stop short of nothing

1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) stoppe, stanse

2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) stoppe

3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) slutte, stoppe, holde opp

4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) holde (seg) for, tette igjen

5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) lukke, gripe

6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) stoppe, oppholde seg

1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) stopp, opphold, stans

2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) stoppested, holdeplass

3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punktum

4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) hull; klaff, ventil

5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) stopper, stoppekloss

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- stoppage

hinder

stans

stanse

stopp

stoppe

subst. \/stɒp\/

1) stopp, stans

• we had several stops

2) opphold

• we made a stop in York before we moved on to London

• the train went without a stop

3) stoppested, holdeplass

4) opphør, slutt

5) stopper

6) kork, plugg, propp

7) (britisk, gammeldags) skilletegn (spesielt punktum)

8) ( i telegram) stopp

9) ( fotografi) blender(åpning)

• use one stop smaller

10) ( språkvitenskap) klusil, lukkelyd, konsonant

11) (musikk, på strengeinstrument) grep

12) (musikk, på gripebrett) bånd

13) (musikk, i fløyte e.l.) hull, ventil, klaff

14) (musikk, i orgel) register, registerrekke, (orgel)stemme

15) ( på høvelbenk) benkehake

16) ( sjøfart) bendsel

17) (sjøfart, på mast e.l.) stopper

18) ( mekanikk) ansats, anslag

be at a stop stå stille, ha stanset

bring to a stop stanse, stoppe, sette en stopper for

come to a stop stoppe, stanse

make a full stop gjøre en bråstopp

pull out all the stops sette alle kluter til, anstrenge seg til det ytterste, satse for fullt

put a stop to sette en stopper for, gjøre slutt på

with all the stops out ( hverdagslig) for fulle mugger

verb \/stɒp\/

1) stoppe, stanse

• the train stopped

• stop!

• stop thief!

2) slutte å gå, gå i stå

• my watch has stopped

3) (for)hindre

• you must stop him from going

4) slutte (med), holde opp (med), la være

• stop that nonsense!

• stop that!

• stop it!

5) ( bank) sperre

6) gjøre (et opphold), ta pause

7) stoppe, tette igjen, fylle igjen

• she stopped (up) the holes in the wall

8) (britisk, gammeldags, tannlegefag) plombere

• she stopped a tooth

9) ( om flaske e.l.) sette kork i, korke, plugge igjen

10) ( maling) sparkle

11) ( språkvitenskap) interpunktere, sette (skille)tegn

12) (sjøfart, også stop up) belegge (fortøye)

13) (musikk, om streng) gripe, presse ned

14) (musikk, om fløytehull) lukke (med finger eller klaff)

15) (musikk, om orgel) registrere

16) ( hverdagslig) bli boende, bli værende, oppholde seg

• I'm stopping at a hotel

• he is stopping here for a week

stop a blow ( kampsport e.l.) parere et slag

stop a bullet (militærvesen, slang) bli skutt på, bli truffet av en kule

stop a cheque ( bank) sperre en sjekk

stop at nothing ikke vike tilbake for noe

stop by eller stop in stikke innom, kikke innom

stop dead eller stop short bråstoppe, bråstanse

stop down the lens ( fotografi) blende ned (linsen)

stop for bli igjen

• won't you stop for dinner?

• he is stopping here for a week

stop off eller stop over stikke innom, kikke innom overnatte, bli over

stop off at\/in gjøre et (kortere) opphold i, stanse underveis

stop one's ears holde seg for ørene, stikke fingrene i ørene ( overført) vende det døve øret til

stop one's nose holde (seg) for nesen

stop out trekke av, trekke fra

• the cost was stopped out of my pay

bli ute

stop payment ( bank) holde tilbake utbetaling (av sjekk)

stopped up tett

• my nose is stopped up

• the pipe is stopped up

stop short of ikke gå så langt som til å

• she stopped short of advocationg withdrawal for NATO

stop short of nothing ikke vike tilbake for noe

• he stops short of nothing

stop the night ligge over, overnatte

stop the way ( også overført) stå i veien, sperre veien

stop up tette (seg) igjen, stoppe (seg) til

• the sink stops up constantly

(britisk, hverdagslig) bli oppe, være oppe

• I stopped up till midnight

stop work slutte å arbeide, legge ned arbeidet

1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) impedir, evitar, detener

2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.)

3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) parar

4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) tapar(se)

5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) apretar, cubrir

6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) quedarse, permanecer

1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) parada, alto, interrupción

2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) parada

3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punto

4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) registro, llave

5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) tope

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- stoppage

stop¹ n parada

stop² vb

1. parar / detener

2. dejar / parar

3. interrumpir

4. impedir

El pasado y participio pasado de stop se escribe stopped; el gerundio se escribe stopping

tr[stɒp]

noun

1 (halt) parada, alto

■ the vehicle came to a stop el vehículo se paró

■ work has been at a stop for weeks hace semanas que el trabajo está parado

2 (stopping place) parada

■ bus stop parada de autobús

■ which stop do you want to get off at? ¿dónde quieres bajar?

3 (on journey) parada; (break, rest) descanso, pausa

■ we make two stops on this route hacemos dos paradas en este recorrido

■ let's make a stop for lunch hagamos una parada para comer

■ our first stop was in Paris nuestra primera parada fue en París

4 (punctuation mark) punto; (in telegram) stop nombre masculino

5 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (on organ) registro; (knob) botón nombre masculino de registro; (on wind instrument) llave nombre femenino

6 (in camera) diafragma nombre masculino

transitive verb (pt & pp stopped, ger stopping)

1 (halt - vehicle, person) parar, detener; (- machine, ball) parar

■ he stopped the car outside the station detuvo el coche delante de la estación

■ she stopped a passing taxi paró un taxi que pasaba

■ he was stopped by police at the airport la policía lo detuvo en el aeropuerto

■ stop that man! he's taken my bag! ¡detened a ese hombre! ¡me ha robado el bolso!

2 (end, interrupt - production) parar, paralizar; (- inflation, advance) parar, contener; (- conversation, play) interrumpir; (- pain etc) poner fin a, poner término a, acabar con

3 (pay, match, holidays) suspender; (cheque) cancelar; (money from wages) retener

■ the referee stopped the match el árbitro suspendió el partido

■ they stopped £10 from my wages me retuvieron £10 del sueldo

4 (cease) dejar de, parar de

■ has it stopped raining? ¿ha dejado de llover?

■ he stopped smoking dejó de fumar

■ she stopped work to have a baby dejó de trabajar para tener un niño

■ stop crying! ¡para de llorar!

■ do you ever stop talking? ¿no paras de hablar jamás?

■ stop it! ¡basta ya!

5 (prevent) impedir, evitar

■ they tried to stop me (from) going trataron de impedir que fuera

■ no-one could stop her (from) seeing him nadie pudo impedir que lo viera

■ the students stopped the theatre being closed los estudiantes impidieron que se cerrara el teatro

■ nothing can stop us now nada nos puede parar ahora

■ what's stopping you? ¿por qué no lo haces?, ¿qué te lo impide?

■ you must stop the bleeding hay que parar la hemorragia

6 (block - hole) tapar, taponar (up, -); (- gap) rellenar (up, -); (- tooth) empastar (up, -)

■ I've got to stop a leak in the pipe tengo que taponar un escape en la cañería

7 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (string, key) apretar; (hole) cubrir

intransitive verb

1 (halt) parar, pararse, detener, detenerse

■ does this bus stop at the station? ¿este autobús para en la estación?

