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1 short
short [∫ɔ:t]1. adjectivea. court ; ( = not tall) petit• I know it's short notice, but... je sais que le délai est assez court mais...b. ( = abbreviated) "PO" is short for "post office" « PO » est l'abréviation de »post office »c. ( = lacking) to be short of sth manquer de qchd. ( = curt) brusque2. adverb• to cut short [+ speech, TV programme, class, visit, holiday] écourter• I'm £2 short il me manque 2 livres• 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-même3. noun4. plural noun7. compounds• 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• 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-range adjective [missile] à courte portée ; [aircraft] à court rayon d'action ; [plan, weather forecast] à court terme• to be short-staffed manquer de personnel ► short-stay car park noun parc m de stationnement de courte durée* * *[ʃɔːt] 1.1) ( drink) alcool m fort2) Electricity = short circuit3) Cinema court métrage m2. 3.1) ( not long-lasting) [stay, memory, period] court (before n); [course] de courte durée; [conversation, speech, chapter] bref/brève; [walk] petit (before n)the days are getting shorter — les jours diminuent or raccourcissent
2) ( not of great length) court (before n)3) ( not tall) [person] petit4) ( scarce)5) ( inadequate) [rations] insuffisanthe gave me a short measure — ( in shop) il a triché sur le poids
6) ( lacking)to be short on — [person] manquer de [talent, tact]
to go short of —
to run short of — manquer de [clothes, money, food]
my wages are £30 short — il me manque 30 livres sterling sur mon salaire
7) ( in abbreviation)this is Nicholas, Nick for short! — je te présente Nicholas, mais on l'appelle Nick
8) ( abrupt)9) Linguistics [vowel] bref/brève10) Finance [loan, credit] à court terme11) Culinary [pastry] brisé4. 5.in short adverbial phrase bref6.short of prepositional phrase1) ( just before) un peu avant2) ( just less than) pas loin dethat's nothing short of blackmail! — c'est du chantage, ni plus ni moins!
3) ( except)7.transitive verb, intransitive verb Electricity = short-circuit••short and sweet — bref/brève
to bring ou pull somebody up short — couper quelqu'un dans son élan
to make short work of something/somebody — expédier quelque chose/quelqu'un
the long and short of it is that they... — en un mot (comme en cent), ils...
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2 short
A n1 ( drink) alcool m fort ;2 Elec = short-circuit ;3 Cin court métrage m ;C adj1 ( not long-lasting) [time, stay, memory, period] court (before n) ; [course] de courte durée ; [conversation, speech, chapter] bref/brève ; a short time ago il y a peu de temps ; that was a short hour/month c'était une petite heure/un petit mois ; in four short years en quatre brèves années ; to work shorter hours travailler moins d'heures ; the days are getting shorter les jours diminuent or raccourcissent ; to go for a short walk faire une petite promenade or un petit tour ; the meeting was short and sweet la réunion a été brève ; let's keep it short (and sweet) soyons brefs! ; the short answer is that la réponse est tout simplement que ;2 ( not of great length) [hair, dress, distance, stick] court (before n) ; [animal's coat, fur] court (before n) ; ( very short) ras ; the suit is too short in the sleeves les manches du costume sont trop courtes ; to have one's hair cut short se faire couper les cheveux court ; to win by a short head Turf l'emporter d'une courte tête ;3 ( not tall) [person] petit ;4 ( scarce) [water, food] difficile à trouver ; to be in short supply être difficile à trouver ; food/coal is getting short la nourriture/le charbon se fait rare ; time is getting short le temps presse ;5 ( inadequate) [rations] insuffisant ; we're short by three il nous en manque trois ; he gave me a short measure ( in shop) il a triché sur le poids ;6 ( lacking) I am/he is short of sth il me/lui manque qch ; to be short on [person] manquer de [talent, tact] ; to go short of manquer de [clothes, money, food] ; my wages are £30 short il me manque 30 livres sur mon salaire ; I don't want you to go short je ne veux pas qu'il te manque quoi que ce soit ; to be running short of sth commencer à manquer de qch ;7 ( in abbreviation) Tom is short for Thomas Tom est le diminutif de Thomas ; this is Nicholas, Nick for short! je te présente Nicholas, mais on l'appelle Nick ;8 ( abrupt) [person, personality] ( jamais épith) brusque ; [laugh] bref/brève ; to be short with sb être brusque avec qn ;9 Ling [vowel] bref/brève ;11 Culin [pastry] brisé.D adv ( abruptly) [stop] net ; to stop short of doing se retenir pour ne pas faire ; ⇒ cut short (cut).1 ( just before) un peu avant ; the ball landed (just) short of the green la balle est tombée un peu avant le green ;2 ( just less than) pas loin de ; a little short of £1,000 pas loin de 1 000 livres ; that's nothing short of blackmail! c'est du chantage, ni plus ni moins! ;3 ( except) à moins de ; short of locking him in, I can't stop him leaving à moins de l'enfermer à clé, je ne peux pas l'empêcher de partir.to bring ou pull sb up short couper qn dans son élan ; to have a short temper, to be short-tempered être coléreux or soupe au lait ○ ; to have sb by the short hairs ◑ US ou short and curlies ○ GB tenir qn à la gorge ; to sell oneself short se sous-estimer ; to make short work of sth/sb expédier qch/qn ; to be taken ou caught short être pris d'un besoin pressant ; the long and short of it is that they… en un mot (comme en cent), ils… -
3 ration
A n1 (of food, petrol) ration f (of de) ; meat/coal ration ration de viande/de charbon ;B rations npl Mil rations fpl ; on short rations à rations réduites ; on full rations à pleines rations.C vtr rationner [food, petrol] (to à) ; limiter la ration de [person] (to à) ; sugar was rationed to one kilo per family le sucre était rationné à un kilo par famille.■ ration out:▶ ration [sth] out, ration out [sth] partager [qch] en rations (among entre). -
4 ration
ration ['ræʃən]1 nounalso figurative ration f;∎ I've had my ration of television for today j'ai eu ma dose de télévision pour aujourd'hui∎ they are rationed to one pound of meat a week ils sont rationnés à une livre de viande par semaine;∎ I've rationed myself to five cigarettes a day je me suis rationné à cinq cigarettes par jour∎ arts subsidies are being rationed because of the recession les subventions à la culture sont limitées du fait de la récession(food) vivres mpl;∎ to be on double/short rations toucher une ration double/réduite;∎ Military to draw rations toucher sa ration;∎ full rations rations fpl complètes;∎ half rations demi-rations fpl►► ration book carnet m de tickets de rationnement;ration card carte f de rationnementrationner
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