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22 be short of breath
1) Общая лексика: задыхаться, запыхаться, тяжело дышать2) Медицина: страдать одышкой -
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26 ♦ breath
♦ breath /brɛɵ/n.1 [u] respiro; fiato; alito: bad breath, alito cattivo (o pesante); foul breath, alito fetido; to hold one's breath, trattenere il fiato (o il respiro); (fig.) trattenere il fiato, essere col fiato sospeso; to pause for breath, fare una pausa per riprender fiato; to recover one's breath, riprendere fiato; to take breath, riprendere fiato; to gasp for breath, ansimare; to be short of breath, avere il respiro corto; out of breath, senza fiato2 inspirazione; respiro; soffio: a deep breath, un respiro profondo; (one's) last breath, l'ultimo respiro; to take a breath, fare un respiro; inspirare4 accenno; cenno; traccia; ombra; sospetto: a breath of spring, un accenno di primavera; a breath of scandal, un sospetto di scandalo5 (fon.) espirazione● a breath of (fresh) air, una boccata d'aria fresca; (fig.) una ventata d'aria fresca □ the breath of life, necessità vitale; ragione di vita □ ( sport) breath-held diving, immersione in apnea □ (autom.) breath test, alcoltest; prova del fiato, prova del palloncino □ to catch breath, trattenere di colpo il respiro; ( anche) riprendere fiato □ (fam. USA) to change breath, bere un bicchierino; rifarsi la bocca □ to draw breath, inspirare; respirare; ( per estens.) essere in vita □ with one's dying (o last) breath, in punto di morte □ to get one's breath (back), riprendere fiato □ (fam.) Don't hold your breath, ce n'è da aspettare!; aspetta e spera! □ in a breath, in un soffio □ in the next breath, (rif. a qualcosa che si dice) l'istante successivo □ in the same breath, (rif. a qualcosa che si dice) contemporaneamente, simultaneamente □ Not a breath was heard, non s'udiva un sussurro □ to save one's breath, risparmiare il fiato; tacere □ under (o below) one's breath, sottovoce □ to take sb. 's breath away, far restare q. senza fiato; mozzare il fiato a q. □ to waste one's breath, sprecare il fiato □ with one's last breath, fino all'ultimo respiro. -
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breath [breθ]1. nounhaleine f, souffle m• under one's breath [say, talk] à voix basse2. compounds* * *[breθ]1) ( air taken into lungs) souffle mto stop ou pause for breath — s'arrêter pour reprendre son souffle
to hold one's breath — lit retenir sa respiration; fig retenir son souffle
2) ( air in or leaving mouth) ( with smell) haleine f; ( visible) respiration f3) ( single act) respiration fto take a deep breath — respirer profondément or à fond
take a deep breath! — fig assieds-toi! (colloq)
4) (of air, wind)somebody/something is like a breath of fresh air — quelqu'un/quelque chose est une vraie bouffée de fraîcheur
5) ( word)a breath of — un soupçon de [scandal]
••save your breath — (colloq) ne gaspille pas ta salive (colloq)
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28 breath
breath n1 ( air taken into lungs) souffle m ; to stop ou pause for breath s'arrêter pour reprendre son souffle ; to get one's breath back reprendre son souffle ; out of breath à bout de souffle ; to be short of breath avoir le souffle court ; to catch one's breath ( breathe) reprendre souffle ; ( gasp) retenir son souffle ; to hold one's breath lit retenir sa respiration ; fig retenir son souffle ; to draw breath reprendre (son) souffle ; he's as kind a man as ever drew breath il n'y a pas plus gentil que lui ; as long as I have breath in my body ou as I draw breath tant que je vivrai ;2 ( air in or leaving mouth) ( with smell) haleine f ; ( visible) respiration f ; sb's hot breath le souffle chaud de qn ; to have bad breath avoir (une) mauvaise haleine ; his breath smells of beer son haleine sent la bière ; I could smell alcohol on his breath je sentais à son haleine qu'il avait bu ;3 ( single act) respiration f ; to take a deep breath respirer profondément or à fond ; take a deep breath! fig assieds-toi ○ ! ; in a single breath sans respirer ; in the same breath dans la foulée ; with one's last ou dying breath dans son dernier soupir ; to draw one's last breath rendre son dernier soupir ;4 (of air, wind) a breath of un souffle de ; to go out for a breath of (fresh) air sortir prendre l'air ; sb/sth is like a breath of fresh air qn/qch est une vraie bouffée de fraîcheur ; the first breath of spring le premier signe du printemps ;don't hold your breath ○ ! ce n'est pas demain la veille ○ ! ; to take sb's breath away couper le souffle à qn ; save your breath ○, don't waste your breath ○ ne gaspille pas ta salive ○ ; it's the breath of life to him c'est toute sa vie ; to say sth under one's breath dire qch à voix basse ; to laugh under one's breath rire sous cape. -
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breath [breθ](a) (of human, animal) haleine f, souffle m;∎ to have bad breath avoir mauvaise haleine;∎ familiar to have coffee/whisky breath avoir l'haleine qui sent le café/le whisky□ ;∎ take a breath respirez;∎ he took a deep breath il a respiré à fond;∎ I took a deep breath and started to explain je respirai profondément et commençai d'expliquer;∎ let me get my breath back laissez-moi retrouver mon souffle ou reprendre haleine;∎ she stopped for breath elle s'est arrêtée pour reprendre haleine;∎ to be out of breath être essoufflé ou à bout de souffle;∎ to be short of breath avoir le souffle court;∎ he said it all in one breath il l'a dit d'un trait;∎ they are not to be mentioned in the same breath on ne saurait les comparer;∎ but in the next breath he said the opposite mais quelques secondes plus tard il a dit le contraire;∎ under one's breath à voix basse, tout bas;∎ she laughed under her breath elle a ri sous cape;∎ with her dying breath en mourant;∎ he drew his last breath il a rendu l'âme ou le dernier soupir;∎ music is the breath of life to him la musique est toute sa vie;∎ to hold one's breath retenir son souffle;∎ I wouldn't hold my breath! je ne compterais pas trop là-dessus!;∎ don't hold your breath waiting for the money si c'est l'argent que tu attends, ne compte pas dessus ou tu perds ton temps;∎ I'm wasting my breath je perds mon temps, je me fatigue pour rien;∎ save your breath! inutile de gaspiller ta salive!;∎ the sight took his breath away la vue ou le spectacle lui a coupé le souffle;∎ it takes my breath away je n'en reviens pas∎ there isn't a breath of air il n'y a pas un souffle d'air;∎ we went out for a breath of fresh air nous sommes sortis prendre l'air;∎ figurative it's/she's like a breath of fresh air c'est/elle est comme une bouffée d'air frais∎ the first breath of spring les premiers effluves du printemps;∎ the faintest breath of scandal le plus petit soupçon de scandale►► breath freshener purificateur m d'haleine, spray m buccal;breath test Alcootest ® m -
