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1 nedostajati
vi impf be insufficient, not suffice, be in short supply, be/fall short of, be in want of, be lacking/wanting/deficient in, be/ /go without, miss; - faliti I ništa im nije -alo they lacked (for) nothing; još im -e do većine they are still short of majorit* * *• want• lack• fail• miss -
2 pomanjkati
vi pf run short of, fall short of, give out; be in want of, be lacking/deficient in | pomanjkatilo nam je hrane we ran/fell/were short of food, we ran/were out of food, our food gave out; -lo mi je strpljenja I ran/was out of patience -
3 podaviti se
vt pf (u vodi) get (all) drowned, drown to the last poodbaciti vt pf fall short (of the mark, of expectations), not meet expectations, come up short, be below the mark; underachieve, underperform, turn out to be less than expected, disappoint hopes; (gran -
4 dosegnuti
vt pf reach; (uvis) reach up to, reach as high as; attain itd. (-postići) l dosegnuti do stropa reach the ceiling; ne - fail to reach, fall short of; možeš mi - onu vazu? can you reach me down that vase?; kad kamati dosegnu 14% when the interest reaches (coll hit* * *• reach -
5 iznevjeriti
vt pf betray, be disloyal (to), break faith (with); fail (smb.), let (smb.) down; desert, abandon, throw over; leave in the lurch (-ostaviti na cjedilu) l -ti ideal betray (ili fall short of) an ideal; iznevjerititi sporazum break an agreement, renege on an a.; iznevjeritila* * *• sell• fail• betray -
6 podbacivati
vi impf fall short repeatedly, be a continous underachiever
См. также в других словарях:
fall short — {v.} To fail to reach (some aim); not succeed. * /His jump fell three inches short of the world record./ * /The movie fell short of expectations./ Contrast: MEASURE UP … Dictionary of American idioms
fall short — {v.} To fail to reach (some aim); not succeed. * /His jump fell three inches short of the world record./ * /The movie fell short of expectations./ Contrast: MEASURE UP … Dictionary of American idioms
fall short of something — fall short (of (something)) to not reach an amount or standard. Earnings from the farmer s market fell short of what we had expected. Your behavior the other night fell short … New idioms dictionary
fall short of — fall short (of (something)) to not reach an amount or standard. Earnings from the farmer s market fell short of what we had expected. Your behavior the other night fell short … New idioms dictionary
fall short — (of (something)) to not reach an amount or standard. Earnings from the farmer s market fell short of what we had expected. Your behavior the other night fell short … New idioms dictionary
fall short of something — fall short of (something) if something falls short of a particular level or standard, it does not reach it. Sales for the first half of the year fell short of the target … New idioms dictionary
fall short of — (something) if something falls short of a particular level or standard, it does not reach it. Sales for the first half of the year fell short of the target … New idioms dictionary
fall short (of) — 1》 (of a missile) fail to reach its target. 2》 be deficient or inadequate. → fall … English new terms dictionary
fall short — ► fall short (of) 1) (of a missile) fail to reach its target. 2) be deficient or inadequate. Main Entry: ↑fall … English terms dictionary
fall short of — ► fall short (of) 1) (of a missile) fail to reach its target. 2) be deficient or inadequate. Main Entry: ↑fall … English terms dictionary
fall short of something — fall ˈshort of sth idiom to fail to reach the standard that you expected or need • The hotel fell far short of their expectations. Main entry: ↑shortidiom … Useful english dictionary
