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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
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
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 1. brief, fleeting, short-term, short-lived, momentary << OPPOSITE long
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 5. (of pastry) crumbly, crisp, brittle, friable
adverb 7. abruptly, suddenly, unaware, by surprise, without warning << OPPOSITE gradually

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.
Translations

short [ʃɔːt] adj (= not long) → corto;
(in time) → breve, de corta duración; [person] → bajo (= curt); brusco, seco
vi (ELEC) → ponerse en cortocircuito
n (also: short film) → cortometraje m;
(a pair of) shorts → (unos) pantalones mpl cortos;
to be short of sth → estar falto de algo;
in short → en pocas palabras;
a short time ago → hace poco (tiempo);
in the short term → a corto plazo;
to be in short supply → escasear, haber escasez de;
I'm short of time → me falta tiempo;
short of doing ... → a menos que hagamos etc ...;
everything short of ... → todo menos ...;
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;
to stop short → parar en seco;
to stop short of → detenerse antes de
short [ʃɔːt] adj (= not long) → court(e) (= soon finished); court, bref(brève); [person, step] → petit(e) (= curt); brusque, sec(sèche) (= insufficient); insuffisant(e)
n (also: short film) → court métrage;
(Elec) → court-circuit m;
to be short of sth → être à court de or manquer de qch;
to be in short supply → manquer, être difficile à trouver;
I'm 3 short → il m'en manque 3;
in short → bref; en bref;
short of doing → à moins de faire;
everything short of → tout sauf;
it is short for → c'est l'abréviation or le diminutif de;
a short time ago → il y a peu de temps;
in the short term → à court terme;
to cut short [+ speech, visit] → abréger, écourter [+ person]; couper la parole à;
to fall short of → ne pas être à la hauteur de;
to run short of → arriver à court de, venir à manquer de;
to stop short → s'arrêter net;
to stop short of → ne pas aller jusqu'à
short [ʃɔːt] adjkurz;
(person) → klein;
(curt) → schroff, kurz angebunden (inf);
(scarce) → knapp
n (also: short film) → Kurzfilm m;
to be short of ... → zu wenig ... haben;
I'm 3 short → ich habe 3 zu wenig, mir fehlen 3;
in short → kurz gesagt;
to be in short supply → knapp sein;
it is short for ... → es ist die Kurzform von ...;
a short time ago → vor Kurzem;
in the short term → auf kurze Sicht;
short of doing sth → außer etw zu tun;
to cut short → abbrechen;
everything short of ... → alles außer ... +dat;
to fall short of sth → etw nicht erreichen;
(expectations) → etw nicht erfüllen;
to run short of ... → nicht mehr viel ... haben;
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;
a short time ago → poco tempo fa;
in the short term → nell'immediato futuro;
to be short of sth → essere a corto di or mancare di qc;
to run short of sth → rimanere senza qc;
