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1 short
kevesebb, nem teljes, lobbanékony, rövid lejáratú to short: rövidzárlatot okoz, rövidre záródik, rövidre zár* * *[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) rövid2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) alacsony3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) kurta4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) kevesebb5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) vminek szűkében van6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) omlós2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) hirtelen2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) vmin innen•- 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.) szűkített listába felvesz- 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
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2 pheasant
fácán* * *['feznt]plurals - pheasants, pheasant; noun1) (a type of long-tailed bird, the male of which has brightly-coloured feathers and certain types of which are often shot for sport: a brace of pheasant(s); two pheasants.) fácán2) ((the flesh of) the bird as food: We had roast pheasant for dinner.) fácán -
3 whip
korbács, vadászinas, felhúzókötél (hajón), ostor to whip: suhan, korbácsol, ostoroz, csapkod, összevarr* * *[wip] 1. noun1) (a long cord or strip of leather attached to a handle, used for punishing people, driving horses etc: He carries a whip but he would never use it on the horse.) ostor2) (in parliament, a member chosen by his party to make sure that no one fails to vote on important questions.)2. verb1) (to strike with a whip: He whipped the horse to make it go faster; The criminals were whipped.) (meg)korbácsol2) (to beat (eggs etc).) felver3) (to move fast especially with a twisting motion like a whip: Suddenly he whipped round and saw me; He whipped out a revolver and shot her.) suhan; előránt•- whiplash- whipped cream
- whip up
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