
- momentously
- at the moment
- the moment that
- the moment
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mo·ment

[ˈməʊmənt, AM ˈmoʊ-]

n

1. (very short time) Moment m, Augenblick m

just a \moment, please nur einen Augenblick, bitte

this will only take a \moment das dauert nur einen Augenblick

▪ the \moment [that]... [in dem Augenblick], als...

the phone rang the \moment she came home das Telefon klingelte in dem Augenblick, als sie nach Hause kam

not a \moment too soon keine Sekunde zu früh, gerade noch rechtzeitig

not for a [or one] \moment keinen Augenblick [o Moment] [lang], nicht einen Augenblick [o Moment]

not for the \moment im Augenblick nicht

at any \moment jeden Augenblick [o Moment]

in a \moment gleich, sofort

2. (specific time) Zeitpunkt m

a \moment in time ein historischer Augenblick

the \moment of truth die Stunde der Wahrheit

▪ at [or for] the \moment im Augenblick, momentan

at the [exact/precise] \moment when... [genau] in dem Augenblick [o Moment], als...

at the last \moment im letzten Augenblick [o Moment]

to leave sth till [or to] the last \moment etw bis zum Schluss [o letzten Moment] aufschieben

the right \moment der richtige Zeitpunkt

to choose one's \moment den richtigen Zeitpunkt wählen

3. no pl (importance) Wichtigkeit f, Bedeutung f, Tragweite f

of great \moment von großer Bedeutung

4. PHYS Moment nt

\moment of acceleration Beschleunigungsmoment nt

\moment of linear momentum Impulsmoment nt

\moment of momentum Drehmoment nt

5.

▶ to have one's \moments [auch] seine guten Augenblicke haben

for all that, we had our \moments trotz alledem haben wir auch schöne Zeiten erlebt

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['məʊmənt]
n

1) Augenblick m, Moment m

there were one or two moments when I thought... — ein paar Mal dachte ich...

from moment to moment — zusehends, von Minute zu Minute

any moment now, (at) any moment — jeden Augenblick

at the moment — im Augenblick, momentan

at the moment when... — zu dem Zeitpunkt, als...

not at the or this moment — im Augenblick or zurzeit nicht

at the moment of impact —

at the last moment — im letzten Augenblick

at this (particular) moment in time — momentan, augenblicklich

for the moment — im Augenblick, vorläufig

for a moment — (für) einen Moment

for one moment it seemed to have stopped — einen Augenblick lang schien es aufgehört zu haben

not for a or one moment... — nie(mals)...

I didn't hesitate for a moment — ich habe keinen Augenblick gezögert

in a moment — gleich

in a moment of madness — in einem Anflug von geistiger Umnachtung

it was all over in a moment or in a few moments — das ganze dauerte nur wenige Augenblicke

to leave things until the last moment — alles erst im letzten Moment erledigen or machen

half a moment!, one moment! — einen Moment!

just a moment!, wait a moment! — Moment mal!

I shan't be a moment — ich bin gleich wieder da

do it this very moment! — tu das auf der Stelle!

I have just this moment heard about it — ich habe es eben or gerade erst erfahren

we haven't a moment to lose — wir haben keine Minute zu verlieren

not a moment too soon — keine Minute zu früh, in letzter Minute

not a moment's peace or rest — keine ruhige Minute

one moment she was laughing, the next she was crying — zuerst lachte sie, einen Moment später weinte sie

the moment it happened — (in dem Augenblick,) als es passierte

the moment I saw him I knew... — als ich ihn sah, wusste ich sofort...

the moment he arrives there's trouble — sobald er auftaucht, gibt es Ärger

tell me the moment he comes — sagen Sie mir sofort Bescheid, wenn er kommt

the moment of truth — die Stunde der Wahrheit

he is the man of the moment — er ist der Mann des Tages

the film has its moments — streckenweise hat der Film was (inf)

2) (PHYS) Moment nt

moment of acceleration/inertia — Beschleunigungs-/Trägheitsmoment nt

3) (= importance) Bedeutung f

of little moment — bedeutungslos, unwichtig

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moment [ˈməʊmənt] s

1. Moment m, Augenblick m:

just a moment!

a) auch wait a moment! Moment mal!