to be in short supply → scarseggiare;
I'm 3 short → me ne mancano 3;
in short → in breve;
short of doing → a meno che non si faccia;
everything short of → tutto fuorché;
to cut short [+ speech, visit] → accorciare, abbreviare [+ person]; interrompere;
to fall short of → venire meno a; non soddisfare;
to stop short → fermarsi di colpo;
to stop short of → non arrivare fino a see also shorts

short
adj short [ʃoːt]
1 not long You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?kortقَصيرкъсkrátkýkortkurzκοντός, που δεν είναι μακρύςcortolühikeكوتاهlyhytcourtקָצָרछोटाkratakrövidpendekstutturcorto短い짧은trumpasīsspendekkortkortkrótkicurtoscurtкороткийkrátkykratekkratakkortสั้นkısa短的короткийلمبائی میں کمngắn
2 not tall; smaller than usual a short man.kortقَصير القامَهнисъкmalýlillekleinκοντόςbajolühikeقد كوتاهlyhytpetitנָמוּךछोटा, नाटा, लघुnizakalacsonypendeklágur, lágvaxinnbasso背の低い신장이 작은žemasneliels; maza auguma-rendahkortkortvokst, litenniskibaixomicневысокий; низкийmalýmajhennizakkortเตี้ยkısa矮(個子)низькорослий, низькийچھوٹاthấp
3 not lasting long; brief a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.kortقَصير المُدَّهкратъкkrátkýkortkurzσύντομοςbreve, cortolühikeخلاصهlyhytcourtקָצָרकम टिकने वालाkratakkurtasingkatstuttur, skammurcorto短い(이야기 따위가) 짧은; (시간 따위가) 짧은trumpasīsspendekkortkort(varig)krótkicurtoscurtнедолгий, короткийkrátkykratekkratakkortชั่วครู่kısa短暫的недовгий, короткочаснийمختصرkhông tồn tại lâu
4 not as much as it should be When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.tekortناقِصв по-малкоchybějícímanglezu wenigλειψός, λιγότερος από ό,τι θα έπρεπεde menospuudu(jääv)ناكافيvajaamanquantחָסֵרकमnedovoljan, manjkavkevesebbkurang tekorsem vantar upp áprivo di, in meno足りない모자라는mažesnis20 centu par mazkurangte kortfor lite/kortna minusie, za małode menoslipsăнедостающийmenejpremajhenmanjeför liteขาดeksik, noksan缺少недостатній, неповнийپیمائش میں کمthiếu
5 (with of) not having enough (money etc) Most of us are short of money these days.kort, het minيَفْتَقِر إلى، يَعوزُه، يَنْقُصُهнедостатъченv tísnimangleknappπου δεν έχει αρκετά χρήματαcorto deebapiisav, väheنداشتن به اندازه كافيpuutteessaà court deחָסֵרकमीnemati dovoljnovminek szűkében vankekurangan, ketekoranvera peningalítilla corto di不足の불충분한stokojantis, trūkstamastrūcīgs; nepietiekamstidak cukupte weinig hebbendsom mangler pengerodczuwający brakcom falta dea duce lipsăнедостаточныйv tiesnine imeti dovoljoskudanont omขาดแคลนaz, yetersiz缺錢用такий, у кого бракує (чого)پیسوں کی قلتthiếu (tiền), cạn túi
6 (of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily. ongesifقَصِف، هَشронливkřehkýsprødmürbeτραγανόςquebradizomureترد كردن شيرينيmureabriséפָּרִיךपेस्ट्रीprhak, drobivomlósdibuat tipis hingga mudah garingstökkurfrollo, friabileさくさくする(과자 따위가) 아삭아삭[]한trapustrauslsrangupbrossprø, kortkruchyestaladiçoproaspătрассыпчатыйkrehkýdrobljivhrskavmör, skör, som smular sig lättเปราะบางgevrek脆的крихкий; розсипчастийڈھیلی پیسٹریgiòn
adv
