| 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. 4. 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. 6. a. Rudely brief; abrupt. b. Easily provoked; irascible. 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. Not owning the stocks or commodities one is selling in anticipation of a fall in prices. b. Of or relating to a short sale. 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 m  lus, "evil," as compared with the same or a similar sound of relatively long duration, as the first vowel sound in the Latin word m lus, "apple tree."b. Grammar Of, relating to, or being a vowel sound in English, such as the vowel sound ( ) in pat or ( ) in put, that is descended from a vowel of brief duration.14. a. Unstressed; unaccented. Used of a syllable in accentual prosody. b. 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. Without owning what one is selling: selling a commodity short. n. 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 trousers extending to the knee or above. e. shorts Men's undershorts. 2. 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. 5. 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. a. To sell (a stock that one does not own) in anticipation of making a profit when its price falls; make a short sale. b. To sell unowned stock in (the stock market) in anticipation of making a profit when prices fall. v.intr. Idioms: To short-circuit. 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-1 in Indo-European roots.] short  ness n. |
short
Adjective
1. of little length; not long
2. of little height; not tall
3. not lasting long
4. not enough: the number of places laid at the table was short by four
5. short of or on lacking in: short of cash, short on detail
6. concise: a short book
7. (of drinks) consisting chiefly of a spirit, such as whisky
8. (of someone's memory) lacking the ability to retain a lot of facts
9. (of a person's manner) abrupt and rather rude: Kemp was short with her
10. (of betting odds) almost even
11. Finance
a. not possessing at the time of sale the stocks or commodities one sells
b. relating to such sales, which depend on falling prices for profit
12. Phonetics (of a vowel) of relatively brief duration
13. (of pastry) crumbly in texture
14. in short supply scarce
15. short and sweet brief and to the point
16. short for a shortened form of
Adverb
1. abruptly: to stop short
2. be caught short to have a sudden need to go to the toilet
3. go short not to have enough
4. short of except: they want nothing short of his removal from power
Noun
1. a drink of spirits
2. a short film shown before the main feature in a cinema
3. same as short circuit
4. for short Informal as a shortened form: cystic fibrosis, CF for short
5. in short briefly
Verb
to short-circuit
See also shorts [Old English sceort]
shortness n
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 |
| 2. | short - accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit - an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow | |
| 3. | short - the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base 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 |
| 2. | short - create a short circuit in | |
| 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" 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" 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" | |
| 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" 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" 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" discourteous - showing no courtesy; rude; "a distant and at times discourteous young" | |
| Adv. | 1. | short - quickly and without warning; "he stopped 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" | |
| 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" |
short
adjective 2. concise, brief, succinct, clipped, summary, compressed, curtailed, terse, laconic, pithy, abridged, compendious, sententious << OPPOSITE lengthy
adjective 3. small, little, wee, squat, diminutive, petite, dumpy, knee high to a grasshopper, fubsy (archaic), (dialect) knee high to a gnat << OPPOSITE tall
