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short1 /ʃɔ:rt / || /ʃɔ:t/ adjetivo -er, -est
- (of length, height, distance) corto;
‹person› bajo
- (brief) ‹visit/trip› corto;
the days are getting ~er los días van acortándose;
a ~ time ago hace poco (tiempo);
we call him Rob for ~ lo llamamos Rob para abreviar
- in short (briefly) (as linker) en resumen
- (brief) ‹visit/trip› corto;
- (brusque) ‹manner› brusco;
she has a ~ temper tiene muy mal genio
- (inadequate, deficient) escaso;
to be in ~ supply escasear;
we're six people ~ todavía nos faltan seis personas;
(to be) ~ of sth/sb: we're very ~ of time estamos muy cortos de tiempo;
they were ~ of staff no tenían suficiente personal
short2 adverbio
- (suddenly, abruptly): he cut ~ his vacation interrumpió sus vacaciones;
he stopped ~ when he saw me se paró en seco cuando me vio
- (below target, requirement): to fall ~ [shell/arrow] quedarse corto;
we never went ~ of food nunca nos faltó la comida
short3 sustantivo
- (Cin) cortometraje m, corto m
- (drink) (BrE) copa de bebida alcohólica de las que se sirven en pequeñas cantidades, como el whisky o el coñac
- shorts pl
- (short trousers) shorts mpl, pantalones mpl cortos
- (men's underwear) (AmE) calzoncillos mpl
short4 verbo intransitivo (Elec) hacer(conj.⇒) un cortocircuito
Phrasal Verbs
short out (AmE Elec) v + adv [fuse] fundirse;
[iron/hairdryer] hacer(conj.⇒) (un) cortocircuito
Phrasal Verbs
short out (AmE Elec) v + adv [fuse] fundirse;
[iron/hairdryer] hacer(conj.⇒) (un) cortocircuito
short: shortbread~bread n uncountable galleta dulce de mantequilla;
short-change~-change /'ʃɔ:rt'tʃeɪndʒ / || /ˌʃɔ:t'tʃeɪndʒ/ verbo transitivo (in shop): he ~-changed me me dio mal el cambio or (AmL tb) el vuelto;
short circuit~ circuit sustantivo
cortocircuito m;
short-circuit~-circuit /'ʃɔ:rt'sɜ:rkət / || /ˌʃɔ:t'sɜ:kɪt/ verbo transitivo (Elec) provocar(conj.⇒) un cortocircuito en ;
shortcoming~coming sustantivo
defecto m, deficiencia f;
shortcrust (pastry)~crust (pastry) n uncountable (BrE) pasta f quebradiza (tipo de masa para empanadas, tartas etc);
short cut~ cut sustantivo
atajo m;
there are no ~ cuts to success no hay fórmulas mágicas para el éxito
short-change~-change /'ʃɔ:rt'tʃeɪndʒ / || /ˌʃɔ:t'tʃeɪndʒ/ verbo transitivo (in shop): he ~-changed me me dio mal el cambio or (AmL tb) el vuelto;
short circuit~ circuit sustantivo
cortocircuito m;
short-circuit~-circuit /'ʃɔ:rt'sɜ:rkət / || /ˌʃɔ:t'sɜ:kɪt/ verbo transitivo (Elec) provocar(conj.⇒) un cortocircuito en ;
shortcoming~coming sustantivo
defecto m, deficiencia f;
shortcrust (pastry)~crust (pastry) n uncountable (BrE) pasta f quebradiza (tipo de masa para empanadas, tartas etc);
short cut~ cut sustantivo
atajo m;
there are no ~ cuts to success no hay fórmulas mágicas para el éxito
short: shortfall~fall sustantivo ~fall (IN sth): a ~fall of 7% in revenues un déficit de 7% en los ingresos;
short-haired~-haired /'ʃɔ:rtherd / || /ˌʃɔ:t'heəd/ adjetivo
de pelo corto;
shorthand~hand n uncountable
taquigrafía f;
short list~ list sustantivo
lista f de candidatos preseleccionados;
short-list~-list verbo transitivo
preseleccionar;
short-lived~-lived /'ʃɔ:rt'lɪvd / || /ˌʃɔ:t'lɪvd/ adjetivo ‹success/enthusiasm› efímero;
‹recovery› pasajero
short-haired~-haired /'ʃɔ:rtherd / || /ˌʃɔ:t'heəd/ adjetivo
de pelo corto;
shorthand~hand n uncountable
taquigrafía f;
short list~ list sustantivo
lista f de candidatos preseleccionados;
short-list~-list verbo transitivo
preseleccionar;
short-lived~-lived /'ʃɔ:rt'lɪvd / || /ˌʃɔ:t'lɪvd/ adjetivo ‹success/enthusiasm› efímero;
‹recovery› pasajero
short: shortsighted~sighted /'ʃɔ:rt'saɪtəd / || /ˌʃɔ:t'saɪtɪd/ adjetivo
de manga corta;
short-staffed~-staffed /'ʃɔ:rt'stæft / ||/ˌʃɔ:t'stɑ:ft/ adjetivo: they/we were ~-staffed les/nos faltaba personal;
short story~ story sustantivo
cuento m, relato m breve;
short-tempered~-tempered /'ʃɔ:rt'tempərd / || /ˌʃɔ:t'tempəd/ adjetivo
de mal genio;
short-term~-term /'ʃɔ:rt'tɜ:rm / || /ˌʃɔ:t'tɜ:m/ adjetivo
a corto plazo;