1 suddenly; abruptly He stopped short when he saw me.skielikفَجأهвнезапноnáhle, nárazbratkurzerhandαπότομα, ξαφνικάbruscamente, en secoäkkiيك مرتبهäkistinetפִּתאוֹםअचानकnenadano, odjednomhirtelensecara tiba-tibasnögglegadi colpo, improvvisamente急に갑자기netikėtai, staigapēkšņi; spējitiba-tibaplotselingbrått, plutselignaglede repentebruscрезко, внезапноnáhle, zrazunenadomaiznenadatvärt, plötsligtอย่างกะทันหันanîden, birden突然,急忙різко, раптомاچانکbất thình lình
2 not as far as intended The shot fell short.nie so ver nieمُقَصِّر عن الهَدَفкъсоpřed cílemmislykketzu kurzόχι τόσο μακριά όσο προοριζότανsin alcanzar(kavatsetust) vähemبي مقدمهjäädä lyhyeksine pas atteindreלִפנֵי הַמצוּפֶּהमनचाही दूरी तक नहीं जानाprekratkovmin innentidak sampainá ekki settu marki(tutt'a un tratto)とどかない(목표에) 못 미쳐per arti, ne tiek, kiek reikia, per mažaituvāk; ne tik tālu; par tuvusingkatniet ver genoeg(komme) til kortza bliskoa curta distânciaaproapeблизко, недалекоpred cieľomprekratekblizuför kortโดยสังเขปkısa未達到目的地передчасноمطلوبہ طول سے کمtrước thời hạn chờ đợi
n ˈshortness
kortheidقِصَرкраткостkrátkostkortheddie Kürzeβραχύτητα, συντομία, έλλειψηbrevedadlühidusكوتاهيlyhyysbrièvetéנָמוּך קוֹמָהछोटापनkratkoća, nedostatakrövidség; hiány; törékenységpendeknya, kurangnyastuttleiki, skammleikibrevità; (bassa statura)短いこと짧음; 부족trumpumas, stokaīsums; nepietiekamībakependekankortheidkorthet; kort vekstkrótkość, braki, kruchośćdeficiênciascurtimeкраткостьkrátkosťkratkostkratkoćakorthet, kortvarighet, knapphetความสั้นkısalık短缺,矮стислість; нестатокقلتsự ngắn gọn, sự tinh giòn,矮
n ˈshortage [-tidʒ]
a lack; the state of not having enough a shortage of water.tekortنَقْص، نُقْصانнедостигnedostatekmangeldie Knappheitέλλειψηfalta, escasezkitsikus, puudusكمبودpulamanque, pénurieמַחֲסוֹרकमी, अभाव, अल्पताnedostatak, nestašicahiánykekuranganskorturscarsità, mancanza不足부족stygius(kaut kā) trūkumskekurangantekortmangel, skort, knapphetbrakfaltalipsă, penu­rieнехватка, недостатокnedostatokpomanjkanjenedostatakbrist, knapphet, underskottความขาดแคลนkıtlık, darlık缺少недостача, дефіцитکمیsự thiếu, số lượng thiếu
v ˈshorten
to make or become shorter The dress is too long – we'll have to shorten it.verkort, inkortيُقَصِّرскъсявам (се)zkrátitforkortekürzenκονταίνωacortar, reducirlühendama, lühenemaكوتاهكردنlyhentää, lyhetäraccourcirלְקַצֵרकम करना, कम हो जानाskratiti, prikratiti(meg)rövidítmemendekkanstyttaaccorciare短くする짧게 하다; 짧아지다(su)trumpinti[]īsinātmemendekkanverkortenforkorteskracaćencurtara scurtaукорачивать(ся)skrátiťskrajšati (se)skratitikorta [], förkortaทำให้สั้นลงkısal(t)mak弄短скорочувати(ся)چھوٹا کرنا یا ہوناlàm ngắn hơn
n ˈshortening
(especially American) the fat used for making pastry. smeerدُهْن يُسْتَعْمَل في عَمَل الفَطائِرмазнинаtuk (do pečiva)fedtstof til bagningdas Backfettλίπος για ζύμη γλυκισμάτωνmanteca, grasaküpsetusmargariinروغن تردكننده شيريميleivontarasvagraisse végétaleשוּמָן אֲפִייָהचर्बीmasnoća koja tijestu daje prhkost(növényi) zsiradéklemak untuk membuat kue keringfeiti (smjör, smjörlíki, svínafita)grassoショートニング쇼트닝(제과용 지방)konditeriniai riebalaitauki (cepumu mīklas trauslumam)lelemakbakvetmargarin, fett (til bakst)tłuszcz cukierniczybanhagrăsimi vegetaleжир, добавляемый в тестоtuk (do pečiva)rastlinska mastbiljna mastmatfettการทำให้ลดลงmutfak yağı食用油脂жир для тістаڈھیلی پیسٹری بنانے میں استعمال ہونے والی چکنائیsự thu ngắn lại