adjective 4. abrupt, sharp, terse, curt, blunt, crusty, gruff, brusque, offhand, testy, impolite, discourteous, uncivil << OPPOSITE polite
Translations
short [ʃɔːt] adj (= not long) → corto;
vi (ELEC) → ponerse en cortocircuito
n (also: short film) → cortometraje m;
(a pair of) shorts → (unos) pantalones mpl cortos;
in short → en pocas palabras;
it is short for → es la forma abreviada de;
to cut short [+ speech, visit] → interrumpir, terminar inesperadamente;
to fall short of → no alcanzar;
to run short of sth → acabársele algo;
short [ʃɔːt] adj (= not long) → court(e) (= soon finished); court, bref(brève); [person, step] → petit(e) (= curt); brusque, sec(sèche) (= insufficient); insuffisant(e)
I'm 3 short → il m'en manque 3;
it is short for → c'est l'abréviation or le diminutif de;
short [ʃɔːt] adj → kurz;
(person) → klein;
(curt) → schroff, kurz angebunden (inf);
(scarce) → knapp
n (also: short film) → Kurzfilm m;
to cut short → abbrechen;
to stop short → plötzlich innehalten;
to stop short of → haltmachen vor +dat see also shorts
short [ʃɔːt] adj (= not long) → corto/a (= soon finished); breve; [person] → basso/a (= curt); brusco/a, secco/a (= insufficient); insufficiente
n (also: short film) → cortometraggio;
it is short for → è l'abbreviazione or il diminutivo di;
in the short term → nell'immediato futuro;
to be in short supply → scarseggiare;
I'm 3 short → me ne mancano 3;
in short → in breve;
to fall short of → venire meno a; non soddisfare;
adj short [ʃoːt]
1 not long You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short? kort قَصير къс krátký kort kurz κοντός, που δεν είναι μακρύς corto lühike كوتاه lyhyt court קָצָר छोटा kratak rövid pendek stuttur corto 短い 짧은 trumpas īss pendek kort kort krótki curto scurt короткий krátky kratek kratak kort สั้น kısa 短的 короткий لمبائی میں کم ngắn 短的
2 not tall; smaller than usual a short man. kort قَصير القامَه нисък malý lille klein κοντός bajo lühike قد كوتاه lyhyt petit נָמוּך छोटा, नाटा, लघु nizak alacsony pendek lágur, lágvaxinn basso 背の低い 신장이 작은 žemas neliels; maza auguma- rendah kort kortvokst, liten niski baixo mic невысокий; низкий malý majhen nizak kort เตี้ย kısa 矮(個子) низькорослий, низький چھوٹا thấp 矮（个子）
3 not lasting long; brief a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details. kort قَصير المُدَّه кратък krátký kort kurz σύντομος breve, corto lühike خلاصه lyhyt court קָצָר कम टिकने वाला kratak kurta singkat stuttur, skammur corto 短い (이야기 따위가) 짧은; (시간 따위가) 짧은 trumpas īss pendek kort kort(varig) krótki curto scurt недолгий, короткий krátky kratek kratak kort ชั่วครู่ kısa 短暫的 недовгий, короткочасний مختصر không tồn tại lâu 短暂的
4 not as much as it should be When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short. tekort ناقِص в по-малко chybějící mangle zu wenig λειψός, λιγότερος από ό,τι θα έπρεπε de menos puudu(jääv) ناكافي vajaa manquant חָסֵר कम nedovoljan, manjkav kevesebb kurang tekor sem vantar upp á privo di, in meno 足りない 모자라는 mažesnis 20 centu par maz kurang te kort for lite/kort na minusie, za mało de menos lipsă недостающий menej premajhen manje för lite ขาด eksik, noksan 缺少 недостатній, неповний پیمائش میں کم thiếu 缺少
5 (withof) not having enough (money etc) Most of us are short of money these days. kort, het min يَفْتَقِر إلى، يَعوزُه، يَنْقُصُه недостатъчен v tísni mangle knapp που δεν έχει αρκετά χρήματα corto de ebapiisav, vähe نداشتن به اندازه كافي puutteessa à court de חָסֵר कमी nemati dovoljno vminek szűkében van kekurangan, ketekoran vera peningalítill a corto di 不足の 불충분한 stokojantis, trūkstamas trūcīgs; nepietiekams tidak cukup te weinig hebbend som mangler penger odczuwający brak com falta de a duce lipsă недостаточный v tiesni ne imeti dovolj oskudan ont om ขาดแคลน az, yetersiz 缺錢用 такий, у кого бракує (чого) پیسوں کی قلت thiếu (tiền), cạn túi 缺钱用
6 (of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily. ongesif قَصِف، هَش ронлив křehký sprød mürbe τραγανός quebradizo mure ترد كردن شيريني murea brisé פָּרִיך पेस्ट्री prhak, drobiv omlós dibuat tipis hingga mudah garing stökkur frollo, friabile さくさくする (과자 따위가) 아삭아삭[]한 trapus trausls rangup bros sprø, kort kruchy estaladiço proaspăt рассыпчатый krehký drobljiv hrskav mör, skör, som smular sig lätt เปราะบาง gevrek 脆的 крихкий; розсипчастий ڈھیلی پیسٹری giòn 脆的
