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1 be on short rations
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2 short
adj. kort; laag; zonder, niet genoeg; -loos; klein; geconcentreerd; minder--------adv. opeens; weldra; in het kort; op de rand van; spoedig--------n. kort; te kort; kortaangebonden, kortaf; driftig; klein; bros; puur, niet met water aangemengd; beknopt (leerboeken); krap, karig, te weinig; plotseling; eenvoudiger manier; filmpje (slang)--------v. verkorten, kortsluitng (elekriciteit)short1[ sjo:t]♦voorbeelden:II 〈 meervoud〉————————short2〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; shortness〉1 kort ⇒ klein, beknopt3 te kort ⇒ onvoldoende, karig, krap♦voorbeelden:short haul • transport over korte afstandshort story • kort verhaalshort view • kortzichtigheidtake the short view of something • iets op korte termijn ziennothing short of • niets minder dan, in één woordsomething short of • weinig minder dan, bijnalittle short of • weinig minder dan, bijnashort for • een afkorting vanin short • in het kort(at) short notice • (op) korte termijnin the short run/term • op korte termijnshort time • korte(re) werktijdshort change • te weinig wisselgeldshort measure • krappe maat, mancoshort memory • slecht geheugenshort of money • krap bij kasbe on short rations • (te) krap gerantsoeneerd zijnin short supply • schaars, beperkt leverbaarshort weight • ondergewichtshort by ten • tien te kort/te weinig/verwijderd vantwo short of fifty • op twee na vijftig(be) short of/on • te kort (hebben) aanshort temper • drift(igheid)short waist • verhoogde taille————————short3〈 bijwoord〉♦voorbeelden:1 four inches short • vier inches te kort/te weinigcome/fall short • tekortschietengo short (of) • gebrek hebben (aan)run short • bijna op zijnrun short of (something) • bijna zonder (iets) zitten2 bring/pull up short • plotseling stoppen/tegenhoudenstop short • plotseling ophoudennothing short of • slechts, alleen maar; niets minder danshort of • behalve, zonder→ long long/
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