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short

(shôrt)

adj. short·er, short·est

1. Having little length; not long.

2. Having little height; not tall.

3. Extending or traveling not far or not far enough: a short toss.

a. Lasting a brief time: a short holiday.

b. Appearing to pass quickly: finished the job in a few short months.

5. Not lengthy; succinct: short and to the point.

a. Rudely brief; abrupt: The owner was quite short with the new hire.

b. Easily provoked; irascible: has a short temper.

7. Inadequate; insufficient: oil in short supply; were short on experience.

8. Lacking in length or amount: a board that is short two inches.

9. Lacking in breadth or scope: a short view of the problem.

10. Deficient in retentiveness: a short memory.

11.

a. Holding a trading position that is inversely related to the price of a security or index: short investors; an investor who is short gold.

b. Of or relating to a short sale: a short position.

12.

a. Containing a large amount of shortening; flaky: a short pie crust.

b. Not ductile; brittle: short iron.

13.

a. Linguistics Of, relating to, or being a speech sound of relatively brief duration, as the first vowel sound in the Latin word mălus, "evil," as compared with the same or a similar sound of relatively long duration, as the first vowel sound in the Latin word mālus, "apple tree."

b. Grammar Of, relating to, or being a vowel sound in English, such as the vowel sound (ă) in pat or (o͝o) in put, that is descended from a vowel of brief duration.

14. Being of relatively brief duration. Used of a syllable in quantitative prosody.

15. Slang Close to the end of a tour of military duty.

adv. shorter, shortest

1. Abruptly; quickly: stop short.

2. In a rude or curt manner.

3. At a point before a given boundary, limit, or goal: a missile that landed short of the target.

4. At a disadvantage: We were caught short by the sudden storm.

5. By means of a short sale: selling a commodity short.

1. Something short, as:

a. Linguistics A short syllable, vowel, or consonant.

b. A brief film; a short subject.

c. A size of clothing less long than the average for that size.

d. shorts Short pants extending to the knee or above.

e. shorts Undershorts.

a. A short sale.

b. One that sells short.

3. shorts A byproduct of wheat processing that consists of germ, bran, and coarse meal or flour.

4. shorts Clippings or trimmings that remain as byproducts in various manufacturing processes, often used to make an inferior variety of the product.

a. A short circuit.

b. A malfunction caused by a short circuit.

6. Baseball A shortstop.

v. short·ed, short·ing, shorts

v.tr.

1. To cause a short circuit in.

2. Informal To give (one) less than one is entitled to; shortchange.

3. To short-sell (a security or index).

v.intr.

To short-circuit.

Idioms:

for short

As an abbreviation: He's called Ed for short.

in short

In summary; briefly.

short for

An abbreviation of: Ed is short for Edward.

short of

1. Having an inadequate supply of: We're short of cash.

2. Less than: Nothing short of her best effort was required to make the team.

3. Other than; without resorting to: Short of yelling at him, I had no other way to catch his attention.

4. Not quite willing to undertake or do; just this side of: She stopped short of throwing out the old photo.

the short end of the stick

The worst side of an unequal deal.

[Middle English, from Old English sceort, scort; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]

short′ness n.

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short

(ʃɔːt)

adj

1. of little length; not long

2. of little height; not tall

3. of limited duration

4. not meeting a requirement; deficient: the number of places laid at the table was short by four.

5. (postpositive; often foll by of or on) lacking (in) or needful (of): I'm always short of money.

6. concise; succinct

7. lacking in the power of retentiveness: a short memory.

8. abrupt to the point of rudeness: the salesgirl was very short with him.

9. (Banking & Finance) finance

a. not possessing the securities or commodities that have been sold under contract and therefore obliged to make a purchase before the delivery date

b. of or relating to such sales, which depend on falling prices for profit

10. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics

a. denoting a vowel of relatively brief temporal duration

b. classified as short, as distinguished from other vowels. Thus in English (ɪ) in bin, though of longer duration than (iː) in beat, is nevertheless regarded as a short vowel

c. (in popular usage) denoting the qualities of the five English vowels represented orthographically in the words pat, pet, pit, pot, put, and putt

11. (Poetry) prosody

a. denoting a vowel that is phonetically short or a syllable containing such a vowel. In classical verse short vowels are followed by one consonant only or sometimes one consonant plus a following l or r

b. (of a vowel or syllable in verse that is not quantitative) not carrying emphasis or accent; unstressed

12. (Cookery) (of pastry) crumbly in texture. See also shortcrust pastry

13. (Brewing) (of a drink of spirits) undiluted; neat

14. (Gambling, except Cards) (of betting odds) almost even

15. have someone by the short and curlies informal to have (someone) completely in one's power

16. in short supply scarce

17. short and sweet unexpectedly brief

18. short for an abbreviation for

adv

19. abruptly: to stop short.

20. briefly or concisely

21. rudely or curtly

22. (Banking & Finance) finance without possessing the securities or commodities at the time of their contractual sale: to sell short.

23. caught short taken short having a sudden need to urinate or defecate

24. fall short

a. to prove inadequate

b. (often foll by of) to fail to reach or measure up to (a standard)

25. go short not to have a sufficient amount, etc

26. short of except: nothing short of a miracle can save him now.

