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a short man

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1 a short man

Общая лексика: человек низкого роста

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > a short man
2 short

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

2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) kortvokst, liten

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

4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) for lite/kort

5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) som mangler penger

6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) sprø, kort
2. adverb
1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) brått, plutselig

2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) (komme) til kort

•

- 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.) bli innstilt

- 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

brysk
--------
kort
--------
liten

I
subst. \/ʃɔːt\/

1) ( hverdagslig) kortfilm

2) ( språkvitenskap) kort stavelse, kort vokal

3) ( morsealfabet) kort signal

4) ( musikk) kort tone

5) ( hverdagslig) ublandet drink, bar drink

6) ( hverdagslig) kortslutning

7) ( økonomi) baissespekulant

for short for lettvinthetens skyld

in short kort sagt, kort og godt

have someone by the short and curlies eller get someone by the short and curlies ha noen i sin makt, ha taket på noen
II
verb \/ʃɔːt\/

se ➢ short-circuit, 2
III
adj. \/ʃɔːt\/

1) kort, liten (av vekst), lav

• my daughter has short hair

datteren min har kort hår

• he's a short man

han er en liten mann

2) kort(varig), kortfattet

• that was a short holiday

det var en kortvarig ferie

3) knapp, knapt tilmålt, utilstrekkelig

• they gave me a short allowance

de gav meg en knapp rasjon

• he gave me short change

han gav meg for lite vekslepenger tilbake

4) kort, tverr, brysk, avvisende

5) ( mest om bakverk og leire) smulet, sprø, skjør, porøs

• this is short clay

dette er porøs leire

• the cake is short

kaken smuler

6) ( om sprit) ren, bar, ublandet

• let's have something short

la oss ta en dram

anything short of alt annet enn, intet mindre enn

cut it short være kortfattet

cut somebody short avbryte noen (tvert)

cut something short avbryte noe, stoppe noe

give short weight snyte på vekten, selge varer som veier for lite

in short supply dårlig tilgang på, mangel på, knapphet på

• fuel is in short supply

det er dårlig med brensel

in the short run på kort sikt

little short of nesten, ikke langt fra

• it was little short of a miracle

det var nesten et under

make it short and sweet fatte seg i korthet

nothing short of intet mindre enn

• it was nothing short of a defeat

det var intet mindre enn et nederlag

be of short stature være småvokst, være liten av vekst

short and sweet kort og godt, rene ord for pengene

short back and sides ( ved hårklipp) kort i nakken og ved ørene

be short for være (en) forkortelse for, være (en) kortform av

be short of ha knapt med, være uten

• I'm short of money today

jeg har lite penger i dag

short of mindre enn, kortere enn, før

• she died six weeks short of her hundredth birthday

hun døde seks uker før hundreårsdagen sin

med unntak av, unntatt, så nær som, utenom

• he will do everything short of that

han vil gjøre hva som helst unntatt det

short of breath andpusten

be short on mangle, være uten

• John is never short on ideas

John mangler aldri ideer

to cut a long story short kort sagt, for å gjøre en lang historie kort
IV
adv. \/ʃɔːt\/

1) brått, plutselig

• he stopped short

han stoppet brått

2) for kort

• she never throws the ball short

English-Norwegian dictionary > short
3 short

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

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

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

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

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

6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) sprød
2. adverb
1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) brat

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

•

- 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.) føre på slutliste; shortliste

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

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

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

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

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

6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) sprød
2. adverb
1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) brat

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

•

- 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.) føre på slutliste; shortliste

- 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

English-Danish dictionary > short
4 short

1. [ʃɔ:t] n
1. краткое содержание; суть

in short - вкратце, короче говоря, одним словом

for short - для краткости, сокращённо

they called him Tom for short - они называли его просто Томом

the long and the short of it is... - короче говоря, одним словом

that's the long and the short of it - вот и всё

the short of it is this - дело сводится к следующему

the short of the matter - сущность /существо/ дела /вопроса, проблемы/

2. лингв.

1) краткий гласный

2) краткий слог

3) знак краткости

3. разг.

1) короткометражный фильм

documentary [feature, animated cartoon] short - короткометражный документальный [художественный, мультипликационный] фильм

2) короткий отрывок, короткое произведение

4. малый рост ( размер мужской одежды)

5. эл. разг. короткое замыкание

6. воен. недолёт

7. = short sale [см. short II, I 7, 1)]

8. pl бирж. спекулянты, играющие на понижение

9. разг.

1) крепкий напиток, спиртное

2) «стаканчик» (рюмка неразбавленного виски и т. п.)
2. [ʃɔ:t] a
I

1. короткий

short distance [journey] - короткое расстояние [путешествие]

short hair [legs] - короткие волосы [ноги]

short letter - короткое /коротенькое/ письмо [см. тж. 3, 1)]

my coat was short in the sleeves - рукава пальто мне были коротки

at (a) short range - на близком расстоянии

a short way off - неподалёку

short arms - воен. короткоствольное оружие

short rifle - воен. а) укороченная винтовка, карабин; б) ист. штуцер

to make a long story short - короче говоря

2. низкий, невысокий

a short man - человек низкого роста

short grass [tree] - низкая трава [-ое дерево]

short tower - невысокая башня

3. 1) короткий, краткий, недолгий

short holiday [visit] - короткий /недолгий, непродолжительный/ праздник [визит]

short life - а) короткая жизнь; б) тех. быстрый износ

short address - короткое /краткое/ обращение /послание/

short memory - короткая память

short burst - короткая очередь ( из автоматического оружия)

short turns - короткие номера ( программы)

short bound - воен. бросок

short vowel - лингв. а) гласная буква со знаком краткости; б) краткий гласный

short letter см. short vowel а)

short syllable - стих. краткий слог

a short time ago - недавно

in a short time - вскоре, скоро

at /on/ short notice - а) незамедлительно, тотчас же, сразу же, в короткий срок; б) воен. по первому требованию

to make short work of /редк. with/ smth. - быстро справиться /разделаться, покончить/ с чем-л.

at short intervals - с короткими /небольшими/ промежутками

2) краткосрочный

short bill - краткосрочный вексель

short loan /money/ - краткосрочная ссуда

short service - воен. краткосрочная служба

to be paid at short sight /at a short date/ - подлежать уплате /оплате/ в короткий срок

4. 1) краткий, сжатый

short title - а) краткое наименование ( закона); б) воен. условное обозначение документа

to be short and to the point - говорить кратко и по существу

2) кино короткометражный

short motion picture /film/ - короткометражный кинофильм

5. 1) урезанный; неполный

short time - неполный рабочий день

workers were put on short time - рабочие были переведены на неполный рабочий день

short hours of work - сокращённые часы работы

short measure - ком. неполная мера, недомер

short weight - ком. неполный вес, недовес

short shipment - ком. недогруз

2) неполный, примерный

a short ten miles - каких-то /примерно/ десять миль

a short five minutes - всего пять минут

3) некомплектный, неукомплектованный

6. 1) скудный, бедный

short allowance [rations] - скудное содержание [-ый паёк]

short purse - тощий кошелёк; безденежье

to be /to go/ on short commons /rations/ - недоедать, жить впроголодь

supplies run /fall/ short - запасы кончаются /истощаются/

2) недостаточный; испытывающий нехватку (чего л.)

