shortest in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.short <shorter shortest> [Am ʃɔrt, Brit ʃɔːt] ADJ

2.1. short (brief):

short visit/vacation/trip
corto
the days are getting shorter
los días van acortándose
they're striking for shorter hours
están de huelga porque quieren una reducción de la jornada laboral
a short time ago
hace poco (tiempo)
a short while ago
hace poco rato
a short while ago
hace un ratito inf
we've only lived here for a short time or while
hace poco (tiempo) que vivimos aquí
in just a few short years
en pocos años
to have a short memory
tener mala memoria
the short answer to that is no
en una palabra: no
Liz is short for Elizabeth
Liz es el diminutivo de Elizabeth
we call him Rob for short
lo llamamos Rob para abreviar
I'll keep this short and to the point
iré al grano
short and sweet her visit was short and sweet
su visita fue corta: lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno …

4. short (inadequate, deficient):

short
escaso
the troops were on short rations
las raciones de las tropas eran escasas
to be in short supply
escasear
he was fined for giving short weight
lo multaron por no dar el peso exacto
time is getting short
queda poco tiempo
time is getting short
se está acabando el tiempo
I'm a bit short just now
ando algo corto or escaso or apurado de dinero en este momento
we're/they're still six people short or Am also short six people
todavía nos/les faltan seis personas
the throw was short by several meters
el tiro se quedó corto varios metros
(to be) short of sth/sb we're very short of time
estamos muy cortos or escasos de tiempo
(to be) short of sth/sb we're very short of time
tenemos muy poco tiempo
they were short of staff
no tenían suficiente personal
do you get short of breath?
¿se queda sin aliento?
five miles short of our destination
a cinco millas de nuestro destino
we're still a long way short of our target
estamos todavía muy lejos de nuestro objetivo
he's just short of six feet tall
mide poco menos de seis pies
it would be nothing short of a miracle
sería un verdadero or un auténtico milagro
nothing short of a miracle can save us now
solo un milagro nos puede salvar
it would be nothing short of disastrous
no sería ni más ni menos que un desastre
nothing short of a full apology will satisfy him
solo con una disculpa como Dios manda se quedará satisfecho
short of asking him outright, I don't know how you can find out
salvo que or a menos que le preguntes directamente, no sé cómo podrás averiguarlo
to be short on sth inf he's a bit short on brains
es algo corto (de entendederas) inf
they're not short on enthusiasm
no les falta entusiasmo

II.short [Am ʃɔrt, Brit ʃɔːt] ADV

1. short (suddenly, abruptly):

he cut me short
me interrumpió
he cut me short
no me dejó terminar
he cut short his vacation
interrumpió sus vacaciones
he stopped short when he saw me
se paró en seco cuando me vio
the train stopped just short of the obstruction
el tren se paró justo antes del obstáculo
they stopped short of firing him
les faltó poco para echarlo
he was brought up short by what she said
lo que ella dijo lo dejó helado
to be caught short we were caught short by an unexpected influx of visitors
la inesperada llegada de turistas nos pilló desprevenidos
to be caught short we were caught short by an unexpected influx of visitors
la inesperada llegada de turistas nos cogió desprevenidos esp Spain
to be caught or Brit also taken short inf I was caught short at the station
me entraron unas ganas terribles de ir al baño or al servicio en la estación

2. short (below target, requirement):

to fall short shell/arrow:
quedarse corto
where they fall short is …
en lo que fallan es …
to fall short of sth we fell short of our target
no alcanzamos nuestro objetivo
their quality falls short of our requirements
la calidad de sus productos está por debajo de nuestras exigencias or no está a la altura de lo que exigimos
to fall … short of sth the arrow fell several meters short of its target
la flecha cayó a varios metros del blanco
his performance fell well short of our expectations
su actuación estuvo muy por debajo de lo que esperábamos
to go short (of sth) we never went short of food
nunca nos faltó la comida
her parents never let her go short (of money)
sus padres no permiten que le falte nada/que le falte dinero
I went short of many things to pay that bill
tuve que privarme de muchas cosas para pagar esa cuenta
my patience is running short
se me está acabando or agotando la paciencia
we're running short of coffee
se nos está acabando el café
we're running short of coffee
nos estamos quedando sin café

III.short [Am ʃɔrt, Brit ʃɔːt] N

IV.short [Am ʃɔrt, Brit ʃɔːt] VB intr ELEC

V.short [Am ʃɔrt, Brit ʃɔːt] VB trans

See also sell

I.sell <pt & pp sold> [Am sɛl, Brit sɛl] VB trans

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II.sell <pt & pp sold> [Am sɛl, Brit sɛl] VB intr

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III.sell [Am sɛl, Brit sɛl] N

short-handed [Am ˌʃɔrtˈhændəd, Brit] ADJ

short-haired [Am ˌʃɔrtˈhɛrd, Brit ʃɔːtˈhɛːd] ADJ

short-stay [Am ˌʃɔrtˈsteɪ, Brit] ADJ attr Brit

short-range [Am ˈʃɔrt ˈˌreɪndʒ, Brit] ADJ

short-staffed [Am, Brit ʃɔːtˈstɑːft] ADJ

short-sleeved [Am ˌʃɔrtˈslivd, Brit ˌʃɔːtˈsliːvd] ADJ

short-lived [Am ˌʃɔrtˈlɪvd, Brit ʃɔːtˈlɪvd] ADJ

I.short list [Am ˈʃɔrt ˌlɪst, Brit ˈʃɔːtlɪst] N

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shortest in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shortest in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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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-change [ˌʃɔ:tˈtʃeɪndʒ, Am ˌʃɔ:rtˈ-] VB trans

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short-dated [ˌʃɔ:tˈdeɪtɪd, Am ˌʃɔ:rtˈdeɪt̬ɪd] ADJ

short-haul [ˈʃɔ:thɔ:l, Am ˈʃɔ:rthɑ:l] ADJ

shortest Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

for a short/long period of time
durante un corto/largo período de tiempo
it takes a long/short time
se tarda mucho/poco
in a short space of time
en un breve espacio de tiempo
in the short/long term
a corto/largo plazo
to play a long/short set
tocar durante mucho/poco tiempo
to have one's hair cut very short
raparse el pelo (cortar)
this road cuts short our route considerably
por este camino atajamos mucho
she got married in a short dress
se ha casado de corto
to be as thick as two short planks
no tener dos dedos de frente inf
the dress is too short on her
el vestido le queda zancón
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