27. anything that is short

28. (Brewing) a drink of spirits as opposed to a long drink such as beer

29. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics prosody a short vowel or syllable

30. (Poetry) phonetics prosody a short vowel or syllable

31. (Banking & Finance) finance

a. a short contract or sale

b. a short seller

32. (Film) a short film, usually of a factual nature

33. (Electronics) See short circuit¹

34. for short informal as an abbreviation: he is called Jim for short.

35. in short

a. as a summary

b. in a few words

(Electronics) See short circuit²

[Old English scort; related to Old Norse skortr a lack, skera to cut, Old High German scurz short]

ˈshortness n

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short

(ʃɔrt)

adj. short•er, short•est,
adv., n., v. adj.

1. having little length; not long.

2. having little height; not tall.

3. extending or reaching only a little way: a short path.

4. brief in duration; not extensive in time.

5. concise, as writing.

6. rudely brief; abrupt.

7. low in amount; scanty: short rations.

8. not reaching a mark, target, or the like.

9. not reaching a standard, required level, etc.; deficient: a short measure.

10. having an insufficient amount (often fol. by in or on): He was short in experience.

11. (of pastry) crisp and flaky from being made with a large proportion of butter or other shortening.

12. (of metals) deficient in tenacity; friable; brittle.

13.

a. (of a speech sound) lasting a relatively short time.

b. having the sound of the English vowels in bat, bet, bit, hot, but, and put, historically descended from vowels that were short in duration. Compare long ¹ (def. 18).

14.

a. (of a syllable in quantitative verse) lasting a relatively short time.

b. unstressed.

15. (of an alcoholic drink) small.

adv.

16. abruptly or suddenly: to stop short.

17. briefly; curtly.

18. on the near side of an intended or particular point: The arrow landed short.

19. something that is short.

20. the sum and substance of a matter; gist (usu. prec. by the).

21. a deficiency or the amount of a deficiency; shortage.

22. shorts,

a. trousers, knee-length or shorter.

b. short pants worn by men as underwear; drawers.

c. knee breeches, formerly worn by men.

d. remnants or refuse of various cutting and manufacturing processes.

23.

a. a size of garments for persons who are shorter than average.

b. a garment in this size.

24. Mil. a shot that strikes or bursts short of the target.

25. short circuit.

26. a short sound or syllable.

27. shortstop (def. 1).

28. short subject.

v.t.

29. to short-circuit.

30. to shortchange.

v.i.

31. to short-circuit.

Idioms:

1. come or fall short,

a. to fail to reach a particular standard.

b. to prove insufficient; be lacking.

2. cut short, to end abruptly; interrupt or terminate.

3. for short, by way of abbreviation.

4. in short,

a. in summary.

b. in brief.

5. sell short,

a. to sell stocks at a high price without actually possessing them, expecting to cover them later at a lower price and keeping the price difference as profit.

b. to disparage or underestimate.

6. short for, being a shorter form of: “Phone” is short for “telephone.”

7. short of,

a. less than; inferior to.

b. inadequately supplied with.

c. without going to the length of: Short of murder, they would have tried anything.

[before 900; Old English sceort, c. Old High German scurz]

short′ish, adj.

short′ness, n.

short

In artillery and naval gunfire support, a spotting, or an observation, used by an observer to indicate that a burst(s) occurred short of the target in relation to the spotting line.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

short

– shortly – briefly

1. 'short'

Short is an adjective. You usually use it to say that something does not last for a long time.

Let's take a short break.

She made a short speech.

2. 'shortly'

Shortly is an adverb. If something is going to happen shortly, it is going to happen soon. This is a slightly old-fashioned use.

They should be returning shortly.

If something happened shortly after something else, it happened soon after it.

She died shortly afterwards.

Very shortly after I started my job, I got promoted.

3. 'briefly'

Don't use 'shortly' to say that something lasts or is done for a short time. Don't say, for example, 'She told them shortly what had happened'. Use briefly.

She told them briefly what had happened.

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Noun	1.	short - the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed baseball diamond, infield, diamond - the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel - an extended area of land
	2.	short - accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference short circuit circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit - an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow tangency, contact - (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts"
	3.	short - the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base shortstop position - (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?" baseball team - a team that plays baseball
Verb	1.	short - cheat someone by not returning him enough money short-change bunco, con, defraud, diddle, goldbrick, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, swindle, short-change, victimize - deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
	2.	short - create a short circuit in short-circuit create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
Adj.	1.	short - primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration; "a short life"; "a short flight"; "a short holiday"; "a short story"; "only a few short months" long - primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"
	2.	short - (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss" long - primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified; "a long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long words"; "ten miles long"
	3.	short - low in stature; not tall; "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; "a little man" little low - literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow" tall - great in vertical dimension; high in stature; "tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships"
	4.	short - not sufficient to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience" inadequate, poor insufficient, deficient - of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"
	5.	short - (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range; "a short memory" forgetful, unretentive unmindful, forgetful, mindless - not mindful or attentive; "while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled"- G.B.Shaw
	6.	short - not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices; "a short sale"; "short in cotton" finance - the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets long - holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices; "is long on coffee"; "a long position in gold"
	7.	short - of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration; "the English vowel sounds in `pat', `pet', `pit', `pot', putt' are short" phonetics - the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis long - (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration; "the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long"
	8.	short - less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight" scant, light insufficient, deficient - of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"
	9.	short - lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"; "myopic thinking" shortsighted, unforesightful, myopic improvident - not provident; not providing for the future
	10.	short - tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening; "shortbread is a short crumbly cookie"; "a short flaky pie crust" breakable - capable of being broken or damaged; "earthenware pottery is breakable"; "breakable articles should be packed carefully"
	11.	short - marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him" brusk, brusque, curt discourteous - showing no courtesy; rude; "a distant and at times discourteous young"
Adv.	1.	short - quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly" abruptly, dead, suddenly
	2.	short - without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold; "he made his fortune by selling short just before the crash" finance - the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets
	3.	short - clean across; "the car's axle snapped short"
	4.	short - at some point or distance before a goal is reached; "he fell short of our expectations"
	5.	short - so as to interrupt; "She took him up short before he could continue"
	6.	short - at a disadvantage; "I was caught short" unawares
	7.	short - in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; "he told me curtly to get on with it"; "he talked short with everyone"; "he said shortly that he didn't like it" curtly, shortly

