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1 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) stuttur2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) lágur, lágvaxinn3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) stuttur, skammur4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) sem vantar upp á5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) vera peningalítill6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) stökkur2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) snögglega2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) ná ekki settu marki•- 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-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 -
2 short-lived
adjective (living or lasting only for a short time: short-lived insects; short-lived enthusiasm.) skammlífur -
3 short-term
1) (concerned only with the near future: short-term plans.) skammtíma-2) (lasting only a short time: a short-term loan.) skammtíma- -
4 short for
(an abbreviation of: `Phone' is short for `telephone'; What is `Ltd.' short for?) stytting á -
5 short of
(not as far as or as much as: Our total came to just short of $1,000; We stopped five miles short of London.) minna/styttra en -
6 short-range
1) (not reaching a long distance: short-range missiles.) skammdrægur2) (not covering a long time: a short-range weather forecast.) skammtíma- -
7 short and sweet
His reply was short and sweet: `Get out!' he shouted.) stuttur og laggóður -
8 short circuit
the missing out by an electric current of a part of an electrical circuit (verb short-circuit) skammhlaup -
9 short-sighted
adjective (seeing clearly only things that are near: I don't recognize people at a distance because I'm short-sighted.) nærsÿnn -
10 short-tempered
adjective (easily made angry: My husband is very short-tempered in the mornings.) uppstökkur -
11 short-change
verb (to cheat (a buyer) by giving him too little change.) gefa minna til baka en rétt er -
12 short-handed
adjective (having fewer workers than are necessary or usual.) fáliðaður -
13 short-list
noun (a list of candidates selected from the total number of applicants for a job etc.) úrtökulisti yfir þá umsækjendur sem koma til greina -
14 short-sightedly
adverb af skammsÿni -
15 short-sightedness
noun skammsÿni -
16 cut short
1) (to make shorter than intended: He cut short his holiday to deal with the crisis.) stytta2) (to cause (someone) to stop talking by interrupting them: I tried to apologize but he cut me short.) grípa fram í -
17 run short
1) ((of a supply) to become insufficient: Our money is running short.) verða uppiskroppa2) ((with of) not to have enough: We're running short of money.) eiga ekki nóg af -
18 at short notice
(without much warning time for preparation etc: He had to make the speech at very short notice when his boss suddenly fell ill.) með stuttum fyrirvara -
19 be in short supply
((of goods etc) to be scarce: Bread is in short supply.) vera af skornum skammti -
20 by a short head
(by a very small amount: to win by a short head.) með litlum mun
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