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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.
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 mlus, "evil," as compared with the same or a similar sound of relatively long duration, as the first vowel sound in the Latin word mlus, "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.
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-1 in Indo-European roots.]

shortness n.

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. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / 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. (Linguistics / 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. (Literature / 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. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) (of a drink of spirits) undiluted; neat
have (someone) by the short and curlies Informal to have (someone) completely in one's power
in short supply scarce
short and sweet unexpectedly brief
short for an abbreviation for
adv
1. abruptly to stop short
2. briefly or concisely
3. rudely or curtly
4. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Finance without possessing the securities or commodities at the time of their contractual sale to sell short
caught or taken short having a sudden need to urinate or defecate
fall short
a.  to prove inadequate
b.  (often foll by of) to fail to reach or measure up to (a standard)
go short not to have a sufficient amount, etc.
short of except nothing short of a miracle can save him now
n
1. anything that is short
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a drink of spirits as opposed to a long drink such as beer
3. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) (Literature / Poetry) Phonetics Prosody a short vowel or syllable
4. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Finance
a.  a short contract or sale
b.  a short seller
5. (Performing Arts) a short film, usually of a factual nature
6. (Electronics) See short circuit [1]
for short Informal as an abbreviation he is called Jim for short
in short
a.  as a summary
b.  in a few words
vb
(Electronics) See short circuit [2] See also shorts
[Old English scort; related to Old Norse skortr a lack, skera to cut, Old High German scurz short]
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
Noun1.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
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
position - (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?"
baseball team - a team that plays baseball
Verb1.short - cheat someone by not returning him enough money
bunco, con, defraud, diddle, gip, goldbrick, gyp, 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
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"
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"
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"
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
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
adverb
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.
Translations
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 routela ruta más corta
February is a short monthfebrero es un mes corto
it was a great holiday, but too shortfueron unas vacaciones estupendas, pero demasiado cortas
she's quite shortes bastante baja
the short answer is thaten pocas palabras la razón es que ...
to have a short back and sidesllevar el pelo corto por detrás y por los lados
a short breakun pequeño descanso
the days are getting shorterlos días se vuelven más cortos
time is getting shorternos 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 legestos pantalones tienen la pierna algo pequeña
at short noticecon poco tiempo de antelación
in short orderen breve, en seguida
to take short stepsdar pequeños pasos
in the short terma corto plazo
a short time agohace poco
to work short time; be on short time (Ind) → trabajar una jornada reducida
to take a short walkdar un paseo corto
a short way offa poca distancia, no muy lejos
a few short wordsalgunas palabritas
that was short and sweeteso fue corto y bueno
to make short work of sthdespachar algo
2. (= insufficient) → escaso
I'm £3 shortme faltan 3 libras
it's two kilos shortfaltan dos kilos
bananas are very shortescasean los plátanos, casi no hay plátanos
I'm a bit short at the momenten este momento ando un poco corto or escaso de dinero
to be short of sthandar falto or escaso de algo
we're short of petrolandamos escasos de gasolina
we're not short of volunteersse han ofrecido muchos voluntarios, no andamos escasos de voluntarios
to be short of breathestar sin aliento
to give sb short changeno darle el cambio completo a algn
to give short measure to sbdar de menos a algn
gold is in short supplyescasea el oro, hay escasez de oro
short ton (US) (= 2,000lb) → tonelada f corta
to give short weight to sbdar de menos a algn
see supply
3.
short of (= less than) short of blowing it upa menos que lo volemos, a no ser que lo volemos
short of murder I'll do anythinglo haré todo menos matar
not far short of £100poco menos de 100 libras
it's little short of madnessdista poco de la locura
nothing short of total surrendernada menos que la rendición incondicional
it's nothing short of robberyes nada menos que un robo
nothing short of a bomb would stop himfuera de una bomba nada le impediría
nothing short of a miracle can save himsólo un milagro le puede salvar, se necesitaría un milagro para salvarle
4. (= concise) → corto, breve
short and to the pointcorto y bueno
"Pat" is short for "Patricia""Patricia" se abrevia en "Pat"
Rosemary is called "Rose" for shorta Rosemary le dicen "Rose" para abreviar
"TV" is short for "television""TV" es abreviatura de "televisión"
in shorten pocas palabras, en resumen
in short, the answer is noen una palabra, la respuesta es no
see also long 1 C1
5. (= curt) [reply, manner] → brusco, seco
to have a short temperser de mal genio, tener mal genio or mal carácter or corto de genio
to be short with sbtratar a algn con sequedad
6. [pastry] → quebradizo
B. ADV
1. (= suddenly, abruptly) → en seco
to stop short; pull up shortpararse en seco
2. (insufficiency)
to come short ofno alcanzar
to cut sth shortsuspender algo
they had to cut short their holidaytuvieron que interrumpir sus vacaciones
to fall short ofno alcanzar
to fall short of the targetno alcanzar el blanco, no llegar al blanco
to fall short of expectationsno cumplir las esperanzas
it falls far short of what we requiredista mucho de satisfacer nuestras exigencias
production has fallen short by 100 tonsla producción arroja un déficit de 100 toneladas
to go short ofpasarse sin
no one goes short in this houseen esta casa nadie padece hambre
we never went short (of anything) as childrenno nos faltó nada de niños
we're running short of breadtenemos poco pan, se nos acaba el pan(LAm)
we ran short of petrolse nos acabó la gasolina, quedamos sin gasolina
to sell shortvender 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 shortnecesitar urgentemente ir al wáter
3. (= except) short of apologizingfuera 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 Natajo m
short list Nlista f de candidatos preseleccionados
short sight Nmiopía f
to have short sightser míope, ser corto de vista
short story Ncuento m
short story writerescritor(a) m/f de cuentos
short wave N (Rad) → onda f corta