adv ˈshortly
soon He will be here shortly; Shortly after that, the police arrived.kortliksقَريبا، عَمّا قَريبне след дългоbrzysnartbaldσύντομα, σε λίγοdentro de poco, en brevevarstiبه زوديpianbientôtבְּקָרוֹבशीघ्रता से, संक्षेप मेंuskoro, ukratkorövidesensegerainnan skammsprestoすぐに곧, 이윽고netrukusdrīz; pēc brītiņasekejap lagibinnenkortsnart, om kort tid, kort etterniedługologocurândскоро, вскореskorokmaluubrzokort, inom kortในไม่ช้าhemen, az sonra短時間內, 不久, 即刻незабаром, невдовзіعنقریب، جلدیtrong thời gian ngắn, ,
n pl shorts
short trousers for men or women. kortbroekسِروال قَصيرшортиšortkyshortsdie Shorts(pl.)σορτσάκιpantalones cortosðortsidشلواركsortsitshortsמִכנָסַיִים קְצָרִיםहाफपैंटkratke hlačesortcelana pendekstuttbuxurpantalonciniショートパンツ숏팬츠, 짧은 바지šortaišortiseluar pendekkorte broekkortbukse(r), shortsszortycalçOesşort, pantaloni scurţiшортыšortkykratke hlačešortskortbyxor, shortsกางเกงขาสั้นşort短褲трусики; шортиگھٹنے تک کا ستر پوشquần soóc
n ˈshortbread
a kind of crisp, crumbling biscuit. brosbroodفَطيرَة الشّايмаслен сладкишsušenkamørdejskageder Mürbekuchenείδος τραγανού μπισκότουgalleta hecha de mantequillamureküpsisكلوچه تردmurokeksisabléעוּגִייַת חֶמאָהखस्ता डबलरोटीprhak, drobiv kruh (kolač)omlóskekszsejenis biskuit keringsmákaka, kexpasta frollaビスケットの一種숏 브레드(파삭파삭한 쿠키)trapūs sausainiaismilšu cepumskek rapuhspritsmørdeigkakekruche ciastobiscoito amanteigadobiscuite uscatпесочное печеньеsušienkakrhek kolačvrsta kolačamördegskakaขนมปังรสหวานkurabiye脆餅пісочне печивоایک قسم کا خستہ بسکٹbánh bơ giòn
v ˌshort-ˈchange
to cheat (a buyer) by giving him too little change. met kleingeld verneukيَغُش البائِع بإعْطائِه أقل مما يَجِبвръщам по-малко рестоdát málo (drobných) nazpětsnyde med byttepengezu wenig Wechselgeld herausgebenκλέβω στα ρέσταdar mal el cambio, dar de menos en el cambio(ostjat) tagasiantava rahaga tüssamaكم دادن پولantaa liian vähän takaisintromper qqn en rendant la monnaieלַתֵת פָּחוֹת מִדָי עוֹדֶףधोखेबाजी करनाprevariti, uzvratiti manje novcakevesebbet ad vissza (vkinek)menipu dengan memberi kembalian kuranggefa minna til baka en rétt er(dare il resto sbagliato)釣銭をごまかす...에게 거스름 돈을 덜 주다apsuktiapkrāpt (sīknaudas atlikumā)menipu dengan memulangkan baki yang tidak mencukupite weinig wisselgeld gevensnyte, gi for lite penger tilbakewydać za małoenganar no trocoa fura la restобсчитывать, недодавать сдачуzle vydať drobnéopeharitizakinuti na kusuruge för lite växel tillbakaโกง (เงินทอน)parasının üstünü eksik vermek故意少找給顧客零頭недодавати здачіبھنانے کی صورت میں ناکافی خوردہlừa đảo
short circuit