short

adjective

1. brief, quick, fleeting, short-term, lightning, short-lived, momentary, cursory We had a short meeting.
brief long, extended, long-term

2. concise, brief, succinct, contracted, clipped, compact, summary, compressed, curtailed, terse, laconic, pithy, abridged, compendious, sententious This is a short note to say thank you.
concise long, prolonged, lengthy, rambling, diffuse, long-winded, wordy, long-drawn-out, verbose, unabridged

3. small, little, wee, tiny, squat, diminutive, petite, pint-sized (informal), dumpy, dwarfish, knee high to a grasshopper, fubsy (archaic or dialect), knee high to a gnat I'm tall and thin and he's short and fat.
small big, tall, lofty, lanky

4. abrupt, sharp, terse, curt, blunt, crusty, gruff, brusque, offhand, testy, impolite, discourteous, uncivil She was definitely short with me.
abrupt civil, polite, courteous

5. (of pastry) crumbly, crisp, brittle, friable a crisp short pastry

6. direct, straight, undeviating, through a short route through the town

7. scarce, wanting, low, missing, limited, lacking, tight, slim, inadequate, insufficient, slender, scant, meagre, sparse, deficient, scanty Money was short in those days.
scarce sufficient, adequate, ample, abundant, plentiful, copious, inexhaustible, bountiful

adverb

1. abruptly, suddenly, unaware, by surprise, without warning He had no insurance and was caught short when his house was burgled.
abruptly slowly, gradually, gently, bit by bit, little by little

cut someone short stop, interrupt, cut in on, butt in on His father cut him short.

cut something short curtail, stop, reduce, halt, dock, terminate, abbreviate They had to cut short their holiday.

in short briefly, in essence, in a word, in a nutshell, to cut a long story short, to come to the point, to put it briefly In short, it is a treaty that everyone should be pleased with.

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short

adjective

1. Not long in time or duration:

brief.

2. Accomplished in very little time:

brief, expeditious, fast, flying, hasty, hurried, quick, rapid, speedy, swift.

3. Marked by or consisting of few words that are carefully chosen:

brief, compendious, concise, laconic, lean, succinct, summary, terse.

4. Rudely unceremonious:

abrupt, blunt, brief, brusque, crusty, curt, gruff, short-spoken.

5. Not enough to meet a demand or requirement:

deficient, inadequate, insufficient, scarce, shy, under, wanting.

adverb

1. Without any warning:

abruptly, suddenly.

Idiom: all of a sudden.

2. Without adequate preparation:

aback, unawarely, unawares.

Idiom: by surprise.

Translations

فَجأهقَصِف، هَشقَصيرقَصِيرقَصير القامَه

krátkýmalýnáhlenárazpřed cílem

kortlavlillemanglemislykket

kurz mürbe klein knapp kurzerhand

κοντός σύντομος βραχύς

corto bajo breve bruscamente de menos

lyhytmennämyydäoikosulkeaoikosulku

court petit à court de court-circuiter

kratak

alacsonykurtarövid

lágur, lágvaxinnná ekki settu markisem vantar upp ásnögglegastökkur

corto breve bruscamente brusco causare un corto circuito

短い短絡短絡するショート低い

짧은

artimo nuotoliogalutinis kandidatų sąrašasgreitai sudorotiįtraukti į galutinį kandidatų sąrašąkonditeriniai riebalai

īssmaza auguma-ne tik tālunelielsnepietiekams

короткий краткий невысокий низкий

chýbajúcipred cieľom

kratekmajhenokrajšavaskratka

kort

สั้น

kısa noksan yetersizanîdenaz

đoảnngắn

短的矮的突然缺少的脆的

short

[ʃɔːt]

