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[ʃɔːt] 1. adj1) коро́ткийa short way off — недале́ко
short story — оповіда́ння, нове́ла
short cut — 1) скоро́чення, зме́ншення шля́ху (ча́су) 2) найкоро́тша ві́дстань
2) недо́вгий, короткоча́снийa short time ago — неда́вно
3) низькоро́слий, низьки́й ( про людину)4) недоста́тній, непо́вний; що ма́є недо́лік ( в чомусь - of); що не досяга́є ( чогось - of)short weight — недова́га
in short supply — дефіци́тний
short sight — короткозо́рість
short views — недалекогля́дність
short memory — коро́тка па́м'ять
short of breath — зади́ханий, заса́паний
we are short of cash — у нас браку́є гро́шей
to jump short — не дострибну́ти
to run short — виче́рпуватися; бракува́ти, не вистача́ти
to come [to fall] short of smth. — 1) не вистача́ти, ма́ти недоста́чу в чо́мусь 2) поступа́тися в чо́мусь 3) не досяга́ти мети́ 4) не ви́правдати сподіва́нь
5) ури́вчастий, сухи́й ( про відповідь тощо)6) гру́бий, різки́й ( про мову)short word — лайли́ве сло́во
7) крихки́й, ламки́й; розси́пчастий ( про печиво тощо)biscuit eats short — пе́чиво та́не в ро́ті
8) sl. міцни́й ( про напій)something short — міцни́й напі́й
••in the short run — незаба́ром
at short notice — нега́йно
short wind — зади́шка
short temper — нестри́маність; запальна́ вда́ча
to make the long story short — коро́тше ка́жучи
to make short work of smth. — шви́дко покінчи́ти з чимсь
this is nothing short of a swindle — це звичайні́сіньке шахра́йство
2. advsomewhere short of London — десь не доїжджа́ючи до Ло́ндона
рі́зко, кру́то, ра́птом; передча́сноto stop short — рапто́во зупини́тися
3. nto cut smb. short — перерва́ти (обірва́ти) кого́сь
1) коро́ткий голосни́й (склад)2) знак коро́ткості3) сти́слістьfor short — скоро́чено
in short — коро́тше ка́жучи; ко́ротко, сти́сло
4) розм. коро́тке замика́ння5) недолі́т6) короткометра́жний фільм7) pl дрібні́ ви́сівки8) pl відхо́ди
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