short

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adjetivo

short

[ʃɔːt]

sustantivo

1. (familiar)

2. corto (m) cortometraje (m) (short film)

3. chupito (m) (drink) (británico)

4. cortocircuito (m) (short circuit)

adjetivo

5. corto(a) (physically); bajo(a) (person), chaparro(a) (español de México), petiso(a) (RP)

6. corto(a), breve (in time)

7. seco(a) (abrupt)

8. escaso(a) (insufficient, lacking)

to be in short supply -> escasear (money, water)
to be short of -> andar escaso de
the change was 50 pence short -> faltaban 50 peniques en la vuelta or el vuelto (Am)
it's little or not far short of… -> le falta poco para ser… (almost)
he's not far short of forty -> anda cerca de los cuarenta
it was little short of miraculous that she survived -> fue poco menos que un milagro que sobreviviera

adverbio

9. (suddenly)

10. (in length, duration)

11. (without)

12. (to express insufficiency)

we are running short of coffee -> se nos está terminando el café
to fall short -> quedarse corto(a)
to fall short of -> no alcanzar (target, standard, expectations)
to sell somebody short (sentido figurado) -> estafar a alguien (cheat)
I was taken or caught short -> me entraron muchas ganas de ir al cuarto de baño

short [short-ueiv]

sustantivo

1. Sumario, resumen, compendio.

2. Sílaba o vocal breve.

3. (plural)

4. (plural)

5. (plural)

adverbio

6. Brevemente, breve.

Salvado mezclado con harina gruesa. En la fabricación de cuerdas, el cáñamo de calidad inferior. Calzón corto.


P:	pa' - is in short for what word?
R:	ahh, ok. Cómo se podría arrancar pa? siempre del cielo then means: How could one run away from heaven forever'

P:	please help me with this very short text message
R:	thanks a lot! i really appreciate the effort.

P:	Can anyone proofread this for me? It's very short, won't take but a minute. Please?
R:	Viendo "Happy Feet" lo/la (male/female) he hecho feliz. You cannot use the gerund like that in Spanish (and "feliz" is not stressed). You have to say…

P:	Translation of a short note to a friend
R:	Ana, Even though some wordings are slightly different sometimes, both Benz's and lazarus's translation will be perfectly understood and no doubt about…

P:	Short translation
R:	... complacido de que nuestro ex alumno, Antonio, este alentando/promoviendo el estudio del gotico aqui.... ...espero tener la oportunidad de aprender…