b) Augenblick!;

in a moment

a) gleich, sofort,

b) in Sekundenschnelle

2. (bestimmter) Zeitpunkt, Augenblick m:

come here this moment! obs komm sofort her!;

the very moment I saw him in dem Augenblick, in dem ich ihn sah; sobald ich ihn sah;

at the moment im Augenblick, augenblicklich, im Moment, momentan:

a) gerade jetzt

b) besonders Br auch at this moment in time derzeit, gegenwärtig, zum gegenwärtigen Zeitpunkt;

at the last moment im letzten Augenblick;

at any moment jederzeit;

he’ll arrive (at) any moment jeden Moment;

for the moment fürs Erste;

not for the moment im Augenblick nicht;

live for the moment für den Augenblick leben;

for a moment einen Augenblick (lang);

not for a moment keinen Augenblick (lang);

to the moment auf die Sekunde genau, pünktlich;

the moment der (geeignete) Augenblick;

the catchword of the moment die Losung der Stunde oder des Tages;

the moment of truth die Stunde der Wahrheit;

his moment of truth came when … die Stunde der Wahrheit kam für ihn, als …

3. meist pl fig (große) Stunde, großer Augenblick:

he had his moments

4. Punkt m, Stadium n (einer Entwicklung)

5. Bedeutung f, Tragweite f, Belang m (to für):

of great (little) moment von großer (geringer) Bedeutung oder Tragweite;

of no moment bedeutungs-, belanglos

6. Moment n:

a) PHIL wesentlicher, unselbstständiger Bestandteil

b) wesentlicher Umstand

7. PHYS Moment n:

moment of a force Moment einer Kraft, Kraftmoment;

moment of inertia Trägheitsmoment

8. Statistik: statistisches Gewicht

M. abk

1. Majesty Maj.

2. marquis

3. PHYS mass m

4. Master

5. member

6. moment

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noun

1) Moment, der; Augenblick, der

barely a moment had elapsed... — es war kaum eine Minute vergangen...

for a moment or two — einen kurzen Augenblick

for a few moments — ein paar Augenblicke

at any moment, (coll.) any moment — jeden Augenblick od. Moment

this is the moment! — dies ist der geeignete Augenblick!

at the precise moment she came in... — genau in dem Augenblick, als sie hereintrat,...

the moment I get home — gleich od. sofort, wenn ich nach Hause komme

one or just a or wait a moment! — einen Moment od. Augenblick!

in a moment — (instantly) im Nu (ugs.); (very soon) sofort; gleich

for a moment — einen Moment [lang]

not for a moment — keinen Moment [lang]

the moment of truth — die Stunde der Wahrheit

at the moment — im Augenblick; momentan

for the moment — im od. für den Augenblick; vorläufig

I shan't be a moment — (I'll be back very soon) ich bin sofort zurück; (I have very nearly finished) ich bin sofort soweit

have you got a moment? — hast du mal einen Augenblick Zeit?

be the man of the moment — der Mann des Tages sein

come here this moment! — komm sofort od. auf der Stelle her!

2) (formal): (importance)

of moment — von Bedeutung

of little/no moment — von geringer/ohne Bedeutung

3) (Phys.) Moment, das

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n.

Augenblick m.

Moment -e m.

English-german dictionary > moment
7 moment

['məumənt]
noun

1) (a very short space of time: I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence.) øjeblik

2) (a particular point in time: At that moment, the telephone rang.) øjeblik

•

- momentary
- momentarily
- momentous
- momentously
- at the moment
- the moment that
- the moment
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['məumənt]
noun

1) (a very short space of time: I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence.) øjeblik

2) (a particular point in time: At that moment, the telephone rang.) øjeblik

•

- momentary
- momentarily
- momentous
- momentously
- at the moment
- the moment that
- the moment

English-Danish dictionary > moment
8 moment

'məumənt
noun

1) (a very short space of time: I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence.) øyeblikk

2) (a particular point in time: At that moment, the telephone rang.) øyeblikk

•

- momentary
- momentarily
- momentous
- momentously
- at the moment
- the moment that
- the moment

subst. \/ˈməʊmənt\/

1) øyeblikk, (liten) stund

• happy moments

lykkelige stunder

• leisure moments

ledige stunder

• in a moment!

om et øyeblikk!