adv
1 suddenly; abruptly He stopped short when he saw me. skielik فَجأه внезапно náhle, náraz brat kurzerhand απότομα, ξαφνικά bruscamente, en seco äkki يك مرتبه äkisti net פִּתאוֹם अचानक nenadano, odjednom hirtelen secara tiba-tiba snögglega di colpo, improvvisamente 急に 갑자기 netikėtai, staiga pēkšņi; spēji tiba-tiba plotseling brått, plutselig nagle de repente brusc резко, внезапно náhle, zrazu nenadoma iznenada tvärt, plötsligt อย่างกะทันหัน anîden, birden 突然，急忙 різко, раптом اچانک bất thình lình 突然，急忙
2 not as far as intended The shot fell short. nie so ver nie مُقَصِّر عن الهَدَف късо před cílem mislykket zu kurz όχι τόσο μακριά όσο προοριζόταν sin alcanzar (kavatsetust) vähem بي مقدمه jäädä lyhyeksi ne pas atteindre לִפנֵי הַמצוּפֶּה मनचाही दूरी तक नहीं जाना prekratko vmin innen tidak sampai ná ekki settu marki (tutt'a un tratto) とどかない (목표에) 못 미쳐 per arti, ne tiek, kiek reikia, per mažai tuvāk; ne tik tālu; par tuvu singkat niet ver genoeg (komme) til kort za blisko a curta distância aproape близко, недалеко pred cieľom prekratek blizu för kort โดยสังเขป kısa 未達到目的地 передчасно مطلوبہ طول سے کم trước thời hạn chờ đợi 未达到目的地
n shortness
kortheid قِصَر краткост krátkost korthed die Kürze βραχύτητα, συντομία, έλλειψη brevedad lühidus كوتاهي lyhyys brièveté נָמוּך קוֹמָה छोटापन kratkoća, nedostatak rövidség; hiány; törékenység pendeknya, kurangnya stuttleiki, skammleiki brevità; (bassa statura) 短いこと 짧음; 부족 trumpumas, stoka īsums; nepietiekamība kependekan kortheid korthet; kort vekst krótkość, braki, kruchość deficiência scurtime краткость krátkosť kratkost kratkoća korthet, kortvarighet, knapphet ความสั้น kısalık 短缺，矮 стислість; нестаток قلت sự ngắn gọn, sự tinh giòn 短缺，矮
n shortage [-tidʒ]
a lack; the state of not having enough a shortage of water. tekort نَقْص، نُقْصان недостиг nedostatek mangel die Knappheit έλλειψη falta, escasez kitsikus, puudus كمبود pula manque, pénurie מַחֲסוֹר कमी, अभाव, अल्पता nedostatak, nestašica hiány kekurangan skortur scarsità, mancanza 不足 부족 stygius (kaut kā) trūkums kekurangan tekort mangel, skort, knapphet brak falta lipsă, penurie нехватка, недостаток nedostatok pomanjkanje nedostatak brist, knapphet, underskott ความขาดแคลน kıtlık, darlık 缺少 недостача, дефіцит کمی sự thiếu, số lượng thiếu 缺少
v shorten
to make or become shorter The dress is too long – we'll have to shorten it. verkort, inkort يُقَصِّر скъсявам (се) zkrátit forkorte kürzen κονταίνω acortar, reducir lühendama, lühenema كوتاهكردن lyhentää, lyhetä raccourcir לְקַצֵר कम करना, कम हो जाना skratiti, prikratiti (meg)rövidít memendekkan stytta accorciare 短くする 짧게 하다; 짧아지다 (su)trumpinti []īsināt memendekkan verkorten forkorte skracać encurtar a scurta укорачивать(ся) skrátiť skrajšati (se) skratiti korta [], förkorta ทำให้สั้นลง kısal(t)mak 弄短 скорочувати(ся) چھوٹا کرنا یا ہونا làm ngắn hơn 弄短
n shortening
(especially American) the fat used for making pastry. smeer دُهْن يُسْتَعْمَل في عَمَل الفَطائِر мазнина tuk (do pečiva) fedtstof til bagning das Backfett λίπος για ζύμη γλυκισμάτων manteca, grasa küpsetusmargariin روغن تردكننده شيريمي leivontarasva graisse végétale שוּמָן אֲפִייָה चर्बी masnoća koja tijestu daje prhkost (növényi) zsiradék lemak untuk membuat kue kering feiti (smjör, smjörlíki, svínafita) grasso ショートニング 쇼트닝(제과용 지방) konditeriniai riebalai tauki (cepumu mīklas trauslumam) lelemak bakvet margarin, fett (til bakst) tłuszcz cukierniczy banha grăsimi vegetale жир, добавляемый в тесто tuk (do pečiva) rastlinska mast biljna mast matfett การทำให้ลดลง mutfak yağı 食用油脂 жир для тіста ڈھیلی پیسٹری بنانے میں استعمال ہونے والی چکنائی sự thu ngắn lại 食用油脂
adv shortly
