short in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for short in the English»French Dictionary

I.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] N

2. short ELEC → short circuit

III.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADJ

IV.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADV (abruptly)

VII.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] VB trans, intr

short ELEC → short circuit

VIII.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt]

See also cut short, short circuit

I.cut short VB [Brit kʌt -, Am kət -] (cut short [sth], cut [sth] short)

II.cut short VB [Brit kʌt -, Am kət -] (cut [sb] short)

short-lived [Brit ʃɔːtˈlɪvd, Am ˌʃɔrtˈlɪvd] ADJ

short-haired [Brit ʃɔːtˈhɛːd, Am ˌʃɔrtˈhɛrd] ADJ

short-termism [Brit, Am ˌʃɔrtˈtərmɪzəm] N

short in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for short in the English»French Dictionary

I.short [ʃɔ:t, Am ʃɔ:rt] ADJ

II.short [ʃɔ:t, Am ʃɔ:rt] N

III.short [ʃɔ:t, Am ʃɔ:rt] ADV

short Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to cut a long story short
to rest for a short spell
I've (only) known her a short while
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The mine consists of a short tortuous corridor, that widens into a blotch, often between two lateral veins.
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The research is clear - a trusted advisor with a personal F2F relationship wins both short term and long term.
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His short stories were known for their harsh description of nature based on his experience of exile in Siberia.
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This may also free up short supplies of summer time water for other beneficial uses.
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They then go out and recruit for the position and provide us with a short-list of three potential candidates for us to consider.
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The brief says the repurchase agreement (repo) market is a major source of short-term funding in the financial system.
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In short order, the civilians began to be deported to forced labour camps.
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Radiation pressure from the star will push the dust particles away into interstellar space over a relatively short timescale.
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These types are designed for reliability, and, in case of failure, to fail safely (open-, rather than short-circuit).
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She was self-conscious about her height and considered herself short, believing her body was not developing as quickly as it should.
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