2) betydning, viktighet

• an affair of great moment

• a matter of moment

en betydningsfull sak

• a matter of no moment

en uviktig sak

• men of moment

menn av betydning\/betydningsfulle menn

3) ( fysikk) moment

4) ( spesielt filosofi) moment, bestanddel, element

at a moment's notice når som helst, på kort varsel

at any moment når som helst, hvert øyeblikk (som helst)

• he'll be here at any moment

at that very moment i (selv)samme øyeblikk, akkurat da

at the last moment i siste øyeblikk

at the moment for øyeblikket, nå i (det) øyeblikket, akkurat i øyeblikket, akkurat da

at the present moment for øyeblikket, nå

at the same moment i samme øyeblikk, samtidig

for a moment for et øyeblikk, for en liten stund

from the (very) first moment fra (aller) første stund, (helt) fra starten av

for the moment for øyeblikket, for tiden

in a moment straks, om et øyeblikk i løpet av et øyeblikk, på et øyeblikk

• it was done in a moment

in a moment of i et innfall av

• in a moment of anger

in a weak moment i et svakt øyeblikk

in one's sane moments i ens lyse stunder

live for the moment leve i nuet

the man of the moment dagens mann

the (right) moment det rette\/riktige øyeblikk

the (very) moment straks, med det samme, i samme øyeblikk som

• the very moment I saw you

straks jeg så deg

the moment of truth sannhetens øyeblikk

not for a moment! ( også) aldri i livet!

one moment eller half a moment eller wait a moment eller just a moment et øyeblikk bare, et lite øyeblikk, vent litt

the passing moment det flyktige minuttet\/øyeblikket

this moment øyeblikkelig, på flekken, med én gang for et øyeblikk siden, akkurat nå

• I have just this moment heard the news

jeg har akkurat nå fått høre om det

torsion(al) moment ( fysikk) torsjonsmoment, vridningsmoment

to the moment på minuttet, på sekundet, punktlig, presis

English-Norwegian dictionary > moment
9 moment

['məʊmənt]
nome

1) (instant) momento m., istante m., attimo m.

at any moment — da un momento all'altro

I don't believe that for one moment — non ci credo nel modo più assoluto

just a moment! — un attimo! un momento!

and not a moment too soon! — appena in tempo!

the car hasn't given me a moment's trouble — la macchina non mi ha mai dato problemi

at the right moment — al momento giusto

to choose one's moment — scegliere il momento giusto

phone me the moment (that) he arrives — chiamami appena arriva

I've only this moment arrived — sono appena arrivato

at this moment in time — adesso come adesso

this is the moment of truth — è l'ora della verità

2) (good patch)

the film had its moments — il film aveva i suoi momenti buoni

he has his moments — ha i suoi momenti buoni

3) lett. (importance)

to be of great moment to sb. — essere di grande importanza per qcn

4) fis. momento m.

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['məumənt]
noun

1) (a very short space of time: I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence.) momento

2) (a particular point in time: At that moment, the telephone rang.) momento

•

- momentary
- momentarily
- momentous
- momentously
- at the moment
- the moment that
- the moment
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['məʊmənt]
nome

1) (instant) momento m., istante m., attimo m.

at any moment — da un momento all'altro

I don't believe that for one moment — non ci credo nel modo più assoluto

just a moment! — un attimo! un momento!

and not a moment too soon! — appena in tempo!

the car hasn't given me a moment's trouble — la macchina non mi ha mai dato problemi

at the right moment — al momento giusto

to choose one's moment — scegliere il momento giusto

phone me the moment (that) he arrives — chiamami appena arriva

I've only this moment arrived — sono appena arrivato

at this moment in time — adesso come adesso

this is the moment of truth — è l'ora della verità

2) (good patch)

the film had its moments — il film aveva i suoi momenti buoni

he has his moments — ha i suoi momenti buoni

3) lett. (importance)

to be of great moment to sb. — essere di grande importanza per qcn

4) fis. momento m.

