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shortness ['ʃɔ:tnɪs](c) (abruptness) brusquerie f -
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Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > shortness
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5 shortness of breath
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6 shortness of breath
essoufflement, dyspnée, manque d'airEnglish-French dictionary of labour protection > shortness of breath
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7 cold shortness
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > cold shortness
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8 notch shortness
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > notch shortness
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9 cold shortness
English-French architecture and construction dictionary > cold shortness
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10 brevity
brevity [ˈbrevɪtɪ]* * *['brevətɪ] -
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[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) court2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) petit3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) court4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) manquant5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) à court de6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) brisé2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) net2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) ne pas atteindre•- 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.) retenir la candidature- 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 -
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brevity ['brevɪtɪ](a) (shortness) brièveté f∎ proverb brevity is the soul of wit = la concision est le secret d'un bon mot d'esprit
См. также в других словарях:
Shortness — Short ness, n. The quality or state of being short; want of reach or extension; brevity; deficiency; as, the shortness of a journey; the shortness of the days in winter; the shortness of an essay; the shortness of the memory; a shortness of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shortness — Shortness. См. Хрупкость. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
shortness — index deficit, delinquency (shortage), disrespect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Shortness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Shortness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 shortness shortness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 brevity brevity Sgm: N 1 littleness littleness &c. 193 Sgm: N 1 a span a span GRP: N 2 Sgm: N … English dictionary for students
shortness — noun 1. the property of being of short spatial extent (Freq. 1) the shortness of the Channel crossing • Ant: ↑longness • Derivationally related forms: ↑short • Hypernyms: ↑length … Useful english dictionary
shortness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of length Nouns 1. shortness, brevity, briefness, conciseness; shortening, abbreviation, abridgement, retrenchment, curtailment; compression, condensation, initialism, contraction; reduction,… … English dictionary for students
shortness — Pōkole. ♦ Shortness of breath, nae, naenae, oaikū … English-Hawaiian dictionary
shortness — trapumas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Kietosios medžiagos savybė dužti, lūžti. atitikmenys: angl. brittleness; embrittlement; fragility; shortness vok. Brüchigkeit, f; Sprödigkeit, f; Zerbrechlichkeit, f rus.… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
shortness — trapumas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Medžiagos savybė suirti dėl įtempimo poveikio nepasireiškus deformacijai. atitikmenys: angl. brittleness; embrittlement; fragility; shortness vok. Brüchigkeit, f; Sprödigkeit,… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
shortness — trapumas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Kietosios medžiagos savybė dužti, lūžti be ryškios plastinės deformacijos. atitikmenys: angl. brittleness; embrittlement; fragility; shortness rus. ломкость; хрупкость … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
shortness — short ► ADJECTIVE 1) of a small length or duration. 2) relatively small in extent. 3) (of a person) small in height. 4) (short of/on) not having enough of. 5) in insufficient supply. 6) (of a person) terse; uncivil. 7) … English terms dictionary