soon He will be here shortly; Shortly after that, the police arrived. kortliks قَريبا، عَمّا قَريب не след дълго brzy snart bald σύντομα, σε λίγο dentro de poco, en breve varsti به زودي pian bientôt בְּקָרוֹב शीघ्रता से, संक्षेप में uskoro, ukratko rövidesen segera innan skamms presto すぐに 곧, 이윽고 netrukus drīz; pēc brītiņa sekejap lagi binnenkort snart, om kort tid, kort etter niedługo logo curând скоро, вскоре skoro kmalu ubrzo kort, inom kort ในไม่ช้า hemen, az sonra 短時間內, 不久, 即刻 незабаром, невдовзі عنقریب، جلدی trong thời gian ngắn 短时间内, 不久, 即刻
n pl shorts
short trousers for men or women. kortbroek سِروال قَصير шорти šortky shorts die Shorts(pl.) σορτσάκι pantalones cortos ðortsid شلوارك sortsit shorts מִכנָסַיִים קְצָרִים हाफपैंट kratke hlače sort celana pendek stuttbuxur pantaloncini ショートパンツ 숏팬츠, 짧은 바지 šortai šorti seluar pendek korte broek kortbukse(r), shorts szorty calçOes şort, pantaloni scurţi шорты šortky kratke hlače šorts kortbyxor, shorts กางเกงขาสั้น şort 短褲 трусики; шорти گھٹنے تک کا ستر پوش quần soóc 短裤
n shortbread
a kind of crisp, crumbling biscuit. brosbrood فَطيرَة الشّاي маслен сладкиш sušenka mørdejskage der Mürbekuchen είδος τραγανού μπισκότου galleta hecha de mantequilla mureküpsis كلوچه ترد murokeksi sablé עוּגִייַת חֶמאָה खस्ता डबलरोटी prhak, drobiv kruh (kolač) omlóskeksz sejenis biskuit kering smákaka, kex pasta frolla ビスケットの一種 숏 브레드(파삭파삭한 쿠키) trapūs sausainiai smilšu cepums kek rapuh sprits mørdeigkake kruche ciasto biscoito amanteigado biscuite uscat песочное печенье sušienka krhek kolač vrsta kolača mördegskaka ขนมปังรสหวาน kurabiye 脆餅 пісочне печиво ایک قسم کا خستہ بسکٹ bánh bơ giòn 脆饼
v short-ˈchange
to cheat (a buyer) by giving him too little change. met kleingeld verneuk يَغُش البائِع بإعْطائِه أقل مما يَجِب връщам по-малко ресто dát málo (drobných) nazpět snyde med byttepenge zu wenig Wechselgeld herausgeben κλέβω στα ρέστα dar mal el cambio, en el dar de menos cambio (ostjat) tagasiantava rahaga tüssama كم دادن پول antaa liian vähän takaisin tromper qqn en rendant la monnaie לַתֵת פָּחוֹת מִדָי עוֹדֶף धोखेबाजी करना prevariti, uzvratiti manje novca kevesebbet ad vissza (vkinek) menipu dengan memberi kembalian kurang gefa minna til baka en rétt er (dare il resto sbagliato) 釣銭をごまかす ...에게 거스름 돈을 덜 주다 apsukti apkrāpt (sīknaudas atlikumā) menipu dengan memulangkan baki yang tidak mencukupi te weinig wisselgeld geven snyte, gi for lite penger tilbake wydać za mało enganar no troco a fura la rest обсчитывать, недодавать сдачу zle vydať drobné opehariti zakinuti na kusuru ge för lite växel tillbaka โกง (เงินทอน) parasının üstünü eksik vermek 故意少找給顧客零頭 недодавати здачі بھنانے کی صورت میں ناکافی خوردہ lừa đảo 故意少找给顾客零头
short circuit
kortsluiting veroorsaak عُطل تَماس късо съединение krátké spojení kortslutning der Kurzschluß βραχυκύκλωμα, βραχυκυκλώνω cortocircuito lühis اتصالي كردن oikosulku court-circuit קֶצֶר लघु पथ kratki spoj rövidzárlat korsleting skammhlaup corto circuito ショート trumpas sujungimas (strāvas) īssavienojums litar pintas kortsluiting kortslutning; kortslutte zwarcie curto-circuito a scurtcircuita) короткое замыкание krátke spojenie kratek stik kratak spoj kortslutning ทำให้ลัดวงจร kısa devre 短路 коротке замикання برقی دور کی روانی میں رکاوٹ đoản mạch 短路
n shortcoming
a fault. tekortkoming عَيْب، نُقْطَة ضَعْف дефект chyba, vada mangel die Unzulänglichkeit ελάττωμα, αδυναμία, έλλειψη defecto puudujääk تصور puute défaut חִיסרוֹן दोष, कमजोरी nedostatak, mana hiba kekurangan galli difetto 欠点 단점, 결점 trūkumas trūkums; nepilnība kelemahan tekortkoming mangel, feil, lyte wada falha defect недостаток chyba, nedostatok hiba mana brist, fel จุดอ่อน kusur 缺點 недолік, вада کوتاہی، خامی، نقص thiếu sót 缺点
n shortcut
a quicker way between two places I'm in a hurry – I'll take a shortcut across the field. kortpad طَريق مُخْتَصَر пряк път zkratka genvej die Abkürzung ο συντομότερος δρόμος atajo otsetee راه ميان بر oikotie raccourci תִספּוֹרֶת छोटा रास्ता prečac útrövidítés jalan pintas styttri leið scorciatoia 近道 지름길 trumpesnis kelias īsākais/taisnākais ceļš jalan pintas kortere weg bein-/snarvei skrót atalho scurtătură кратчайший путь skratka bližnjica prečica genväg ทางลัด kestirme 公路, 捷徑 найкоротший шлях نسبتہ مختصر راستہ đường tắt 公路, 捷径
n shorthand