■ the train stopped in a tunnel el tren se paró en un túnel

■ we stopped for a rest paramos para descansar

■ she stopped to look in a shop window paró para mirar en un escaparate

■ my watch has stopped se me ha parado el reloj

■ his heart stopped se le paró el corazón

■ she never stops no para nunca

2 (cease) acabarse, terminar, cesar

■ the shouting suddenly stopped de repente se acabaron los gritos

■ the fighting has stopped han cesado los combates

■ the rain has stopped ha dejado de llover, ya no llueve

3 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (stay) quedarse

■ no, I'm not stopping long no, no me quedo mucho rato

■ are you stopping for lunch? ¿te quedas a comer?

■ we stopped at a hotel nos quedamos en un hotel

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stop thief! ¡al ladrón!

to come to a stop pararse, hacer un alto

to pull out all the stops tocar todos los registros

to put a stop to something poner fin a algo

to stop a bullet recibir un balazo

to stop at nothing (to do something) no pararse en barras (para hacer algo), no tener miramientos (para hacer algo)

to stop dead in one's tracks pararse en seco

to stop oneself contenerse

to stop short pararse en seco

to stop short of something no llegar a

■ he insulted him, but he stopped short of hitting him lo insultó, pero no llegó a pegarle

to stop the rot cortar por lo sano

to stop the show causar sensación

to stop to think detenerse a pensar

without stopping sin parar, sin cesar

stop press noticias nombre femenino plural de última hora

stop sign stop nombre masculino

stop ['stɑp] v, stopped ; stopping vt

1) plug: tapar

2) prevent: impedir, evitar

she stopped me from leaving: me impidió que saliera

3) halt: parar, detener

4) cease: dejar de

he stopped talking: dejó de hablar

stop vi

1) halt: detenerse, parar

2) cease: cesar, terminar

the rain won't stop: no deja de llover

3) stay: quedarse

she stopped with friends: se quedó en casa de unos amigos

to stop by : visitar

stop n

1) stopper: tapón m

2) halt: parada f, alto m

to come to a stop: pararse, detenerse

to put a stop to: poner fin a

3) : parada f

bus stop: parada de autobús

• alto expr.

• cesación s.f.

• chazador s.m.

• estación s.f.

• estada s.f.

• fiador s.m.

• fin s.m.

• parada s.f.

• retén s.m.

• tope s.m.

• acabar v.

• cesar v.

• detener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

• escampar v.

• hospedar v.

• impedir v.

• parar v.

• pararse v.

• poner fin a v.

• represar v.

• suspender v.

• terminar v.

1) ( halt)

2)

a) ( break on journey) parada f

b) ( stopping place) parada f, paradero m (AmL exc RPl)

3) ( punctuation mark) (esp BrE) punto m; ( in telegrams) stop m; see also full stop

4) ( Mus) ( on organ) registro m

1)

a) ( halt) \<\<taxi/bus\>\> parar; \<\<person\>\> parar, detener*

b) ( switch off) \<\<machine/engine\>\> parar

2)

a) (bring to an end, interrupt) \<\<decline/inflation\>\> detener*, parar; \<\<discussion/abuse\>\> poner* fin a, acabar con

b) ( cease)

3) ( prevent)

4)

a) (cancel, withhold) \<\<subscription\>\> cancelar; \<\<payment\>\> suspender

b) ( deduct) (BrE) descontar*, retener*

5) ( block) \<\<hole\>\> tapar; \<\<gap\>\> rellenar; \<\<tooth\>\> empastar

6) ( parry) \<\<blow/punch\>\> parar, detener*

1)

a) ( halt) \<\<vehicle/driver\>\> parar, detenerse*

b) ( interrupt journey) \<\<train/bus\>\> parar

c) ( cease operating) \<\<watch/clock/machine\>\> pararse

2)

a) ( cease)

b) ( interrupt activity) parar

3) (colloq) ( stay) quedarse

•

- stop by

- stop in

- stop off

- stop out

- stop over

- stop up

1. N

1) (=halt) parada f, alto m

2) (=break, pause) descanso m, pausa f; (overnight) estancia f, estadía f (LAm), estada f (LAm); (for refuelling) escala f

3) (=stopping place) (for bus etc) parada f; (Aer, Naut) escala f

4) (Typ) (also: full stop) punto m

5) (Mus) (on organ) registro m; [of guitar] traste m; [of other instrument] llave f

- pull out all the stops

6) (Mech) tope m, retén m

7) (Phon) (also: stop consonant) (consonante f) oclusiva f

2. VT

1) (=block) [+ hole] tapar; [+ leak, flow of blood] restañar; [+ tooth] empastar

2) (=arrest movement of) [+ runaway engine, car] detener, parar; [+ blow, punch] parar

- stop a bullet

3) (=put an end to) [+ rumour, abuse, activity, injustice] poner fin a, poner término a, acabar con; [+ conversation] interrumpir, suspender; [+ aggression] rechazar, contener; [+ production] (permanently) terminar; (temporarily) interrumpir

4) (=prevent) evitar; (=forbid) prohibir, poner fin a

5) (=cease)

6) (=suspend) [+ payments, wages, subscription] suspender; [+ cheque] invalidar; [+ supply] cortar, interrumpir

3. VI

1) (=stop moving) [person, vehicle] pararse, detenerse; [clock, watch] pararse

2) (=pause, take a break) parar, hacer alto

3) (=cease, come to an end) terminar, acabar(se); [supply etc] cortarse, interrumpirse; [process, rain etc] terminar, cesar

- stop at nothing

4) * (=stay)

- stop away

- stop behind

- stop by

- stop in

- stop off

- stop out

- stop over

- stop up

* * *

1) ( halt)

2)

a) ( break on journey) parada f

b) ( stopping place) parada f, paradero m (AmL exc RPl)

3) ( punctuation mark) (esp BrE) punto m; ( in telegrams) stop m; see also full stop

4) ( Mus) ( on organ) registro m

1)

a) ( halt) \<\<taxi/bus\>\> parar; \<\<person\>\> parar, detener*

b) ( switch off) \<\<machine/engine\>\> parar

2)

a) (bring to an end, interrupt) \<\<decline/inflation\>\> detener*, parar; \<\<discussion/abuse\>\> poner* fin a, acabar con

b) ( cease)

3) ( prevent)

4)

a) (cancel, withhold) \<\<subscription\>\> cancelar; \<\<payment\>\> suspender

b) ( deduct) (BrE) descontar*, retener*

5) ( block) \<\<hole\>\> tapar; \<\<gap\>\> rellenar; \<\<tooth\>\> empastar

6) ( parry) \<\<blow/punch\>\> parar, detener*

1)

a) ( halt) \<\<vehicle/driver\>\> parar, detenerse*

b) ( interrupt journey) \<\<train/bus\>\> parar

c) ( cease operating) \<\<watch/clock/machine\>\> pararse

2)

a) ( cease)

b) ( interrupt activity) parar

3) (colloq) ( stay) quedarse

•

- stop by

- stop in

- stop off

- stop out

- stop over

- stop up

stop [stɒp]

arrêt ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (f) gare ⇒ 1 (a) station ⇒ 1 (a) pause ⇒ 1 (b) arrêter ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (c), 3 (d), 3 (f) cesser ⇒ 3 (a), 4 (b) empêcher ⇒ 3 (b) interrompre ⇒ 3 (d) couper ⇒ 3 (d) mettre fin à ⇒ 1 (d), 3 (e) retenir ⇒ 3 (g) s'arrêter ⇒ 4 (a), 4 (b)

