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1 short short story
mycket kort berättelse -
2 the long and the short of it
kort sagt, huvudsaken* * *(the whole story in a few words.) summan av kardemumman, kontentan -
3 to cut a long story short
för att göra en lång historia kort -
4 to make a long story short
kort sagt, för att fatta mig kort -
5 piece
n. bit; stycke; pjäs (i schack); musikstycke; mynt--------v. sätta ihop, lappa ihop* * *[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) stycke, bit2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) stycke, bit, lapp3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) stycke, verk4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) mynt5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) pjäs•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) gradvis- go all to pieces- go to pieces
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- piece together
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6 anecdote
n. anekdot* * *['ænikdout](a short amusing story, especially a true one: He told us anecdotes about politicians that he knew.) anekdot -
7 outline
n. kontur; skiss; ytterlinje; utkast; sammanfattning--------v. teckna konturerna av; skissa, skildra i stora drag; överlämna ett schematiskt utkast; förbereda en profil* * *1. noun1) (the line forming, or showing, the outer edge of something: He drew the outline of the face first, then added the features.) kontur[]2) (a short description of the main details of a plan etc: Don't tell me the whole story, just give me an outline.) översikt, sammanfattning, sammandrag2. verb(to draw or give the outline of.) teckna konturerna av, skildra i stora drag -
8 square
adj. fyrkantig; rutig; kvadratisk; vinkelrät; undersätsig; fyrkantig, konservativ; ärlig; renhårig, rättvis--------adv. i rät vinkel, vinkelrätt; rakt, rätt; hederligt, ärligt; fyrkantigt--------n. fyrkant; kvadrat; ruta; torg; kvarter; kvadrattal; konservativ person; vinkelhake--------v. göra fyrkantig, kvadrera; avpassa, lämpa; upphöja i kvadrat; göra upp, betala; muta; utjämna* * *[skweə] 1. noun1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) kvadrat2) (something in the shape of this.) fyrkant, ruta3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) torg4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) kvadrat2. adjective1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) kvadratisk, fyrkantig, markerad []2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) kvitt, jämn3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) kvadrat-4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) insnöad, mossig3. adverb1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) vinkelrätt2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) rakt, rätt4. verb1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) göra kvadratisk(fyrkantig, rätvinklig)2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) reglera, göra upp3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) passa ihop, stämma överens4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) upphöja i kvadrat•- squared- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
- go back to square one
- a square deal
См. также в других словарях:
short short story — n. a short story that is brief and usually has a surprise ending … English World dictionary
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short short story — a very short piece of prose fiction, much more condensed than the average short story. * * * … Universalium
short short story — a very short piece of prose fiction, much more condensed than the average short story … Useful english dictionary
short story — short story, adj. a piece of prose fiction, usually under 10,000 words. [1885 90] * * * Brief fictional prose narrative. It usually presents a single significant episode or scene involving a limited number of characters. The form encourages… … Universalium
Short Story — Short Sto|ry, die; , s, Short|sto|ry, die; , s [ ʃɔ:tstɔ:ri, ʃɔ:t stɔ:ri, auch: …stɔri ; engl. short story, aus: short ↑ (Shorts) u. story, ↑ Story]: Kurzgeschichte. * * * Short Sto|ry [ ʃɔ:t stɔ:rɪ], die; , s, (auch:) Short|sto|ry, die; , s… … Universal-Lexikon
Short Story — Short Sto|ry [ ʃɔ:t stɔ:ri] die; , s, auch Short|sto|ry die; , s <aus gleichbed. engl. amerik. short story, zu engl. story »Geschichte, Erzählung«> Kurzgeschichte, ↑Novelle … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
short story — short stories N COUNT A short story is a written story about imaginary events that is only a few pages long. He published a collection of short stories … English dictionary
short story — [ʃɔʀtstɔʀi] n. f. ÉTYM. 1955; mot angl., 1898, de short « court », et story « histoire ». ❖ ♦ Œuvre romanesque en général plus courte et moins élaborée que la nouvelle, dans les littératures de langue anglaise. ⇒ aussi Conte … Encyclopédie Universelle
short story — n a short written story about imaginary situations and characters … Dictionary of contemporary English
short story — noun count * a short piece of FICTION (=writing about an imaginary situation): a classic collection of short stories by Henry James … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