a method of writing rapidly, using strokes, dots etc to represent sounds. snelskrif إخْتِزال، كِتابَه مُخْتَزَلَه стенография těsnopis stenografi die Kurzschrift στενογραφία taquigrafía kiirkiri تند نويسي pikakirjoitus sténographie קַצרָנוּת आशुलिपि stenografija gyorsírás steno hraðritun stenografia 速記 속기(술) stenografavimas stenogrāfija trengkas stenografie stenografi stenografia estenografia stenografie стенография stenografia stenografija stenografija stenografi ชวเลข steno 速記 стенографія مختصر نویسی phép tốc kí 速记
adj short-ˈhanded
having fewer workers than are necessary or usual. te min werkers hê يَنْقُصُه عُمّال с недостатъчно персонал s nedostatkem pracovníků underbemandet knapp an Arbeitskräften που έχει έλλειψη εργατών, προσωπικού mano de obra falta de liiga väheste töölistega نيروي انساني كافي vajaalukuinen à court de main-d'œuvre חֲסַר כּוֹחַ אֲדָם श्रमिकों की कमी से ग्रस्त bez dovoljno radne snage túl kevés munkaerővel rendelkező kekurangan tenaga fáliðaður (a corto di manodopera) 人手不足の 일손이 모자라는 stingantis darbo rankų nepietiekami apgādāts ar darbaspēku tidak cukup kakitangan met te weinig personeel underbemannet odczuwający brak pracowników com falta de pessoal care nu are mână de lucru нуждающийся в рабочих руках s nedostatkom pracovníkov brez delavcev bez dovoljno radne snage underbemannad ขาดคน yeteri sayıda işçisi olmayan 缺乏人手的 такий, якому бракує робочих рук عملے کی کمی سے دو چار thiếu nhân sự 缺乏人手的
n short-list
a list of candidates selected from the total number of applicants for a job etc. kortlys قائِمَة مُخْتَصَرَه списък с избрани за работа кандидати užší seznam slutliste die engere Wahl τελικός κατάλογος επιλογής προσωπικού lista de preseleccionados väljavalitud kandidaatide nimekiri در فهرست بهترين متقاضيان قراردادن parhaiden hakijoiden joukko liste des candidats sélectionnés רְשִימָה סוֹפִית שֶׁל מוֹעֲמָדִים अल्प सूची uži izbor szűkített névsor daftar calon yang terpilih úrtökulisti yfir þá umsækjendur sem koma til greina (rosa dei candidati) 最終選考者名簿 (최종) 선발 후보자 명단 galutinis kandidatų sąrašas kandidātu saraksts (pēc atlases) senarai pendek voordracht den endelige søkerlista ostateczna lista lista dos apurados lista candidaţilor selectaţi/acceptaţi/admişi список наиболее подходящих кандидатов užší zoznam seznam izbranih uži izbor slutlista รายชื่อผู้สมัคร son elemeye kalanlar listesi 決選名單 список кандидатів після відсіву امیدواروں میں سے پہلے دور کے انتخاب کی فہرست danh sách sơ tuyển 决选名单
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to put on a short-list We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants. op kortlys sit يَخْتَصِر القائِمَه избирам кандидат за работа vzít do užšího výběru føre på slutliste; shortliste in die engere Wahl ziehen βάζω κπ. στον τελικό κατάλογο επιλογής προσωπικού seleccionar väljavalitud kandidaatide nimekirja kandma كوتاه مدت valita jatkoon (hakijoista) retenir la candidature לְהַכנִיס בִּרְשִימָה סוֹפִית שֶׁל מוֹעֲמָדִים अल्प सूची तैयार करना uzeti u uži izbor szűkített listába felvesz membuat daftar calon yang terpilih setja á úrtökulista (mettere nella rosa dei candidati) 予備選考する 선발 후보자 명단에 올리다 įtraukti į galutinį kandidatų sąrašą ierakstīt kandidātu sarakstā memilih voordragen bli innstilt wyselekcjonować apurar a reţine candidatura вносить в список zaradiť do užšieho výberu izbrati staviti u uži izbor sätta upp på slutlistan ใส่รายชื่อ son elemeye kalanlar listesine koymak 列入決選名單 складати список кандидатів після відсіву پہلے انتخاب کی فہرست نکالنا đưa vào danh sách sơ tuyển 列入决选名单
adj short-ˈlived [-ˈlivd, (American ) -ˈlaivd]
living or lasting only for a short time short-lived insects; short-lived enthusiasm. van korte duur قَصير الأجَل който не живее дълго žijící krátce med et kort liv; kortvarig kurzlebig βραχυχρόνιος efímero lühiajaline, lühiealine زمان كوتاه lyhytaikainen, lyhytikäinen éphémère קְצָר יָמִים अल्पायु kratkovječan, kratkotrajan rövid életű berumur pendek skammlífur effimero 短命の 단명의 trumpai gyvenantis, trumpalaikis īslaicīgs; īsu laiku dzīvojošs tidak kekal lama kortdurend som lever kort tid krótko żyjący, krótkotrwały de pouca duração efemer недолговечный, живущий недолго; мимолётный majúci krátky život; krátko trvajúci kratkotrajen kratkoročan kortlivad, kortvarig ซึ่งมีช่วงอายุสั้น kısa ömürlü/süreli 短命的 недовговічний; скороминущий مختصر وقت کے لیے tồn tại trong một thời gian ngắn 短命的