(pt & pp stopped, cont stopping)

1 noun

(a) (stopping place → for buses) arrêt m; (→ for trains) gare f; (→ for underground) station f;

∎ we get off at the next stop nous descendons au prochain arrêt

(b) (break → in journey, process) arrêt m, halte f; (→ in work) pause f; Aviation & Nautical escale f;

∎ ten minutes' stop, a ten-minute stop dix minutes d'arrêt;

∎ to make a stop (gen) s'arrêter; (of plane, boat) faire escale;

∎ we made several stops to pick up passengers nous nous sommes arrêtés à plusieurs reprises pour prendre des passagers;

∎ we travelled/worked all day without a stop nous avons voyagé/travaillé toute la journée sans nous arrêter;

∎ our first stop was Brussels nous avons fait une première halte à Bruxelles;

∎ let's have a stop for lunch faisons une pause pour le déjeuner;

∎ my whole career has been full of stops and starts ma carrière entière est faite de hauts et de bas

(c) (standstill) arrêt m;

∎ to come to a stop s'arrêter;

∎ to bring sth to a stop arrêter qch;

∎ to be at a stop être arrêté

(d) (end)

∎ to put a stop to sth mettre fin ou un terme à qch

(e) British (full stop) point m; (in telegrams) stop m

(f) Sport (save) arrêt m

(g) (on organ → pipes) jeu m (d'orgue); (→ knob) registre m (d'orgue);

∎ figurative to pull out all the stops (to do sth) remuer ciel et terre (pour faire qch)

(h) (plug, stopper) bouchon m

(i) (blocking device → gen) butoir m; (→ for drawer) butée f; (→ on typewriter) taquet m

(j) Photography diaphragme m

(k) Linguistics occlusive f

(l) (in bridge) contrôle m;

∎ to have a stop in hearts avoir un contrôle à cœur

2 compound-forming noun

(button, mechanism, signal) d'arrêt

3 transitive verb

(a) (cease, finish) arrêter, cesser;

∎ to stop doing arrêter ou cesser de faire;

∎ it hasn't stopped raining all day il n'a pas arrêté ou cessé de pleuvoir toute la journée;

∎ you should stop smoking tu devrais arrêter de fumer;

∎ he never stops talking il n'arrête pas de parler, il parle sans cesse;

∎ I wish they'd stop that noise! j'aimerais qu'ils arrêtent ce bruit!;

∎ she stopped work when she got married elle a arrêté de travailler quand elle s'est mariée;

∎ stop it! (to naughty child) ça suffit!, assez!;

∎ stop it, that hurts! arrête, ça fait mal!

(b) (prevent) empêcher;

∎ to stop sb (from) doing sth empêcher qn de faire qch;

∎ it's too late to stop the meeting from taking place il est trop tard pour empêcher la réunion d'avoir lieu;

∎ she's made up her mind and there's nothing we can do to stop her elle a pris sa décision et nous ne pouvons rien faire pour l'arrêter;

∎ what's stopping you? qu'est-ce qui vous retient?, qu'est-ce qui vous en empêche?;

∎ I couldn't stop myself je n'ai pas pu m'en empêcher

(c) (cause to halt → person, car, machine) arrêter;

∎ this lever stops the motor ce levier arrête le moteur;

∎ I managed to stop the car j'ai réussi à arrêter la voiture;

∎ a policeman stopped the traffic un agent arrêta la circulation;

∎ we could do nothing to stop the bleeding nous ne pouvions rien faire pour arrêter l'hémorragie;

∎ a woman stopped me to ask the way to the station une femme m'a arrêté pour me demander le chemin de la gare;

∎ the sound of voices stopped him short or stopped him in his tracks un bruit de voix le fit s'arrêter net;

∎ familiar to stop a bullet se prendre une balle;

∎ stop thief! au voleur!

(d) (interrupt → activity, production) interrompre, arrêter; (cut off → electricity, gas, water) couper; (suspend → grant, payment, subscription) suspendre;

∎ once he starts talking about the war there's no stopping him une fois qu'il commence à parler de la guerre, on ne peut plus l'arrêter;

∎ the referee stopped the fight in the third round l'arbitre a arrêté le combat à la troisième reprise;

∎ I forgot to stop the newspaper j'ai oublié de faire suspendre mon abonnement au journal;

∎ his father threatened to stop his allowance son père menaça de lui couper les vivres;

∎ Military all leave is stopped toutes les troupes sont consignées, toutes les permissions sont suspendues;

∎ to stop a cheque faire opposition à un chèque

(e) (put an end to → abuse, rumours) mettre fin à, faire cesser;

∎ dumping nuclear waste should be stopped il faut qu'on arrête de jeter n'importe où les déchets nucléaires;

∎ it ought to be stopped il faut que cela cesse

(f) (arrest) arrêter

(g) British (withhold → sum of money, salary) retenir;

∎ the money will be stopped out of your wages la somme sera retenue sur votre salaire;

∎ he had £10 a week stopped out of his wages on lui retenait 10 livres par semaine sur son salaire;

∎ taxes are stopped at source les impôts sont retenus à la source

(h) Sport (check → blow) parer; Boxing (defeat → opponent) mettre un adversaire K.O.

(i) (block, fill → hole) boucher;

∎ to stop one's ears se boucher les oreilles;

∎ to stop a gap (around door etc) boucher un espace; figurative combler une lacune

(j) (fill → tooth) plomber

(k) Horticulture pincer

(l) Music (string) presser; (wind instrument) boucher les trous de

4 intransitive verb

(a) (halt, pause → person, vehicle, machine) s'arrêter;

∎ to stop to do s'arrêter pour faire;

∎ go on, don't stop continue, ne t'arrête pas;

∎ my watch has stopped ma montre s'est ou est arrêtée;

∎ does the bus stop near the church? le bus s'arrête-t-il près de l'église?;

∎ we can stop for tea on the way nous pouvons nous arrêter en chemin pour prendre le thé;

∎ we drove from London to Edinburgh without stopping nous avons roulé de Londres à Édimbourg d'une traite;

∎ the bus kept stopping and starting le bus a fait beaucoup d'arrêts en cours de route;

∎ Nautical to stop at a port faire escale à ou dans un port;

∎ I used to play football but I stopped last year je jouais au football mais j'ai arrêté l'année dernière;

∎ she doesn't know where or when to stop elle ne sait pas s'arrêter;

∎ she did not stop at that elle ne s'en tint pas là;

∎ they'll stop at nothing to get what they want ils ne reculeront devant rien pour obtenir ce qu'ils veulent;

∎ we don't have time to stop and think nous n'avons pas le temps de nous arrêter pour réfléchir;

∎ if you stopped to consider, you'd never do anything si on prenait le temps de réfléchir, on ne ferait jamais rien;

∎ to stop dead in one's tracks, to stop short s'arrêter net;

∎ she began talking then stopped short elle commença à parler puis s'arrêta net ou brusquement;

∎ they stopped short of actually harming him ils ne lui ont pas fait de mal, mais il s'en est fallu de peu

(b) (come to an end) cesser, s'arrêter, se terminer;

∎ the rain has stopped la pluie s'est arrêtée;

∎ wait for the music to stop attendez que la musique s'arrête;

∎ the road stops a few miles east of Alice Springs la route se termine à quelques kilomètres à l'est d'Alice Springs;

∎ the matter will not stop there l'affaire n'en restera ou demeurera pas là

(c) British familiar (stay) rester^□ ; (reside) loger^□ ;

∎ I'm late, I can't stop je suis en retard, je ne peux pas rester;

∎ we've got friends stopping with us nous avons des amis chez nous en ce moment;

∎ which hotel did you stop at? dans quel hôtel êtes-vous descendus^□ ?