to be short of /in/ food [of /in/ money] - испытывать недостаток /нехватку/ в пище [в деньгах]

to be short in weight - весить меньше нормы

to be short in proofs - иметь недостаточно доказательств

to be short of /in/ breath - задыхаться, тяжело дышать; запыхаться

to be short of /in/ words - не находить (нужных) слов

to run short arguments - исчерпать доводы

he's not far short of thirty - ему немногим меньше тридцати (лет)

he's short on brains - ≅ он звёзд с неба не хватает

to be short in one's payments [accounts] - недоплатить, не выплатить полностью

3) неудовлетворительный

short bran - с.-х. плохо высеянные отруби

7. 1) ком. продающийся без покрытия

short sale - продажа на срок без покрытия

2) бирж. разг. играющий на понижение

II

1. 1) резкий, грубый, отрывистый

short answer [person, manner] - резкий ответ [человек, -ая манера]

to be short with smb. - быть резким /грубым/ с кем-л.

to speak in short accents - говорить в резких тонах

2) резкий и сухой ( о кашле)

2. разг. крепкий, неразбавленный

short drink, something short - спиртное

3. 1) рассыпчатый

short pastry - рассыпчатое /песочное/ пирожное

2) ломкий, хрупкий

short metal - ломкий /хрупкий/ металл

to work short - быть хрупким в обработке

♢

short and - знак & ( типографский знак союза «и»)

short views - близорукость, недальновидность

to take short views /a short view/ of a subject [of a matter /of an affair/] - проявлять недальновидность при рассмотрении вопроса [дела]; рассматривать вопрос [дело] с точки зрения непосредственных результатов

short price - низкая ставка ( в пари)

short bit - амер. монета в 10 центов

short suit - карт. короткая /слабая/ масть

short hours = small hours

short sea, short seas - неспокойное море

Short Seas - ком. проф. Балтийское и Белое моря

short and sweet (like a donkey's gallop) - шутл. а) краткий и выразительный; б) коротко и ясно

short blast - воен. дульная волна

to do smth. in short metre - сделать что-л. в два счёта

one's hand /arm/ is short - ≅ руки коротки

a short horse is soon curried - посл. ≅ с небольшим делом легко справиться

to have smb. by the short hairs - амер. сл. зажать кого-л. в кулак; взять кого-л. за горло
3. [ʃɔ:t] adv
1. резко, круто; внезапно, неожиданно

to stop /to pull up/ short - неожиданно /внезапно, резко/ остановиться

to turn (round) short - резко /круто/ обернуться

to pull a horse up short - резко натянуть поводья, круто осадить коня

to take smb. (up) short - а) застать кого-л. врасплох, напасть на кого-л. неожиданно; the wind took us (up) short - ветер налетел неожиданно /внезапно/; б) обрывать, прерывать кого-л.; не дать кому-л. договорить

to break off short - а) кончить неожиданно; б) кончиться неожиданно

2. преждевременно, до срока

to cut smb.'s life [smb.'s career] short - преждевременно оборвать чью-л. жизнь [чью-л. карьеру]

to cut the course of events short - оборвать ход событий, не дать событиям прийти к их естественному завершению

to cut a speech short - прервать речь, не дослушав до конца

to cut the speaker short - прервать оратора /говорящего/

3. коротко

to cut a stick [a rope] short - укоротить /коротко обрезать/ палку [верёвку]

to cut one's hair [one's nails] short - коротко остричь волосы [ногти]

to dress short - носить короткие платья

to wear one's hair short - носить короткие волосы

4. 1) близко, недалеко, на близком расстоянии

2) не доходя, не достигнув

the shells fell short (of the mark) - снаряды ложились с недолётом

to fall short of one's duty - не выполнить своего долга

to come /to fall/ short of smb.'s hopes [smb.'s expectations] - не оправдать чьих-л. надежд [чьих-л. ожиданий]

to come /to fall/ short of smb.'s dreams - разочаровать кого-л.

5. редк. кратко, сжато; отрывисто

to speak short and plain - говорить кратко и ясно

♢ to sell short см. sell short

to be taken short - эвф. ≅ надо кое-куда сходить

I was taken short - у меня живот схватило

НБАРС > short
5 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

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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

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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

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[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
6 short

1. adjective
1) kurz

a 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 before he left — kurz bevor er ging

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) knapp

be in short supply — knapp sein

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

the firm is short of staff — die Firma hat zu wenig Arbeitskräfte

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]

it is nothing short of miraculous — es ist ein ausgesprochenes Wunder

5) (brief, concise) kurz

a short history of Wales — eine kurz gefasste Geschichte von Wales

the 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; barsch

7) (Cookery) mürbe [Teig]

8)

sell oneself short — (fig.) sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen

sell somebody/something short — (fig.) jemanden/etwas unterschätzen
2. adverb
1) (abruptly) plötzlich

stop short — plötzlich abbrechen; [Musik, Gespräch:] jäh (geh.) abbrechen

stop short at something — über etwas (Akk.) nicht hinausgehen

stop somebody short — jemandem ins Wort fallen

pull up short — plötzlich anhalten

bring or pull somebody up short — jemanden stutzen lassen

2) (curtly) kurz angebunden; barsch

3) (before the expected place or time)

jump/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...

short 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?
3. noun
1) (Electr. coll.) Kurze, der (ugs.)

2) (coll.): (drink) Schnaps, der (ugs.)
4. transitive verb
(Electr. coll.) kurzschließen
5. intransitive verb
(Electr. coll.) einen Kurzschluss kriegen (ugs.)

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

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

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

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

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

6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) mürbe
2. adverb
1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) kurzerhand

2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) zu kurz

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- 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
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short

[ʃɔ:t, AM ʃɔ:rt]

I. adj

1. (not long) kurz

Jo's \short for Josephine Jo ist die Kurzform von Josephine

2. (not tall) klein

3. (not far) kurz

\short distance kurze Strecke

a \short haul eine kurze Strecke [o Fahrt]

a \short hop ein Katzensprung m

at \short range aus kurzer Entfernung

4. (brief) kurz

to have a \short memory ein kurzes Gedächtnis haben

at \short notice kurzfristig

in the \short term kurzfristig, in nächster Zeit

\short trip Kurztrip m

\short and sweet kurz und schmerzlos

5. (not enough)

we're £15 \short to pay the bill uns fehlen 15 Pfund, um die Rechnung bezahlen zu können

we're still one person \short to make up a quiz team uns fehlt noch eine Person für ein Quizteam

to be \short [of cash] ( fam) knapp bei Kasse sein

we're a bit \short of coffee wir haben nur noch wenig Kaffee

to be \short of breath außer Atem sein

to be \short of space wenig Platz haben, räumlich beengt sein

to be in \short supply schwer zu beschaffen sein, knapp sein

to be \short of time wenig Zeit haben

▪ to be \short on sth von etw dat wenig haben

to be \short on brains nur wenig im Kopf haben

6. LING

\short vowel kurzer Vokal, Kurzvokal m

7. pred (not friendly)

▪ to be \short [with sb] [jdm gegenüber] kurz angebunden sein

8. STOCKEX

\short position Baisseposition f

9.