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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) (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∎ 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∎ HF is short for high frequency HF est l'abréviation de haute fréquence;∎ Bill is short for William Bill est un diminutif de William∎ 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 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;∎ a short drink un petit verre(j) Linguistics bref∎ bills at short date billets mpl ou traites fpl à courte échéance(m) (in betting → odds) faible3 adverb∎ 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∎ 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;∎ to buy short acheter à court terme;∎ to sell short vendre à découvertElectricity court-circuiterElectricity se mettre en court-circuit∎ 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(en) bref∎ 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?∎ 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∎ a pair of khaki shorts un short kaki;(b) Stock Exchange valeurs fpl à courte échéance∎ to have the shorts (have little money) être fauché, être raide►► Finance & Stock Exchange short bills billets mpl ou traites fpl à courte échéance;Australian short black café m express, express m;short break (holiday) mini-séjour m;Electricity short circuit court-circuit m;Stock Exchange short covering couverture f de position;Mathematics short division division f à un ou deux chiffres;short game (in golf) petit jeu m;Finance & Stock Exchange short investment investissement m à court terme;Finance & Stock Exchange short loan prêt m à court terme;Cookery short pastry pâte f brisée;Finance short payment moins-perçu m;Finance & Stock Exchange short position position f vendeur, position f à découvert;Literature short story nouvelle f;Linguistics short syllable syllabe f brève;short tennis tennis m pour enfants;short ton tonne f (américaine), short ton f;Linguistics short vowel voyelle f brève;Radio short wave onde f courte;∎ on short 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breath [breθ] n1) дыха́ние; вздох;to be out of breath запыха́ться, задыха́ться
;to bate ( или to hold) one's breath затаи́ть дыха́ние
;а) задохну́ться ( часто под влиянием сильных чувств);б) восстанови́ть дыха́ние ( после бега);to take breath передохну́ть; перевести́ дух
;to draw breath дыша́ть; жить
;to draw the first breath роди́ться, появи́ться на свет
;to draw one's last breath испусти́ть дух, умере́ть
;short of breath страда́ющий оды́шкой
;below ( или under) one's breath ти́хо, шёпотом
;second breath спорт. второ́е дыха́ние; перен. но́вый прили́в эне́ргии
2) жизнь3) дунове́ние4) attr.:breath consonant фон. глухо́й согла́сный
◊to take smb.'s breath away удиви́ть, порази́ть кого́-л.
;to waste ( или to spend) breath говори́ть на ве́тер, по́пусту тра́тить слова́
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32 ♦ short
♦ short (1) /ʃɔ:t/a.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 durata2 basso; piccolo ( di statura): He's too short to play volleyball, è troppo basso per giocare a pallavolo3 scarso; insufficiente: short weight, peso scarso; short measure, misura insufficiente; a short ten miles, dieci miglia scarse; meno di dieci miglia4 brusco; rude; secco; sgarbato: a short reply, una brusca risposta; Don't be short with me!, non essere sgarbato con me!9 ( Borsa) corto; allo scoperto: short position, posizione corta; short sale [seller], vendita [venditore] allo scoperto; short selling, il vendere (o vendite) allo scoperto11 (trasp.) incompleto; in meno ( di quanto pattuito): short delivery, consegna in meno; short shipment, spedizione incompleta13 (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● (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.short (2) /ʃɔ:t/n.3 (cinem., TV) short; cortometraggio; corto4 (pubbl., TV) short pubblicitario; spot5 (giorn.) trafiletto6 (rag.) somma parziale7 (pl.) (ind.) sfridi; ritagli8 (pl.) (ind.) cruschello9 (pl.) (tecn.) sopravaglio13 (fam.) cortocircuito; corto (fam.)14 (fam.) bicchierino di liquore15 (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.short (3) /ʃɔ:t/avv.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● 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.).(to) short /ʃɔ:t/ (fam.)A v. t.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 preferitaB 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. -
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short [ʃɔ:t]1. a1) коро́ткий; кра́ткий; краткосро́чный;a short way off недалеко́
;a short time ago неда́вно
;time is short вре́мя не те́рпит
;а) кратча́йшее расстоя́ние;to take ( или to make) a short cut избра́ть кратча́йший путь
;б) (наибо́лее) рациона́льный спо́соб ( достижения цели)2) ни́зкий, невысо́кий ( о человеке)3) недоста́точный, непо́лный; име́ющий недоста́ток (of — в чём-л.); не достига́ющий (of — чего-л.);short weight недове́с
;short measure недоме́р
;in short supply дефици́тный
;short sight близору́кость
;short views недальнови́дность
;short memory коро́ткая па́мять
;short of breath запыха́вшийся; страда́ющий оды́шкой
;to keep smb. short ску́дно снабжа́ть кого́-л.