►► stop bath bain m d'arrêt;

Computing stop bit bit m d'arrêt;

Computing stop code code m d'arrêt;

stop consonant (consonne f) occlusive f;

stop order ordre m stop;

stop payment opposition f (à un chèque);

1 noun

nouvelles fpl de dernière minute;

∎ 'stop press!' 'dernière minute'

2 adjective

de dernière heure ou minute;

stop sign (signal m de) stop m;

stop valve soupape f ou robinet m d'arrêt

➲ stop around intransitive verb

American familiar passer^□

➲ stop away intransitive verb

British familiar rester absent^□

➲ stop by intransitive verb

familiar passer^□ ;

∎ you must stop by and see us next time you're in London il faut que vous passiez nous voir la prochaine fois que vous venez à Londres;

∎ I'll stop by at the chemist's on my way home je passerai à la pharmacie en rentrant

➲ stop down

1 separable transitive verb

Photography diaphragmer

2 intransitive verb

(a) Photography réduire l'ouverture

(b) British familiar (gen) rester en bas^□ ;

∎ School to stop down a year redoubler une année

➲ stop in intransitive verb familiar

(a) British (stay at home) ne pas sortir^□, rester à la maison^□

(b) (visit) passer^□ ;

∎ to stop in to see sb passer voir qn

➲ stop off intransitive verb

s'arrêter, faire une halte;

∎ they're stopping off at Bali for a couple of days on their way home au retour ils font étape à Bali pour quelques jours

➲ stop out intransitive verb

British familiar ne pas rentrer^□ ;

∎ to stop out all night découcher^□, ne pas rentrer de toute la nuit;

∎ to stop out (till) late rentrer tard

➲ stop over intransitive verb

(gen) s'arrêter, faire une halte; Aviation & Nautical faire escale;

∎ we stopped over at Manchester on the flight to Toronto nous avons fait escale à Manchester en route pour Toronto

➲ stop round intransitive verb

familiar passer^□

➲ stop up

1 separable transitive verb

(block → hole) boucher; (→ pipe) obstruer, obturer

2 intransitive verb

British familiar ne pas se coucher^□, veiller^□ ;

∎ to stop up late veiller tard;

∎ to stop up all night veiller toute la nuit

1 corto; breve; conciso; di breve durata: He has short legs, ha le gambe corte; This jacket is short on you, questa giacca ti è corta; a short journey, un viaggio breve; a short answer, una risposta breve; short hair, capelli corti; short wind, fiato corto; (aeron.) short landing, atterraggio corto; short dash, breve scatto; volata; a short way off, a breve distanza; (elettr.) a short circuit, un corto circuito; un cortocircuito; ( radio) short waves, onde corte; a short speech [style], un discorso [uno stile] conciso; Short, weak governments, governi deboli, di breve durata

2 basso; piccolo ( di statura): He's too short to play volleyball, è troppo basso per giocare a pallavolo

3 scarso; insufficiente: short weight, peso scarso; short measure, misura insufficiente; a short ten miles, dieci miglia scarse; meno di dieci miglia

4 brusco; rude; secco; sgarbato: a short reply, una brusca risposta; Don't be short with me!, non essere sgarbato con me!

5 friabile; frollo: short coal, carbone friabile; short pastry, pasta frolla

6 (metall.) fragile: short iron, ferro fragile

7 (comm.) a breve scadenza: a short bill, una cambiale a breve scadenza

8 (rag.: di somma, ecc.) parziale

9 ( Borsa) corto; allo scoperto: short position, posizione corta; short sale [seller], vendita [venditore] allo scoperto; short selling, il vendere (o vendite) allo scoperto

10 (market.: di un prodotto, una derrata, ecc.) che scarseggia; non disponibile

11 (trasp.) incompleto; in meno ( di quanto pattuito): short delivery, consegna in meno; short shipment, spedizione incompleta

12 (fon.: di vocale) breve

13 (pred.) mancante, privo; che si trova qc. in meno; a corto di: to run short, finire, venire a mancare; We are two cases [200 dollars] short, (ci) mancano due casse [200 dollari]; He's short on brains, è corto di cervello; I was short of breath, ero senza fiato; I'm short of money, sono a corto di quattrini; They are a mile short of their goal, manca loro un miglio alla meta

14 (fam.) a corto di soldi: DIALOGO → - Local shop 1- I'm a bit short, sono un po' a corto di soldi