A. ADJ (shorter (compar) (shortest (superl)))

1. (in length, distance, duration) [message, journey, hair, skirt] → corto; [person] → bajo, chaparro (CAm, Mex); [vowel, syllable] → breve; [memory] → malo, flaco
the shortest route → la ruta más corta
February is a short month → febrero es un mes corto
it was a great holiday, but too short → fueron unas vacaciones estupendas, pero demasiado cortas
she's quite short → es bastante baja
the short answer is that → en pocas palabras la razón es que ...
to have a short back and sides → llevar el pelo corto por detrás y por los lados
a short break → un pequeño descanso
the days are getting shorter → los días se vuelven más cortos
time is getting shorter → nos queda poco tiempo
to win by a short head (Racing) → ganar por una cabeza escasa
to be short in the leg [person] → tener las piernas cortas
these trousers are a bit short in the leg → estos pantalones tienen la pierna algo pequeña
at short notice → con poco tiempo de antelación
in short order → en breve, en seguida
to take short steps → dar pequeños pasos
in the short term → a corto plazo
a short time ago → hace poco
to work short time; be on short time (Ind) → trabajar una jornada reducida
to take a short walk → dar un paseo corto
a short way off → a poca distancia, no muy lejos
a few short words → algunas palabritas
that was short and sweet → eso fue corto y bueno
to make short work of sth → despachar algo

2. (= insufficient) → escaso
I'm £3 short → me faltan 3 libras
it's two kilos short → faltan dos kilos
bananas are very short → escasean los plátanos, casi no hay plátanos
I'm a bit short at the moment → en este momento ando un poco corto or escaso de dinero
to be short of sth → andar falto or escaso de algo
we're short of petrol → andamos escasos de gasolina
we're not short of volunteers → se han ofrecido muchos voluntarios, no andamos escasos de voluntarios
to be short of breath → estar sin aliento
to give sb short change → no darle el cambio completo a algn
to give short measure to sb → dar de menos a algn
gold is in short supply → escasea el oro, hay escasez de oro
short ton (US) (= 2,000lb) → tonelada f corta
to give short weight to sb → dar de menos a algn
see supply

3.
short of (= less than) short of blowing it up → a menos que lo volemos, a no ser que lo volemos
short of murder I'll do anything → lo haré todo menos matar
not far short of £100 → poco menos de 100 libras
it's little short of madness → dista poco de la locura
nothing short of total surrender → nada menos que la rendición incondicional
it's nothing short of robbery → es nada menos que un robo
nothing short of a bomb would stop him → fuera de una bomba nada le impediría
nothing short of a miracle can save him → sólo un milagro le puede salvar, se necesitaría un milagro para salvarle

4. (= concise) → corto, breve
short and to the point → corto y bueno
"Pat" is short for "Patricia" → "Patricia" se abrevia en "Pat"
Rosemary is called "Rose" for short → a Rosemary le dicen "Rose" para abreviar
"TV" is short for "television" → "TV" es abreviatura de "televisión"
in short → en pocas palabras, en resumen
in short, the answer is no → en una palabra, la respuesta es no
see also long ¹ C1

5. (= curt) [reply, manner] → brusco, seco
to have a short temper → ser de mal genio, tener mal genio or mal carácter or corto de genio
to be short with sb → tratar a algn con sequedad

6. [pastry] → quebradizo

B. ADV

1. (= suddenly, abruptly) → en seco
to stop short; pull up short → pararse en seco

2. (insufficiency)
to come short of → no alcanzar
to cut sth short → suspender algo
they had to cut short their holiday → tuvieron que interrumpir sus vacaciones
to fall short of → no alcanzar
to fall short of the target → no alcanzar el blanco, no llegar al blanco
to fall short of expectations → no cumplir las esperanzas
it falls far short of what we require → dista mucho de satisfacer nuestras exigencias
production has fallen short by 100 tons → la producción arroja un déficit de 100 toneladas
to go short of → pasarse sin
no one goes short in this house → en esta casa nadie padece hambre
we never went short (of anything) as children → no nos faltó nada de niños
we're running short of bread → tenemos poco pan, se nos acaba el pan (LAm)
we ran short of petrol → se nos acabó la gasolina, quedamos sin gasolina
to sell short → vender al descubierto
to sell sb short (lit) → engañar a algn en un negocio (fig) → menospreciar a algn
to stop short of (lit) → detenerse antes de llegar a
I'd stop short of murder (fig) → menos matar, haría lo que fuera
to be taken short → necesitar urgentemente ir al wáter

3. (= except) short of apologizing → fuera de pedirle perdón ...

C. N

1. (Elec) = short-circuit A

2. (Brit) (= drink) → bebida f corta

3. (Cine) → cortometraje m
see also shorts

D. VTI (Elec) = short-circuit B, C

E. CPD short cut N → atajo m
short list N → lista f de candidatos preseleccionados
short sight N → miopía f
to have short sight → ser míope, ser corto de vista
short story N → cuento m
short story writer → escritor(a) m/f de cuentos
short wave N (Rad) → onda f corta

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short

[ˈʃɔː^rt]

adj

(not lasting long) [period, announcement, message, break, holiday, meeting] → court(e)
It was a great holiday, but too short → C'étaient des vacances super, mais trop courtes.
a short break (= pause) → une petite pause, une courte pause
a short time ago → il y a peu de temps
in the short term → à court terme short-term
at short notice → au dernier moment

(= soon finished) [speech, letter, book] → court(e)
to make short work of sb/sth → expédier qn/qch

(in measurement) [distance, step, flight, hair, skirt, dress] → court(e)
a short walk → une petite promenade
a short skirt → une jupe courte
short hair → les cheveux courts

(not tall) [person] → petit(e)
She's quite short → Elle est assez petite.