;we are short of cash у нас не хвата́ет де́нег
;to jump short недопры́гнуть
;to run short истоща́ться; иссяка́ть; не хвата́ть
;а) не хвата́ть, име́ть недоста́ток в чём-л.;б) уступа́ть в чём-л.;this book comes short of satisfactory э́та кни́га оставля́ет жела́ть мно́го лу́чшего
;в) не дости́гнуть це́ли;г) не оправда́ть ожида́ний4) кра́ткий, сжа́тый5) отры́вистый, сухо́й (об ответе, приёме); гру́бый, ре́зкий ( о речи);short word бра́нное сло́во
6) коро́ткий, плохо́й ( о памяти)7) хру́пкий, ло́мкий; рассы́пчатый (о печенье, о глине);pastry eats short пече́нье рассыпа́ется во рту
8) кре́пкий ( о напитке);something short спиртно́е
◊in the short run вско́ре
;at short notice неме́дленно
;short wind оды́шка
;to make a long story short коро́че говоря́
;to make short work of smth. бы́стро спра́виться, бы́стро разде́латься с чем-л.
;this is nothing short of a swindle э́то пря́мо надува́тельство
;а) исключа́я;б) не доезжа́я;somewhere short of London где́-то не доезжа́я Ло́ндона
2. adv ре́зко, кру́то, внеза́пно; преждевре́менно;to stop short внеза́пно останови́ться
3. n1) разг. рю́мка, глото́к спиртно́го2) разг. коро́ткое замыка́ние3) короткометра́жный фильм4) кра́ткий гла́сный или слог5) знак кра́ткости6) кра́ткость;for short для кра́ткости
;in short коро́че говоря́; вкра́тце
7) бирж. спекуля́нт, игра́ющий на пониже́ние8) pl бирж. краткосро́чные це́нные бума́ги9) pl ме́лкие о́труби10) pl отхо́ды -
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breƟ1) (the air drawn into, and then sent out from, the lungs: My dog's breath smells terrible.) aliento, respiración2) (an act of breathing: Take a deep breath.) respiración•- breathlessly
- breathlessness
- hold one's breath
- out of breath
- under one's breath
breath n alientotr[breɵ]1 (of person) aliento; (of animal) hálito2 (of air) soplo3 (of perfume) olor nombre masculino, olorcillo4 (life) aliento, vida5 (breathing) resuello, respiración nombre femenino6 (of scandal) rumor nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLout of breath sin aliento, sin resuelloshort of breath corto,-a de resuellounder one's breath en voz bajain the next breath a continuación, inmediatamente despuésin the same breath todo a la vez, al mismo tiempoto draw breath respirar, vivirto draw one's last breath exhalar el último suspiroto get one's breath back recobrar el alientoto take a deep breath respirar hondoto take one's breath away dejar pasmado,-a a unoa breath of fresh air una bocanada de aire frescobad breath mal aliento, halitosis nombre femeninobreath of life cosa imprescindible, requisito indispensablebreath test SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL prueba del alcoholbreath ['brɛɵ] n1) breathing: aliento mto hold one's breath: aguantar la respiración2) breeze: soplo ma breath of fresh air: un soplo de aire freson.• aliento s.m.• aspiración s.f.• huelgo s.m.• hálito s.m.• respiración s.f.• respiro s.m.• resuello s.m.• soplo s.m.• suspiro s.m.• vaharada s.f.• vaho s.m.breθcount & mass noun ( air exhaled or inhaled) aliento mto have bad breath — tener* mal aliento
to take a breath — aspirar, inspirar
in the same o next breath — a continuación, a renglón seguido
to be a breath of fresh air — ser* (como) una bocanada de aire fresco
to draw breath — (lit: breathe) respirar; ( live) (liter) vivir
to draw one's last breath — (liter) exhalar el último suspiro (liter)
to hold one's breath — contener* la respiración or el aliento
he promised - well, don't hold your breath — (colloq & hum) lo prometió - sí, pero mejor espera sentado (fam & hum)
to say something under one's breath — decir* algo entre dientes
to take somebody's breath away — dejar a alguien sin habla
to waste one's breath — gastar saliva
[breθ]with bated breath — con el corazón en un puño; save I 3) a)
1. N1) (lit) (=respiration) aliento mwithout pausing for breath — sin detenerse ni un momento para recobrar el aliento or la respiración
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to have bad breath — tener mal aliento•
he stopped running to catch his breath — dejó de correr para recobrar el aliento or la respiraciónhe was one of the meanest people who ever drew breath — era una de las personas más mezquinas que jamás ha visto este mundo
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to get one's breath back — recobrar el aliento or la respiración(fig)•
to hold one's breath — (lit) contener la respiración"he said he would be here" - "well, I wouldn't hold your breath" — -dijo que vendría -sí, pues yo le esperaría sentado *
•
to lose one's breath — perder el aliento•
to be/get out of breath — estar/quedar sin aliento•
she felt hot and short of breath — tenía calor y se ahogabashe has asthma and sometimes gets short of breath — tiene asma y a veces se ahoga or le falta el aliento
•
she sucked in her breath — tomó aliento, aspiró•
to take a breath — respirarbated, save I, 1., 4)•
he muttered something under his breath — dijo algo entre dientes or en voz baja2) (fig) (=puff) soplo m•
a breath of fresh air, we went out for a breath of fresh air — salimos a tomar el (aire) fresco2.CPDbreath freshener N — spray m bucal
breath-testbreath test N — (Aut) prueba f de alcoholemia
* * *[breθ]count & mass noun ( air exhaled or inhaled) aliento mto have bad breath — tener* mal aliento
to take a breath — aspirar, inspirar
in the same o next breath — a continuación, a renglón seguido
to be a breath of fresh air — ser* (como) una bocanada de aire fresco
to draw breath — (lit: breathe) respirar; ( live) (liter) vivir
to draw one's last breath — (liter) exhalar el último suspiro (liter)
to hold one's breath — contener* la respiración or el aliento
he promised - well, don't hold your breath — (colloq & hum) lo prometió - sí, pero mejor espera sentado (fam & hum)
to say something under one's breath — decir* algo entre dientes
to take somebody's breath away — dejar a alguien sin habla
to waste one's breath — gastar saliva
with bated breath — con el corazón en un puño; save I 3) a)
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breθ сущ.