shortwave~wave /'ʃɔ:rt'weɪv / || /ˌʃɔ:t'weɪv/ n uncountable
onda f corta
- (esp BrE Med) miope, corto de vista
- ‹attitude/policy› corto de miras;
de manga corta;
short-staffed~-staffed /'ʃɔ:rt'stæft / ||/ˌʃɔ:t'stɑ:ft/ adjetivo: they/we were ~-staffed les/nos faltaba personal;
short story~ story sustantivo
cuento m, relato m breve;
short-tempered~-tempered /'ʃɔ:rt'tempərd / || /ˌʃɔ:t'tempəd/ adjetivo
de mal genio;
short-term~-term /'ʃɔ:rt'tɜ:rm / || /ˌʃɔ:t'tɜ:m/ adjetivo
a corto plazo;
shortwave~wave /'ʃɔ:rt'weɪv / || /ˌʃɔ:t'weɪv/ n uncountable
onda f corta
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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:
short [ʃɔ:t]
| I | adjetivo 1 (persona) bajo,-a 2 (no alto, no largo) corto,-a ➣ Ver nota en bajo 3 (periodo) breve, corto: the announcement was made a short time ago, hace poco que se hizo el anuncio Mo is short for Maureen, Mo es el diminutivo de Maureen for short, para abreviar in short, en resumen in the short term, a corto plazo 4 (una cosa) escaso,-a: he is short on tact, le falta tacto food is short o in short supply, escasea la comida (de una cosa) to be short of, andar corto,-a o escaso,-a de 5 (comportamiento) brusco,-a: he has a short temper, tiene mal genio |
| II | adverbio 1 (un objetivo) to fall short of, no alcanzar (comida, sueño) to go short of, pasarse sin (vacaciones) we had to cut our holiday short, tuvimos que interrumpir las vacaciones 2 (agua, comida, gasolina, etc) to run short, agotarse: this printer is running short of ink, a esta impresora se le está acabando la tinta to stop short, parar en seco 3 nothing short of a miracle can help, solo un milagro puede ayudar |
| III | nombre 1 Cine cortometraje 2 familiar copa ♦ LOC: short and sweet, lo bueno, si breve, dos veces bueno |
short: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009
| Compound Forms: | |||||||||
| cut short | vtr | (interrupt, finish prematurely) | interrumpir vtr | ||||||
| The sprained ankle caused us to cut short the vacation. | |||||||||
| acortar v tr | |||||||||
| Acortamos las vacaciones porque se lastimó el tobillo. | |||||||||
| abreviar vtr | |||||||||
| for a short time | adv | (briefly) | por un breve período loc adv | ||||||
| He had only lived in the apartment for a short time, about 2 weeks. | |||||||||
| brevemente adv | |||||||||
| Le bastó examinarla brevemente para darse cuenta de que no era la misma arma. | |||||||||
| corto tiempo loc adv | |||||||||
| En ese departamento vivimos corto tiempo, al mes conseguimos uno mejor. | |||||||||
| in a short time | en poco tiempo | ||||||||
| in a short while | en un ratito | ||||||||
| in short | en pocas palabras | ||||||||
| on short notice | con poca antelación | ||||||||
| short account | cuenta para la venta de valores que no se tienen en cartera nf | ||||||||
| short account | cuenta al descubierto nf | ||||||||
| short and sweet | breve y cordial adj | ||||||||
| short answer | (the short answer is that) | respuesta concisa nf | |||||||
| short cape | capa corta nf | ||||||||
| short circuit | cortocircuito nm | ||||||||
| short cut | atajar v | ||||||||
| short description | descripción corta nf | ||||||||
| short distance | distancia corta nf | ||||||||
| short line | línea corta nf | ||||||||
| short memory | memoria corta nf | ||||||||
| short note | nota corta nf | ||||||||
| short of | fuera de | ||||||||
| short pants | pantalones cortos nmpl | ||||||||
| short period | período corto nm | ||||||||
| short sale | venta al descubierto nf | ||||||||
| short session | sesión corta nf | ||||||||
| short shorts | pantalones súper cortos nm | ||||||||
| short sight | (mistaken form of short-sighted) medicina: oftalmología oftalmología | miopía | |||||||
| short sight | vista corta | ||||||||
| short skirt | falda corta nf | ||||||||
| short story | cuento nm | ||||||||
| short story writer | escritor de cuentos nm | ||||||||
| short subject | (cinema) | película corta nm | |||||||