▶ the \short answer is ‘no’ die Antwort ist kurz und bündig ‚nein‘

▶ to not be \short of a bob or two BRIT, AUS ( fam) reich sein

▶ to draw [or get] the \short straw den Kürzeren ziehen

▶ to get [or be given] \short shrift kurz abgefertigt werden

▶ to have a \short fuse sich akk schnell aufregen

he has a \short fuse bei ihm brennt leicht die Sicherung durch fam

▶ to have sb by the \short hairs [or by the \short and curlies] esp BRIT (sl) jdn in der Hand haben

▶ to make \short shrift of sth mit etw dat kurzen Prozess machen, etw schnell erledigen

▶ to make \short work of sb mit jdm kurzen Prozess machen

▶ to make \short work of sth etw schnell erledigen

II. n

1. FILM Kurzfilm m

2. ELEC ( fam) Kurzer m

3. BRIT ( fam: alcoholic drink) Kurzer m, Stamperl nt ÖSTERR

III. adv

to cut sth \short etw abkürzen

I had to cut our holiday \short ich musste unseren Urlaub unterbrechen

they never let the children go \short sie ließen es den Kindern an nichts fehlen

to fall \short of sth etw nicht erreichen, hinter etw dat zurückbleiben; of expectations etw dat nicht entsprechen

to go [or AM usu be] \short [of sth] etw zu wenig haben

to stop sb \short jdn unterbrechen

to stop sth \short etw abbrechen

she stopped \short of accusing him of lying beinahe hätte sie ihm vorgeworfen, dass er log

▶ to be caught [or taken] \short BRIT ( hum fam) dringend [aufs Klo] müssen fam

▶ in \short kurz gesagt

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[ʃɔːt]
1. adj (+er)

1) kurz; steps, person klein; waist (of dress) hoch

a short way off — nicht weit entfernt

to 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

short back and sides — kurzer Haarschnitt

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 —

to take the short view — die Sache auf kurze Sicht betrachten

in short order ( US inf ) — sofort

short drink — Kurze(r) m (inf), Schnaps m

2) (LING) vowel, syllable kurz; (= unstressed) unbetont

3) (= brief) kurz

short and sweet — schön kurz, kurz und ergreifend (iro)

the short answer is that he refused — kurz gesagt, er lehnte ab

in short — kurz gesagt

she's called Pat for short — sie wird kurz or einfach Pat genannt

Pat is short for Patricia — Pat ist die Kurzform von Patricia

4) (= curt) reply knapp; (= rude) barsch, schroff; manner, person schroff, kurz angebunden (inf)

to have a short temper — unbeherrscht sein

his short temper — seine Unbeherrschtheit

to be short with sb — jdn schroff behandeln, jdm gegenüber kurz angebunden sein (inf)

5) (= insufficient) zu wenig inv; rations knapp

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

to be short of time — wenig Zeit haben

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

to give sb short change — jdm zu wenig herausgeben or zu wenig Wechselgeld geben

See:

→ breath, measure

6) (FIN) sale ohne Deckung, ungedeckt; loan, bill kurzfristig

short stock — auf Baisse gekaufte Aktien

7) pastry mürbe

2. adv

1)

(= below the expected amount) to fall short (arrow etc) — zu kurz landen; (shot) zu kurz sein; (supplies etc) nicht ausreichen

that's where the book falls short — daran fehlt es dem Buch

to 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

production has fallen short by 100 tons — die Produktion ist um 100 Tonnen zu niedrig

to go short (of money/food etc) — zu wenig (Geld/zu essen etc) haben

we never went short — wir hatten immer genügend

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

they never let the children go short — sie ließen es den Kindern an nichts fehlen

we are running short (of water/time) — wir haben nicht mehr viel (Wasser/Zeit)

I'm running short of ideas — mir gehen die Ideen aus

my patience is running short — meine Geduld ist bald zu Ende

sugar/water is running short — Zucker/Wasser ist knapp

to sell sb short (in shop) — jdm zuwenig geben

to sell oneself short (inf) — sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen, sich unter Wert verkaufen

to sell short (Fin) — ungedeckt or ohne Deckung verkaufen

2) (= abruptly, suddenly) plötzlich, abrupt

to pull up or stop short (while driving) — plötzlich or abrupt anhalten; (while walking also) plötzlich or abrupt stehen bleiben

to stop short (while talking) — plötzlich or unvermittelt innehalten

to stop sb short — jdn unterbrechen

to stop sth short — etw abbrechen

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 catch sb short (inf) — jdn in einer Verlegenheit antreffen

to be caught short by sth — auf etw (acc) nicht vorbereitet sein

3)

it is nothing short of robbery — das ist glatter Diebstahl

nothing short of a revolution can... — nur eine Revolution kann...

it's little short of madness — das grenzt an Wahnsinn

it's little short of murder — das ist ja schon fast Mord

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 m
to have/get sb by the short and curlies ( Brit inf ) — jdn am Wickel haben/kriegen (inf)

See:

→ long

4. vt (ELEC)
kurzschließen
5. vi (ELEC)
einen Kurzschluss haben
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short [ʃɔː(r)t]

A adj (adv → shortly)

1. (räumlich und zeitlich) kurz:

a short life (memory, street, etc);

a short time ago vor kurzer Zeit, vor Kurzem;

get the short end of the stick US umg schlecht wegkommen (bei einer Sache);

short holiday (bes US vacation) Kurzurlaub m; → hair Bes Redew, run A 1 a, shrift 2, ton¹ 1 b, work A 1

2. klein (von Gestalt)

3. kurz, knapp (Rede etc). “phone” is short for “telephone” „phone“ ist die Kurzform von „telephone“

4. kurz angebunden, barsch

5. knapp (Rationen, Stunde etc):

time was short;

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 zurückbleiben

7. 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;

they are one player short SPORT sie haben einen Mann weniger auf dem Platz oder Eis

8. knapp (of an dat):

short of breath kurzatmig;

short of cash ( oder money) knapp bei Kasse umg;

they ran short of bread das Brot ging ihnen aus ( → A 5)

9. mürbe (Gebäck etc)

10. brüchig (Metall etc)