1) дыхание;
вздох below/under one's breath ≈ тихо, шепотом to bate one's breath ≈ затаить дыхание to catch, hold one's breath ≈ задержать дыхание to get one's breath back ≈ перевести дыхание to draw one's last breath ≈ испустить дух, умереть to lose one's breath ≈ сбиться с дыханием all in a/one breath, all in the same breath ≈ единым духом deep, long breath ≈ глубокий вдох to be out of breath ≈ запыхаться, задыхаться to struggle for breath ≈ задыхаться to take breath ≈ передохнуть;
перевести дух to draw breath ≈ дышать;
жить to draw the first breath ≈ родиться, появиться на свет short of breath ≈ страдающий одышкой second breath ≈ второе дыхание;
перен. новый прилив энергии Syn: respiration, sigh
2) бытие, жизнь, существование Syn: life, existence
3) дуновение Syn: waft, whiff
4) фон. выдыхание воздуха без вибрации голосовых связок breath consonant ≈ глухой согласный ∙ to take smb.'s breath away ≈ удивить, поразить кого-л. waste breath spend breath дыхание - second * (спортивное) второе дыхание;
новый прилив энергии - alternate * дыхание на обе стороны (плавание) - one-side * дыхание в одну сторону (плавание) - short of * страдающий одышкой - to draw * дышать;
существовать - to be out of /to lose one's/ * запыхаться, задохнуться - to bate /to hold/ one's * затаить дыхание - with bated * затаив дыхание - to get one's *, to gather /to take/ * перевести дух, отдышаться - to catch one's * (разговорное) отдышаться;
затаить дыхание - she caught her * for joy от радости у нее перехватило дыхание вздох - to take a deep * глубоко вздохнуть - to draw * вздохнуть вдыхаемый и выдыхаемый воздух - bad * (медицина) дурной запах изо рта дуновение - a * of fresh air дуновение свежего ветерка благоухание - the * of flowers благоухание цветов - the * of spring дыхание весны легкий, еле слышный звук;
шепот - below /under/ one's * шепотом, тихо момент, мгновение пауза, передышка запотевание, влажный след от дыхания (на холодном предмете) пятно - * on smb.'s reputation пятно на чьей-л. репутации (фонетика) выдыхание воздуха без вибрации голосовых связок (при произнесении глухих звуков) - * consonant глухой согласный легкий след, намек - the * of suspicion тень подозрения > to draw the first * родиться > to draw one's last * испустить дух, испустить последний вздох > the * of one's life, the * of the nostrils жизненная необходимость, что-л. необходимое человеку как воздух > to stop smb.'s * задушить кого-л. > to take smb.'s * away удивить /поразить/ кого-л. > to spend /to waste/ (one's) * говорить на ветер, попусту тратить слова > to keep one's * to cool one's porridge помалкивать, держать свое мнение при себе;
держать язык за зубами > (all) in a /in one, in the same/ * одним /единым/ духом, одним залпом, не переводя дыхания;
одновременно;
в то же время > to save one's * не трудиться говорить, возражать и т. п., так как это бессмысленно short of ~ страдающий одышкой;
all in a (или one) breath, all in the same breath единым духом short of ~ страдающий одышкой;
all in a (или one) breath, all in the same breath единым духом to bate (или to hold) one's ~ затаить дыхание ~ дыхание;
вздох;
to be out of breath запыхаться, задыхаться below (или under) one's ~ тихо, шепотом breath дуновение ~ дыхание;
вздох;
to be out of breath запыхаться, задыхаться ~ жизнь ~ attr. фон.: breath consonant глухой согласный ~ attr. фон.: breath consonant глухой согласный to draw ~ дышать;
жить;
to draw the first breath родиться, появиться на свет to draw one's last ~ испустить дух, умереть to draw ~ дышать;
жить;
to draw the first breath родиться, появиться на свет second ~ спорт. второе дыхание;
перен. новый прилив энергии short of ~ страдающий одышкой;
all in a (или one) breath, all in the same breath единым духом short: ~ memory короткая память;
short of breath запыхавшийся;
страдающий одышкой to take ~ передохнуть;
перевести дух to take (smb.'s) ~ away удивить, поразить (кого-л.) to waste (или to spend) ~ говорить на ветер, попусту тратить слова -
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noun1) Atem, dersay something below or under one's breath — etwas vor sich (Akk.) hin murmeln
waste one's breath — seine Worte verschwenden
hold one's breath — den Atem anhalten
be out of/short of breath — außer Atem od. atemlos sein/kurzatmig sein
take somebody's breath away — (fig.) jemandem den Atem verschlagen
2) (one respiration) Atemzug, dertake or draw a [deep] breath — [tief] einatmen
in the same breath — im selben Atemzug
3) (air movement, whiff) Hauch, derthere wasn't a breath of air — es regte sich kein Lüftchen
* * *[breƟ]1) (the air drawn into, and then sent out from, the lungs: My dog's breath smells terrible.) der Atem2) (an act of breathing: Take a deep breath.) der Atemzug•- academic.ru/8882/breathless">breathless- breathlessly
- breathlessness
