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1 shortly
adverb (soon: He will be here shortly; Shortly after that, the police arrived.) innan skamms -
2 retard
(to make slower or later: The country's economic progress was retarded by strikes; The baby's development was retarded by an accident he had shortly after birth.) seinka, tefja- retarded -
3 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) stuttur2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) lágur, lágvaxinn3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) stuttur, skammur4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) sem vantar upp á5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) vera peningalítill6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) stökkur2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) snögglega2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) ná ekki settu marki•- 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.) setja á úrtökulista- 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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4 spell
I [spel] past tense, past participle - spelt; verb1) (to name or give in order the letters of (a word): I asked him to spell his name for me.) stafa2) ((of letters) to form (a word): C-a-t spells `cat'.) mynda3) (to (be able to) spell words correctly: I can't spell!) stafsetja4) (to mean or amount to: This spells disaster.) þÿða, jafngilda•- speller- spelling II [spel] noun1) (a set or words which, when spoken, is supposed to have magical power: The witch recited a spell and turned herself into a swan.) töfraþula; álög2) (a strong influence: He was completely under her spell.) töfrarIII [spel] noun1) (a turn (at work): Shortly afterwards I did another spell at the machine.) törn, lota2) (a period of time during which something lasts: a spell of bad health.) skeið, kast3) (a short time: We stayed in the country for a spell and then came home.) stuttur tími
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Shortly — Short ly, adv. [AS. sceortlice.] 1. In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] I shall grow jealous of you shortly. Shak. [1913 Webster] The armies came shortly in view of each other. Clarendon. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shortly — index in due course, instantly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
shortly — O.E. scortlice “briefly,” also, in late O.E., “in short time;” from SHORT (Cf. short) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
shortly — *presently, soon, directly … New Dictionary of Synonyms
shortly — [adv] right away anon, any minute now, before long, by and by, in a little while, presently, proximately, quickly, soon; concept 820 Ant. later … New thesaurus
shortly — ► ADVERB 1) in a short time; soon. 2) in a few words; briefly. 3) abruptly, sharply, or curtly … English terms dictionary
shortly — [shôrt′lē] adv. 1. in a few words; briefly 2. in a short time; soon 3. abruptly and rudely; curtly … English World dictionary
shortly — [[t]ʃɔ͟ː(r)tli[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADV GRADED: ADV with v, ADV after/before n, ADV adv If something happens shortly after or before something else, it happens not long after or before it. If something is going to happen shortly, it is going to happen… … English dictionary
shortly — short|ly [ ʃɔrtli ] adverb *** 1. ) soon, or happening within a short period of time of something: We re going to break for lunch very shortly. shortly after/before: Police arrived at the scene shortly after midnight. 2. ) if you say something… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shortly — short|ly W3 [ˈʃo:tli US ˈʃo:rt ] adv 1.) soon ▪ Ms Jones will be back shortly. shortly before/after sth ▪ The accident happened shortly before midday. 2.) written speaking in an impatient and unfriendly way ▪ I ve explained that already, Rod said … Dictionary of contemporary English
shortly — adverb 1 soon: Ms Jones will be back shortly. | shortly before/after: The accident happened shortly before midday. 2 speaking impatiently: “I ve explained that already,” Rod said shortly … Longman dictionary of contemporary English