15 (fam.: di liquore) liscio

● (med.) short-acting, ad azione breve □ ( d'oratore, di un discorso) to be short and to the point, essere conciso e pertinente □ (fam.: di un discorso) short and sweet, (piacevolmente) conciso; essenziale, stringato □ ( tennis) a short-angled volley, una volée molto angolata □ short-armed, dalle braccia corte □ (giorn.) short article, trafiletto □ (fin.) short bond, titolo di stato a breve (termine) □ (elettr.) short-contact switch, interruttore cortocircuitante □ ( Borsa) short covering, copertura di una posizione corta; il coprirsi da una vendita allo scoperto □ (comm.: di cambiale, ecc.) short-dated, a breve scadenza □ a short drink, una bevanda (o una bibita) servita in un bicchiere piccolo; un bicchierino ( di liquore); (spec.) un aperitivo □ (cinem.) a short film, un cortometraggio □ short for, abbreviazione di; diminutivo di: Sam, short for Samuel, Sam, diminutivo di Samuele □ short fuse, miccia corta; (fig. fam.) irascibilità, eccitabilità □ short-haired, dai capelli corti; ( d'animale) dal pelo corto □ to be short-handed, essere a corto di manodopera, essere sotto organico; (naut.: di nave) avere l'equipaggio incompleto □ (trasp.) short-haul, a breve distanza; a breve raggio: a short-haul run, un viaggio a breve distanza; a short-haul plane, un aereo a breve raggio □ (ipp.) a short head, mezza testa, meno d'una incollatura: to win by a short head, ( di cavallo) vincere per una mezza testa; (fig.) vincere per un pelo □ (comm.) to be short in one's payments, essere in arretrato coi pagamenti; essere moroso □ short-legged, dalle gambe corte □ short list, lista ristretta (o dei favoriti); rosa dei candidati □ short-lived, che ha breve vita; (biol.) che ha la vita corta; (fig.) di breve durata, passeggero: short-lived enthusiasm, entusiasmo passeggero □ short loan, mutuo a breve termine; prestito a breve scadenza □ (fam.) a short one, un bicchierino di liquore; un cicchetto □ (econ.) short period (o short range), breve periodo; breve termine: in the short period, nel breve periodo □ short-range, (econ., meteor.) a breve (termine); (tecn.) a corto raggio, a corta gittata (o portata): short-range forecast, previsione a breve termine; a short-range missile, un missile a corto raggio; short-range plans, progetti a breve termine; a short-range rifle, un fucile a corta gittata (o portata) □ (anat.) short ribs, costole mobili □ short run, (econ.) breve periodo, breve termine; (giorn.) piccola tiratura □ short-run (agg.), (econ.) a breve termine, nel breve periodo; ( editoria: di un libro, ecc.) stampato in un numero limitato di copie: (econ.) short-run planning, programmazione a breve termine □ (naut.) a short sea, mare corto; maretta □ ( tennis) short serve (o short service), servizio corto; battuta corta □ ( sport) short shot, tiro corto; palla corta; ( anche) tiro da vicino □ short sight, vista corta, miopia; (fig.) imprevidenza, miopia □ short-sighted, corto di vista, miope; (fig.) miope, imprevidente □ short-sightedness, vista corta, miopia; (fig.) imprevidenza, miopia □ short sharp shock, incarcerazione dei delinquenti minorili a scopo di dissuasione; punizione severa e senza preavviso; maniere forti □ short-spoken, di poche parole; laconico □ short-staffed, a corto di personale; sotto organico □ a short story, un racconto; una novella: a short short story, un racconto cortissimo □ ( a carte) short suit, sequela corta; meno di quattro carte dello stesso seme □ short supply, scarsità ( di merce e fig.): Good teachers are in short supply, c'è scarsità di bravi insegnanti □ (aeron.) short take-off and landing (abbr. STOL), decollo e atterraggio corto □ short temper, irascibilità: He has a short temper, è irascibile □ short-tempered, collerico; irascibile; stizzoso □ short-term, (econ., fin.) a breve scadenza, a breve (termine); (econ.) congiunturale: short-term action, interventi a breve ( sull'economia); short-term bank debt, indebitamento a breve verso le banche; short-term borrowing, indebitamento a breve; short-term economic policy, politica congiunturale; short-term financing, finanziamento a breve; short-term fluctuations of demand, fluttuazioni congiunturali della domanda; short-term paper, titolo di credito a breve termine □ short-term saving, risparmio a breve termine □ (fig.) short-termism, il progettare a breve, in vista di un vantaggio immediato; miopia (spec. in politica, economia e finanza) □ ( sport) a short throw, un lancio corto □ (ind.) short time, orario ridotto: to be on short time (o to work short time) lavorare a orario ridotto; The workers were put on short time, gli operai hanno avuto una riduzione di orario □ (ind.) short-time working, lavoro a orario ridotto □ a short time ago, poco tempo fa □ (spec. USA) short ton, tonnellata americana ( pari a 2000 libbre, cioè a 907 kg circa) □ short waist, vita (troppo) alta ( in un vestito) □ short-waisted, che ha la vita (troppo) alta □ short walk, passeggiata breve; (equit.) passo corto ( del cavallo) □ ( radio) a short-wave broadcast, una trasmissione sulle onde corte □ a short-wave radioset, un apparecchio radio a onde corte □ short-winded, dal fiato corto, bolso, sfiatato; (fig.) conciso, stringato □ short-windedness, fiato corto; bolsaggine; (fig.) concisione, stringatezza □ short-witted, di poco cervello; stupido; tonto □ at short notice, con breve preavviso; entro breve termine □ at short range, a breve distanza; a corto raggio □ to cut a long story short, per farla corta (o breve) □ to get short, abbreviarsi, accorciarsi: The days are getting shorter and shorter, le giornate si accorciano sempre più □ to give short weight, dare il peso scarso; rubare sul peso □ to make short work of st., consumare (o finire, distruggere) qc. rapidamente; liquidare (o sbrigare, divorare, fare fuori) qc. in quattro e quattr'otto; ( sport) liquidare, sbarazzarsi facilmente di ( un avversario) □ to make a long story short, per farla breve; per tagliar corto; volendo essere conciso □ to take short views, guardare solo al presente; non pensare al futuro; vivere alla giornata.

1 (fon.) vocale (o sillaba) breve; (una) breve

2 ( prosodia) segno di breve

3 (cinem., TV) short; cortometraggio; corto

4 (pubbl., TV) short pubblicitario; spot

5 (giorn.) trafiletto

6 (rag.) somma parziale

7 (pl.) (ind.) sfridi; ritagli

8 (pl.) (ind.) cruschello

9 (pl.) (tecn.) sopravaglio

10 (pl.) ( Borsa) titoli di stato a breve termine

11 ammanco ( di denaro)

12 ( Borsa) = short sale [seller] ► short (1), def. 9

13 (fam.) cortocircuito; corto (fam.)

14 (fam.) bicchierino di liquore

15 (pl., slang USA) – the shorts, l'essere a corto di soldi: Mine is a case of the shorts, sono proprio in bolletta

● for short, per brevità: They call him Sam for short, per brevità, lo chiamano Sam (abbr. di Samuel); il suo diminutivo è Sam □ in short, in breve; in poche parole □ the long and the short of it, tutto quel che c'è da dire.

1 bruscamente; di botto; di colpo; improvvisamente; tutt'a un tratto: The car stopped short, l'automobile si è arrestata bruscamente; to stop st. short, fermare bruscamente qc.; to stop sb. short, interrompere q. ( che parla)

2 bruscamente; rudemente; in modo sgarbato: He talks short with everybody, parla in modo brusco con tutti

3 ( Borsa) allo scoperto: to sell short, vendere ( titoli, ecc.) allo scoperto

4 ( sport, ecc.) corto: to play short, giocare corto

● short of, all'infuori di; tranne; ad esclusione di; eccetto: Short of going on strike, I don't see how we can get a pay rise, all'infuori di uno sciopero, non vedo come si possa ottenere un aumento salariale □ short of actually stealing, pur senz'arrivare al furto vero e proprio □ (fam.) to be caught short = to be taken short ► sotto □ to cut short, farla corta, tagliar corto; abbreviare ( la procedura, ecc.); interrompere ( uno che parla) □ to cut the matter (o it) short, (per) farla corta; (per) tagliar corto; alle corte □ to fall (o to come) short of, non raggiungere, restare indietro a; rimanere al di sotto di, essere inadeguato (o insufficiente); venir meno a, deludere: This poem falls short of perfection, questa poesia non raggiunge la perfezione; His action fell short of the occasion, la sua azione fu inadeguata al caso; The result has come short of our expectations, il risultato ha deluso le nostre speranze □ (fam.) to go short of st., restare a corto di qc. □ to let sb. go short, lasciare q. senza (qc.); far mancare (qc.) a q. □ nothing short of, a dir poco; addirittura; senz'altro: a victory nothing short of miraculous, una vittoria a dir poco miracolosa □ ( di un veicolo) to pull up short, fermarsi di botto; arrestarsi bruscamente □ to run short, venir meno; scarseggiare; esaurirsi: Our supplies ran short, le nostre provviste erano finite □ to run short of st., restare a corto di qc., rimanere senza qc.: We've run short of bread, siamo rimasti senza pane □ to sell a crop short, vendere un raccolto anzitempo; vendere il grano in erba □ a shot that falls short, un tiro corto ( di fucile, ecc.) □ to stop short of doing st., fermarsi prima di fare qc. □ to take sb. up short, interrompere bruscamente q. □ (fam.) to be taken (o caught) short, essere messo in difficoltà; sentire un improvviso bisogno corporale; dover scappare in bagno (fam.).