11. besonders WIRTSCH kurzfristig, auf kurze Sicht (Wechsel etc):

at short date kurzfristig; → notice A 4

12. WIRTSCH Baisse…

13. a) klein, in einem kleinen Glas serviert:

short drink Schnaps m, Kurze(r) m

b) stark, unverdünnt

B adv

1. kurz(erhand), plötzlich, jäh, abrupt:

cut sb short jemandem über den Mund fahren, jemandem das Wort abschneiden fig,;

be taken ( oder caught) short umg dringend (verschwinden oder austreten) müssen;

stop short jäh innehalten, stutzen ( → B 3)

2. zu kurz:

throw short

3. short of

a) (kurz oder knapp) vor (dat),

b) 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:

sell short

a) ohne Deckung verkaufen, fixen,

b) fig umg bagatellisieren

C s

1. (etwas) Kurzes, z. B.

a) Kurzfilm m

b) MUS kurzer Ton

c) LIT kurze Silbe

d) LING Kürze f, kurzer Laut

e) (Morse) Punkt m, kurzes Zeichen; → long¹ C 1

2. 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 n

4. pl, auch pair of shorts

a) Shorts pl,

b) bes US (Herren)Unterhose f

5. ELEK Kurze(r) m umg (Kurzschluss)

6. WIRTSCH Baissespekulant(in)

7. pl WIRTSCH

a) ohne Deckung verkaufte Waren pl oder Wertpapiere pl

b) zur Deckung benötigte Wertpapiere pl (beim Blankoverkauf)

8. pl TECH Abfall- oder Nebenprodukte pl

9. pl feine (Weizen)Kleie

D v/t umg für short-circuit 1

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1. adjective
1) kurz

a 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 before he left — kurz bevor er ging

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) knapp

be in short supply — knapp sein

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

the firm is short of staff — die Firma hat zu wenig Arbeitskräfte

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]

it is nothing short of miraculous — es ist ein ausgesprochenes Wunder

5) (brief, concise) kurz

a short history of Wales — eine kurz gefasste Geschichte von Wales

the 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; barsch

7) (Cookery) mürbe [Teig]

8)

sell oneself short — (fig.) sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen

sell somebody/something short — (fig.) jemanden/etwas unterschätzen
2. adverb
1) (abruptly) plötzlich

stop short — plötzlich abbrechen; [Musik, Gespräch:] jäh (geh.) abbrechen

stop short at something — über etwas (Akk.) nicht hinausgehen

stop somebody short — jemandem ins Wort fallen

pull up short — plötzlich anhalten

bring or pull somebody up short — jemanden stutzen lassen

2) (curtly) kurz angebunden; barsch

3) (before the expected place or time)

jump/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...

short 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?
3. noun
1) (Electr. coll.) Kurze, der (ugs.)

2) (coll.): (drink) Schnaps, der (ugs.)
4. transitive verb
(Electr. coll.) kurzschließen
5. intransitive verb
(Electr. coll.) einen Kurzschluss kriegen (ugs.)

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adj.

klein adj.

kurz adj.

English-german dictionary > short
7 short

1. n краткое содержание; суть

in short — вкратце, короче говоря, одним словом

for short — для краткости, сокращённо

they called him Tom for short — они называли его просто Томом

the long and the short of it is … — короче говоря, одним словом

short review — краткий обзор

short title — краткий заголовок

short multiply — краткое умножение

short messaging — обмен краткими сообщениями

2. n лингв. краткий гласный

to sentence short — приговорить к краткому сроку лишения свободы

3. n лингв. краткий слог

4. n лингв. знак краткости

short and — знак союза «и»

for short) — для краткости

for short — для краткости

for short. — для краткости

short accent — знак краткости над гласной

5. n разг. короткометражный фильм

documentary short — короткометражный документальный фильм

documentary short — короткометражный документальный фильм

feature short — короткометражный художественный фильм

short subject — короткометражный фильм

6. n разг. короткий отрывок, короткое произведение

short ribs — короткие рёбра; ложные рёбра

short shelf — короткая выделительная шина

short takeoff — взлет с коротким разбегом

short term — короткий срок; краткосрочный

short bridge — короткая средняя надстройка

7. n разг. малый рост

short fuzed — снабженный взрывателем с малым замедлением

short beam — пучок с малой длительностью импульса

to be short of stature — быть невысокого роста

short offset mode — режим с малым смещением

short normal device — малый потенциал-зонд

8. n разг. эл. разг. короткое замыкание

short wheelbase — короткая колесная база

short floor timber — короткий флортимберс

short cut tongue — коротко обрезанный язык

short dwell time — короткое время выдержки

short glass fibre — короткое стекловолокно

9. n разг. воен. недолёт

10. n разг. бирж. спекулянты, играющие на понижение

11. n разг. крепкий напиток, спиртное

short snorter — глоток спиртного; выпивка на скорую руку

12. n разг. «стаканчик»

13. a низкий, невысокий

a short man — человек низкого роста

short flour extraction — низкий выход муки

to come short — оказаться ниже

short column — низкая колонна

14. a короткий, краткий, недолгий

short holiday — короткий праздник

short address — короткое обращение

short memory — короткая память

short burst — короткая очередь

short turns — короткие номера

short bound — бросок

short letter

short syllable — краткий слог

a short time ago — недавно

make a long story short — короче говоря

short haul — короткий пробег транспорта

short run — короткий промежуток времени

short hole method — метод коротких скважин

short take-off — взлет с коротким разбегом

15. a краткосрочный

short bill — краткосрочный вексель

short loan — краткосрочная ссуда

short term credit — краткосрочный кредит

loan at short notice — краткосрочная ссуда

short borrowing — взять краткосрочную ссуду

short term storage — краткосрочный хранение

money at a short notice — краткосрочный займ

16. a краткий, сжатый

to be short and to the point — говорить кратко и по существу

17. a кино короткометражный

short motion picture — короткометражный кинофильм

short film — короткометражный фильм

18. a урезанный; неполный

short time — неполный рабочий день

workers were put on short time — рабочие были переведены на неполный рабочий день

short hours of work — сокращённые часы работы

short measure — неполная мера, недомер

work short hours — работать неполный рабочий день

work on short time — работать неполную рабочую неделю

short or long translation — частичный или полный перевод

19. a неполный, примерный

a short ten miles — каких-то десять миль

20. a некомплектный, неукомплектованный

21. a скудный, бедный

short allowance — скудное содержание

short purse — тощий кошелёк; безденежье

to be on short commons — скудно питаться, недоедать, «поститься»