adj short-ˈrange
1 not reaching a long distance short-range missiles. kortafstand قَصير المَدى на близко разстояние s krátkým doletem kortdistance- Kurzstrecken-... μικρού βεληνεκούς de corto alcance lähimaa- كوتاه مدت lyhyen kantaman à courte portée טְווָח קָצָר लघु परिसर malog dometa rövid távú jarak dekat skammdrægur a corto raggio 射程の短い 사정거리가 짧은 artimo nuotolio neliela darbības rādiusa- jarak dekat korte{#169}afstands{#169} kortdistanse- o krótkim zasięgu de curto alcance distanţă scurtă с малым радиусом действия s krátkym doletom kratkega dosega kratkog dometa kortdistans- ซึ่งมีระยะใกล้ kısa mesafeli 短程的 такий, що має малий радіус дії محدود tầm ngắn 短程的
2 not covering a long time a short-range weather forecast. korttyd قَصير المُدَّه (за) кратък период krátkodobý korttids- kurzfristig βραχυπρόθεσμος, που δεν καλύπτει μεγάλο χρονικό διάστημα a corto plazo lühiajaline بي دوام lyhytaikainen à court terme טְווָח קָצָר सीमित kratkoročan, kratkog daha rövid távú waktu singkat skammtíma- (a breve scadenza) 短期の 단기의 trumpalaikis īslaicīgs; tuvākā laika- jangka pendek op korte termijn kortsiktig krótkoterminowy a curto prazo durată scurtă краткосрочный krátkodobý kratkoročen kratkoročan kortsiktig, för den närmaste tiden ไม่นาน kısa süreli 近期的 розрахований на короткий строк مختصر ngắn hạn 近期的
adj short-ˈsighted
seeing clearly only things that are near I don't recognize people at a distance because I'm short-sighted. bysiende قَصير النَّظَر късоглед krátkozraký nærsynet kurzsichtig μύωπας miope, de vista corto lühinägelik نزديك بيني likinäköinen myope קוֹצֶר רְאִייָה निकटदर्शी kratkovidan rövidlátó buta ayam, penglihatan dekat nærsÿnn miope 近視の 근시(안)의 trumparegis tuvredzīgs rabun bijziend nærsynt krótkowzroczny míope miop близорукий krátkozraký kratkoviden kratkovid närsynt ซึ่งมีสายตาสั้น miyop, uzak görmez 近視的 короткозорий کوتاہ نظر cận thị 近视的
adv short-ˈsightedly
bysiende بِقِصَر نَظَر късогледо krátkozrace nærsynet kurzsichtig μυωπικά con miopía lühinägelikult نزديك بينانه lyhytnäköisesti sans prévoyance קְצַר רוֹאִי निकटदर्शी से kratkovidno rövidlátó módon secara cupet, melihat secara dekat af skammsÿni senza previdenza 近視で 근시안적으로 trumparegiškai tuvredzīgi tidak jelas bijziend kortsynt, kortsiktig krótkowzrocznie com miopia neprevăzător, lipsit de prevedere близоруко krátkozrako kratkovidno kratkovido på ett närsynt sätt อย่างสั้น ileriyi göremeden 近視(地) недалекоглядно کوتاہ نظری سے cận thị 近视（地）
n short-ˈsightedness
bysiendheid قِصَر النَّظَر късогледство krátkozrakost nærsynethed die Kurzsichtigkeit μυωπία miopía lühinägelikkus كوتاه نظري likinäköisyys, lyhytnäköisyys myopie; imprévoyance קוֹצֶר רְאִייָה निकटदर्शीता kratkovidnost rövidlátás kecupetan, kedangkalan wawasan skammsÿni miopia; imprevidenza 近視 근시(안) trumparegystė tuvredzība kerabunan bijziendheid nærsynthet; kortsiktighet krótkowzroczność miopia miopie; lipsă de prevedere близорукость krátkozrakosť kratkovidnost kratkovidost närsynthet สายตาสั้น miyopluk; ileriyi görememe 目光短淺 недалекоглядність نزدیکی بصارت sự cận thị 目光短浅
adj short-ˈtempered
easily made angry My husband is very short-tempered in the mornings. liggeraak سَريع الغَضَب сприхав popudlivý hidsig; opfarende reizbar ευέξαπτος de genio vivo kergesti ärrituv از كوره دررفته äkkipikainen irritable רַגזָן चिड़चिड़ा, क्रोधी nagao, raspaljiv indulatos mudah marah uppstökkur irritabile 短気な 성을 잘 내는 irzlus viegli aizkaitināms; straujas dabas- mudah marah opvliegend hissig, kort i lunta nerwowy, wybuchowy irritadiço irascibil вспыльчивый, раздражительный prchký, výbušný jeznorit naprasit häftig, lättretad โกรธง่าย çabuk kızan 急性子的 нестримний, запальний بدمزاج hay cáu 急性子的
adj short-ˈterm
1 concerned only with the near future short-term plans. korttermyn قَصير الأجَل близък (за време) krátkodobý korttids- kurzfristig βραχυπρόθεσμος a corto plazo lähemaajaline, lähi- اخير lyhyen aikavälin à court terme לִזמָן קָצָר अल्पकालिक kratkoročan rövid határidejű/távú jangka pendek skammtíma- a breve scadenza 短期の 단기의 artimiausias īstermiņa- jangka pendek op korte termijn kortsiktig krótkoterminowy a curto prazo pe termen scurt на короткий период krátkodobý kratkoročen kratkoročni kortsiktig ช่วงสั้น kısa vadeli/süreli 短期的 короткостроковий مختصر عرصہ تک ngắn hạn 短期的