A v. t.

1 causare un cortocircuito in ( un impianto); mettere in cortocircuito; cortocircuitare

2 ( USA, = to shortchange) dare il resto sbagliato a (q.)

3 ( USA) far mancare qc. a (q.); lesinare a (q.): I shorted him on beer, his favorite drink, gli lesinai la birra, la sua bevanda preferita

B v. i.

(elettr.) andare in corto (circuito): Mind that the battery connections don't short, bada che i collegamenti della batteria non vadano in corto!

● ( USA) to short sb. at the scales, rubare a q. sul peso □ to short out, (elettr.) andare in corto; (fig. USA) andare su tutte le furie; esplodere (fig.); infuriarsi.

short [∫ɔ:t]

1. adjective

   a. court ; ( = not tall) petit

• a short walk une petite promenade

• a short distance away à peu de distance

• I'd like a short word j'aimerais vous dire un mot

• short and to the point bref et précis

• that was short and sweet ça a été du vite fait (inf)

• to make short work of sth faire qch en un rien de temps

• he made short work of his opponent il n'a fait qu'une bouchée (inf) de son adversaire

• time is getting short il ne reste plus beaucoup de temps

• the days are getting shorter les jours raccourcissent

• a short holiday quelques jours de vacances

• they want shorter working hours ils réclament une réduction du temps de travail

• at short notice à bref délai

• I know it's short notice, but... je sais que le délai est assez court mais...

► a short time

• a short time ago il y a peu de temps

• in a short time dans peu de temps

   b. ( = abbreviated) "PO" is short for "post office" « PO » est l'abréviation de »post office »

• Fred is short for Frederick Fred est le diminutif de Frederick

• he's called Fred for short son diminutif est Fred

   c. ( = lacking) to be short of sth manquer de qch

• I'm a bit short this month (inf) je suis un peu à court ce mois-ci

• petrol is in short supply at the moment on manque d'essence en ce moment

• to give short measure ne pas donner le poids juste

   d. ( = curt) brusque

• he was rather short with me il m'a parlé assez sèchement

2. adverb

• to cut short [+ speech, TV programme, class, visit, holiday] écourter

• we never went short nous n'avons jamais manqué du nécessaire

• to run short of sth se trouver à court de qch

• I'm £2 short il me manque 2 livres

• supplies are running short les provisions commencent à manquer

• the car stopped short of the house la voiture s'est arrêtée avant la maison

► short of ( = less than) moins de ; ( = except) sauf

• not far short of £100 pas loin de 100 livres

• we are £2,000 short of our target il nous manque encore 2 000 livres pour atteindre notre objectif

• it's nothing short of robbery c'est du vol, ni plus ni moins

• nothing short of a revolution will satisfy them ils veulent une révolution, rien de moins

• I don't see what you can do short of asking him yourself je ne vois pas ce que vous pouvez faire si ce n'est lui demander vous-même

3. noun

   a. ( = film) (inf) court métrage m ; ( = short-circuit) (inf) court-circuit m

   b. (British) ( = drink) alcool m fort

   c. ► in short bref

4. plural noun

shorts ( = garment) (gen) short m ; [of footballer] culotte f ; (US = men's underwear) caleçon m

• a pair of shorts un short

5. transitive verb

6. intransitive verb

7. compounds

► short-change transitive verb

• to short-change sb (in shop) ne pas rendre assez à qn ► short-circuit noun court-circuit m transitive verb court-circuiter intransitive verb faire court-circuit

► short cut noun raccourci m

• I took a short cut through the fields j'ai pris un raccourci à travers champs ► short-haired adjective [person] aux cheveux courts ; [animal] à poil ras

► short-handed adjective à court de personnel

► short-haul noun adjective

► short-list (British) noun liste f de(s) candidats sélectionnés transitive verb

► short-lived adjective de courte durée

► short-range adjective [missile] à courte portée ; [aircraft] à court rayon d'action ; [plan, weather forecast] à court terme

► short-sighted adjective myope ; [policy, measure] à courte vue

► short-sightedness noun myopie f ; (figurative) manque m de vue à long terme

► short-sleeved adjective à manches courtes

► short-staffed adjective

• to be short-staffed manquer de personnel ► short-stay car park noun parc m de stationnement de courte durée

► short story noun nouvelle f

• short-story writer nouvelliste mf ► short-tempered adjective coléreux

► short-term adjective [parking] de courte durée ; [loan, planning, solution] à court terme

* * *

1) ( drink) alcool m fort

2) Electricity = short circuit

3) Cinema court métrage m

4) Finance ( deficit) manque m, déficit m

shorts plural noun short m; ( underwear) caleçon m

1) ( not long-lasting) [stay, memory, period] court (before n); [course] de courte durée; [conversation, speech, chapter] bref/brève; [walk] petit (before n)

2) ( not of great length) court (before n)

3) ( not tall) [person] petit

4) ( scarce)

5) ( inadequate) [rations] insuffisant

6) ( lacking)

7) ( in abbreviation)

8) ( abrupt)

9) Linguistics [vowel] bref/brève

10) Finance [loan, credit] à court terme

11) Culinary [pastry] brisé

adverb ( abruptly) [stop] net

in short adverbial phrase bref

short of prepositional phrase

1) ( just before) un peu avant

2) ( just less than) pas loin de

3) ( except)

transitive verb, intransitive verb Electricity = short-circuit

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A n.

1 arresto; fermata, interruzione; pausa; sosta; (mecc.) fermo, ritegno: the stop of play, l'arresto del gioco; There are only two stops between London and Brighton, ci sono solo due fermate fra Londra e Brighton; «Next stop Oxford», «prossima fermata Oxford»; DIALOGO → - On the Tube- Which stop is it for the British Museum?, qual è la fermata per il British Museum?; to come to a stop, fare una fermata (o un'interruzione); fermarsi; arrestarsi; to bring to a stop, arrestare; fermare; to put a stop to st., metter fine, porre termine a qc.

2 (aeron., naut.) scalo

3 (gramm.) segno di punteggiatura; (spec.) punto: a full stop, un punto; un punto fermo

4 (mus.) registro ( d'organo); ( di strumento a fiato) chiave

5 (fig.) tono: He can pull out the pathetic stop at will, sa assumere il tono patetico a piacer suo

6 (mecc.) stop; dispositivo di arresto; fermo; stop valve, valvola d'arresto

7 ( ottica, fotogr.) pupilla, foro del diaframma ( dell'obiettivo)

8 ( di finestra) fermascuretti

9 (edil.: di stipite di porta) battente, battuta

10 (fon.) consonante occlusiva; suono occlusivo («p, b, k, g, d, t»)

11 ( nei telegrammi, nella segnaletica) stop

12 ( boxe) arresto; stop

13 ( calcio, ecc.) blocco, parata

14 ( scherma) arresto

15 (autom.) stop; obbligo di arresto

16 ( slang USA) ricettatore

B inter.

– Stop!, stop!; alt!; alto là!