short [ˈʃɔːrt]
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.
n
(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

short
adj (+er)
kurz; steps, personklein; waist (of dress)hoch; a short way offnicht weit entfernt; to be short in the leg (person) → kurze Beine haben; (trousers) → zu kurz sein; to be in short trousersin kurzen Hosen herumlaufen; (fig)ein kleiner Junge sein; short back and sideskurzer Haarschnitt; a short time agovor kurzer Zeit, vor Kurzem; in a short time or whilein Kürze, in kurzer Zeit; time is getting/is shortdie Zeit wird/ist knapp; to take the short viewdie Sache auf kurze Sicht betrachten; in short order (US inf) → sofort; short drinkKurze(r) m (inf), → Schnaps m
(Ling) vowel, syllablekurz; (= unstressed)unbetont
(= brief)kurz; short and sweetschön kurz, kurz und ergreifend (iro); the short answer is that he refusedkurz gesagt, er lehnte ab; in shortkurz gesagt; she’s called Pat for shortsie wird kurz or einfach Pat genannt; Pat is short for PatriciaPat ist die Kurzform von Patricia
(= curt) replyknapp; (= rude)barsch, schroff; manner, personschroff, kurz angebunden (inf); to have a short temperunbeherrscht sein; his short temperseine Unbeherrschtheit; to be short with somebodyjdn schroff behandeln, jdm gegenüber kurz angebunden sein (inf)
(= insufficient)zu wenig inv; rationsknapp; to be in short supplyknapp 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 shortes fehlen fünf/£ 3; we are seven shortuns (dat)fehlen sieben; we are short of books/staffwir haben zu wenig Bücher/Personal; we are not short of volunteerswir haben genug Freiwillige, uns fehlt es nicht an Freiwilligen; to be short of timewenig 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 targetwir liegen £ 2.000/(nur) knapp unter unserem Ziel; not far or much short of £100nicht viel weniger als £ 100, beinahe £ 100, knapp unter £ 100; he is not far short of his fiftieth birthday nower ist jetzt knapp unter fünfzig, ihm fehlt nicht mehr viel bis zu seinem fünfzigsten Geburtstag; to be short on experience/exampleswenig Erfahrung/Beispiele haben; to give somebody short changejdm zu wenig herausgeben or zu wenig Wechselgeld geben ? breath, measure
(Fin) saleohne Deckung, ungedeckt; loan, billkurzfristig; short stockauf Baisse gekaufte Aktien
pastrymürbe
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 shortdaran fehlt es dem Buch; to fall short of somethingetw nicht erreichen; of expectationsetw nicht erfüllen; it fell 10 feet short of the targetes fehlten 10 Fuß zum Ziel, es war 10 Fuß zu kurz; it falls far short of what we requiredas bleibt weit hinter unseren Bedürfnissen zurück; (in quantity) → das bleibt weit unter unseren Bedürfnissen; production has fallen short by 100 tonsdie Produktion ist um 100 Tonnen zu niedrig; to go short (of money/food etc)zu wenig (Geld/zu essen etc) haben; we never went shortwir hatten immer genügend; the parents went short of food so that the children could eatdie Eltern haben an sich (dat)selbst gespart, damit die Kinder zu essen hatten; they never let the children go shortsie 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 ideasmir gehen die Ideen aus; my patience is running shortmeine Geduld ist bald zu Ende; sugar/water is running shortZucker/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 shortjdn unterbrechen; to stop something shortetw abbrechen; I’d stop short of murdervor Mord würde ich haltmachen; he stopped short of actually calling me a liarer 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 somethingauf etw (acc)nicht vorbereitet sein
short of (= except)außer (+dat); it is nothing short of robberydas ist glatter Diebstahl; nothing short of a revolution can …nur eine Revolution kann …; it’s little short of madnessdas grenzt an Wahnsinn; it’s little short of murderdas ist ja schon fast Mord; I don’t see what you can do short of asking him yourselfich 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
nShortbread nt, → ˜ Butterkeks m
shortcake
n (Brit: = shortbread) → Butterkeks m; (US: = sponge) → Biskuittörtchen nt; strawberry shortErdbeertörtchen 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
nKurzschluss m
short-circuit
vtkurzschließen; (fig: = bypass) → umgehen
vieinen 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
n
Abkürzung f; (fig)Schnellverfahren nt; (= easy solution)Patentlösung f; there’s no short to successder Erfolg fällt einem nicht in den Schoß
(Comput) → Verknüpfung f; (= shortcut key)Shortcut m, → Tastenkombination f; broken shortungültige Verknüpfung