English-Italian dictionary > moment
10 moment

['məumənt]
noun

1) (a very short space of time: I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence.) trenutek

2) (a particular point in time: At that moment, the telephone rang.) trenutek

•

- momentary
- momentarily
- momentous
- momentously
- at the moment
- the moment that
- the moment
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[móumənt]
noun

hip, trenutek; figuratively veliki trenutek; pomen, važnost (to za); physics moment

at the moment — sedaj, trenutno

at any moment — vsak hip

for the moment — za sedaj

not for the moment — trenutno ne

in a moment — takoj, v trenutku

just a moment — samo trenutek

man of the moment — sedaj važna oseba

of (great) moment — (zelo) važen

of little ( —ali no) moment — nevažen

this very moment — takoj

the moment that — takoj ko

to the moment — popolnoma točno

at a moment's notice — v najkrajšem roku

one moment!, half a moment! — (počakaj) trenutek!

English-Slovenian dictionary > moment
11 moment

mo·ment [ʼməʊmənt, Am ʼmoʊ-] n

1) ( very short time) Moment m, Augenblick m;

just a \moment, please nur einen Augenblick, bitte;

this will only take a \moment das dauert nur einen Augenblick;

the \moment [that]... [in dem Augenblick], als...;

the phone rang the \moment she came home das Telefon klingelte in dem Augenblick, als sie nach Hause kam;

not a \moment too soon keine Sekunde zu früh, gerade noch rechtzeitig;

not for a [or one] \moment keinen Augenblick [o Moment] [lang], nicht einen Augenblick [o Moment];

not for the \moment im Augenblick nicht;

at any \moment jeden Augenblick [o Moment];

in a \moment gleich, sofort

2) ( specific time) Zeitpunkt m;

a \moment in time ein historischer Augenblick;

the \moment of truth die Stunde der Wahrheit;

at [or for] the \moment im Augenblick, momentan;

at the [exact/precise] \moment when... [genau] in dem Augenblick [o Moment], als...;

at the last \moment im letzten Augenblick [o Moment];

to leave sth till [or to] the last \moment etw bis zum Schluss [o letzten Moment] aufschieben;

the right \moment der richtige Zeitpunkt;

to choose one's \moment den richtigen Zeitpunkt wählen

3) no pl ( importance) Wichtigkeit f, Bedeutung f, Tragweite f;

of great \moment von großer Bedeutung

PHRASES:

to have one's \moments [auch] seine guten Augenblicke haben;

for all that, we had our \moments trotz alledem haben wir auch schöne Zeiten erlebt

English-German students dictionary > moment
12 moment

['məumənt]
n

chwila f, moment m

at the moment — w tej chwili

for a moment — go out na chwilę; hesitate przez chwilę

for the moment — na razie, chwilowo

in a moment — za chwilę

"one moment please" ( TEL) — "chwileczkę"

a matter of great moment — sprawa wielkiej wagi

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['məumənt]
noun

1) (a very short space of time: I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence.) moment

2) (a particular point in time: At that moment, the telephone rang.) chwila

•

- momentary
- momentarily
- momentous
- momentously
- at the moment
- the moment that
- the moment

English-Polish dictionary > moment
13 short

ʃo:t
1. adjective
1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) corto

2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) bajo

3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) breve, corto

4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) de menos

5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) corto de

6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) quebradizo

2. adverb
1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) bruscamente, en seco

2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) sin alcanzar

•

- 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.) seleccionar

- 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

short adj

1. corto

short sleeves mangas cortas

a short film una película corta

a short while ago hace un ratito

2. bajo

he's short for a goalkeeper es bajo para ser portero

for short para abreviar

we call him Matt for short lo llamamos Matt para abreviar

in short en resumen

to be short of something tener poco de algo / andar escaso de algo

we're short of time andamos mal de tiempo

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 - way

short

tr[ʃɔːt]

adjective

1 (not long) corto,-a; (not tall) bajo,-a

■ we'll take the shortest route iremos por el camino más corto

■ it's only a short journey es sólo un viajecito

■ he's got short hair lleva el pelo corto

■ you're shorter than me eres más bajito que yo

■ Jo is short for Joanne Jo es el diminutivo de Joanne

2 (brief - of time) breve, corto,-a

■ the days are shorter in winter los días son más cortos en invierno

■ it was a very short interview fue una entrevista muy breve

■ a short time ago hace poco (tiempo)