22. a недостаточный; испытывающий нехватку

to be short of food — испытывать недостаток в пище

to be short in weight — весить меньше нормы

to be short in proofs — иметь недостаточно доказательств

to be short of breath — задыхаться, тяжело дышать; запыхаться

been in short supply — имел недостаточное снабжение

being in short supply — недостаточное снабжение

23. a неудовлетворительный

short bran — плохо высеянные отруби

24. a ком. продающийся без покрытия

short sale — продажа на срок без покрытия

go short — продавать ценные бумаги без наличия

going short — продажа ценных бумаг без наличия

gone short — продавать ценные бумаги без наличия

short clear — короткая свиная серединка без костей

cover of short position — покрытие короткой позиции

25. a бирж. разг. играющий на понижение

26. adv резко, круто; внезапно, неожиданно

to stop short — неожиданно остановиться

short lay — крутой спуск

to stop short — внезапно замолчать

to stop short — резко остановиться

27. adv преждевременно, до срока

to cut the course of events short — оборвать ход событий, не дать событиям прийти к их естественному завершению

short life item — предмет с коротким сроком службы

borrowing short — берущий взаймы на короткий срок

to borrow short — брать взаймы на короткий срок

borrowed short — брать взаймы на короткий срок

short notice — сокращенный срок уплаты тарифа

28. adv коротко

to cut a stick short — укоротить палку

short hold — короткий трюм

short sea — короткая волна

short ton — короткая тонна

in short — короче говоря,

short hole — короткая летка

29. adv близко, недалеко, на близком расстоянии

short haul delivery — перевозка на короткое расстояние

short haul hop — перевозка на короткое расстояние

short pouring — разливка с близкого расстояния

a short distance away — недалеко, неподалёку

at short range — на близком расстоянии

30. adv не доходя, не достигнув

the shells fell short — снаряды ложились с недолётом

short interest — доход от краткосрочных вложений

31. adv редк. кратко, сжато; отрывисто

to speak short and plain — говорить кратко и ясно

Синонимический ряд:

1. abruptly (adj.) abruptly; suddenly; unawares

2. bluff (adj.) abrupt; bluff; blunt; brusque; crusty; gruff; rough; short-spoken; snippety; snippy

3. brief (adj.) breviloquent; brief; compendiary; compendious; concise; condensed; direct; fleeting; hasty; laconic; lean; quick; sententious; short and sweet; succinct; summary; terse

4. brittle (adj.) brittle; crisp; crumbly; crunchy; friable

5. curt (adj.) curt; impatient; inconsiderate; rude; sharp; short-tempered; testy; thoughtless; unceremonious; uncivil; ungracious

6. deficient (adj.) deficient; failing; inadequate; incomplete; insufficient; lacking; meager; scant; scanty; scarce; scrimpy; shy; skimpy; slender; unsufficient; wanting

7. dwarfish (adj.) dwarfish; squat; stubby; stunted

8. inferior (adj.) below; inferior; substandard; unacceptable

9. low-set (adj.) low-set; low-statured

10. small (adj.) diminutive; little; low; slight; small; tiny; undersized

11. substance (noun) amount; body; burden; core; crux; gist; kernel; matter; meat; nub; nubbin; pith; purport; sense; strength; substance; sum and substance; sum total; thrust; upshot

12. spare (verb) scant; skimp; spare; stint

13. unawares (other) aback; abruptly; asudden; forthwith; sudden; suddenly; unanticipatedly; unaware; unawaredly; unawares; unexpectedly

Антонимический ряд:

ample; bland; complete; comprehensive; congenial; copious; courteous; deferred; diffuse; distant; endless; exceeding; expanded; extended; large; long; rambling; tall

English-Russian base dictionary > short
8 short

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

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

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

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.) com falta de

6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) estaladiço
2. adverb
1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) de repente

2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) a curta distância

•

- 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.) apurar

- 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
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[ʃɔ:t] n 1 som curto, sílaba curta, coisa curta. 2 Electr curto-circuito. 3 venda de mercadorias que não estão em estoque. 4 filme de curta-metragem. • vt+vi dar curto circuito. vi Amer vender ações emprestadas com o intuito de manipular o mercado de ações. • adj 1 curto. 2 breve. 3 baixo, pequeno, não alto. 4 restrito, de pouco alcance. 5 insuficiente, pouco. 6 deficiente, inadequado. 7 limitado, escasso. 8 conciso, resumido. 9 abrupto, curto, rude. 10 friável, esboroável, que esfarela facilmente (bolo). 11 quebradiço (metal). 12 forte, concentrado (bebida). 13 com falta de (estoque). • adv 1 de modo curto. he cut me short / ele me interrompeu. 2 abruptamente, repentinamente. 3 brevemente, resumidamente. 4 inesperadamente. a short drink aperitivo, coquetel. a short five minutes em menos de cinco minutos. a short time ago pouco tempo atrás. at short notice sem aviso prévio. in short em resumo. make it short and sweet! seja breve! short of exceto. short on com falta de. something short coll coisa forte (bebida). the short and the long of it a história completa, tintim por tintim. to be short with somebody tratar uma pessoa secamente; tratar mal. he was very short with me / ele me tratou rudemente. to be/ to run/ to go/ to come short of something faltar, estar em falta, estar para acabar. we are short of flour / estamos com falta de farinha. we ran short of flour / nossa farinha tinha acabado. they go short of bread / falta-lhes pão. he is short of breath / ele tem falta de ar. I am short of cash / estou sem dinheiro. this comes (falls) short of the ideal / isto não corresponde ao ideal. it was nothing short of marvellous / foi simplesmente maravilhoso. to sell short a) vender para entrega a prazo. b) depreciar, subestimar. to stop short of something parar abruptamente; recusar-se a executar uma ação. the horse stopped short of the fence / o cavalo recusou-se a pular a cerca.

English-Portuguese dictionary > short
9 short

1. n

1) короткість, стислість

2) короткий зміст

3) лінгв. короткий голосний

4) короткий склад

5) знак короткості

6) розм. короткометражний фільм

feature (animated cartoon) short — короткометражний художній (мультиплікаційний) фільм

7) короткий уривок; короткий твір

8) ел., розм. коротке замикання

9) мальок

10) військ. недоліт

11) спекулянт, який грає на пониження

12) кондуктор, який не віддає хазяїну усіх виручених грошей

13) розм. міцний напій

14) чарка

for short — скорочено, для стислості

in short — коротше кажучи; одним словом

that's the long and the short of it — от і все

the short of the matter — сутність проблеми (питання, справи)