short:
shortfall
nDefizit nt
short-haired
adjkurzhaarig
shorthand
nKurzschrift f, → Stenografie f; in shortin Kurzschrift; to write shortstenografieren; to take something down in shortetw stenografieren
short-handed
adj to be shortzu wenig Personal haben
shorthand notebook
nStenoblock m
shorthand notes
plstenografische Notizen pl
shorthand typist
nStenotypist(in) m(f)
shorthand writer
nStenograf(in) m(f)
short haul
nNahtransport m
short-haul jet
nKurzstreckenflugzeug nt
shorthorn
nKurzhornrind nt, → Shorthorn nt; short cattleKurzhornrinder pl

short:
short list
n (esp Brit) → Auswahlliste f; to be on the shortin der engeren Wahl sein
short-list
vt (esp Brit) to short somebodyjdn in die engere Wahl nehmen or ziehen; he has not been shorteder ist nicht in die engere Wahl gekommen
short-lived
adj (lit, fig)kurzlebig; protests, attemptsnicht lange andauernd; to be short (success, happiness) → von kurzer Dauer sein

short:
short-order
adj (US) cook, waiterim Schnellimbiss; short dishesSchnellgerichte pl
short pastry
nMürbeteig m
short-range
adjmit geringer or kurzer Reichweite; walkie-talkiefür den Nahbereich; (fig) planskurzfristig; short missile/aircraftKurzstreckenrakete f/-flugzeug nt; short weaponNahkampfwaffe f; short weather forecastWetterbericht mfür 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
nKurzski m
short-sleeved
adjkurzärmelig
short-staffed
adj to be shortzu wenig Personal haben
short-stay
adj (Brit) short hospital wardKurzzeitstation f; short car parkKurzzeitparkplatz m; short visaVisum ntfür einen Kurzaufenthalt
short-stay parking
n (Brit) → Kurzparken nt
short story
nKurzgeschichte f, → Shortstory f, → Short Story f, → Erzählung f; short-story writerAutor(in) m(f)von Kurzgeschichten
short-tempered
adj (in general) → unbeherrscht; (in a bad temper) → gereizt; to be short with somebodymit jdm ungeduldig sein
short-temperedly
advunbeherrscht; replyunwirsch, ungeduldig
short term
n for the shortauf kurze Frist gesehen, vorläufig; plans for the shortkurzfristige Pläne; in the shortauf kurze Sicht
short-term
adjkurzfristig; short memoryKurzzeitgedächtnis nt; to take a short viewkurzfristig denken; banks took a short view that was harmful to small firmsdie kurzsichtige Einstellung der Banken schadete den Kleinunternehmen; on a short basiskurzfristig
advkurzfristig
short-term contract
nKurzzeitvertrag m; he was engaged on a shorter wurde mit Kurzzeitvertrag eingestellt
short time
nKurzarbeit f; to be on short, to work shortkurzarbeiten, Kurzarbeit haben
short ton
n Tonne von 2000 Pounds = 907,18 kg
short-waisted
adj personmit kurzer Taille; coathochtailliert; to be shorteine kurze/hohe Taille haben
short wave
nKurzwelle f
short-wave
adj transmissionauf Kurzwelle; a short radioein Kurzwellenempfänger m
short-winded
adj (= breathless)kurzatmig