■ in a short while dentro de un ratito

■ you've got a short memory tienes mala memoria

3 (deficient) escaso,-a

■ water was short escaseaba el agua

■ 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 meta

4 (curt) seco,-a, brusco,-a, cortante

■ I was very short with her fui muy brusco con ella

■ he's got a short temper tiene mal genio

5 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL (pastry) quebradizo,-a

6 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL (bill, exchange) a corto plazo

7 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL breve

adverb

1 (abruptly) bruscamente

■ the car stopped short el coche se paró bruscamente

noun

1 (drink) copa, chupito

2 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL cortometraje nombre masculino, corto

3 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL cortocircuito

transitive verb

1 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL familiar provocar un cortocircuito

intransitive verb

1 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL familiar tener un cortocircuito

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at short notice con poca antelación

for short para abreviar

in short en pocas palabras

in the short term a corto plazo

short and sweet cortito,-a

short 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 lavabo

to be in short supply haber escasez de, escasear

to 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 aliento

to be short on something tener poco,-a de algo

■ he's short on tact tiene poco tacto, le falta tacto

to cut somebody short interrumpir a alguien

to cut something short acortar algo, abreviar algo

■ she had to cut her holiday short tuvo que acortar sus vacaciones

to 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 gobierno

to get somebody by the short hairs/short and curlies pillar a alguien

to have somebody by the short hairs/short and curlies tener a alguien bien agarrado

to give somebody short measure/weight no dar el peso exacto

to 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 comida

to run short of something acabarse algo

■ we're running short of coffee se nos está acabando el café

short circuit cortocircuito

short cut (route) atajo 2 (method) método fácil, fórmula mágica

short list lista de preseleccionados

short order SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL comida rápida

short story cuento

short subject SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL cortometraje nombre masculino

short time jornada reducida

short wave onda corta

short ['ʃɔrt] adv

1) abruptly: repentinamente, súbitamente

the car stopped short: el carro se paró en seco

2)

to fall short : no alcanzar, quedarse corto

short adj

1) : corto (de medida), bajo (de estatura)

2) brief: corto

short and sweet: corto y bueno

a short time ago: hace poco

3) curt: brusco, cortante, seco

4) : corto (de tiempo, de dinero)

I'm one dollar short: me falta un dólar

short n

1) shorts npl

: shorts mpl, pantalones mpl cortos

2) short circuit

short (Electronics)

n.

• 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
I

adjective -er, -est

1) (of length, height, distance) <hair/skirt/grass> corto; < person> bajo

they only live a short way off o away — viven muy cerca

we've only got a short way to go — ya nos falta poco (para llegar)

2)

a) ( brief) <visit/vacationip> corto

the days are getting shorter — los días van acortándose

a short time ago — hace poco (tiempo)

a short while ago — hace poco rato, hace un ratito (fam)

in just a few short years — en pocos años

to have a short memory — tener* mala memoria

the short answer to that is no — en una palabra: no

Liz is short for Elizabeth — Liz es el diminutivo de Elizabeth

we call him Rob for short — lo llamamos Rob para abreviar

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> breve

c)

in short — ( briefly) (as linker) en resumen, resumiendo

3) (brusque, impatient) < manner> brusco, cortante

she has a short temper — tiene muy mal genio

4) (inadequate, deficient) escaso

to be in short supply — escasear

time 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

II

adverb

1) (suddenly, abruptly)

he cut short his vacation — interrumpió sus vacaciones

he stopped short when he saw me — se paró en seco cuando me vio

they stopped short of firing him — les faltó poco para echarlo

he was brought up short by what she said — lo que ella dijo lo dejó helado

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

III

noun

1) ( Elec) cortocircuito m, corto m

2) ( Cin) cortometraje m, corto m

3) ( drink) (BrE) copa de bebida alcohólica de las que se sirven en pequeñas cantidades, como el whisky o el coñac

4) shorts pl

a) ( short trousers) shorts mpl, pantalones mpl cortos

a pair of shorts — unos shorts

bathing shorts — traje m de baño, bañador m (Esp)

b) ( men's underwear) (AmE) calzoncillos mpl

IV
1.

intransitive verb ( Elec) hacer* un cortocircuito

2.

vt provocar* un cortocircuito en

Phrasal Verbs:

- short out

[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, flaco

the shortest route — la ruta más corta

February is a short month — febrero es un mes corto

it was a great holiday, but too short — fueron unas vacaciones estupendas, pero demasiado cortas

she's quite short — es bastante baja

• the short answer is that... — en pocas palabras la razón es que...

