short-sighted loan

short and sweet — bref/brève

to sell oneself short — se sous-estimer

to make short work of something/somebody — expédier quelque chose/quelqu'un

to be caught short — être pris d'un besoin pressant

the long and short of it is that they... — en un mot (comme en cent), ils...

a short time ago — poco tempo fa

in four short years — nel breve spazio di quattro anni

to work shorter hours — lavorare meno ore

the days are getting shorter — le giornate si stanno accorciando

the short answer is that — per farla breve

time is getting short — il tempo sta per finire

he is short of sth. — gli manca qcs.

my wages are Ј 30 short — ho preso 30 sterline in meno sullo stipendio

I'm running short of sth. — sto esaurendo qcs

Tom is short for Thomas — Tom è il diminutivo di Thomas

this is Nicholas, Nick for short — ti presento Nicholas, per gli amici Nick

to be short with sb. — essere brusco con qcn

short and sweet — rapido e indolore

to make short work of sth., sb. — liquidare qcs., qcn. in fretta

short of locking him in, I can't stop him — a meno di non chiuderlo in casa, non posso fermarlo

the long and short of it is that they... — il succo del discorso è che loro

a short time ago — poco tempo fa

in four short years — nel breve spazio di quattro anni

to work shorter hours — lavorare meno ore

the days are getting shorter — le giornate si stanno accorciando

the short answer is that — per farla breve

time is getting short — il tempo sta per finire

he is short of sth. — gli manca qcs.

my wages are Ј 30 short — ho preso 30 sterline in meno sullo stipendio

I'm running short of sth. — sto esaurendo qcs

Tom is short for Thomas — Tom è il diminutivo di Thomas

this is Nicholas, Nick for short — ti presento Nicholas, per gli amici Nick

to be short with sb. — essere brusco con qcn

short and sweet — rapido e indolore

to make short work of sth., sb. — liquidare qcs., qcn. in fretta

short of locking him in, I can't stop him — a meno di non chiuderlo in casa, non posso fermarlo

the long and short of it is that they... — il succo del discorso è che loro

loan at call — заём до востребования;

loan at interest — процентный заём;

loan at notice — заём до востребования;

loan for consumption — заём вещей, потребительный заём;

loan for exchange — заём вещей для потребления;

loan for use — ссуда, заём вещей для пользования;

loan on call — заём до востребования;

loan on collateral — заём под двойное обеспечение

within a short [space of] time — innerhalb kurzer Zeit

be in short supply — knapp sein

somebody/something is so much/so many short — jemandem/einer Sache fehlt soundsoviel/fehlen soundsoviele

keep somebody short [of something] — jemanden [mit etwas] kurz halten

the firm is short of staff — die Firma hat zu wenig Arbeitskräfte

he is just short of six feet/not far short of 60 — er ist knapp sechs Fuß [groß]/sechzig [Jahre alt]

it is nothing short of miraculous — es ist ein ausgesprochenes Wunder

a short history of Wales — eine kurz gefasste Geschichte von Wales

in short,... — kurz,...

sell oneself short — (fig.) sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen

sell somebody/something short — (fig.) jemanden/etwas unterschätzen

pull up short — plötzlich anhalten

stop short of the line — vor der Linie stehen-/liegenbleiben

the bomb dropped short [of its target] — die Bombe fiel vor das Ziel

stop short of doing something — davor zurückschrecken, etwas zu tun

nothing short of a catastrophe/miracle can... — nur eine Katastrophe/ein Wunder kann...

short of locking him in, how can I keep him from going out? — wie kann ich ihn daran hindern auszugehen - es sei denn ich schlösse ihn ein?

a short way off — nicht weit entfernt

short back and sides — kurzer Haarschnitt

a short time ago — vor kurzer Zeit, vor Kurzem

in a short time or while — in Kürze, in kurzer Zeit

time is getting/is short —

to take the short view — die Sache auf kurze Sicht betrachten

the short answer is that he refused — kurz gesagt, er lehnte ab

in short — kurz gesagt

she's called Pat for short — sie wird kurz or einfach Pat genannt

Pat is short for Patricia — Pat ist die Kurzform von Patricia

to have a short temper — unbeherrscht sein

his short temper — seine Unbeherrschtheit

it's five/£3 short — es fehlen fünf/£ 3

we are short of books/staff — wir haben zu wenig Bücher/Personal

to be short of time — wenig Zeit haben

to be short on experience/examples — wenig Erfahrung/Beispiele haben

to give sb short change — jdm zu wenig herausgeben or zu wenig Wechselgeld geben

short stock — auf Baisse gekaufte Aktien

(= below the expected amount) to fall short (arrow etc) — zu kurz landen; (shot) zu kurz sein; (supplies etc) nicht ausreichen

production has fallen short by 100 tons — die Produktion ist um 100 Tonnen zu niedrig

to go short (of money/food etc) — zu wenig (Geld/zu essen etc) haben

we never went short — wir hatten immer genügend

they never let the children go short — sie ließen es den Kindern an nichts fehlen

we are running short (of water/time) — wir haben nicht mehr viel (Wasser/Zeit)

I'm running short of ideas — mir gehen die Ideen aus

my patience is running short — meine Geduld ist bald zu Ende

sugar/water is running short — Zucker/Wasser ist knapp

to stop sb short — jdn unterbrechen

to stop sth short — etw abbrechen

I'd stop short of murder —

it is nothing short of robbery — das ist glatter Diebstahl

nothing short of a revolution can... — nur eine Revolution kann...

it's little short of madness — das grenzt an Wahnsinn

I don't see what you can do short of asking him yourself — ich sehe keine andere Möglichkeit, außer dass Sie ihn selbst fragen

short of telling him a lie... — außer ihn zu belügen...

a short time before he left — kurz bevor er ging

within a short [space of] time — innerhalb kurzer Zeit

wear one's hair/skirts short — seine Haare kurz tragen/kurze Röcke tragen

be in short supply — knapp sein

be [far/not far] short of a record — einen Rekord [bei weitem] nicht erreichen/[knapp] verfehlen

somebody/something is so much/so many short — jemandem/einer Sache fehlt soundsoviel/fehlen soundsoviele

time is getting/is short — die Zeit wird/ist knapp

keep somebody short [of something] — jemanden [mit etwas] kurz halten

she is short of milk today — sie hat heute nicht genug Milch

the firm is short of staff — die Firma hat zu wenig Arbeitskräfte

he is just short of six feet/not far short of 60 — er ist knapp sechs Fuß [groß]/sechzig [Jahre alt]

it is nothing short of miraculous — es ist ein ausgesprochenes Wunder

a short history of Wales — eine kurz gefasste Geschichte von Wales

the short answer is... — um es kurz zu machen: die Antwort ist...

in short,... — kurz,...

sell oneself short — (fig.) sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen

sell somebody/something short — (fig.) jemanden/etwas unterschätzen

stop somebody short — jemandem ins Wort fallen

pull up short — plötzlich anhalten

stop short of the line — vor der Linie stehen-/liegenbleiben

the bomb dropped short [of its target] — die Bombe fiel vor das Ziel

stop short of doing something — davor zurückschrecken, etwas zu tun

nothing short of a catastrophe/miracle can... — nur eine Katastrophe/ein Wunder kann...

short of locking him in, how can I keep him from going out? — wie kann ich ihn daran hindern auszugehen - es sei denn ich schlösse ihn ein?