kortsluiting veroorsaakعُطل تَماسкъсо съединениеkrátké spojeníkortslutningder Kurzschlußβραχυκύκλωμα, βραχυκυκλώνωcortocircuitolühisاتصالي كردنoikosulkucourt-circuitקֶצֶרलघु पथkratki spojrövidzárlatkorsletingskammhlaupcorto circuitoショートtrumpas sujungimas(strāvas) īssavienojumslitar pintaskortsluitingkortslutning; kortsluttezwarciecurto-circuitoa scurt­cir­cuita)короткое замыканиеkrátke spojeniekratek stikkratak spojkortslutningทำให้ลัดวงจรkısa devre短路коротке замиканняبرقی دور کی روانی میں رکاوٹđoản mạch
n ˈshortcoming
a fault. tekortkomingعَيْب، نُقْطَة ضَعْفдефектchyba, vadamangeldie Unzulänglichkeitελάττωμα, αδυναμία, έλλειψηdefectopuudujääkتصورpuutedéfautחִיסרוֹןदोष, कमजोरीnedostatak, manahibakekurangangallidifetto欠点단점, 결점trūkumastrūkums; nepilnībakelemahantekortkomingmangel, feil, lytewadafalhadefectнедостатокchyba, nedostatokhibamanabrist, felจุดอ่อนkusur缺點недолік, вадаکوتاہی، خامی، نقصthiếu sót
n ˈshortcut
a quicker way between two places I'm in a hurry – I'll take a shortcut across the field.kortpadطَريق مُخْتَصَرпряк пътzkratkagenvejdie Abkürzungο συντομότερος δρόμοςatajootseteeراه ميان برoikotieraccourciתִספּוֹרֶתछोटा रास्ताprečacútrövidítésjalan pintasstyttri leiðscorciatoia近道지름길trumpesnis keliasīsākais/taisnākais ceļšjalan pintaskortere wegbein-/snarveiskrótatalhoscurtăturăкратчайший путьskratkabližnjicaprečicagenvägทางลัดkestirme公路, 捷徑найкоротший шляхنسبتہ مختصر راستہđường tắt, 捷径
n ˈshorthand
a method of writing rapidly, using strokes, dots etc to represent sounds. snelskrifإخْتِزال، كِتابَه مُخْتَزَلَهстенографияtěsnopisstenografidie Kurzschriftστενογραφίαtaquigrafíakiirkiriتند نويسيpikakirjoitussténographieקַצרָנוּתआशुलिपिstenografijagyorsírásstenohraðritunstenografia速記속기(술)stenografavimasstenogrāfijatrengkasstenografiestenografistenografiaestenografiaste­nografieстенографияstenografiastenografijastenografijastenografiชวเลขsteno速記стенографіяمختصر نویسیphép tốc kí
adj ˌshort-ˈhanded
having fewer workers than are necessary or usual. te min werkers hêيَنْقُصُه عُمّالс недостатъчно персоналs nedostatkem pracovníkůunderbemandetknapp an Arbeitskräftenπου έχει έλλειψη εργατών, προσωπικούmano de obra falta deliiga väheste töölistegaنيروي انساني كافيvajaalukuinenà court de main-d'œuvreחֲסַר כּוֹחַ אֲדָםश्रमिकों की कमी से ग्रस्तbez dovoljno radne snagetúl kevés munkaerővel rendelkezőkekurangan tenagafáliðaður(a corto di manodopera)人手不足の일손이 모자라는stingantis darbo rankųnepietiekami apgādāts ar darbaspēkutidak cukup kakitanganmet te weinig personeelunderbemannetodczuwający brak pracownikówcom falta de pessoalcare nu are mână de lucruнуждающийся в рабочих рукахs nedostatkom pracovníkovbrez delavcevbez dovoljno radne snageunderbemannadขาดคนyeteri sayıda işçisi olmayan缺乏人手的такий, якому бракує робочих рукعملے کی کمی سے دو چارthiếu nhân sự
n ˈshort-list