- hold one's breath
- out of breath
- under one's breath* * *[breθ]nbad \breath Mundgeruch mwith bated \breath mit angehaltenem Atemto take a deep \breath tief Luft holento catch one's \breath [or get one's \breath back] verschnaufento draw \breath Luft [o Atem] holen famto gasp for \breath nach Atem ringento mutter [sth] under one's \breath [etw] leise vor sich akk hin murmelnto take sb's \breath away jdm den Atem raubento waste one's \breath in den Wind redena \breath of air ein Hauch m, ein Lüftchen ntit's like a \breath of fresh air when she visits ( fig) es ist so erfrischend, wenn sie zu Besuch kommtto go out for a \breath of fresh air an die frische Luft gehen, frische Luft schnappen gehen3.▶ to be the \breath of life [to sb] für jdn so wichtig sein wie die Luft zum Atmen* * *[breɵ]n1) Atem mto take a deep breath — einmal tief Luft holen; (before diving, singing etc) einmal tief einatmen
breath — Mundgeruch m
to have bad breath — aus dem Mund riechen, Mundgeruch haben
with one's dying breath —
out of breath — außer Atem, atemlos
to stop for breath — sich verschnaufen, eine Pause zum Luftholen machen
to say sth all in one breath — etw in einem Atemzug sagen
to say sth under one's breath — etw vor sich (acc) hin murmeln
save your breath — spar dir die Spucke (inf)
you're wasting your breath — du redest umsonst
See:→ fresh air2)(= slight stirring)
breath of wind — Lüftchen ntthere wasn't a breath of air — es regte sich or wehte kein Lüftchen
* * *breath [breθ] s1. Atem(zug) m:bad breath schlechter Atem, Mundgeruch m;have bad breath aus dem Mund riechen;be out of breath außer Atem sein;he caught his breath ihm stockte der Atem;catch sb’s breath jemandem den Atem verschlagen;draw breath Atem holen;draw one’s first breath das Licht der Welt erblicken;draw one’s last breath den letzten Atemzug tun;gasp for breath nach Luft schnappen;get one’s breath (back) wieder zu Atem kommen;get out of breath außer Atem kommen;go out for a breath of (fresh) air an die e Luft gehen, frische Luft schnappen gehen;have no breath left (völlig) außer Atem sein;hold one’s breath den Atem anhalten (a. fig);lose one’s breath außer Atem kommen;take breath Atem schöpfen, verschnaufen (a. fig);take sb’s breath away jemandem den Atem verschlagen;take a deep breath tief Luft holen;waste one’s breath in den Wind reden;you are wasting your breath du kannst dir deine Worte sparen;don’t waste your breath crying for help es hat gar keinen Sinn, um Hilfe zu rufen;in the same (next) breath im gleichen (nächsten) Atemzug;be mentioned ( oder spoken of) in the same breath as in einem oder im selben Atemzug genannt werden mit; → pause B 1, short A 82. fig Hauch m, Spur f, Anflug m:not a breath of suspicion nicht der geringste Verdacht3. Lufthauch m, Lüftchen n:4. Duft m5. LING stimmloser Hauch* * *noun1) Atem, dersay something below or under one's breath — etwas vor sich (Akk.) hin murmeln
be out of/short of breath — außer Atem od. atemlos sein/kurzatmig sein
take somebody's breath away — (fig.) jemandem den Atem verschlagen
2) (one respiration) Atemzug, dertake or draw a [deep] breath — [tief] einatmen
3) (air movement, whiff) Hauch, der* * *n.Atem nur sing. m.Atemzug -¨e m.Hauch -e m. -
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[breθ]short of breath страдающий одышкой; all in a (или one) breath, all in the same breath единым духом short of breath страдающий одышкой; all in a (или one) breath, all in the same breath единым духом to bate (или to hold) one's breath затаить дыхание breath дыхание; вздох; to be out of breath запыхаться, задыхаться below (или under) one's breath тихо, шепотом breath дуновение breath дыхание; вздох; to be out of breath запыхаться, задыхаться breath жизнь breath attr. фон.: breath consonant глухой согласный breath attr. фон.: breath consonant глухой согласный to draw breath дышать; жить; to draw the first breath родиться, появиться на свет to draw one's last breath испустить дух, умереть to draw breath дышать; жить; to draw the first breath родиться, появиться на свет second breath спорт. второе дыхание; перен. новый прилив энергии short of breath страдающий одышкой; all in a (или one) breath, all in the same breath единым духом short: breath memory короткая память; short of breath запыхавшийся; страдающий одышкой to take breath передохнуть; перевести дух to take (smb.'s) breath away удивить, поразить (кого-л.) to waste (или to spend) breath говорить на ветер, попусту тратить слова -
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{breθ}
1. дъх, дихание, дишане
out of/short of BREATH запъхтян, задъхан, задъхващ се
to draw/take a BREATH дишам, вдишвам, поемам дъх, прен. жив съм
to draw one's last BREATH издъхвам, умирам
to hold/catch one's BREATH затаявам дъх, секва ми дъхът (от страх, вълнение и пр.)
