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1 the long and the short of it
(the whole story in a few words.) egyszóval -
2 have\ sy\ by\ the\ short\ hairs
English-Hungarian dictionary > have\ sy\ by\ the\ short\ hairs
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3 he\ was\ given\ the\ short\ end
English-Hungarian dictionary > he\ was\ given\ the\ short\ end
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4 in\ the\ short\ run
rövidesen, hamarosan, rövidtávon -
5 long\ and\ the\ short
kimenetel, a nóta vége, a vége az -
6 short circuit
the missing out by an electric current of a part of an electrical circuit (verb short-circuit) rövidzárlat -
7 short
kevesebb, nem teljes, lobbanékony, rövid lejáratú to short: rövidzárlatot okoz, rövidre záródik, rövidre zár* * *[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) rövid2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) alacsony3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) kurta4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) kevesebb5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) vminek szűkében van6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) omlós2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) hirtelen2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) vmin innen•- 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.) szűkített listába felvesz- 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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8 short-term
rövidtávú* * *1) (concerned only with the near future: short-term plans.) rövid határidejű/távú2) (lasting only a short time: a short-term loan.) rövid lejáratú -
9 short-tempered
adjective (easily made angry: My husband is very short-tempered in the mornings.) indulatos -
10 short-list
noun (a list of candidates selected from the total number of applicants for a job etc.) szűkített névsor -
11 short\ in\ the\ legs
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12 short\ pull\ on\ the\ river
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13 cut short
1) (to make shorter than intended: He cut short his holiday to deal with the crisis.) félbeszakít2) (to cause (someone) to stop talking by interrupting them: I tried to apologize but he cut me short.) megállít vkit -
14 make short work of
(to dispose of very quickly: The children made short work of the ice-cream.) gyorsan elfogyaszt vmit -
15 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.) előzetes bejelentés nélkül; pillanatokon belül -
16 fall short
( often with of) (to be not enough or not good enough etc: The money we have falls short of what we need.) alatta marad vminek -
17 scrape the bottom of the barrel
(to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) a végső tartalékhoz nyúlEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > scrape the bottom of the barrel
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18 be\ short\ and\ to\ the\ point!
röviden és velősen!, röviden és csak a lényeget!English-Hungarian dictionary > be\ short\ and\ to\ the\ point!
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19 fall\ short\ of\ the\ mark
célon innen esik le, nem ér a célig -
20 shirt\ is\ short\ in\ the\ arms
English-Hungarian dictionary > shirt\ is\ short\ in\ the\ arms
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