| short term | adj | a corto plazo | |||||||
| short term | adj | un arrendamiento; también: Short-term | limitado | ||||||
| short time | jornada reducida nf | ||||||||
| short version | versión corta nf | ||||||||
| short vowel | vocal corta nf | ||||||||
| short wave | adj | un radio | de onda corta | ||||||
| short wave | n | onda corta | |||||||
| short way | (take the short way) | tomar la ruta corta v | |||||||
| short way | (to be a short way off) | a poca distancia | |||||||
| short-cut | atajo nm | ||||||||
| short-handed | adj | escaso de mano de obra | |||||||
| short-handed | adj | escaso de personal | |||||||
| short-handed | adj | falto de ayudantes | |||||||
| short-handled brush | cepillo de mango corto nm | ||||||||
| short-staffed | adj | falto de personal | |||||||
| short-story writer | escritor de cuentos nm | ||||||||
| short-term bond | bono a corto plazo nm | ||||||||
| short-term loan | préstamo a corto plazo nm | ||||||||
| short-term memory | memoria a corto plazo nf | ||||||||
| too short | demasiado corto | ||||||||
| too short | demasiado bajo | ||||||||
| very short | muy bajo | ||||||||
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Forum discussions with the word(s) "short" in the title:
19th Century Spanish American short narrative
A day late and a dollar short
a disgust at falling short
a few crumpets short of a proper tea
a few fries short of a happy meal
a little short of miraculous
a long post for a short essay - grammar
A pork pie short of a picnic
A short breath
a short distance away
a short drive
A short fade into a faux hawk
A Short Goodbye...
a short history...
a short jag
a short list
a short piano
A short text introducing myself
A short-minded person
All is short-lived....."
allowed her to be at least 3000p. short of any equitable claim to it.
Always a dollar short...
as short as 30 sec./as long as 7 min.
at a short - grammar
at short notice
At the time, at least, in fact, in short supply.
Bajo de línea, short fishing-line?
Based on the short period available
Battle Short Mode
be on a such a short fuse
more...
A day late and a dollar short
a disgust at falling short
a few crumpets short of a proper tea
a few fries short of a happy meal
a little short of miraculous
a long post for a short essay - grammar
A pork pie short of a picnic
A short breath
a short distance away
a short drive
A short fade into a faux hawk
A Short Goodbye...
a short history...
a short jag
a short list
a short piano
A short text introducing myself
A short-minded person
All is short-lived....."
allowed her to be at least 3000p. short of any equitable claim to it.
Always a dollar short...
as short as 30 sec./as long as 7 min.
at a short - grammar
at short notice
At the time, at least, in fact, in short supply.
Bajo de línea, short fishing-line?
Based on the short period available
Battle Short Mode
be on a such a short fuse
more...
'short' also found in these entries:
English:
circuit - compare - cord - cut - forge - in - intro - notice - run - short-change - short-circuit - short-haired - short-list - short-lived - short-range - short-sighted - short-sightedness - short-sleeved - short-staffed - short-stay - short-tempered - short-term - short-winded - shorts - shrift - story - straw - supply - term - thick - time - anyway - be - boot - break - closely - curtail - fit - fuse - instant - low - minute - pack - premium - side - sprint - tract - verse - way - wellington (boot)
Spanish:
abreviar - antes - apremiar - aprovechar - atar - baja - bajo - chaquetón - china - chupa - corta - cortar - corto - cortocircuito - cortometraje - cuadro - cuenta - cuento - cursillo - definitiva - definitivo - dinero - entremés - escapada - escasa - escaso - exposición - flor - focal - gargantilla - guayabera - historieta - inspector - inspectora - irascible - manga - miope - miopía - onda - pantalón - pasada - pasado - pequeña - pequeño - poca - poco - rapar - ras - repecho - resumen
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