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1 short for
(an abbreviation of: `Phone' is short for `telephone'; What is `Ltd.' short for?) okrajšava -
2 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) kratek2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) majhen3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) kratek4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) premajhen5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) ne imeti dovolj6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) drobljiv2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) nenadoma2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) prekratek•- 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.) izbrati- 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* * *I [šc:t]adjectivekratek, majhen; nizek; prosody nenaglašen; figuratively nezadosten, pičel (zaloga, obrok); prhek, drobljiv, lomljiv, lomen; figuratively nasajen, osoren, zadirčen, kratkih besedi, žaljiv; (o pijači) močan, hudat short range — od blizu, iz bližine, na majhno razdaljo (oddaljenost)little short of 5 dollars — ne polnih ɜ dolarjev, skoraj ɜ dolarjevnothing short of — nič manj kot, skoraja short 10 miles — komaj 10 milj, (na pogled) manj od 10 miljshort bill (paper) loan — kratkoročna menica, posojiloshort of breath — zasopel, nadušljivshort circuit electrical kratek stikshort and sweet — kratek in vsebinsko bogat (npr. govor)short temper — razvnemljivost, nagla jezashort ton — mera za težo (907,20 kg)to be short with s.o. — biti kratkih besedi (osoren) s komto cut (to make) a long story short — na kratko povedati; skrajšati; skratkato come (to fall) short of — ne izpolniti pričakovanj, ne zadovoljiti, razočaratiI am short of money — zmanjkalo mi je denarja, trda mi prede za denarto make short shrift of figuratively napraviti kratek proces zto give short weight — dajati slabo vago, goljufati pri težito take short views — videti le sedanjost, ne videti dalečto be of short breath — biti ob sapo, biti nadušljivII [šɔ:t]adverbna kratko, nenadoma, naenkrat, naglo; neposredno, naravnost, brez ovinkov; nezadostno; osorno; economy brez kritjashort of — razen, z izjemo; skorajto cut s.o. short — prekiniti koga (v govoru)cut it short! — povej na kratko!to sell short — pod ceno prodajati, (borza) prodajati brez kritja, špekulirati na baisseto take s.o. up short — prekiniti kogaIII [šɔ:t]nounkratek (dokumentaren, risan itd.) film; kratek zlog (samoglasnik), kratka oblika; znak za kračino samoglasnika (a); economy deficit, primanjkljaj, manko; electrical kratek stik; plural kratke hlače; plural stranski produktiin short — na kratko, skratka, z eno besedothe long and the short of it is that... — nakratko povedano je stvar ta, da... -
3 short-lived
adjective (living or lasting only for a short time: short-lived insects; short-lived enthusiasm.) kratkotrajen* * *[šɔ:tlivd]adjectivekratkotrajen; ki živi kratek čas -
4 for short
(as an abbreviation: His name is Victor, but we call him Vic for short.) na kratko -
5 short-list
noun (a list of candidates selected from the total number of applicants for a job etc.) seznam izbranih -
6 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.) na hitro -
7 go short
(to cause oneself not to have enough of something: Save this carton for tomorrow, or else we'll go short (of milk).) ne imeti -
8 be pressed for
(to be short of: I must hurry - I'm pressed for time.) biti v (časovni/denarni) stiski -
9 be pushed for
(to be short of; not to have enough of: I'm a bit pushed for time.) biti v (časovni...) stiski -
10 bra
(short for brassière.)* * *[bra:]nouncolloquially prsnik, nedrnjak, nedrček -
11 topper
(short for top hat.)* * *[tɔpə]nounobrezovalec, odrezovalec; colloquially izredna, kolosalna stvar; silen, močan človek; slang cilinder (pokrivalo); damski paletó -
12 who's
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13 where's
(short for where is, where has.) -
14 who'd
(short for who would, who should, who had.) -
15 who'll
(short for who shall, who will.) -
16 zoo
[zu:]((short for zoological garden) a place where wild animals are kept for the public to see, and for study, breeding etc.) živalski vrt* * *[zu:]nouncolloquially živalski vrt -
17 pro
I [prəu](short for professional.)II [prəu](the arguments for and against: Let's hear all the pros and cons before we make a decision.) za in proti* * *[próu]1.prepositionza, pro;2.nounzagovornik predloga, glas za; colloquially profesionalec -
18 sub
(short for several words eg submarine, subscription etc: He's the commander of a sub; Several people still haven't paid their subs.)* * *I [sʌb]prepositionpod, izpodsub judice — (Latin) neodločen, ki še teče (pravni primer)sub silentio — (Latin) tajno, zaupnosub voce — (Latin) glej pod (geslom) (v slovarjih itd.)II [sʌb]1.nouncolloquiallyskrajšano za subaltern, subscription, substitute, subway etc.nižji uradnik (častnik), subskripcija, namestnik, podzemeljska železnica (podhod) itd.;2.adjectivepomožen, zasilen, začasen;3.transitive verbzastopati, nadomeščati, vskočiti ( for za) -
19 advert
['ædvə:t](short for advertisement: I saw your advert in yesterday's newspaper.)* * *[ədvɜ:t]intransitive verb (to na) opozoriti, opozarjati; omeniti, namigavati -
20 ammo
['æməu](short for ammunition.)* * *I [aemou]nounslang municijaIIabbreviationcolloquially ammunition
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