(= curt) → brusque, sec(sèche)
to be short with sb → être brusque avec qn, être sec avec qn(sèche)
to have a short temper → s'emporter facilement

(= insufficient, lacking) → insuffisant(e)
Food is short
BUT Il n'y a pas assez de nourriture.
Time is short
BUT Il ne reste plus beaucoup de temps.
I'm three short → il m'en manque trois
to be in short supply → manquer, être difficile à trouver
to be short of sth → être à court de qch, manquer de qch
We're dreadfully short of staff at present → Nous manquons terriblement de personnel en ce moment.
I'm short of money → Je suis à court d'argent.
to be short of breath → être hors d'haleine
to be short on sth → manquer de qch
He was short on enthusiasm → Il manquait d'enthousiasme.
The proposals were short on detail
BUT Les propositions n'étaient pas assez détaillées.

(= abbreviated) → abrégé(e)
to be short for sth → être l'abréviation de qch
UN is short for United Nations → ONU est l'abréviation de Organisation des Nations Unies.
Fred is short for Frederick
BUT Fred est le diminutif de Frederick.

(also short film) → court métrage m

(mainly British) (= drink) → alcool m fort

in short → bref
In short, the answer's no → Bref, la réponse est non.

adv

to cut short [+ speech, visit] → abréger, écourter; [+ person] → couper la parole à
to stop short → s'arrêter net
to stop short of doing sth → ne pas aller jusqu'à faire qch
to pull sb up short, to bring sb up short → couper qn dans son élan
to run short of sth → être presque à court de qch
We were running short of food → Nous étions presque à court de nourriture.
to go short of sth → manquer de qch
to fall short of sth → ne pas répondre à qch
to be caught short (British) to be taken short (British) → être pris(e) d'un besoin pressant

short of (= less than) → en dessous de
Inflation is just short of 11 per cent → L'inflation est juste en dessous de 11 pour cent.
to fall short of sth → tomber en dessous de qch

short of (= before) → avant
He stopped a hundred metres short of the building → Il s'est arrêté cent mètres avant le bâtiment.

short of (= except for) → sauf
everything short of → tout sauf
short of doing → à moins de faire

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short

adj (+er)

→ kurz; steps, person → klein; waist (of dress) → hoch; a short way off → nicht weit entfernt; to be short in the leg (person) → kurze Beine haben; (trousers) → zu kurz sein; to be in short trousers → in kurzen Hosen herumlaufen; (fig) → ein kleiner Junge sein; short back and sides → kurzer Haarschnitt; a short time ago → vor kurzer Zeit, vor Kurzem; in a short time or while → in Kürze, in kurzer Zeit; time is getting/is short → die Zeit wird/ist knapp; to take the short view → die Sache auf kurze Sicht betrachten; in short order (US inf) → sofort; short drink → Kurze(r) m (inf), → Schnaps m

(Ling) vowel, syllable → kurz; (= unstressed) → unbetont

(= brief) → kurz; short and sweet → schön kurz, kurz und ergreifend (iro); the short answer is that he refused → kurz gesagt, er lehnte ab; in short → kurz gesagt; she’s called Pat for short → sie wird kurz or einfach Pat genannt; Pat is short for Patricia → Pat ist die Kurzform von Patricia

(= curt) reply → knapp; (= rude) → barsch, schroff; manner, person → schroff, kurz angebunden (inf); to have a short temper → unbeherrscht sein; his short temper → seine Unbeherrschtheit; to be short with somebody → jdn schroff behandeln, jdm gegenüber kurz angebunden sein (inf)

(= insufficient) → zu wenig inv; rations → knapp; to be in short supply → knapp sein; (Comm) → beschränkt lieferbar sein; to be short (= in short supply) → knapp sein; (shot, throw) → zu kurz sein, nicht weit genug sein; we are (five/£3) short, we are short (of five/£3) → wir haben (fünf/£ 3) zu wenig; it’s five/£3 short → es fehlen fünf/£ 3; we are seven short → uns (dat) → fehlen sieben; we are short of books/staff → wir haben zu wenig Bücher/Personal; we are not short of volunteers → wir haben genug Freiwillige, uns fehlt es nicht an Freiwilligen; to be short of time → wenig Zeit haben; I’m a bit short (of cash) (inf) → ich bin etwas knapp bei Kasse (inf); he’s one sandwich short of a picnic (hum inf) he’s one or several cards short of a full deck (US hum inf) → er hat sie nicht alle beisammen (inf); we are £2,000 short/not far short of our target → wir liegen £ 2.000/(nur) knapp unter unserem Ziel; not far or much short of £100 → nicht viel weniger als £ 100, beinahe £ 100, knapp unter £ 100; he is not far short of his fiftieth birthday now → er ist jetzt knapp unter fünfzig, ihm fehlt nicht mehr viel bis zu seinem fünfzigsten Geburtstag; to be short on experience/examples → wenig Erfahrung/Beispiele haben; to give somebody short change → jdm zu wenig herausgeben or zu wenig Wechselgeld geben ? breath, measure