• to have a short back and sides — llevar el pelo corto por detrás y por los lados

• a short break — un pequeño descanso

• the days are getting shorter — los días se vuelven más cortos

time is getting shorter — nos queda poco tiempo

• to win by a short head — (Racing) ganar por una cabeza escasa

• to be short in the leg — [person] tener las piernas cortas

these trousers are a bit short in the leg — estos pantalones tienen la pierna algo pequeña

• at short notice — con poco tiempo de antelación

• in short order — en breve, en seguida

• to take short steps — dar pequeños pasos

• in the short term — a corto plazo

• a short time ago — hace poco

to work short time, be on short time — (Ind) trabajar una jornada reducida

• to take a short walk — dar un paseo corto

• a short way off — a poca distancia, no muy lejos

• a few short words — algunas palabritas

- that was short and sweet

- make short work of sth

2) (=insufficient) escaso

I'm £3 short — me faltan 3 libras

it's two kilos short — faltan dos kilos

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 short of petrol — andamos escasos de gasolina

we're not short of volunteers — se han ofrecido muchos voluntarios, no andamos escasos de voluntarios

• to be short of breath — estar sin aliento

• to give sb short change — no darle el cambio completo a algn

• to give short measure to sb — dar de menos a algn

• gold is in short supply — escasea el oro, hay escasez de oro

• short ton — (US) (= 2,000lb) tonelada f corta

• to give short weight to sb — dar de menos a algn; see supply

3)

• short of (=less than) —

short of blowing it up — a menos que lo volemos, a no ser que lo volemos

short of murder I'll do anything — lo haré todo menos matar

not far short of £100 — poco menos de 100 libras

it's little short of madness — dista poco de la locura

nothing short of total surrender — nada menos que la rendición incondicional

it's nothing short of robbery — es nada menos que un robo

nothing short of a bomb would stop him — fuera de una bomba nada le impediría

nothing short of a miracle can save him — solo un milagro le puede salvar, se necesitaría un milagro para salvarle

4) (=concise) corto, breve

short and to the point — corto y bueno

• "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"

• in short — en pocas palabras, en resumen

in short, the answer is no — en una palabra, la respuesta es no
long I, 3., 1)
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 sequedad

6) [pastry] quebradizo

2. ADV

1) (=suddenly, abruptly) en seco

to stop short, pull up short — pararse en seco

2) (insufficiency)

• to come short of — no alcanzar

• to cut sth short — suspender algo

they had to cut short their holiday — tuvieron que interrumpir sus vacaciones

• to fall short of — no alcanzar

to fall short of the target — no alcanzar el blanco, no llegar al blanco

to fall short of expectations — no cumplir las esperanzas

it falls far short of what we require — dista mucho de satisfacer nuestras exigencias

production has fallen short by 100 tons — la producción arroja un déficit de 100 toneladas

• to go short of — pasarse sin

no one goes short in this house — en esta casa nadie padece hambre

we never went short (of anything) as children — no nos faltó nada de niños

• 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

• to sell short — vender al descubierto

to sell sb short — (lit) engañar a algn en un negocio; (fig) menospreciar a algn

• to stop short of — (lit) detenerse antes de llegar a

I'd stop short of murder — (fig) menos matar, haría lo que fuera

• to be taken short — necesitar urgentemente ir al wáter

3) (=except)

short of apologizing... — fuera de pedirle perdón...

3. N

1) (Elec) = short-circuit 1.

2) (Brit) * (=drink) bebida f corta

3) (Cine) cortometraje m ; shorts

4.

VT, VI
(Elec) = short-circuit 2.
5.

