(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The sewing machine caused a short.La máquina de coser provocó un cortocircuito.

10. (film)

a. el cortometraje

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Our last short was awarded Best Picture.Nuestro último cortometraje fue galardonado Mejor Película.

11. (beverage) (United Kingdom)

a. la copita

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

He said he drank three shorts at the pub yesterday.Dijo que se tomó tres copitas ayer en el bar.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

12. (to shortchange)

a. devolver de menos

They shorted me at the butcher's again.Otra vez me devolvieron de menos en la carnicería.

shorts

A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

plural noun

13. (clothing)

a. el short

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

It's hot; I'm going to put on some shorts.Hace calor; me voy a poner un short.

b. los shorts

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Those shorts you're wearing show too much leg.Esos shorts que llevas puestos enseñan demasiada pierna.

c. los pantalones cortos

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I bought a pair of shorts for my trip to the beach.Me compré unos pantalones cortos para mi viaje a la playa.

d. el chor

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico

(Caribbean)

Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama

(Central America)

Regionalism used in Venezuela

(Venezuela)

I always wear shorts in the summer.En verano siempre llevo un chor.

short

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (short film)

a. el corto m, cortometraje

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

2. (drink) (United Kingdom)

a. el chupito

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

3. (short circuit)

a. el cortocircuito

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

4. (physically)

a. corto(a)

5. (person)

a. bajo(a)

b. chaparro(a)

Regionalism used in Mexico

(Mexico)

c. petiso(a) (River Plate)

Bill is short for WilliamBill es el diminutivo de William

to have a short temper or fusetener el genio muy vivo

short storycuento m

6. (in time)

a. corto(a), breve

in shorten resumen, en pocas palabras

the short answer is “no”en pocas palabras, la respuesta es “no”

to make short work of somebody/somethingdar buena cuenta de alguien/algo

short and sweetconciso(a) y al grano

7. (abrupt)

a. seco(a)

to be short with somebodyser seco con alguien

8. (insufficient, lacking)

a. escaso(a)

to be in short supplyescasear

to be short ofandar escaso de

the change was 50 pence shortfaltaban 50 peniques en la vuelta or

it's little or not far short of…le falta poco para ser…

he's not far short of fortyanda cerca de los cuarenta

it was little short of miraculous that she survivedfue poco menos que un milagro que sobreviviera

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).

adverb

9. (suddenly)

to stop shortpararse en seco

to bring somebody up shortdejar paralizado(a) a alguien

10. (in length, duration)

they stopped short of…no llegaron a…

to cut something/somebody shortinterrumpir algo/a alguien

11. (without)

to go shortpasar privaciones

to go short of somethingandar escaso(a) de algo

12. (to express insufficiency)

we are running short of coffeese nos está terminando el café

to fall shortquedarse corto(a)

to fall short ofno alcanzar

13. (fig)

to sell somebody shortestafar a alguien

I was taken or caught shortme entraron muchas ganas de ir al cuarto de baño

short [ʃɔːt]

adjective

shorter (comparative)shortest (superlative)

1 (in length, distance, duration) [+message, journey, hair, skirt] corto; [+person] bajo; chaparro; (CAm) (Méx) [+vowel, syllable] breve; [+memory] malo; flaco

the shortest route la ruta más corta; February is a short month febrero es un mes corto; it was a great holiday, but too short fueron unas vacaciones estupendas, pero demasiado cortas; she's quite short es bastante baja

the short answer is that ... en pocas palabras la razón es que ...

to have a short back and sides llevar el pelo corto por detrás y por los lados

a short break un pequeño descanso

the days are getting shorter los días se vuelven más cortos

time is getting shorter nos 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 leg estos pantalones tienen la pierna algo pequeña

at short notice con poco tiempo de antelación

in short order en breve; en seguida

to take short steps dar pequeños pasos

in the short term a corto plazo

a short time ago hace poco

to work short time be on short time (Ind) trabajar una jornada reducida

to take a short walk dar un paseo corto

a short way off a poca distancia; no muy lejos

a few short words algunas palabritas

that was short and sweet eso fue corto y bueno

to make short work of sth despachar algo

2 (insufficient) escaso

I'm £3 short me faltan 3 libras; it's two kilos short faltan dos kilos; bananas are very short escasean los plátanos; casi no hay plátanos; I'm a bit short at the moment en este momento ando un poco corto or escaso de dinero; to be short of sth andar falto or escaso de algo; we're short of petrol andamos escasos de gasolina; we're not short of volunteers se han ofrecido muchos voluntarios; no andamos escasos de voluntarios

