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21 Short-spoken
adj.P. βραχύλογος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Short-spoken
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22 short-sighted
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23 cut short
1) (to make shorter than intended: He cut short his holiday to deal with the crisis.) διακόπτω2) (to cause (someone) to stop talking by interrupting them: I tried to apologize but he cut me short.) διακόπτω -
24 run short
1) ((of a supply) to become insufficient: Our money is running short.) τελειώνω2) ((with of) not to have enough: We're running short of money.) μου τελειώνει -
25 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.) την τελευταία στιγμή,χωρίς να μου δοθεί χρόνος -
26 be in short supply
((of goods etc) to be scarce: Bread is in short supply.) σε έλλειψη ή ανεπάρκεια -
27 by a short head
(by a very small amount: to win by a short head.) με μικρή διαφορά,με βραχεία κεφαλή -
28 fall short
( often with of) (to be not enough or not good enough etc: The money we have falls short of what we need.) υπολείπομαι -
29 for short
(as an abbreviation: His name is Victor, but we call him Vic for short.) για συντομία -
30 go short
(to cause oneself not to have enough of something: Save this carton for tomorrow, or else we'll go short (of milk).) έχω έλλειψη,μου τελειώνει -
31 in short supply
(not available in sufficient quantity: Fresh vegetables are in short supply.) που σπανίζει -
32 make short work of
(to dispose of very quickly: The children made short work of the ice-cream.) τελειώνω στα γρήγορα -
33 in short
(in a few words.) με λίγα λόγια -
34 the long and the short of it
(the whole story in a few words.) με λίγα λόγια -
35 bra
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36 topper
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37 we'll
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38 where's
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39 who'd
(short for who would, who should, who had.) -
40 who'll
(short for who shall, who will.)
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Short — Short, a. [Compar. {Shorter}; superl. {Shortest}.] [OE. short, schort, AS. scort, sceort; akin to OHG. scurz, Icel. skorta to be short of, to lack, and perhaps to E. shear, v. t. Cf. {Shirt}.] 1. Not long; having brief length or linear extension; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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