● (fotogr.) stop bath, bagno d'arresto □ (edil.) stop bead, battuta d'arresto ( di telaio di finestra) □ (mecc.) stop collar, collare di fermo □ stop-gate, saracinesca d'arresto □ (mecc.) stop drill, trapano ad arresto □ (comput.) stop instruction, istruzione di arresto □ (mus.) stop key (o stop knob), tasto di registro; tasto □ ( Borsa) stop-loss order, ordine debordant; ordine con limite di prezzo □ (mecc.) stop nut, dado di bloccaggio; dado autobloccante □ stop on request, fermata facoltativa (o a richiesta) □ stop order, ( banca) ordine di fermo ( di un assegno); ( Borsa) ordine con limite di prezzo, ordine debordant □ stop-press ( news), recentissime; notizie dell'ultima ora □ ( nella segnaletica) stop sign, segnale di stop □ stop street, strada con il segnale di stop □ ( tennis) stop volley, stop volée, volée stoppata, stoppata, smorzata al volo □ (comput.) stop word, parola non significativa; stop word (parola che viene ignorata dai motori di ricerca, ad esempio articoli e preposizioni) □ to be at a stop, essere fermo; non poter andare avanti □ (fig.) to come to a full stop, far punto e basta; arrestarsi; non saper proseguire □ to come to a sudden stop, arrestarsi, fermarsi bruscamente □ (fig.) to pull out all the stops, fare l'impossibile (per fare qc.); mettercela tutta □ to put in the stops, mettere la punteggiatura ( in un testo).

A v. t.

1 arrestare; fermare; bloccare; far fermare: (econ.) to stop production, arrestare (o bloccare) la produzione; to stop a thief, arrestare un ladro; to stop traffic, fermare il traffico; (naut.) Stop engines!, ferma le macchine!; (comm.) to stop ( the payment of) a cheque, fermare (il pagamento di) un assegno; bloccare un assegno

2 cessare; smettere; interrompere; sospendere; far cessare; mettere fine a: Stop talking!, smetti di parlare!; Stop it!, smettila!, piantala!; to stop sb. 's salary, sospendere q. dallo stipendio; trattenere lo stipendio a q.; Stop that noise!, fa' cessare quel rumore!

3 far smettere a (q.); impedire a; ostacolare; trattenere: to stop children from playing on the street, far smettere ai bambini di giocare in strada; Nothing shall stop me from doing it, niente m'impedirà di farlo; nulla potrà trattenermi

4 chiudere; ostruire; otturare; sbarrare; turare; tappare: to stop a leak in a roof, chiudere una falla in un tetto; to stop a passage [a road], ostruire un passaggio [sbarrare una strada]; (med.) to stop a decayed tooth, otturare un dente guasto; to stop a bottle, tappare una bottiglia; (naut.) to stop a leak, turare una falla

5 (med.) fermare; stagnare ( una ferita): to stop the bleeding, arrestare l'emorragia

6 (comput.) arrestare, interrompere ( un processo)

7 (mus.) premere, schiacciare la corda di ( uno strumento); chiudere ( un foro) con il polpastrello

8 (gramm.) punteggiare; mettere la punteggiatura in ( una frase, ecc.)

9 intercettare ( una lettera, un messaggio)

10 (naut.) abbozzare ( un cavo)

11 ( boxe) bloccare ( un colpo)

12 ( calcio, ecc.) ( del portiere) bloccare, parare

B v. i.

1 arrestarsi; fermarsi; fermare; (aeron., naut.) fare scalo: The bus stopped, l'autobus s'arrestò; He didn't stop at a red light, non s'è fermato al rosso; Does this train stop at Martin Mill?, questo treno ferma a Martin Mill?; DIALOGO → - On the bus- This bus stops in Thornhill, questo autobus ferma a Thornhill; My watch has stopped, mi s'è fermato l'orologio; We stopped to admire the landscape, ci siamo fermati per ammirare il paesaggio; He stopped to talk to me, si è fermato per parlare con me NOTA D'USO: - go to / go and-

2 cessare; smettere; finire; interrompersi: The snow stopped in the evening, la neve cessò (di cadere) a sera; He stopped talking, ha smesso di parlare; He stopped to welcome me, s'interruppe per salutarmi (o per darmi il benvenuto)

3 (fam.) restare; rimanere; stare; fermarsi; trattenersi: to stop at home [in bed], rimanere a casa [a letto]; to stop for (o to) dinner, rimanere a pranzo; We'll stop at the next restaurant, ci fermeremo al prossimo ristorante; They didn't stop long, non si trattennero molto

4 chiudersi; otturarsi; intasarsi

● (fig.) to stop at nothing, non fermarsi davanti a nulla □ (scherz.) to stop a blow with one's head, ricevere una botta in testa □ ( boxe) ( dell'arbitro) to stop the bout (o the contest), arrestare il combattimento; fermare l'incontro □ to stop a bullet, essere colpito da una pallottola □ ( basket, ecc.) to stop the clock, fermare il cronometro □ to stop dead ( in one's tracks), fermarsi di colpo □ to stop one's ears, turarsi le orecchie; (fig.) fare orecchie da mercante □ (mecc.) to stop the engine, fermare (o spegnere) il motore □ ( basket, calcio, ecc.) to stop a fast break, stoppare un contropiede □ to stop for horses, fermarsi per cambiare i cavalli □ to stop a gap, turare una falla; (fig.) colmare una lacuna □ to stop sb. 's holidays, sospendere le ferie a q. □ to stop in one's spot, restare fermo al proprio posto; non muoversi □ to stop in one's tracks, fermarsi di colpo □ to stop sb. 's mouth, tappare la bocca a q.; (fig.) comprare il silenzio di q.; corrompere q. perché taccia □ (autom., USA) to stop on a dime, arrestarsi su un francobollo; fermarsi di botto □ to stop short, arrestarsi (o fermarsi) improvvisamente □ to stop short of doing st., evitare di fare qc. □ to stop still, stare fermo; ( del tempo) fermarsi □ to stop the way, ostruire il passaggio; (fig.) sbarrare la strada, impedire il progresso □ to stop work, smettere di lavorare; smontare, staccare (fam.) □ Why has our gas [light, water] been stopped?, perché ci hanno tolto (o tagliato) il gas [la luce, l'acqua]? □ (autom.) «Stop here!» ( cartello), «stop» □ Be sure I'll stop it!, sta certo che metterò fine a tutto ciò! □ Stop, thief!, al ladro! □ Fog stopped play, la partita fu sospesa per la nebbia.

short [ʃɔ:t]

court-métrage ⇒ 1 (a) court ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c), 2 (d) petit ⇒ 2 (b) brusque ⇒ 2 (f), 2 (g) short ⇒ 9 (a)

1 noun

(a) Cinema court-métrage m

(b) British (drink) alcool m fort

(c) familiar Electricity court-circuit^□ m

(d) (in prosody → syllable) brève f; Linguistics (→ vowel) voyelle f brève

(e) Stock Exchange (sale) vente f à découvert; (person) vendeur(euse) m,f à découvert

2 adjective

(a) (in length) court;

∎ her dress is too short/shorter than yours sa robe est trop courte/plus courte que la tienne;

∎ to have short hair avoir les cheveux courts;

∎ familiar figurative to have sb by the short hairs or British by the short and curlies avoir qn à sa merci^□, pouvoir faire ce qu'on veut de qn^□ ;

∎ to be short in the leg (trousers) être court;

∎ it's short in the arms (jacket) les manches sont trop courtes;

∎ skirts are getting shorter and shorter les jupes raccourcissent de plus en plus ou sont de plus en plus courtes;