2. adj

1) короткий

short road — короткий шлях

short hair — коротке волосся

short letter — короткий лист

at (a) short range — на близькій відстані

short waves — рад. короткі хвилі

short arms — військ. короткоствольна зброя

short rifle — карабін

2) низький, невисокий

a short man — людина низького зросту

short tree — низьке дерево

3) короткочасний, нетривалий

short summer — нетривале літо

a short time ago — нещодавно

in a short time — незабаром, скоро

at (on) short notice — а) негайно, зразу ж, за короткий строк

6) військ. за першою вимогою

4) короткотерміновий, короткостроковий

short bill — короткостроковий вексель

5) короткий, стислий

to be short and to the point — говорити стисло і по суті

6) кін. короткометражний

short film — короткометражний фільм

7) скорочений, неповний

short time — неповний робочий день

short weight — недовага

8) неповний, приблизний; орієнтовний

a short eight miles — приблизно вісім миль

a short ten minutes — усього десять хвилин

9) некомплектний, неукомплектований

10) недостатній, убогий

to be short of (in) money — відчувати брак грошей

to be short in proofs — мати обмаль доказів

to be short of (in) breath — задихатися, важко дихати

to run short of money — витратити гроші

11) незадовільний

12) різкий, грубий

short answer — різка відповідь

short word — лайливе слово

13) міцний, нерозведений

short drink, something short — міцний напій, спиртне

14) розсипчастий; ламкий, крихкий

short pastry — розсипчасте (пісочне) тістечко

short bit — амер. монета в 10 центів

short blast — військ. дульна хвиля

short burst — коротка черга (з автоматичної зброї)

short circuit — ел. коротке замикання

short dead end — зал. тупик

short end — розм. несприятливе становище

short list — а) остаточний список; б) список допущених до останнього туру (конкурсу тощо)

short memory — коротка пам'ять

short of — а) не досягти (чогось); не доходячи (до чогось); б) що не відповідає чомусь; в) за винятком

short price — низька ставка (в парі)

short sea — неспокійне море

S. Seas — розм. Балтійське і Біле моря

short sight — короткозорість

short subject — короткометражний фільм

short temper — запальність

short ton — коротка тонна (= 907,2 кг)

short views — короткозорість, недалекоглядність

wind — задишка

short and sweet (like a donkey's gallop) — коротко і ясно

to make the long story short — коротше кажучи

somewhere short of London — десь не доїжджаючи до Лондона

3. adv

1) різко, круто; раптом, несподівано

to stop short — раптом (різко) зупинитися

to take smb. (up) short — а) захопити (застукати) когось зненацька; б) перервати чиєсь мовлення, не дати комусь висловитися

to break off short — закінчити (ся) несподівано

I am taken short — розм. у мене живіт схопило

2) передчасно, достроково

to cut smb.'s life short — передчасно обірвати чиєсь життя

3) коротко

to dress short — носити короткі сукні

to wear one's hair short — мати коротке волосся

4) близько, недалеко, на близькій відстані

5) не доходячи, не досягти

6) коротко, стисло; уривчасто

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I n
1) короткий зміст; суть

in short — коротенько, коротше кажучи, одним словом

for short — для стислості, скорочено

2) лiнгв. короткий голосний; короткий склад; знак короткості

3) короткометражний фільм; короткий уривок, короткий твір

4) малий ріст ( розмір чоловічого одягу)

5) eл. коротке замикання

6) вiйcьк. недоліт

7) = short sale [див. short II, I 7]

8) pl бірж. спекулянти, що грають на зниження

9) міцний напій, спиртне; "чарочка" ( чарка нерозбавленого віскі)
II a
1) короткий

2) низький, невисокий

3) короткий, недовгий, який недовго триває

a short time ago — недавно

in a short time — незабаром; короткотерміновий, короткостроковий

short bill — короткотерміновий вексель

short loan /money/ — короткотермінова позичка

4) короткий, стислий; кiнo короткометражний

5) урізаний; неповний

short measure — кoм. недомір

short weight — кoм. недовага; неповний, приблизний; некомплектний, неукомплектований

6) убогий, бідний; недостатній; який відчуває брак ( чого-небудь); незадовільний

7) кoм. який продається без покриття

short sale — продаж на термін без покриття; бірж. який грає на зниження

8) різкий, грубий, уривчастий; різкий, сухий ( про кашель)

9) міцний, нерозбавлений

short drink, something short — спиртне

10) розсипчастий; ламкий, крихкий

short and — знак & (типографський знак сполучника ",")

short views — короткозорість, недалекоглядність
III adv
1) різко, круто; раптово, зненацька

2) передчасно

3) коротко

4) близько, недалеко, на близькій відстані; не доходячи, не досягши

5) коротко, стисло; уривчасто

English-Ukrainian dictionary > short
10 short

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

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

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

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

5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) ne imeti dovolj

6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) drobljiv
2. adverb
1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) nenadoma

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

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- 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.) izbrati

- 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
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I [šc:t]
adjective

kratek, majhen; nizek; prosody nenaglašen; figuratively nezadosten, pičel (zaloga, obrok); prhek, drobljiv, lomljiv, lomen; figuratively nasajen, osoren, zadirčen, kratkih besedi, žaljiv; (o pijači) močan, hud

at short range — od blizu, iz bližine, na majhno razdaljo (oddaljenost)

for short — zaradi kratkosti

on short commons — slabo hranjen

little short of 5 dollars — ne polnih ɜ dolarjev, skoraj ɜ dolarjev

nothing short of — nič manj kot, skoraj

a short 10 miles — komaj 10 milj, (na pogled) manj od 10 milj

a short way off — ne daleč proč

short bill (paper) loan — kratkoročna menica, posojilo

short of breath — zasopel, nadušljiv

short of cash — brez gotovine

short circuit electrical kratek stik

short cut — bližnjica

short date — kratek rok

short drinks — nerazredčene (nemešane) močne alkoholne pijače

short of hands — brez zadostne delovne sile

short rations — pičli obroki

a short sea — kratki (morski) valovi

short sight — kratkovidnost

a short memory — kratek spomin

short and sweet — kratek in vsebinsko bogat (npr. govor)

short story — novela

short temper — razvnemljivost, nagla jeza

short ton — mera za težo (907,20 kg)

short weight — slaba vaga

a short time ago — pred kratkim

to be short with s.o. — biti kratkih besedi (osoren) s kom

to cut (to make) a long story short — na kratko povedati; skrajšati; skratka

to come (to fall) short of — ne izpolniti pričakovanj, ne zadovoljiti, razočarati

the copy falls of the original — kopija zaostaja za originalom

I am short of money — zmanjkalo mi je denarja, trda mi prede za denar

we are short of goods — nimamo robe

the bag is 3 pounds short — vreča tehta 3 funte premalo

the gate-money fell short of the expenses — vstopnina ni krila izdatkov

it is nothing short of treason — to je nič več in nič manj kot (čisto enostavna) izdaja

it would be little short of madness — to bi bila skoraj norost

to come short of one's duty — ne izpolniti svoje dolžnosti

his joy had but a short time — njegovo veselje je bilo (le) kratko

to make short work of — hitro opraviti z

to make short shrift of figuratively napraviti kratek proces z

I ran short of bread — zmanjkalo mi je kruha

to give short weight — dajati slabo vago, goljufati pri teži

to grow shorter — zmanjšati se

to take short views — videti le sedanjost, ne videti daleč

to be of short breath — biti ob sapo, biti nadušljiv
II [šɔ:t]
adverb

na kratko, nenadoma, naenkrat, naglo; neposredno, naravnost, brez ovinkov; nezadostno; osorno; economy brez kritja

short of — razen, z izjemo; skoraj

short of killing he will do anything — razen ubijanja je zmožen vsega

it was little short of a miracle — to je bil skoraj čudež

to cut s.o. short — prekiniti koga (v govoru)

cut it short! — povej na kratko!