2 lasting only a short time a short-term loan. kort termyn قَصير الأمَد краткосрочен krátkodobý kortfristet kurzfristig βραχυπρόθεσμος a corto plazo lühiajaline كوتاه مدت lyhytaikainen à court terme זְמָן קָצָר अल्पावधिक kratkoročan rövid lejáratú jangka pendek skammtíma- a breve scadenza 短期の 단기 만기의 trumpalaikis īslaicīgs jangka pendek op korte termijn korttids- krótkoterminowy a curto prazo de scurtă durată краткосрочный krátkodobý kratkoročen kratkoročni kortfristig ระยะสั้น kısa vadeli 短期延續的 короткостроковий مختصر وقت کے لیے trong thời gian ngắn 短期延续的
by a short head
by a very small amount to win by a short head. met min, met bietjie بِكَميَّة صَغيرَه спечелвам с малко o prsa med en hårsbredde einen sehr kleinen Betrag με μικρή διαφορά por poco napilt مختصر niukasti de justesse בְּכָּמוּת קְטָנָה बहुम कम मात्रा से za dlaku, za manje od dužine konjske glave orrhosszal tipis með litlum mun (di stretta misura) わずかの差で 가까스로, 근소한 차이로 menku skirtumu ar ļoti niecīgu pārsvaru tipis op het nippertje (vinne) så vidt o włos por uma unha negra ненамного o pol hlavy (pri dostihoch), o prsia (pri behu) za las za dlaku [] knappt ปริมาณน้อย az farkla 小勝 з невеликою перевагою تھوڑی مقدار میں کم ہونا chỉ một chút 小胜
for short
as an abbreviation His name is Victor, but we call him Vic for short. in 't kort للإخْتِصار за по-кротко pro zkrácení som en forkortelse der Kürze halber για συντομία para abreviar lühendatult اختصار lyhyesti pour abréger בְקִיצוּר संक्षिप्त skraćeno, ukratko röviden singkatan, singkatnya til styttingar (per brevità) 略して 생략하여 trumpai, sutrumpintai saīsināti sebagai singkatan als afkorting som forkortelse w skrócie, dla skrócenia para abreviar pe scurt для краткости stručne na kratko kraće kort [] ชื่อย่อ kısaca 簡稱(或簡寫)為... скорочено مختصرا viết tắt 简称（或简写）为...
go short
to cause oneself not to have enough of something Save this carton for tomorrow, or else we'll go short (of milk). nie genoeg hê nie يَنْقُصُه лишавам се от mít málo mangle knapp werden έχω έλλειψη από κτ., μου τελειώνει κτ. faltar mitte piisama, puudu tulema با كمبود چيزي مواجه بودن jäädä vähille manquer (de) לִהיוֹת בְּמַחֲסוֹר कमी पड़ना ponestati kifogy vmije menjadi kekurangan verða uppiskroppa (restare a corto di) 不足する (...) 없이 해나가다, 부족함을 참다 pristigti pietrūkt kekurangan genoeg hebben niet slippe opp for, gå tom zabraknąć komuś ter falta de a rămâne fără испытывать недостаток, нуждаться mať málo ne imeti imati manjak få ont om ขาดแคลน ...-siz olmak/kalmak 缺少 не вистачати کم پڑ جانا không có đủ 缺少
in short
in a few words. in 't kort باخْتِصار накратко zkrátka i få ord; kort sagt kurzum με λίγα λόγια en pocas palabras lühidalt خلاصه lyhyesti sanottuna bref בְּקִיצוּר कुछ शब्दों में ukratko pár szóval singkatnya í stuttu máli in breve 要するに 요약하면 trumpai (tariant) īsumā; pāris vārdos dengan sepatah dua kata kortom kort sagt w paru słowach em resumo pe scurt вкратце, короче говоря skrátka skratka ukratko i korthet, kort sagt อย่างสั้น ๆ kısaca 簡而言之 коротко, стисло مختصر الفاظ میں nói tóm lại 简而言之
in short supply
not available in sufficient quantity Fresh vegetables are in short supply. min hoeveelheid غَير مُتَوَفِّر има недостиг на v malém množství findes kun i begrænsede mængder knapp που σπανίζει, που δεν είναι διαθέσιμο σε επαρκή ποσότητα escasez de defitsiitne كمبود vähissä en quantité réduite בְּמַחֲסוֹר कमी malo, mala količina kevés van belőle kekurangan cadangan í takmörkuðu magni (in quantità ridotta) 不足して 필요한 물품이 부족하여 trūkstamas, nepakankamas nepietiekami; par maz tidak cukup bekalan schaars mangelvare w niewystarczających ilościach em pouca quantidade în cantitate redusă в дефиците v malom množstve primanjkovati (česa) nedostajati knapp tillgång på มีปริมาณไม่เพียงพอ az 供應不足 дефіцитний کمیاب không nhiều, hiếm 供应不足
make short work of
