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1 fall short
vi 1. doći u položaj da uzmanjka, ne dotekne, nadostajati, ne zadovoljiti; podbaciti 2. ne smagati, ne dostići, zaostati / our provisions have fallen short, we fell short of provisions = ponestalo nam je hrane; the book falls short of my expectations = knjiga zaostaje za mojim očeki- vanjima, daleko je od onoga što sam očekivao; this falls short of a miracle = to je gotovo čudo, to već graniči s čudom -
2 fall short-of
vi 1. doći u položaj da uzmanjka, ne dotekne, nadostajati, ne zadovoljiti; podbaciti 2. ne smagati, ne dostići, zaostati / our provisions have fallen short, we fell short of provisions = ponestalo nam je hrane; the book falls short of my expectations = knjiga zaostaje za mojim očeki- vanjima, daleko je od onoga što sam očekivao; this falls short of a miracle = to je gotovo čudo, to već graniči s čudom -
3 fall short
ne odgovoriti; nedostajati; zaostajati -
4 expectation
s očekivanje, iščekivanje; slutnja, nada; [pl] izgledi na baštinu / on the tiptoe of # = u velikom iščekivanju; # of life = vjerojatno trajanje života; to answer one's #s = ispuniti čija očekivanja, nade; beyond # = iznad očekivanja; contrary to #(s) = protiv očekivanja; to fall short of #, not come up to one's #s = ne ispuniti iščekivanja, iznevjeriti (čije) nade* * *
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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
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