(Fin) sale → ohne Deckung, ungedeckt; loan, bill → kurzfristig; short stock → auf Baisse gekaufte Aktien

pastry → mürbe

adv

(= below the expected amount) to fall short (arrow etc) → zu kurz landen; (shot) → zu kurz sein; (supplies etc) → nicht ausreichen; that’s where the book falls short → daran fehlt es dem Buch; to fall short of something → etw nicht erreichen; of expectations → etw nicht erfüllen; it fell 10 feet short of the target → es fehlten 10 Fuß zum Ziel, es war 10 Fuß zu kurz; it falls far short of what we require → das bleibt weit hinter unseren Bedürfnissen zurück; (in quantity) → das bleibt weit unter unseren Bedürfnissen; production has fallen short by 100 tons → die Produktion ist um 100 Tonnen zu niedrig; to go short (of money/food etc) → zu wenig (Geld/zu essen etc) haben; we never went short → wir hatten immer genügend; the parents went short of food so that the children could eat → die Eltern haben an sich (dat) → selbst gespart, damit die Kinder zu essen hatten; they never let the children go short → sie ließen es den Kindern an nichts fehlen; we are running short (of water/time) → wir haben nicht mehr viel (Wasser/Zeit); I’m running short of ideas → mir gehen die Ideen aus; my patience is running short → meine Geduld ist bald zu Ende; sugar/water is running short → Zucker/Wasser ist knapp; to sell somebody short (in shop) → jdm zuwenig geben; (= betray, cheat) → jdn betrügen; to sell oneself short (inf) → sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen, sich unter Wert verkaufen; to sell short (Fin) → ungedeckt or ohne Deckung verkaufen

(= abruptly, suddenly) → plötzlich, abrupt; to pull up or stop short (while driving) → plötzlich or abrupt anhalten; (while walking also) → plötzlich or abrupt stehen bleiben; to stop short (while talking) → plötzlich or unvermittelt innehalten; to stop somebody short → jdn unterbrechen; to stop something short → etw abbrechen; I’d stop short of murder → vor Mord würde ich haltmachen; he stopped short of actually calling me a liar → er ging nicht so weit, mich tatsächlich einen Lügner zu nennen; to be caught short (inf: = unprepared) → überrascht werden; (= without money, supplies) → zu knapp (dran) sein; (= need the toilet) → dringend mal müssen (inf); to catch somebody short (inf) → jdn in einer Verlegenheit antreffen; to be caught short by something → auf etw (acc) → nicht vorbereitet sein

short of (= except) → außer (+dat); it is nothing short of robbery → das ist glatter Diebstahl; nothing short of a revolution can … → nur eine Revolution kann …; it’s little short of madness → das grenzt an Wahnsinn; it’s little short of murder → das ist ja schon fast Mord; I don’t see what you can do short of asking him yourself → ich sehe keine andere Möglichkeit, außer dass Sie ihn selbst fragen; short of telling him a lie … → außer ihn zu belügen …

n (= short circuit) → Kurzschluss, Kurze(r) (inf) m; (inf: = short drink) → Kurze(r) m (inf); (= short film) → Kurzfilm m; to have/get somebody by the short and curlies (Brit inf) → jdn am Wickel haben/kriegen (inf) ? long²

vt (Elec) → kurzschließen

vi (Elec) → einen Kurzschluss haben

short

short arse

n (Brit sl) → Knirps m (inf)

shortbread

n → Shortbread nt, → ˜ Butterkeks m

shortcake

n (Brit: = shortbread) → Butterkeks m; (US: = sponge) → Biskuittörtchen nt; strawberry short → Erdbeertörtchen nt

short-change

vt to short somebody (lit) → jdm zu wenig Wechselgeld geben, jdm zu wenig herausgeben; (fig inf) → jdn übers Ohr hauen (inf)

short circuit

n → Kurzschluss m

short-circuit

vt → kurzschließen; (fig: = bypass) → umgehen

vi → einen Kurzschluss haben

shortcoming

n (esp pl) → Mangel m; (of person) → Fehler m; (of system) → Unzulänglichkeit f, → Mangel m

short course

n (Swimming) → Kurzbahn f

shortcrust

n (also shortcrust pastry) → Mürbeteig m

shortcut, short cut

→ Abkürzung f; (fig) → Schnellverfahren nt; (= easy solution) → Patentlösung f; there’s no short to success → der Erfolg fällt einem nicht in den Schoß

(Comput) → Verknüpfung f; (= shortcut key) → Shortcut m, → Tastenkombination f; broken short → ungültige Verknüpfung

short

shortfall

n → Defizit nt

short-haired

adj → kurzhaarig

shorthand

n → Kurzschrift f, → Stenografie f; in short → in Kurzschrift; to write short → stenografieren; to take something down in short → etw stenografieren

short-handed

adj to be short → zu wenig Personal haben

shorthand notebook

n → Stenoblock m

shorthand notes

pl → stenografische Notizen pl

shorthand typist

n → Stenotypist(in) m(f)

shorthand writer

n → Stenograf(in) m(f)

short haul

n → Nahtransport m

short-haul jet

n → Kurzstreckenflugzeug nt

shorthorn

n → Kurzhornrind nt, → Shorthorn nt; short cattle → Kurzhornrinder pl

short

short list

n (esp Brit) → Auswahlliste f; to be on the short → in der engeren Wahl sein

short-list

vt (esp Brit) to short somebody → jdn in die engere Wahl nehmen or ziehen; he has not been shorted → er ist nicht in die engere Wahl gekommen

short-lived

adj (lit, fig) → kurzlebig; protests, attempts → nicht lange andauernd; to be short (success, happiness) → von kurzer Dauer sein