to gasp for/to lose one's BREATH задъхвам се, едва дишам, трудно си поемам дъх
to save one's BREATH въздържам се от излишни приказки
to waste one's BREATH говоря на вятъра, хабя напразно думите си
to take BREATH спирам да отдъхна
to take someone's BREATH away поразявам/смайвам/вземам акъла на някого
to get one'sBREATH again идвам на себе си, окопитвам се
in one/in the same BREATH едновременно (обик. за противоположни неща)
beneath/below/under one's BREATH тихичко, шепнешком
2. въздух, ветрец, полъх
a BREATH of (fresh) air мъничко чист въздух, прен. свежа струя, освежителен полъх
3. миризма, дъх, лъх
4. прен. живот, нещо от жизнено значение
5. ез. издишане
not a BREATH of никак, ни капчица, ни най-малко* * *{bred} n 1. дъх, дихание; дишане; out of/short of breath запъхтян,* * *дихание; дишане; дъх; лъх;* * *1. a breath of (fresh) air мъничко чист въздух, прен. свежа струя, освежителен полъх 2. beneath/below/under one's breath тихичко, шепнешком 3. in one/in the same breath едновременно (обик. за противоположни неща) 4. not a breath of никак, ни капчица, ни най-малко 5. out of/short of breath запъхтян, задъхан, задъхващ се 6. to draw one's last breath издъхвам, умирам 7. to draw/take a breath дишам, вдишвам, поемам дъх, прен. жив съм 8. to gasp for/to lose one's breath задъхвам се, едва дишам, трудно си поемам дъх 9. to get one'sbreath again идвам на себе си, окопитвам се 10. to hold/catch one's breath затаявам дъх, секва ми дъхът (от страх, вълнение и пр.) 11. to save one's breath въздържам се от излишни приказки 12. to take breath спирам да отдъхна 13. to take someone's breath away поразявам/смайвам/вземам акъла на някого 14. to waste one's breath говоря на вятъра, хабя напразно думите си 15. въздух, ветрец, полъх 16. дъх, дихание, дишане 17. ез. издишане 18. миризма, дъх, лъх 19. прен. живот, нещо от жизнено значение* * *breath[breu] n 1. дъх, дишане, дихание; to be out of ( short of) \breath запъхтян, задъхан съм, задъхвам се, запъхтявам се; to draw \breath дишам, вдишвам; поемам дъх; to draw o.'s last \breath издъхвам, умирам; with his dying \breath на смъртно легло; to hold ( bate, catch) o.'s \breath затаявам дъх, спирам дъха си, нащрек съм; прен. сепвам се, изплашвам се, изненадвам се; стресвам се; to gasp for \breath, to lose o.'s \breath задъхвам се, едва (трудно) дишам, трудно си поемам дъх, запъхтявам се; to spend ( waste) o.'s \breath прен. говоря на вятъра; хабя си думите; to save o.'s \breath пестя си приказките; to take s.o.'s \breath away прен. поразявам, смайвам, вземам ума на някого; all in the same \breath, all in a \breath на един дъх; със същия тон; (всички) едновременно; below ( under) o.'s \breath под носа си, шепнешком, тихичко, ниско; 2. въздух; ветрец; to get a \breath of air излизам малко на въздух; there isn't a \breath of air ( wind) не трепва лист, толкова е тихо; 3. миризма, дъх; лъх, полъх; 4. прен. живот; нещо жизненоважно, от първостепенно значение; it is the very \breath of life to me ценя го като живота си; 5. ез. издишане. -
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1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) corto2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) bajo3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) breve, corto4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) de menos5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) corto de6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) quebradizo
2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) bruscamente, en seco2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) sin alcanzar•- 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.) seleccionar- 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
short adj1. corto2. bajoto be short of something tener poco de algo / andar escaso de algo
short m Tex (pantalón corto) shorts ' short' also found in these entries: Spanish: abreviar - antes - apremiar - aprovechar - atar - baja - bajo - chaquetón - china - chupa - corta - cortar - corto - cortocircuito - cortometraje - cuadro - cuenta - cuento - cursillo - definitiva - definitivo - dinero - entremés - escapada - escasa - escaso - exposición - flor - focal - gargantilla - guayabera - historieta - inspector - inspectora - irascible - manga - miope - miopía - onda - pantalón - pasada - pasado - pequeña - pequeño - poca - poco - rapar - ras - repecho - resumen English: circuit - compare - cord - cut - forge - in - intro - notice - run - short - short-change - short-circuit - short-haired - short-list - short-lived - short-range - short-sighted - short-sightedness - short-sleeved - short-staffed - short-stay - short-tempered - short-term - short-winded - shorts - shrift - story - straw - supply - term - thick - time - anyway - be - boot - break - closely - curtail - fit - fuse - instant - low - minute - pack - premium - side - sprint - tract - verse - waytr[ʃɔːt]1 (not long) corto,-a; (not tall) bajo,-a2 (brief - of time) breve, corto,-a3 (deficient) escaso,-a■ we're still £50 short todavía nos faltan £50■ he collapsed two miles short of the finishing line sufrió un colapso cuando faltaban dos millas para llegar a la meta4 (curt) seco,-a, brusco,-a, cortante5 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL (pastry) quebradizo,-a6 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL (bill, exchange) a corto plazo7 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL breve1 (abruptly) bruscamente1 (drink) copa, chupito2 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL cortometraje nombre masculino, corto3 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL cortocircuito1 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL familiar provocar un cortocircuito1 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL familiar tener un cortocircuito\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat short notice con poca antelaciónfor short para abreviarin short en pocas palabrasin the short term a corto plazoshort and sweet cortito,-ashort of a menos que, salvo que■ short of calling a strike... a menos que convoquemos una huelga...to be caught short / be taken short entrarle ganas a alguien de ir al lavaboto be in short supply haber escasez de, escasearto be short of something andar escaso,-a de algo, estar falto,-a de algo■ I'm a bit short of money ando algo escaso de dinero, tengo poco dinero■ he was short of breath le faltaba la respiración, le faltaba el alientoto be short on something tener poco,-a de algo■ he's short on tact tiene poco tacto, le falta tactoto cut somebody short interrumpir a alguiento cut something short acortar algo, abreviar algoto fall short of something no alcanzar algo, estar por debajo de algo■ the number of jobs created falls short of the government's target el número de puestos de trabajo creados está por debajo del objetivo del gobiernoto get somebody by the short hairs/short and curlies pillar a alguiento have somebody by the short hairs/short and curlies tener a alguien bien agarradoto give somebody short measure/weight no dar el peso exactoto go short (of something) pasarse sin (algo), faltarle a uno (algo)■ we were poor, but we never went short of food éramos pobres, pero nunca nos faltó comidato run short of something acabarse algoshort circuit cortocircuitoshort list lista de preseleccionadosshort order SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL comida rápidashort story cuentoshort time jornada reducidashort wave onda cortashort ['ʃɔrt] adv1) abruptly: repentinamente, súbitamentethe car stopped short: el carro se paró en seco2)to fall short : no alcanzar, quedarse cortoshort adj1) : corto (de medida), bajo (de estatura)2) brief: cortoshort and sweet: corto y buenoa short time ago: hace poco3) curt: brusco, cortante, seco4) : corto (de tiempo, de dinero)I'm one dollar short: me falta un dólarshort n1) shorts npl: shorts mpl, pantalones mpl cortosn.