to be short of breath estar sin aliento

to give sb short change no darle el cambio completo a algn

to give short measure to sb dar de menos a algn

gold is in short supply escasea el oro; hay escasez de oro

short ton (US) (= 2,000lb) tonelada (f) corta

to give short weight to sb dar de menos a algn

supply

short of (less than)

short of blowing it up a menos que lo volemos; a no ser que lo volemos; short of murder I'll do anything lo haré todo menos matar; not far short of £100 poco menos de 100 libras; it's little short of madness dista poco de la locura; nothing short of total surrender nada menos que la rendición incondicional; it's nothing short of robbery es nada menos que un robo; nothing short of a bomb would stop him fuera de una bomba nada le impediría; nothing short of a miracle can save him solo un milagro le puede salvar; se necesitaría un milagro para salvarle

4 (concise) corto; breve

short and to the point corto y bueno

"Pat" is short for "Patricia" "Patricia" se abrevia en "Pat"

Rosemary is called "Rose" for short a Rosemary le dicen "Rose" para abreviar; "TV" is short for "television" "TV" es abreviatura de "televisión"

in short en pocas palabras; en resumen

in short, the answer is no en una palabra, la respuesta es no

long

5 (curt) [+reply, manner] brusco; seco

to have a short temper ser de mal genio; tener mal genio or mal carácter or corto de genio

to be short with sb tratar a algn con sequedad

6 [+pastry] quebradizo

adverb

1 (suddenly, abruptly) en seco

to stop short pull up short pararse en seco

2 (insufficiency)

to come short of no alcanzar

to cut sth short suspender algo

they had to cut short their holiday tuvieron que interrumpir sus vacaciones

to fall short of no alcanzar

to fall short of the target no alcanzar el blanco; no llegar al blanco; to fall short of expectations no cumplir las esperanzas; it falls far short of what we require dista mucho de satisfacer nuestras exigencias; production has fallen short by 100 tons la producción arroja un déficit de 100 toneladas

to go short of pasarse sin

no one goes short in this house en esta casa nadie padece hambre; we never went short (of anything) as children no nos faltó nada de niños

we're running short of bread tenemos poco pan; se nos acaba el pan; (LAm)

we ran short of petrol se nos acabó la gasolina; quedamos sin gasolina

to sell short vender al descubierto

to sell sb short engañar a algn en un negocio; menospreciar a algn

to stop short of detenerse antes de llegar a

I'd stop short of murder menos matar, haría lo que fuera

to be taken short necesitar urgentemente ir al wáter

3 (except)

short of apologizing ... fuera de pedirle perdón ...

noun

1 (Electricity and Electronics)

short-circuit

2 (Britain) (drink) bebida (f) corta

3 (Cine) cortometraje (m)

shorts

transitive verb

intransitive verb

(Electricity and Electronics)

short-circuit short-circuit

modifier

short cut (n) atajo (m)

to take a short cut

short list (n) lista (f) de candidatos preseleccionados

short sight (n) miopía (f)

to have short sight ser miope; ser corto de vista

short story (n) cuento (m)

short story writer escritoraescritora (m) (f) de cuentos;a escritora

short wave (n) (Rad) onda (f) corta

shorts [ˈʃɔːts]

plural noun

pantalones (m) cortos

a pair of shorts un pantalón corto; unos pantalones cortos

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el alféizar

I am short	soy bajo
short hair	el pelo corto
short story	el cuento
she is short	ella es baja ella es brusca
he is short	es bajo es brusco
in short	en resumen
short pants	los pantalones cortos
short-term	a corto plazo
short term	a corto plazo
short film	el cortometraje
short sleeve shirt	la camisa de mangas cortas
I was short	era bajo me faltaba
my mom is short	mi mamá es baja
short time	corto plazo
short movies	películas cortas
too short	demasiado corto demasiado bajo
I have short hair	tengo el pelo corto
I read the short story	leo el cuento
short brown hair	pelo corto castaño
life is short	la vida es breve