short

short-order

adj (US) cook, waiter → im Schnellimbiss; short dishes → Schnellgerichte pl

short pastry

n → Mürbeteig m

short-range

adj → mit geringer or kurzer Reichweite; walkie-talkie → für den Nahbereich; (fig) plans → kurzfristig; short missile/aircraft → Kurzstreckenrakete f → /-flugzeug nt; short weapon → Nahkampfwaffe f; short weather forecast → Wetterbericht m → für die nächsten Tage

short

short sharp shock

n (Brit: = punishment) kurze, aber harte Gefängnisstrafe

short-sighted

adj, short-sightedly

adv (lit, fig) → kurzsichtig

short-sightedness

n (lit, fig) → Kurzsichtigkeit f

short ski

n → Kurzski m

short-sleeved

adj → kurzärmelig

short-staffed

adj to be short → zu wenig Personal haben

short-stay

adj (Brit) short hospital ward → Kurzzeitstation f; short car park → Kurzzeitparkplatz m; short visa → Visum nt → für einen Kurzaufenthalt

short-stay parking

n (Brit) → Kurzparken nt

short story

n → Kurzgeschichte f, → Shortstory f, → Short Story f, → Erzählung f; short-story writer → Autor(in) m(f) → von Kurzgeschichten

short-tempered

adj (in general) → unbeherrscht; (in a bad temper) → gereizt; to be short with somebody → mit jdm ungeduldig sein

short-temperedly

adv → unbeherrscht; reply → unwirsch, ungeduldig

short term

n for the short → auf kurze Frist gesehen, vorläufig; plans for the short → kurzfristige Pläne; in the short → auf kurze Sicht

short-term

adj → kurzfristig; short memory → Kurzzeitgedächtnis nt; to take a short view → kurzfristig denken; banks took a short view that was harmful to small firms → die kurzsichtige Einstellung der Banken schadete den Kleinunternehmen; on a short basis → kurzfristig

adv → kurzfristig

short-term contract

n → Kurzzeitvertrag m; he was engaged on a short → er wurde mit Kurzzeitvertrag eingestellt

short time

n → Kurzarbeit f; to be on short, to work short → kurzarbeiten, Kurzarbeit haben

short ton

n Tonne von 2000 Pounds = 907,18 kg

short-waisted

adj person → mit kurzer Taille; coat → hochtailliert; to be short → eine kurze/hohe Taille haben

short wave

n → Kurzwelle f

short-wave

adj transmission → auf Kurzwelle; a short radio → ein Kurzwellenempfänger m

short-winded

adj (= breathless) → kurzatmig

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short

[ʃɔːt]

1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl)))

a. (in length, distance) → corto/a; (in time) → breve; (person) → basso/a
the days are getting shorter → le giornate si stanno accorciando
to be short in the leg (person) → avere le gambe corte (trousers) → essere corti di gamba
to win by a short head (Racing) → vincere di mezza testa or incollatura
a short time ago → poco tempo fa
time is getting short → il tempo stringe
that was short and sweet → è stato sbrigativo
to make short work of sb (fig) → sistemare qn
to make short work of sth (job) → sbrigare qc (cake, drink) → far fuori qc

b. (insufficient) I'm £30 short → mi mancano 30 sterline
to give short weight or short measure to sb → imbrogliare qn sul peso or sulla misura
to be in short supply → scarseggiare
to be short of sth (money) → essere a corto di qc
I'm short of time → ho poco tempo
short of breath → senza fiato, con il fiatone
it's little short of madness → è pazzia bella e buona
three miles short of home → a tre miglia da casa

c. (concise) → breve
short and to the point → breve e conciso
"Pat" is short for "Patricia" → "Pat" è il diminutivo di "Patricia"
in short → in breve, a farla breve

d. (reply, manner) → secco/a, brusco/a
to have a short temper → essere irascibile
to be short with sb → essere brusco/a con qn

2. adv

a. (suddenly, abruptly) to stop short → fermarsi di colpo
I'd stop short of stealing → non arriverei mai a rubare
he wouldn't stop short of murder → arriverebbe al punto di uccidere
to pull up short → frenare bruscamente

b. (insufficiently) to run short of sth → rimanere senza qc
we never went short (of anything) as children → da bambini non ci è mai mancato nulla
to come or fall short of (expectations) → venire meno a (needs) → non soddisfare
to sell sb short (fig) (belittle) → sminuire qn, buttar giù qn
to be taken or caught short (fam) → avere un bisognino urgente

c. (except) short of selling the house, what can we do? → non vedo cos'altro potremo fare, a parte vendere la casa
I'll do anything short of... → farò tutto tranne che...
nothing short of a miracle can save him → solo un miracolo potrebbe salvarlo

3. n

a. (Elec) = short circuit

b. (fam) (drink) → superalcolico

c. (also short film) → cortometraggio
see also shorts

4. vt & vi (Elec) = short-circuit

short

(ʃoːt) adjective

1. not long. You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?

2. not tall; smaller than usual. a short man.

3. not lasting long; brief. a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.

4. not as much as it should be. When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.

5. (with of) not having enough (money etc). Most of us are short of money these days.

6. (of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.

adverb

1. suddenly; abruptly. He stopped short when he saw me.

2. not as far as intended. The shot fell short.

ˈshortness noun

ˈshortage (-tidʒ) noun

a lack; the state of not having enough. a shortage of water.

ˈshorten verb

to make or become shorter. The dress is too long – we'll have to shorten it.