• cortocircuito s.m. (Film)n.• cortometraje s.m.adj.• bajo, -a adj.• breve adj.• conciso, -a adj.• corto (Electricidad) adj.• falto, -a adj.• pequeño, -a adj.adv.• brevemente adv.• de menos adv.n.• chaparro s.m.• cruce s.m.• pantalones cortos s.m.pl.ʃɔːrt, ʃɔːt
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adjective -er, -est1) (of length, height, distance) <hair/skirt/grass> corto; < person> bajothey only live a short way off o away — viven muy cerca
2)a) ( brief) <visit/vacationip> cortoa short while ago — hace poco rato, hace un ratito (fam)
to have a short memory — tener* mala memoria
the short answer to that is no — en una palabra: no
short and sweet — (set phrase)
her visit was short and sweet — su visita fue corta: lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno
b) ( Ling) <vowel/syllable> brevec)3) (brusque, impatient) < manner> brusco, cortante4) (inadequate, deficient) escasotime is getting short — queda poco tiempo, se está acabando el tiempo
we're/they're still short six people (AmE) o (BrE) six people short — todavía nos/les faltan seis personas
(to be) short OF something/somebody: we're very short of time estamos muy cortos or escasos de tiempo; they were short of staff no tenían suficiente personal; do you get short of breath? ¿se queda sin aliento?; we're still a long way short of our target estamos todavía muy lejos de nuestro objetivo; he's just short of six feet tall mide poco menos de seis pies; nothing short of a miracle can save us now — sólo un milagro nos puede salvar
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1) (suddenly, abruptly)to be caught short — ( need toilet) (colloq)
I was caught short at the station — me entraron unas ganas terribles de ir al baño or al servicio en la estación
2) (below target, requirement)to fall short — \<\<shell/arrow\>\> quedarse corto
to fall short OF something: we fell short of our target no alcanzamos nuestro objetivo; to fall... short OF something: the arrow fell several meters short of its target la flecha cayó a varios metros del blanco; to go short (OF something): we never went short of food nunca nos faltó la comida; my patience is running short — se me está acabando or agotando la paciencia
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1) ( Elec) cortocircuito m, corto m2) ( Cin) cortometraje m, corto m3) ( drink) (BrE) copa de bebida alcohólica de las que se sirven en pequeñas cantidades, como el whisky o el coñac4) shorts pla) ( short trousers) shorts mpl, pantalones mpl cortosbathing shorts — traje m de baño, bañador m (Esp)
b) ( men's underwear) (AmE) calzoncillos mpl
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1.
intransitive verb ( Elec) hacer* un cortocircuito
2.
vt provocar* un cortocircuito enPhrasal Verbs:[ʃɔːt]1. ADJ(compar shorter) (superl shortest)1) (in length, distance, duration) [message, journey, hair, skirt] corto; [person] bajo, chaparro (CAm, Mex); [vowel, syllable] breve; [memory] malo, flacoit was a great holiday, but too short — fueron unas vacaciones estupendas, pero demasiado cortas
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the short answer is that... — en pocas palabras la razón es que...•
the days are getting shorter — los días se vuelven más cortos•
to win by a short head — (Racing) ganar por una cabeza escasa•
in short order — en breve, en seguida•
a short time ago — hace pocoto work short time, be on short time — (Ind) trabajar una jornada reducida
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a short way off — a poca distancia, no muy lejos- make short work of sth2) (=insufficient) escasoI'm £3 short — me faltan 3 libras
bananas are very short — escasean los plátanos, casi no hay plátanos
I'm a bit short at the moment * — en este momento ando un poco corto or escaso de dinero
to be short of sth — andar falto or escaso de algo
we're not short of volunteers — se han ofrecido muchos voluntarios, no andamos escasos de voluntarios
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to give short measure to sb — dar de menos a algn•
gold is in short supply — escasea el oro, hay escasez de oro3)• short of (=less than) —
short of blowing it up — a menos que lo volemos, a no ser que lo volemos
not far short of £100 — poco menos de 100 libras
nothing short of a miracle can save him — solo un milagro le puede salvar, se necesitaría un milagro para salvarle
4) (=concise) corto, breve•
"Pat" is short for "Patricia" — "Patricia" se abrevia en "Pat"Rosemary is called "Rose" for short — a Rosemary le dicen "Rose" para abreviar
"TV" is short for "television" — "TV" es abreviatura de "televisión"
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in short — en pocas palabras, en resumenlong I, 3., 1)in short, the answer is no — en una palabra, la respuesta es no
5) (=curt) [reply, manner] brusco, seco•
to have a short temper — ser de mal genio, tener mal genio or mal carácter or corto de genio•
to be short with sb — tratar a algn con sequedad6) [pastry] quebradizo2. ADV1) (=suddenly, abruptly) en secoto stop short, pull up short — pararse en seco
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to come short of — no alcanzar•
to cut sth short — suspender algo•
to fall short of — no alcanzarto fall short of the target — no alcanzar el blanco, no llegar al blanco
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to go short of — pasarse sin•
we're running short of bread — tenemos poco pan, se nos acaba el pan (LAm)we ran short of petrol — se nos acabó la gasolina, quedamos sin gasolina
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to sell short — vender al descubiertoto sell sb short — (lit) engañar a algn en un negocio; (fig) menospreciar a algn
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to stop short of — (lit) detenerse antes de llegar aI'd stop short of murder — (fig) menos matar, haría lo que fuera
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to be taken short — necesitar urgentemente ir al wáter3) (=except)short of apologizing... — fuera de pedirle perdón...
