it's two kilos short

they only live a short way off o away — viven muy cerca

a short while ago — hace poco rato, hace un ratito (fam)

short and sweet — (set phrase)

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

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

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

bathing shorts — traje m de baño, bañador m (Esp)

• 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

• to win by a short head — (Racing) ganar por una cabeza escasa

• to be short in the leg — [person] tener las piernas cortas

• 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

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

• 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

• "Pat" is short for "Patricia" — "Patricia" se abrevia en "Pat"

• in short — en pocas palabras, en resumen

• 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

• to come short of — no alcanzar

• to cut sth short — suspender algo

• to fall short of — no alcanzar

• to go short of — pasarse sin

• we're running short of bread — tenemos poco pan, se nos acaba el pan (LAm)

• 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

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

short story N — cuento m

short story writer — escritor(a) m / f de cuentos

short wave N — (Rad) onda f corta

they only live a short way off o away — viven muy cerca

a short while ago — hace poco rato, hace un ratito (fam)

short and sweet — (set phrase)

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

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

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

bathing shorts — traje m de baño, bañador m (Esp)

come and sit by me — ven a sentarte a mi lado or junto a mí

he had two children by his second wife — tuvo dos hijos con or de su segunda mujer

by the look of things — por lo visto or al parecer

she broke the record by several seconds — batió el récord en or por varios segundos

little by little — poco a poco, de a poco (CS)

divide six by three — divide seis por or entre tres

call o stop by on your way to work — pasa por casa de camino al trabajo

by and by: by and by they came to the clearing al poco rato llegaron al claro; it's going to rain by and by va a llover dentro de poco; by and large por lo general, en general; by the by — see bye I

the house by the church — la casa que está al lado de or junto a la iglesia

come and sit by me — ven y siéntate a mi lado or junto a mí

"where's the bank?" - "it's by the post office" — -¿dónde está el banco? -está al lado de or junto a la oficina de correos

which route did you come by? — ¿por dónde or por qué camino or por qué ruta viniste?

I'll be back by midnight — estaré de vuelta antes de or para la medianoche

• by the time I got there it was too late — cuando llegué ya era demasiado tarde

• by that time or by then I knew — para entonces ya lo sabía

• to sell sth by the dozen — vender algo por docenas

• we get paid by the hour — nos pagan por horas

• we sell by the kilo — vendemos por kilos

• we charge by the kilometre — cobramos por kilómetro

• little by little — poco a poco

• one by one — uno tras otro, uno a uno

• two by two — de dos en dos

• by air — [travel] en avión; [send] por avión, por vía aérea

• by bus/ car — en autobús/coche

• to pay by cheque — pagar con cheque

• made by hand — hecho a mano

• by land — por tierra

• by the light of the moon/a candle — a la luz de la luna/de una vela

• by rail or train — en tren

• by sea — por mar

it's all right by me — por mí no hay problema or está bien

• to divide by — dividir por or entre

• to multiply by — multiplicar por

by heaven * — por Dios

• they wouldn't let me by — no me dejaban pasar

• she rushed by without stopping — pasó a toda prisa, sin pararse

• by and by, I'll be with you by and by — enseguida estoy contigo

• close or hard by — muy cerca

• by and large — en general, por lo general

• to put sth by — poner algo a un lado

come and sit by me — ven a sentarte a mi lado or junto a mí

he had two children by his second wife — tuvo dos hijos con or de su segunda mujer

by the look of things — por lo visto or al parecer

she broke the record by several seconds — batió el récord en or por varios segundos

little by little — poco a poco, de a poco (CS)

divide six by three — divide seis por or entre tres

call o stop by on your way to work — pasa por casa de camino al trabajo

by and by: by and by they came to the clearing al poco rato llegaron al claro; it's going to rain by and by va a llover dentro de poco; by and large por lo general, en general; by the by — see bye I