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1 stop short
op korte afstand stoppen voor———————— -
2 stop short
1) Общая лексика: внезапно замолчать, внезапно останавливаться, внезапно остановиться, заикаться, заминаться, замять, замяться, оборвать себя на полуслове, резко остановиться, осечься (в процессе речи, во время разговора), резко прервать (кого-л.), внезапно остановиться, закусить язык, круто остановиться, неожиданно остановиться, стать в тупик, остановиться как вкопанный2) Спорт: останавливать3) Идиоматическое выражение: воздерживаться (I stopped short of telling him), решить не делать, сделать (что-л) не до конца, чуть не (сделать что-л) (the punishments are quite severe but they stop short of leaving you jobless - наказания достаточно суровы, но не настолько чтобы ты чуть не лишился работы) -
3 stop short of doing smth
Общая лексика: не отважиться (напр. Gazprom stopped short of giving Yukos the freedom to market its own gas)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > stop short of doing smth
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4 stop short of...
I had but just stopped short of insulting the beautiful... being by whom it was proffered. (W. Scott, ‘Rob Roy’, ch. XII) — Я чуть не оскорбил прелестную... девушку, принявшую во мне сердечное участие.
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5 stop short of
не доезжать; не доехать; не доходить; не дойти -
6 stop short of doing smth.
нe пoйти нa чтo-л., вoздepжaтьcя oт чeгo-л.He criticised him very strongly for his bad work but stopped short of dismissing him from his jobConcise English-Russian phrasebook > stop short of doing smth.
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7 stop short of
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > stop short of
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8 stop short at
Общая лексика: не переступать грани, остановиться перед (чем-л.) -
9 stop short of
Общая лексика: не доезжать, не доходить до, не решиться -
10 stop short
לעצור במרחק קצר לפני* * *◙ ינפל רצק קחרמב רוצעל◄ -
11 stop short
berhenti dengan tiba-tiba -
12 stop short of
hampir saja;sangat dekat -
13 stop short
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14 stop short
birden durmak, aniden durmak -
15 stop short
birden durmak, aniden durmak -
16 stop short
expr.plötzlich anhalten ausdr. -
17 stop short
• naglo stati; zastati u govoru -
18 stop short
• pysähtyä äkkiä• pysähtyä yhtäkkiä -
19 stop short
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20 stop short at something
не переступать грани чего-л.
См. также в других словарях:
stop short — To come to a sudden standstill • • • Main Entry: ↑short * * * stop suddenly or abruptly * * * ˌstop ˈshort | ˌstop sb ˈshort idiom to suddenly stop, or make sb suddenly stop, doing sth • He stopped short when he heard his name. • … Useful english dictionary
stop short of (doing something) — 1. to decide not to do something. I stopped short of telling him what I really felt about him. 2. to almost do something, or partly do something without completing it. The punishments are quite severe but they stop short of losing your job. Usage … New idioms dictionary
stop short — Ⅰ. ► stop dead (or short) suddenly cease moving, speaking, or acting. Main Entry: ↑stop Ⅱ. ► stop short stop suddenly or abruptly. Main Entry: ↑short … English terms dictionary
stop short of (doing) something — phrase to not do something, although you almost do it I stopped short of telling him what I really thought. Thesaurus: to not act, or to not do somethingsynonym Main entry: stop … Useful english dictionary
stop short of something doing something — stop short of sth/of doing sth idiom to be unwilling to do sth because it may involve a risk, but to nearly do it • She stopped short of calling the president a liar. • The protest stopped short of a violent confrontation. Main entry: ↑stopidiom … Useful english dictionary
stop short of of doing something — stop short of sth/of doing sth idiom to be unwilling to do sth because it may involve a risk, but to nearly do it • She stopped short of calling the president a liar. • The protest stopped short of a violent confrontation. Main entry: ↑stopidiom … Useful english dictionary
stop short of something — stop short of (something/doing something) to decide not to do something. I stopped short of telling him what I really felt about him … New idioms dictionary
stop short of doing something — stop short of (something/doing something) to decide not to do something. I stopped short of telling him what I really felt about him … New idioms dictionary
stop short of — (something/doing something) to decide not to do something. I stopped short of telling him what I really felt about him … New idioms dictionary
stop short — index balk, clog, halt Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
stop short — v. (d; intr.) to stop short of (they stop shortped short of imposing new taxes) * * * (d; intr.) to stop short of (they stop shortped short of imposing new taxes) … Combinatory dictionary