to jump short — prekratko skočiti

to pull up short — naglo ustaviti

to sell short — pod ceno prodajati, (borza) prodajati brez kritja, špekulirati na baisse

to stop short — nenadoma se ustaviti

to be taken short — znajti se v stiski

to take s.o. up short — prekiniti koga
III [šɔ:t]
noun

kratek (dokumentaren, risan itd.) film; kratek zlog (samoglasnik), kratka oblika; znak za kračino samoglasnika (a); economy deficit, primanjkljaj, manko; electrical kratek stik; plural kratke hlače; plural stranski produkti

in short — na kratko, skratka, z eno besedo

the long and the short of it is that... — nakratko povedano je stvar ta, da...

Bob is short for Robert — Bob je skrajšana beseda za Robert

he is called Joe for short — na kratko mu rečejo Joe

English-Slovenian dictionary > short
11 short

I [ʃɔːt]
aggettivo

1) (not long-lasting) [stay, walk, speech, period] breve; [ course] di breve durata; [ memory] corto

a short time ago — poco tempo fa

in four short years — nel breve spazio di quattro anni

to work shorter hours — lavorare meno ore

the days are getting shorter — le giornate si stanno accorciando

the short answer is that — per farla breve

2) (not of great length) [fur, hair, dress, stick] corto; (very short) [fur, hair] raso; [ distance] breve

too short in the sleeves — [ garment] corto di maniche

3) (not tall) [ person] basso

4) (scarce) [food, supply] scarso

time is getting short — il tempo sta per finire

he gave me a short measure — (in shop) mi ha fregato sul peso

5) (lacking)

he is short of sth. — gli manca qcs.

to be short on — [ person] mancare di [talent, tact]

to go short of — essere a corto di [clothes, money, food]

my wages are Ј 30 short — ho preso 30 sterline in meno sullo stipendio

I'm running short of sth. — sto esaurendo qcs

6) (in abbreviation)

Tom is short for Thomas — Tom è il diminutivo di Thomas

this is Nicholas, Nick for short — ti presento Nicholas, per gli amici Nick

7) mai attrib. (abrupt)

to be short with sb. — essere brusco con qcn

8) ling. [ vowel] breve

9) econ. [loan, credit] a breve termine

10) gastr. [ pastry] frolla

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short and sweet — rapido e indolore

to make short work of sth., sb. — liquidare qcs., qcn. in fretta
II [ʃɔːt]
avverbio

1) (abruptly) [ stop] improvvisamente

2) in short in breve, brevemente

3) short of (just before) un po' prima di; (just less than) poco meno di

that's nothing short of blackmail! — non è altro che un ricatto! (except) a meno di

short of locking him in, I can't stop him — a meno di non chiuderlo in casa, non posso fermarlo

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to bring o pull sb. up short cogliere qcn. di sorpresa; to sell oneself short sottovalutarsi; to be caught short — essere colto di sorpresa o preso alla sprovvista
III 1. [ʃɔːt]
nome

1) (drink) cicchetto m.

2) el. corto m.

3) cinem. cortometraggio m.

4) econ. (deficit) ammanco m., deficit m.
2.
nome plurale shorts shorts m., pantaloncini m.; (underwear) mutande f. da uomo

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the long and short of it is that they... — il succo del discorso è che loro
IV [ʃɔːt]
verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo short-circuit

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[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.) basso

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

4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) privo di, in meno

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

6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) frollo, friabile
2. adverb
1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) di colpo, improvvisamente

2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) (tutt'a un tratto)

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- 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.) (mettere nella rosa dei candidati)

- 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
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I [ʃɔːt]
aggettivo

1) (not long-lasting) [stay, walk, speech, period] breve; [ course] di breve durata; [ memory] corto

a short time ago — poco tempo fa

in four short years — nel breve spazio di quattro anni

to work shorter hours — lavorare meno ore

the days are getting shorter — le giornate si stanno accorciando

the short answer is that — per farla breve

2) (not of great length) [fur, hair, dress, stick] corto; (very short) [fur, hair] raso; [ distance] breve

too short in the sleeves — [ garment] corto di maniche

3) (not tall) [ person] basso

4) (scarce) [food, supply] scarso

time is getting short — il tempo sta per finire

he gave me a short measure — (in shop) mi ha fregato sul peso

5) (lacking)

he is short of sth. — gli manca qcs.

to be short on — [ person] mancare di [talent, tact]

to go short of — essere a corto di [clothes, money, food]

my wages are Ј 30 short — ho preso 30 sterline in meno sullo stipendio

I'm running short of sth. — sto esaurendo qcs

6) (in abbreviation)

Tom is short for Thomas — Tom è il diminutivo di Thomas

this is Nicholas, Nick for short — ti presento Nicholas, per gli amici Nick

7) mai attrib. (abrupt)

to be short with sb. — essere brusco con qcn

8) ling. [ vowel] breve

9) econ. [loan, credit] a breve termine

10) gastr. [ pastry] frolla

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short and sweet — rapido e indolore

to make short work of sth., sb. — liquidare qcs., qcn. in fretta
II [ʃɔːt]
avverbio

1) (abruptly) [ stop] improvvisamente

2) in short in breve, brevemente

3) short of (just before) un po' prima di; (just less than) poco meno di

that's nothing short of blackmail! — non è altro che un ricatto! (except) a meno di

short of locking him in, I can't stop him — a meno di non chiuderlo in casa, non posso fermarlo

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to bring o pull sb. up short cogliere qcn. di sorpresa; to sell oneself short sottovalutarsi; to be caught short — essere colto di sorpresa o preso alla sprovvista
III 1. [ʃɔːt]
nome

1) (drink) cicchetto m.

2) el. corto m.

3) cinem. cortometraggio m.

