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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?) kort2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) lille3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) kort4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) mangle5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) mangle6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) sprød2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) brat2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) mislykket•- 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-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* * *[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) kort2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) lille3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) kort4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) mangle5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) mangle6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) sprød2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) brat2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) mislykket•- 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-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 lanky
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3 lean
I [li:n] past tense, past participles - leant; verb1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) hælde2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) læne•- leaningII [li:n] adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) slank; mager2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) mager3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) mager•- leanness* * *I [li:n] past tense, past participles - leant; verb1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) hælde2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) læne•- leaningII [li:n] adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) slank; mager2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) mager3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) mager•- leanness
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