CPD

short cut N — atajo m

short 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]
I

adjective -er, -est

1) (of length, height, distance) <hair/skirt/grass> corto; < person> bajo

they only live a short way off o away — viven muy cerca

we've only got a short way to go — ya nos falta poco (para llegar)

2)

a) ( brief) <visit/vacation/trip> corto

the days are getting shorter — los días van acortándose

a short time ago — hace poco (tiempo)

a short while ago — hace poco rato, hace un ratito (fam)

in just a few short years — en pocos años

to have a short memory — tener* mala memoria

the short answer to that is no — en una palabra: no

Liz is short for Elizabeth — Liz es el diminutivo de Elizabeth

we call him Rob for short — lo llamamos Rob para abreviar

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> breve

c)

in short — ( briefly) (as linker) en resumen, resumiendo

3) (brusque, impatient) < manner> brusco, cortante

she has a short temper — tiene muy mal genio

4) (inadequate, deficient) escaso

to be in short supply — escasear

time 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

II

adverb

1) (suddenly, abruptly)

he cut short his vacation — interrumpió sus vacaciones

he stopped short when he saw me — se paró en seco cuando me vio

they stopped short of firing him — les faltó poco para echarlo

he was brought up short by what she said — lo que ella dijo lo dejó helado

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

III

noun

1) ( Elec) cortocircuito m, corto m

2) ( Cin) cortometraje m, corto m

3) ( drink) (BrE) copa de bebida alcohólica de las que se sirven en pequeñas cantidades, como el whisky o el coñac

4) shorts pl

a) ( short trousers) shorts mpl, pantalones mpl cortos

a pair of shorts — unos shorts

bathing shorts — traje m de baño, bañador m (Esp)

b) ( men's underwear) (AmE) calzoncillos mpl

IV
1.

intransitive verb ( Elec) hacer* un cortocircuito

2.

vt provocar* un cortocircuito en

Phrasal Verbs:

- short out

English-spanish dictionary > short
14 moment

['məumənt]
noun

1) (a very short space of time: I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence.) momento

2) (a particular point in time: At that moment, the telephone rang.) momento

•

- momentary
- momentarily
- momentous
- momentously
- at the moment
- the moment that
- the moment
* * *

mo.ment

[m'oumənt] n 1 momento, instante. 2 importância, significação. 3 impulso, força. a matter of moment um assunto de importância. moment of truth momento crítico, hora h. on the spur of the moment sob o impulso do momento.

English-Portuguese dictionary > moment
15 moment

n. an, önem, nüfuz, moment

* * *
1. an 2. moment
* * *
['məumənt]
noun

1) (a very short space of time: I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence.) an

2) (a particular point in time: At that moment, the telephone rang.) an

•

- momentary
- momentarily
- momentous
- momentously
- at the moment
- the moment that
- the moment

English-Turkish dictionary > moment
16 moment

['məumənt]
noun

1) (a very short space of time: I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence.) chvíľa, moment

2) (a particular point in time: At that moment, the telephone rang.) chvíľa

•

- momentary
- momentarily
- momentous
- momentously
- at the moment
- the moment that
- the moment
* * *

• vhodný okamžik

• význam

• závažnost

• chvíla

• dôležitost

• chvílka

• krátka chvíla

• moment

• okamžik

English-Slovak dictionary > moment
17 moment

['məumənt]
noun

1) (a very short space of time: I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence.) moment, clipă

2) (a particular point in time: At that moment, the telephone rang.) moment, clipă

•

- momentary
- momentarily
- momentous
- momentously
- at the moment
- the moment that
- the moment

English-Romanian dictionary > moment
18 moment

['məumənt]
noun

1) (a very short space of time: I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence.) moment, instant

2) (a particular point in time: At that moment, the telephone rang.) moment, instant

•

- momentary
- momentarily - momentous - momentously - at the moment - the moment that - the moment

English-French dictionary > moment
19 moment

n. stund; ögonblick; betydelse, värde; moment (fysik)

* * *
['məumənt]
noun

1) (a very short space of time: I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence.) ögonblick

2) (a particular point in time: At that moment, the telephone rang.) tidpunkt, ögonblick

•

- momentary
- momentarily
- momentous
- momentously
- at the moment
- the moment that
- the moment

English-Swedish dictionary > moment
20 moment

['məumənt]
noun

1) (a very short space of time: I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence.) okamžik

2) (a particular point in time: At that moment, the telephone rang.) chvíle

•

- momentary
- momentarily
- momentous
- momentously
- at the moment
- the moment that
- the moment
* * *

• okamžik

• mžik

• moment

• chvilka

English-Czech dictionary > moment

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