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21 short-winded
short-wind.ed[ʃ'ɔ:t w'indid] adj 1 com falta de ar. 2 breve, conciso. -
22 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) curto2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) baixo3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) curto4) (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.) com falta de6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) estaladiço2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) de repente2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) a curta distância•- 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.) apurar- 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* * *[ʃɔ:t] n 1 som curto, sílaba curta, coisa curta. 2 Electr curto-circuito. 3 venda de mercadorias que não estão em estoque. 4 filme de curta-metragem. • vt+vi dar curto circuito. vi Amer vender ações emprestadas com o intuito de manipular o mercado de ações. • adj 1 curto. 2 breve. 3 baixo, pequeno, não alto. 4 restrito, de pouco alcance. 5 insuficiente, pouco. 6 deficiente, inadequado. 7 limitado, escasso. 8 conciso, resumido. 9 abrupto, curto, rude. 10 friável, esboroável, que esfarela facilmente (bolo). 11 quebradiço (metal). 12 forte, concentrado (bebida). 13 com falta de (estoque). • adv 1 de modo curto. he cut me short / ele me interrompeu. 2 abruptamente, repentinamente. 3 brevemente, resumidamente. 4 inesperadamente. a short drink aperitivo, coquetel. a short five minutes em menos de cinco minutos. a short time ago pouco tempo atrás. at short notice sem aviso prévio. in short em resumo. make it short and sweet! seja breve! short of exceto. short on com falta de. something short coll coisa forte (bebida). the short and the long of it a história completa, tintim por tintim. to be short with somebody tratar uma pessoa secamente; tratar mal. he was very short with me / ele me tratou rudemente. to be/ to run/ to go/ to come short of something faltar, estar em falta, estar para acabar. we are short of flour / estamos com falta de farinha. we ran short of flour / nossa farinha tinha acabado. they go short of bread / falta-lhes pão. he is short of breath / ele tem falta de ar. I am short of cash / estou sem dinheiro. this comes (falls) short of the ideal / isto não corresponde ao ideal. it was nothing short of marvellous / foi simplesmente maravilhoso. to sell short a) vender para entrega a prazo. b) depreciar, subestimar. to stop short of something parar abruptamente; recusar-se a executar uma ação. the horse stopped short of the fence / o cavalo recusou-se a pular a cerca. -
23 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) curto2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) baixo3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) curto4) (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.) desprovido6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) quebradiço2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) de repente2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) aquém•- 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.) selecionar- 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 -
24 short-lived
adjective (living or lasting only for a short time: short-lived insects; short-lived enthusiasm.) de pouca duração* * *short-lived[ʃ'ɔ:tlivd] adj de vida curta, de pouca duração, efêmero, fugaz.————————short-livedde vida curta. -
25 short-term
1) (concerned only with the near future: short-term plans.) a curto prazo2) (lasting only a short time: a short-term loan.) a curto prazo* * *short-term[ʃ'ɔ:t tə:m] adj a curto prazo. -
26 short of
(not as far as or as much as: Our total came to just short of $1,000; We stopped five miles short of London.) perto de* * *short ofexceto. -
27 short-range
1) (not reaching a long distance: short-range missiles.) de curto alcance2) (not covering a long time: a short-range weather forecast.) a curto prazo* * *short-range[ʃ'ɔ:t reindʒ] adj de alcance limitado ou curto prazo. -
28 short-lived
adjective (living or lasting only for a short time: short-lived insects; short-lived enthusiasm.) efêmero -
29 short-term
1) (concerned only with the near future: short-term plans.) de curto prazo2) (lasting only a short time: a short-term loan.) de curto prazo -
30 short circuit
the missing out by an electric current of a part of an electrical circuit (verb short-circuit) curto-circuito* * *short circuitcurto-circuito. -
31 short-sighted
adjective (seeing clearly only things that are near: I don't recognize people at a distance because I'm short-sighted.) míope* * *short-sight.ed[ʃɔ:t s'aitid] adj 1 míope. 2 com falta de visão. -
32 short-tempered
adjective (easily made angry: My husband is very short-tempered in the mornings.) irritadiço* * *short-tem.pered[ʃɔ:t t'empəd] adj irritável, violento, irascível. -
33 short for
(an abbreviation of: `Phone' is short for `telephone'; What is `Ltd.' short for?) abreviatura -
34 short for
(an abbreviation of: `Phone' is short for `telephone'; What is `Ltd.' short for?) abreviação de -
35 short of
(not as far as or as much as: Our total came to just short of $1,000; We stopped five miles short of London.) perto de -
36 short-range
1) (not reaching a long distance: short-range missiles.) de curto alcance2) (not covering a long time: a short-range weather forecast.) de curto prazo -
37 short-change
verb (to cheat (a buyer) by giving him too little change.) enganar no troco* * *short-change[ʃ'ɔ:t tʃeindʒ] vt enganar no troco, defraudar. -
38 short-sightedness
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39 short and sweet
His reply was short and sweet: `Get out!' he shouted.) directo -
40 short and sweet
His reply was short and sweet: `Get out!' he shouted.) curto e grosso
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