to dispose of very quickly The children made short work of the ice-cream. vinnig weggewerk يَتَخَلَّص بِسُرْعَه، يُنْهي отървавам се набързо udělat krátký proces gøre kort proces med kurzen Prozeß machen mit τελειώνω στα γρήγορα despachar lõppu peale tegema كلك كاري يا چيزي را زود كندن tehdä nopeasti selvää expédier לְחַסֵל जल्दी समाप्त कर देना svršiti što brzo gyorsan elfogyaszt vmit memakan dengan cepat klára í hvelli (fare fuori velocemente) さっさと片付ける ...을 빨리 처리하다 greitai sudoroti ātri tikt galā (ar kaut ko) menghabiskan dengan cepat korte metten maken met gjøre kort prosess med rozprawić się szybko z despachar a termina rapid быстро (рас)справиться urobiť krátky koniec hitro opraviti (s čim) brzo potrošiti avverka snabbt, göra processen kort med จัดการอย่างรวดเร็ว çabucak tüketmek 迅速處置某事 швидко справитися جلد ختم کرنا giải quyết nhanh chóng 迅速处置某事
run short
1 (of a supply) to become insufficient Our money is running short. word te min يَنْفَذ свършвам docházet slippe op knapp werden τελειώνω, δεν επαρκώ acabarse mitte piisama كم آمدن käydä vähiin commencer à manquer (de) לֶאֱזוֹל खत्म होना ponestati vmije kifogy menjadi tidak cukup verða uppiskroppa finire 不足する ...이 떨어지다 baigtis, sekti izsīkt; iet uz beigām semakin berkurang op raken strekke til ikke wyczerpywać się acabar-se a deveni insuficient иссякать, кончаться dochádzať zmanjkovati ponestati börja (hålla på att) ta slut ขาดแคลน azalmak, tükenmek 快用完了 вичерпуватися کمیابی ہونا thiếu, không đủ 快用完了
2 (withof) not to have enough We're running short of money. word te min يعوزُه، يَفْتَقِر إلى не ми достигат mít málo løbe tør for knapp werden μου τελειώνει κτ. acabarse mitte piisama كم آوردن olla vähissä être à court de לֶאֱזוֹל अपर्याप्त होना nemati dovoljno nincs elég tidak cukup, kehabisan eiga ekki nóg af essere a corto 不足する ...이 부족하다 stigti aptrūkt; izsīkt kekurangan bijna zonder iets zitten slippe opp for odczuwać brak acabar-se a fi pe terminate не хватать, на исходе быть mať málo ne imeti dovolj imati manjak börja få slut på มีไม่เพียงพอ azalmak, suyunu çekmek 缺少 бракувати, не вистачати کفایت نہیں ہونا thiếu 缺少
short and sweet
His reply was short and sweet: `Get out!' he shouted. kort en kragtig مُخْتَصَر مُفيد кратък и мил krátký a jasný kort og godt kurz und bündig κοφτός, κατευθείαν στο θέμα claro, directo lühike ja selge مختصر و مفيد ytimekäs clair et net קָצָר וּמָתוֹק संक्षिप्त एवं उपयुक्त kratak i sadržajan rövid, de velős singkat dan padat stuttur og laggóður conciso, essenziale 簡潔な 간결한 trumpas ir aiškus īss un skaidrs; skaidri un gaiši ringkas kort en bondig kort og godt krótki i zwięzły directo scurt şi cuprinzător коротко и ясно krátky a jasný kratek in jedrnat odsečan kortfattad สั้น ๆ kısa ve yerinde 簡短扼要 коротко і ясно مختصر و مؤثر ngắn gọn nhưng dễ chịu 简短扼要
short for
an abbreviation of Phone' is short for `telephone'; What is `Ltd.' short for? 'n kort vorm vir إخْتِصار لِ съкращение zkratka pro en forkortelse for die Abkürzung für σύντμηση, συντομογραφία abreviación de lühend مختصر lyhenne abréviation de קִיצוּר שֶׁל- संक्षेप skraćeno rövidítve, röviden singkatan stytting á abbreviazione di ～の省略形 ...의 생략[](형) sutrumpinimas saīsinājums no (vārda) singkatan untuk een afkorting van forkortelse for skrót od abreviatura сокращение skratka pre okrajšava skraćenica za kort (förkortning) för ย่อมาจาก kısaltma 簡寫 скорочення مخفف، اختصار viết tắt của cái gì 简写
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. net minder, net voor ناقِص، أقَل بِ преди téměř, ani ne lidt mindre; før kurz vor λιγότερο από, μακριά από casi ligi, peaaegu, enne كمتر از alle, päässä presque; juste avant בְּמֶרחָק מְ- से पहले ne toliko daleko kao ili ne toliko koliko; nedostajati vmin kívül; majdnem(vmennyi); vmi híján tidak sampai minna/styttra en quasi; prima di ～に達しない ...이 부족하여; ...에 못미치는 netoli, beveik, nepasiekus gandrīz; turpat; nepilni lagi onder, voor litt under przed perto de aproape; chiar înainte не достигнув; не доходя takmer, ani nie skoraj; pred jedva knappt, [] kvar [] มี (บางสิ่ง) ไม่พอ eksik 達不到那麼多(遠) не доїжджаючи سے کمتر، کے سوا không xa như, không nhiều bằng 达不到那么多（远）
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