ˈshortening noun

(especially American) the fat used for making pastry.

ˈshortly adverb

soon. He will be here shortly; Shortly after that, the police arrived.

shorts noun plural

short trousers for men or women.

ˈshortbread noun

a kind of crisp, crumbling biscuit.

ˌshort-ˈchange verb

to cheat (a buyer) by giving him too little change.

short circuit the missing out by an electric current of a part of an electrical circuit (verb ˌshort-ˈcircuit)

ˈshortcoming noun

a fault.

ˈshortcut noun

a quicker way between two places. I'm in a hurry – I'll take a shortcut across the field.

ˈshorthand noun

a method of writing rapidly, using strokes, dots etc to represent sounds.

ˌshort-ˈhanded adjective

having fewer workers than are necessary or usual.

ˈshort-list noun

a list of candidates selected from the total number of applicants for a job etc.

verb

to put on a short-list. We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.

ˌshort-ˈlived (-ˈlivd) , ((American) -ˈlaivd) adjective

living or lasting only for a short time. short-lived insects; short-lived enthusiasm.

ˌshort-ˈrange adjective

1. not reaching a long distance. short-range missiles.

2. not covering a long time. a short-range weather forecast.

ˌshort-ˈsighted adjective

seeing clearly only things that are near. I don't recognize people at a distance because I'm short-sighted.

ˌshort-ˈsightedly adverb

ˌshort-ˈsightedness noun

ˌshort-ˈtempered adjective

easily made angry. My husband is very short-tempered in the mornings.

ˌshort-ˈterm adjective

1. concerned only with the near future. short-term plans.

2. lasting only a short time. a short-term loan.

by a short head

by a very small amount. to win by a short head.

for short

as an abbreviation. His name is Victor, but we call him Vic for short.

go short

to cause oneself not to have enough of something. Save this carton for tomorrow, or else we'll go short (of milk).

in short

in a few words.

in short supply

not available in sufficient quantity. Fresh vegetables are in short supply.

make short work of

to dispose of very quickly. The children made short work of the ice-cream.

run short

1. (of a supply) to become insufficient. Our money is running short.

2. (with of) not to have enough. We're running short of money.

short and sweet

His reply was short and sweet: `Get out!' he shouted.

short for

an abbreviation of. `Phone' is short for `telephone'; What is `Ltd.' short for?

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.

short

→ قَصِير krátký kort kurz κοντός corto lyhyt court kratak breve, corto 短い 짧은 kort kort krótki curto, pequeno короткий kort สั้น kısa ngắn 短的

short

a. corto-a; [time] breve; [height] bajo-a;

in a ___ time → en breve, dentro de poco;

on ___ notice → en corto plazo;

___ of breath → falto-a de respiración;

___ term memory → memoria inmediata.

short

adj (stature) bajo; (dimension) corto; (time) breve, corto; short-acting de acción corta; to be — of breath V. breath.

References in classic literature ?

The visitor's daughter was already smoothing down her dress with an inquiring look at her mother, when suddenly from the next room were heard the footsteps of boys and girls running to the door and the noise of a chair falling over, and a girl of thirteen, hiding something in the folds of her short muslin frock, darted in and stopped short in the middle of the room.

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But though Mrs Miller did not refrain from a short expostulation in private at their first meeting, yet the occasion of his being summoned downstairs that morning was of a much more agreeable kind, being indeed to perform the office of a father to Miss Nancy, and to give her in wedlock to Mr Nightingale, who was now ready drest, and full as sober as many of my readers will think a man ought to be who receives a wife in so imprudent a manner.

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In short, we were married, and very happily married on my side, I assure you, as to the man; for he was the best-humoured man that every woman had, but his circumstances were not so good as I imagined, as, on the other hand, he had not bettered himself by marrying so much as he expected.

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'Do we go all the way today?' asked Smike, after a short silence.

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Now, as those polar fisheries could only be prosecuted in the short summer of that climate, so that the whole cruise of one of these Dutch whalemen, including the short voyage to and from the Spitzbergen sea, did not much exceed three months, say, and reckoning 30 men to each of their fleet of 180 sail, we have 5,400 Low Dutch seamen in all; therefore, I say, we have precisely two barrels of beer per man, for a twelve weeks' allowance, exclusive of his fair proportion of that 550 ankers of gin.

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But the rations are short, very short-- so short, Dr.

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The next morning they set out upon the short journey to Tarzan's cabin.

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These she placed on the floor beside me, and seating herself a short ways off regarded me intently.

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--"My statement, as your Lordship requests, shall be short and to the point.

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IS A VERY SHORT ONE, AND MAY APPEAR OF NO GREAT IMPORTANCE IN ITS PLACE, BUT IT SHOULD BE READ NOTWITHSTANDING, AS A SEQUEL TO THE LAST, AND A KEY TO ONE THAT WILL FOLLOW WHEN ITS TIME ARRIVES

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"A welly curious machine," Bruno broke in, not at all willing to have the story thus taken out of his mouth, "and if oo puts in--some-finoruvver--at one end, oo know and he turns the handle--and it comes out at the uvver end, oh, ever so short!"

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Thus far our escape had been little short of marvellous, nor did our good fortune desert us, for we passed the outer purlieus of the dead city and came to our camp without hearing even the faintest sound of pursuit.