a list of candidates selected from the total number of applicants for a job etc. kortlysقائِمَة مُخْتَصَرَهсписък с избрани за работа кандидатиužší seznamslutlistedie engere Wahlτελικός κατάλογος επιλογής προσωπικούlista de preseleccionadosväljavalitud kandidaatide nimekiriدر فهرست بهترين متقاضيان قراردادنparhaiden hakijoiden joukkoliste des candidats sélectionnésרְשִימָה סוֹפִית שֶׁל מוֹעֲמָדִיםअल्प सूचीuži izborszűkített névsordaftar calon yang terpilihúrtökulisti yfir þá umsækjendur sem koma til greina(rosa dei candidati)最終選考者名簿(최종) 선발 후보자 명단galutinis kandidatų sąrašaskandidātu saraksts (pēc atlases)senarai pendekvoordrachtden endelige søkerlistaostateczna listalista dos apuradoslista candidaţilor selectaţi/acceptaţi/admişiсписок наиболее подходящих кандидатовužší zoznamseznam izbranihuži izborslutlistaรายชื่อผู้สมัครson elemeye kalanlar listesi決選名單список кандидатів після відсівуامیدواروں میں سے پہلے دور کے انتخاب کی فہرستdanh sách sơ tuyển
v
to put on a short-list We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.op kortlys sitيَخْتَصِر القائِمَهизбирам кандидат за работаvzít do užšího výběruføre på slutliste; shortlistein die engere Wahl ziehenβάζω κπ. στον τελικό κατάλογο επιλογής προσωπικούseleccionarväljavalitud kandidaatide nimekirja kandmaكوتاه مدتvalita jatkoon (hakijoista)retenir la candidatureלְהַכנִיס בִּרְשִימָה סוֹפִית שֶׁל מוֹעֲמָדִיםअल्प सूची तैयार करनाuzeti u uži izborszűkített listába felveszmembuat daftar calon yang terpilihsetja á úrtökulista(mettere nella rosa dei candidati)予備選考する선발 후보자 명단에 올리다įtraukti į galutinį kandidatų sąrašąierakstīt kandidātu sarakstāmemilihvoordragenbli innstiltwyselekcjonowaćapurara reţine candi­daturaвносить в списокzaradiť do užšieho výberuizbratistaviti u uži izborsätta upp på slutlistanใส่รายชื่อson elemeye kalanlar listesine koymak列入決選名單складати список кандидатів після відсівуپہلے انتخاب کی فہرست نکالناđưa vào danh sách sơ tuyển
adj ˌshort-ˈlived [-ˈlivd, (American ) -ˈlaivd]
living or lasting only for a short time short-lived insects; short-lived enthusiasm.van korte duurقَصير الأجَلкойто не живее дългоžijící krátcemed et kort liv; kortvarigkurzlebigβραχυχρόνιοςefímerolühiajaline, lühiealineزمان كوتاهlyhytaikainen, lyhytikäinenéphémèreקְצָר יָמִיםअल्पायुkratkovječan, kratkotrajanrövid életűberumur pendekskammlífureffimero短命の단명의trumpai gyvenantis, trumpalaikisīslaicīgs; īsu laiku dzīvojošstidak kekal lamakortdurendsom lever kort tidkrótko żyjący, krótkotrwałyde pouca duraçãoefemerнедолговечный, живущий недолго; мимолётныйmajúci krátky život; krátko trvajúcikratkotrajenkratkoročankortlivad, kortvarigซึ่งมีช่วงอายุสั้นkısa ömürlü/süreli短命的недовговічний; скороминущийمختصر وقت کے لیےtồn tại trong một thời gian ngắn
adj ˌshort-ˈrange
1 not reaching a long distance short-range missiles.kortafstandقَصير المَدىна близко разстояниеs krátkým doletemkortdistance-Kurzstrecken-...μικρού βεληνεκούςde corto alcancelähimaa-كوتاه مدتlyhyen kantamanà courte portéeטְווָח קָצָרलघु परिसरmalog dometarövid távújarak dekatskammdrægura corto raggio射程の短い사정거리가 짧은artimo nuotolioneliela darbības rādiusa-jarak dekatkorte{#169}afstands{#169}kortdistanse-o krótkim zasięgude curto alcancedistanţă scurtăс малым радиусом действияs krátkym doletomkratkega dosegakratkog dometakortdistans-ซึ่งมีระยะใกล้kısa mesafeli短程的такий, що має малий радіус діїمحدودtầm ngắn
2 not covering a long time