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81 short-sightedly
adverb imprevidente -
82 short-sightedness
noun miopia, imprevidência, falta de visão -
83 to be/to run/to go/to come short of something
to be/to run/to go/to come short of somethingfaltar, 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.English-Portuguese dictionary > to be/to run/to go/to come short of something
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84 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.) em cima da hora* * *at short noticesem aviso prévio. -
85 to be short with somebody
to be short with somebodytratar uma pessoa secamente; tratar mal. he was very short with me / ele me tratou rudemente. -
86 to fall short of
to fall short officar frustrado, enganado, logrado ou abaixo de, não alcançar, faltar ao cumprimento. the supplies fell short of the expected/os fornecimentos não corresponderam ao que era esperado. -
87 to stop short of something
to stop short of somethingparar abruptamente; recusar-se a executar uma ação. the horse stopped short of the fence / o cavalo recusou-se a pular a cerca. -
88 cut short
1) (to make shorter than intended: He cut short his holiday to deal with the crisis.) reduzir2) (to cause (someone) to stop talking by interrupting them: I tried to apologize but he cut me short.) interromper -
89 run short
1) ((of a supply) to become insufficient: Our money is running short.) acabar-se2) ((with of) not to have enough: We're running short of money.) acabar-se -
90 cut short
1) (to make shorter than intended: He cut short his holiday to deal with the crisis.) abreviar2) (to cause (someone) to stop talking by interrupting them: I tried to apologize but he cut me short.) cortar a palavra -
91 run short
1) ((of a supply) to become insufficient: Our money is running short.) ser insuficiente2) ((with of) not to have enough: We're running short of money.) estar com falta de -
92 Jockey short
Jock.ey short[dʒ'ɔki ʃɔ:t] n trademark cuecas. -
93 a short drink
a short drinkaperitivo, coquetel. -
94 a short five minutes
a short five minutesem menos de cinco minutos. -
95 a short time ago
a short time agopouco tempo atrás. -
96 a short time
a short timepouco tempo. -
97 at short sight
at short sighta curto prazo. -
98 cold-short
cold-short[k'ould ʃɔ:t] adj Tech quebradiço a frio (metal). -
99 he cut me short
he cut me shortele me interrompeu. -
100 he has come short of his duties
he has come short of his dutiesele não cumpriu seus deveres.English-Portuguese dictionary > he has come short of his duties
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