∎ the editor made the article shorter by a few hundred words le rédacteur a raccourci l'article de quelques centaines de mots;

∎ a short history of France un précis d'histoire de France;

∎ short and to the point bref et précis;

∎ to be in short trousers être en culottes courtes;

∎ short back and sides (haircut) coupe f dégagée sur la nuque et les oreilles

(b) (in height → person) petit, de petite taille;

∎ he's short and stocky il est petit et râblé

(c) (in distance → gen) court; (→ walk) petit, court;

∎ a straight line is the shortest distance between two points la ligne droite est le plus court chemin entre deux points;

∎ what's the shortest way home? quel est le chemin le plus court pour rentrer?;

∎ it's shorter this way c'est plus court par ici;

∎ we took the shortest route nous avons pris le chemin le plus court;

∎ to go for a short walk faire une petite promenade;

∎ a few short miles away à quelques kilomètres de là à peine;

∎ at short range à courte portée;

∎ how could he have missed at such short range? comment a-t-il pu rater de si près?;

∎ it's only a short distance from here ce n'est pas très loin (d'ici);

∎ she lives a short distance from the church elle n'habite pas très loin de l'église;

∎ they continued for a short distance ils ont poursuivi un peu leur chemin;

∎ Sport to win/to lose by a short head gagner/perdre d'une courte tête

(d) (not lasting long → period, interval) court, bref;

∎ a short stay un court séjour;

∎ you should take a short holiday vous devriez prendre quelques jours de vacances;

∎ we've just got time for a short game nous avons juste le temps de faire une petite partie;

∎ at short intervals à intervalles rapprochés;

∎ after a short time après un court intervalle ou un petit moment;

∎ to have a short memory avoir la mémoire courte;

∎ for a short time I thought of becoming an actress pendant quelque temps, j'ai pensé devenir actrice;

∎ she was in London for a short time elle a passé quelque temps à Londres;

∎ I met him a short time or while later je l'ai rencontré peu (de temps) après;

∎ it's rather short notice to invite them for tonight c'est un peu juste pour les inviter ce soir;

∎ time's getting short il ne reste plus beaucoup de temps;

∎ a few short hours/years ago il y a à peine quelques heures/années;

∎ the days are getting shorter les jours raccourcissent;

∎ to demand shorter hours/a shorter working week exiger une réduction des heures de travail/une réduction du temps de travail hebdomadaire;

∎ to be on short time faire des journées réduites;

∎ she made a short speech elle a fait un court ou petit discours;

∎ he read out a short statement il a lu une courte ou brève déclaration;

∎ I'd just like to say a few short words j'aimerais dire quelques mots très brefs;

∎ the short answer is "no" en deux mots, la réponse est "non";

∎ in short order en vitesse;

∎ he dealt with the naughty children in short order il a eu vite fait de s'occuper de ces enfants désobéissants;

∎ to be short and sweet être bref;

∎ I'll keep it short and sweet je serai bref;

∎ ironic her stay with us was short and sweet heureusement, son séjour chez nous fut de courte durée;

∎ in the short run à court terme

(e) (abbreviated)

∎ HF is short for high frequency HF est l'abréviation de haute fréquence;

∎ Bill is short for William Bill est un diminutif de William

(f) (gruff) brusque, sec (sèche);

∎ she tends to be a bit short with people elle a tendance à être un peu brusque avec les gens;

∎ Mary was very short with me on the telephone Mary a été très sèche avec moi au téléphone;

∎ to have a short temper être irascible, s'emporter facilement

(g) (sudden → sound, action) brusque;

∎ her breath came in short gasps elle avait le souffle court;

∎ he gave a short laugh il eut un rire bref;

∎ short, sharp shock = punition sévère mais de courte durée;

∎ short, sharp shock treatment = régime pénal des années 80-90 où les jeunes délinquants étaient détenus pour une courte période dans des conditions très sévères destinées à décourager la récidive

(h) (lacking, insufficient)

∎ to give sb short weight ne pas donner le bon poids à qn;

∎ money is short on manque d'argent, l'argent manque;

∎ whisky is in short supply on manque ou on est à court de whisky;

∎ it is 2 francs short il manque 2 francs;

∎ I am 20 francs short il me manque 20 francs;

∎ to be short of breath (in general) avoir le souffle court; (at the moment) être hors d'haleine;

∎ to be short of staff manquer de personnel;

∎ to be short of sleep n'avoir pas assez dormi;

∎ I'm a bit short (of money) at the moment je suis un peu à court (d'argent) en ce moment;

∎ he's a bit short on imagination il manque un peu d'imagination;

∎ familiar humorous he's one sandwich short of a picnic il a une case vide

(i) British (drink)

∎ a short drink un petit verre

(j) Linguistics bref

(k) Finance & Stock Exchange (sale, seller) à découvert;

∎ bills at short date billets mpl ou traites fpl à courte échéance

(l) Cookery (pastry) brisé

(m) (in betting → odds) faible

3 adverb

(a) (abruptly)

∎ to stop short s'arrêter net;

∎ the driver stopped short just in front of the child le conducteur s'arrêta net juste devant l'enfant;

∎ to stop short of doing sth se retenir de faire qch;

∎ she stopped short of actually calling him a liar pour un peu, elle le traitait de menteur;

∎ to pull or to bring sb up short couper qn dans son élan

(b) (idioms)

∎ to fall short of (objective, target) ne pas atteindre; (expectations) ne pas répondre à;

∎ his winnings fell far short of what he had expected ses gains ont été bien moindres que ce à quoi il s'attendait;

∎ to go short of sth manquer de qch;

∎ my children never went short (of anything) mes enfants n'ont jamais manqué de rien;

∎ I don't want you to go short je ne veux pas que tu manques de quoi que ce soit;

∎ to run short (of sth) être à court (de qch);

∎ we're running short of fuel/money/sugar nous sommes presque à court de carburant/d'argent/de sucre;

∎ supplies are running short les provisions sont presque épuisées;

∎ time is running short le temps commence à manquer;

∎ British familiar to be taken or caught short être pris d'un besoin pressant^□

(c) Stock Exchange

∎ to buy short acheter à court terme;

∎ to sell short vendre à découvert

4 transitive verb

Electricity court-circuiter

5 intransitive verb

Electricity se mettre en court-circuit

6 for short adverb

∎ they call him Ben for short on l'appelle Ben pour faire plus court;

∎ trinitrotoluene, or TNT for short le trinitrotoluène ou TNT en abrégé

7 in short adverb

(en) bref

8 short of preposition

(a) (except) sauf;

∎ he would do anything short of stealing il ferait tout sauf voler;

∎ nothing short of a miracle can save him now seul un miracle pourrait le sauver maintenant;

∎ short of resigning, what can I do? à part démissionner, que puis-je faire?

(b) (less than)

∎ they were £50 short of their target il leur manquait 50 livres pour atteindre la somme qu'ils s'étaient fixée;

∎ he is not far short of thirty il frise la trentaine;

∎ it is little short of folly c'est de la folie (pure);

∎ it was nothing short of a masterpiece ce n'était rien moins qu'un chef-d'œuvre

9 shorts plural noun

(a) (short trousers) short m; (underpants) caleçon m;

∎ a pair of khaki shorts un short kaki;

∎ American familiar eat my shorts! tu me gonfles!

(b) Stock Exchange valeurs fpl à courte échéance

(c) familiar