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 shortmi 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 shortfermarsi 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 sthrimanere 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 [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 shortmi 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 shortfermarsi 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 sthrimanere 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
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
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 키가 작은 žemas neliels; maza auguma- rendah kort kortvokst, liten niski baixo mic невысокий; низкий malý majhen nizak kort เตี้ย kısa 矮的 низькорослий, низький چھوٹا thấp
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 (시간이) 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
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 短少的 недостатній, неповний پیمائش میں کم thiếu
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 부족한 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 缺少的 такий, у кого бракує (чого) پیسوں کی قلت thiếu (tiền), cạn túi
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 부스러지기 쉬운 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
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 突然地,猛然 різко, раптом اچانک bất thình lình
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 미치지 못하게 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 未達目標 передчасно مطلوبہ طول سے کم trước thời hạn chờ đợi
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 ,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
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 단축하다 (su)trumpinti []īsināt memendekkan verkorten forkorte skracać encurtar a scurta укорачивать(ся) skrátiť skrajšati (se) skratiti korta [], förkorta ทำให้สั้นลง kısal(t)mak 弄短,變短 скорочувати(ся) چھوٹا کرنا یا ہونا làm ngắn hơn
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 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 (尤在美國)製作糕點用油脂 жир для тіста ڈھیلی پیسٹری بنانے میں استعمال ہونے والی چکنائی sự thu ngắn lại
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 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 不久 незабаром, невдовзі عنقریب، جلدی trong thời gian ngắn 内, ,
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 반바지 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
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 (버터 등의 쇼트닝을 듬뿍 넣어 구운 파삭파삭한 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
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, dar de menos en el 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 거스름 돈을 적게 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 少找零錢 недодавати здачі بھنانے کی صورت میں ناکافی خوردہ lừa đảo
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 단락 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
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 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
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 捷徑 найкоротший шлях نسبتہ مختصر راستہ đường tắt , 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 stenografavimas stenogrāfija trengkas stenografie stenografi stenografia estenografia ste­nografie стенография stenografia stenografija stenografija stenografi ชวเลข steno 速記 стенографія مختصر نویسی phép tốc kí
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 falta de mano de obra 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
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 선발자 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
v
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 최종 선발자 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
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 단명한 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
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 단거리 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
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 단기 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
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, corto de vista lühinägelik نزديك بيني likinäköinen myope קוֹצֶר רְאִייָה निकटदर्शी kratkovidan rövidlátó buta ayam, penglihatan dekat nærsÿnn miope 近視の 근시의 trumparegis tuvredzīgs rabun bijziend nærsynt krótkowzroczny míope miop близорукий krátkozraký kratkoviden kratkovid närsynt ซึ่งมีสายตาสั้น miyop, uzak görmez 近視的,短視的 короткозорий کوتاہ نظر cận thị
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
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
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 성마른 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
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 단기 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
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 trumpalaikis īslaicīgs jangka pendek op korte termijn korttids- krótkoterminowy a curto prazo de scurtă durată краткосрочный krátkodobý kratkoročen kratkoročni kortfristig ระยะสั้น kısa vadeli 期間短的 короткостроковий مختصر وقت کے لیے trong thời gian ngắn
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 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 小幅地 з невеликою перевагою تھوڑی مقدار میں کم ہونا chỉ một chút
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 ...
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 지내다 pristigti pietrūkt kekurangan niet genoeg hebben slippe opp for, 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
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 짧게 말하면 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
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 공급 부족 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
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 재빨리 해치우다 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 迅速處理掉 швидко справитися جلد ختم کرنا giải quyết nhanh chóng
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 부족해지다 baigtis, sekti izsīkt; iet uz beigām semakin berkurang op raken ikke strekke til wyczerpywać się acabar-se a deveni insu­fi­cient иссякать, кончаться dochádzať zmanjkovati ponestati börja (hålla på att) ta slut ขาดแคลน azalmak, tükenmek 用完 вичерпуватися کمیابی ہونا thiếu, không đủ
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) 떨어지다 stigti aptrūkt; izsīkt kekurangan bijna zonder iets zitten slippe opp for odczuwać brak acabar-se a fi pe terminate не хватать, быть на исходе mať málo ne imeti dovolj imati manjak börja få slut på มีไม่เพียงพอ azalmak, suyunu çekmek 缺少 бракувати, не вистачати کفایت نہیں ہونا thiếu
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 간략하고 요령 있는 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
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
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 못 미쳐 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 未達 не доїжджаючи سے کمتر، کے سوا không xa như, không nhiều bằng

short قصير krátký kort kurz κοντός corto lyhyt court kratak breve 短い 짧은 kort kort krótki curto короткий kort สั้น kısa ngắn 短的


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