4) econ. (deficit) ammanco m., deficit m.
2.
nome plurale shorts shorts m., pantaloncini m.; (underwear) mutande f. da uomo

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the long and short of it is that they... — il succo del discorso è che loro
IV [ʃɔːt]
verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo short-circuit

English-Italian dictionary > short
12 short

[ʃɔːt] 1. adj
( not long) krótki; ( not tall) niski; ( curt) szorstki
2. n
film m krótkometrażowy

money is short — brakuje pieniędzy

we are short of staff — brakuje nam personelu

I'm three pounds short — mam o trzy funty za mało, brakuje mi trzech funtów

in short — jednym słowem

meat/petrol is in short supply — brakuje mięsa/benzyny

short of sth/doing sth — bez posuwania się do +gen

it is short for … — to skrót od +gen

a short time ago — niedawno (temu)

in the short term — na krótką metę

to cut short — speech ucinać (uciąć perf); visit skracać (skrócić perf)

everything short of … — wszystko z wyjątkiem +gen

to fall short of expectations — zawodzić (zawieść perf) oczekiwania

we were running short of food — zaczynało nam brakować żywności

to stop short — (nagle) przestać ( perf) or przerwać ( perf)

to stop short of — powstrzymywać się (powstrzymać się perf) przed +instr

See also:

- shorts

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

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

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

4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) na minusie, za mało

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

6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) kruchy
2. adverb
1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) nagle

2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) za blisko

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- 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.) wyselekcjonować

- 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

English-Polish dictionary > short
13 short

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

2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) lágur, lágvaxinn

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

4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) sem vantar upp á

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

6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) stökkur
2. adverb
1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) snögglega

2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) ná ekki settu marki

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- 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.) setja á úrtökulista

- 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

English-Icelandic dictionary > short
14 short

kevesebb, nem teljes, lobbanékony, rövid lejáratú to short: rövidzárlatot okoz, rövidre záródik, rövidre zár
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[ʃo:t] 1. adjective
1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) rövid

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

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

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

5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) vminek szűkében van

6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) omlós
2. adverb
1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) hirtelen

2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) vmin innen

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- 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.) szűkített listába felvesz

- 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

English-Hungarian dictionary > short
15 short

adj. alçak, kısa, kısa kesilmiş, az, bodur, bücür, kısa boylu, özet, yetersiz, eksik, kestirme, kıt, tam olmayan, sert (içki), iyi pişmiş, gevrek, çıtır çıtır, hariç, kısa vadeli, çapaklı [met.]
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adv. eksik, aniden, birden, haricinde, dışında
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n. kısa metrajlı film, kısa devre, kontak, kasa açığı, kısa hece, kısa okunuşlu ünlü
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v. kısa devre yaptırmak

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

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

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

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

5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) az, yetersiz

6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) gevrek
2. adverb
1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) anîden, birden

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

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- 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.) son elemeye kalanlar listesine koymak

- 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

English-Turkish dictionary > short
16 short

• oikosulkea

electricity

• oikosulku

• riittämätön

• niukka

• täpäryys

• hauras

• hetkellinen

• töykeä

• vajaamittainen

• vajavainen

• vajanainen

• vajaa

• väkevä

• puutteellinen

• merkityksellinen

• murea

• sekoittamaton

• suppea

• kuohkea

• pieni

• lyhyt

• lyhyt valuuttapositio

• lyhytaikainen

• lyhytfilmi

• lyhytkasvuinen

• lyhytsanainen

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

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

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

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

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

6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) murea
2. adverb
1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) äkisti

2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) jäädä lyhyeksi

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- 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.) valita jatkoon (hakijoista)

- 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

English-Finnish dictionary > short
17 short

§ მოკლე, არასაკმარისი, მოულოდნელად, უდროოდ; მოკლე ბგერა

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1 მოკლე

a short stick / dress / introduction / life მოკლე ჯოხი /კაბა / შესავალი / ცხოვრება

in short მოკლედ რომ ვთქვათ

for short შემოკლებით, მოკლედ

to cut a long story short მოკლედ რომ მოგიყვეთ

●●a short way off / a short distance from ახლოს

2 დაბალი

a short man პატარა / დაბალი კაცი

short grass დაბალი ბალახი

3 ცოტა

for a short while / time ცოტა ხნით

a short time ago ცოტა ხნის წინ

time is getting short ცოტა დრო გვრჩება

4 უკმეხი, ფიცხი

he was short with her უხეშად მოქცევა

he has a short temper ფიცხი ხასიათი აქვს

5 აკლია, არ ყოფნის

I'm short of time დრო არ მყოფნის

I'm running short of petrol ბენზინი მითავდება

I'm short of money ფული მიჭირს

we are short of bread ფული მითავდება

this is one kilo short ამას ერთი კილო აკლია

he gave me short weight / change წონაში მომატყუა // ხურდა დამაკლო

●●he was short of breath ქოშინი აუვარდა

6 უცებ, უცბად

to stop short უცბად გაჩერება

to cut a trip short მოგზაურობის უცაბედი შეწყვეტა

ultra-short ულტრამოკლე

I'm short of money ფული მიჭირს / ხელმოკლედ ვარ

we are short of labour მუშახელი გვაკლია

I had a short stay there ცოტა ხნით დავრჩი

he is short of stature დაბალია, ტანმორჩილია

though he is short, he is very strong თუმცა დაბალია, მაგრამ ძალიან ღონიერია

we took a short cut მოკლეზე გადავედით

I'll make short work of it / of him ხელად გავაკეთებ // მას ხელად გავუსწორდები

she cut him short სიტყვა შეაწყვეტინა

I'll cut a long story short მოკლედ ვიტყვი

we took a short cut გზა მოკლეზე გადავჭერით

a short cut უმოკლესი გზა

a short crop მოკლედ შეჭრილი თმა

fall short of დაკლება, გამოლევა

he broke short their conversation საუბარი შეაწყვეტინა

short odds თითქმის თანაბარი შანსები

short memory გულმავიწყობა

short circuit მოკლე ჩართვა

English-Georgian dictionary > short
18 short

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

2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) neliels; maza auguma-

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

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

5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) trūcīgs; nepietiekams

6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) trausls
2. adverb
1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) pēkšņi; spēji

2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) tuvāk; ne tik tālu; par tuvu

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- 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.) ierakstīt kandidātu sarakstā

- 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
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īsums; īss patskanis; īsa zilbe; īsuma zīme; īsmetrāžas filma; īssavienojums; alkoholisks dzēriens; smalkas klijas; atkritumi; tuvlidojums; aprauts, strups; strups; īss; maza auguma; nepietiekams; drupans, trausls; stiprs; spēji, pēkšņi

English-Latvian dictionary > short
19 short

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

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

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

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

5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) stokojantis, trūkstamas

6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) trapus
2. adverb
1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) netikėtai, staiga

2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) per arti, ne tiek, kiek reikia, per mažai

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- 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.) įtraukti į galutinį kandidatų sąrašą

- 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

English-Lithuanian dictionary > short
20 short

adj. kort; knapp, bristande; liten, minskad; outspädd; mindre; mör
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adv. plötsligt, tvärt; i korthet; på kanten; innan slutet
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n. kortslutning (slang); kort (som i "kort sagt"); outspädd drink; kortfilm (slang)
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v. förkorta, korta

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

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

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

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

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

6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) mör, skör, som smular sig lätt
2. adverb
1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) tvärt, plötsligt

2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) för kort

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- 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.) sätta upp på slutlistan

- 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

English-Swedish dictionary > short

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