3. N1) (Elec) = short-circuit 1.2) (Brit) * (=drink) bebida f corta3) (Cine) cortometraje m ; shorts4.VT, VI(Elec) = short-circuit 2.5.CPDshort list N — lista f de candidatos preseleccionados
short message service N, short message system N — SMS m
short sight N — miopía f
to have short sight — ser miope, ser corto de vista
short story N — cuento m
short story writer — escritor(a) m / f de cuentos
short wave N — (Rad) onda f corta
* * *[ʃɔːrt, ʃɔːt]
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adjective -er, -est1) (of length, height, distance) <hair/skirt/grass> corto; < person> bajothey only live a short way off o away — viven muy cerca
2)a) ( brief) <visit/vacation/trip> cortoa short while ago — hace poco rato, hace un ratito (fam)
to have a short memory — tener* mala memoria
the short answer to that is no — en una palabra: no
short and sweet — (set phrase)
her visit was short and sweet — su visita fue corta: lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno
b) ( Ling) <vowel/syllable> brevec)3) (brusque, impatient) < manner> brusco, cortante4) (inadequate, deficient) escasotime is getting short — queda poco tiempo, se está acabando el tiempo
we're/they're still short six people (AmE) o (BrE) six people short — todavía nos/les faltan seis personas
(to be) short OF something/somebody: we're very short of time estamos muy cortos or escasos de tiempo; they were short of staff no tenían suficiente personal; do you get short of breath? ¿se queda sin aliento?; we're still a long way short of our target estamos todavía muy lejos de nuestro objetivo; he's just short of six feet tall mide poco menos de seis pies; nothing short of a miracle can save us now — sólo un milagro nos puede salvar
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1) (suddenly, abruptly)to be caught short — ( need toilet) (colloq)
I was caught short at the station — me entraron unas ganas terribles de ir al baño or al servicio en la estación
2) (below target, requirement)to fall short — \<\<shell/arrow\>\> quedarse corto
to fall short OF something: we fell short of our target no alcanzamos nuestro objetivo; to fall... short OF something: the arrow fell several meters short of its target la flecha cayó a varios metros del blanco; to go short (OF something): we never went short of food nunca nos faltó la comida; my patience is running short — se me está acabando or agotando la paciencia
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1) ( Elec) cortocircuito m, corto m2) ( Cin) cortometraje m, corto m3) ( drink) (BrE) copa de bebida alcohólica de las que se sirven en pequeñas cantidades, como el whisky o el coñac4) shorts pla) ( short trousers) shorts mpl, pantalones mpl cortosbathing shorts — traje m de baño, bañador m (Esp)
b) ( men's underwear) (AmE) calzoncillos mpl
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intransitive verb ( Elec) hacer* un cortocircuito
2.
vt provocar* un cortocircuito enPhrasal Verbs: -
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[breθ]n1) дыхание, вдох, вздохI am short of breath. — Мне не хватать воздуха.
It is a waste of breath. — Это пустая трата сил.
He got his second breath. — У него открылось второе дыхание.
They are not to be mentioned in the same breath. — Их нельзя ставить на одну доску. /Их нельзя сравнивать.
The breath of slander never touched him. — Его никогда не касалась клевета.
Our breath was beginning to fail. — Мы начали задыхаться.
We were told to save our breath because the matter had already been decided. — Нам сказали, что говорить об этом нет смысла, так как вопрос уже решен.
- free breath- rythmic breath
- struggling breath
- untroubled breath
- sobbing breath
- painting breath
- breath of air
- first breath of spring
- breath of suspicion
- shortness of breath
- with his last breath
- in the same breath
- with bated breath
- catch one's breath
- take a deep breath
- take breath
- be out of breath
- draw one's last breath
- be short of breath
- hope to the last breath
- lose one's breath
- recover one's breath
- suck in breath
- put out inhale breath
- give smb a little breath
- waste one's breath
- gasp for breath
- run oneself out of breath
- speak under one's breath2) запах- bad breath- tobacco breath
- delicate breath
- offensive breath
- sweet breath of lilies
- sour breath of rotting leaves
- breath of stale tobacco
- have a bad breath
- smell onions on smb's breath
См. также в других словарях:
short of breath — phrase finding it difficult to breathe I was short of breath after climbing the stairs to her flat. Thesaurus: describing or relating to breathinghyponym Main entry: short * * * panting; short winded … Useful english dictionary
short of breath — {adj.} Panting and wheezing. * /He ran up six flights of stairs so rapidly that he was short of breath for several minutes./ … Dictionary of American idioms
short of breath — {adj.} Panting and wheezing. * /He ran up six flights of stairs so rapidly that he was short of breath for several minutes./ … Dictionary of American idioms
short\ of\ breath — adj Panting and wheezing. He ran up six flights of stairs so rapidly that he was short of breath for several minutes … Словарь американских идиом
short of breath — finding it difficult to breathe I was short of breath after climbing the stairs to her flat … English dictionary
short of breath — panting; short winded. → short … English new terms dictionary
breath — W2S3 [breθ] n [: Old English; Origin: brAth] 1.) a) [U] the air that you send out of your lungs when you breathe ▪ Leo could smell the wine on her breath. ▪ Let your breath out slowly. ▪ He s got bad breath (=breath that smells unpleasant) … Dictionary of contemporary English
Breath from another — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Breath from Another álbum de estudio de Esthero Publicación 28 de Abril, 1998 Breath from Another es el álbum debut de la cantante canadiense de R B Esthero. El álbum fue lanzado el 28 de abri … Wikipedia Español
short-winded — short′ wind′ed adj. 1) short of breath 2) brief or concise; to the point, as in speech or writing • Etymology: 1400–50 … From formal English to slang
short winded — short of breath, having difficulty breathing … English contemporary dictionary
breath — [[t]bre̱θ[/t]] ♦♦♦ breaths 1) N VAR: oft poss N Your breath is the air that you let out through your mouth when you breathe. If someone has bad breath, their breath smells unpleasant. I could smell the whisky on his breath... Smoking causes bad… … English dictionary