short in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for short in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

I.short [ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔːrt] ADJ

1. short (not long):

short

къс

2. short (not tall):

short

нисък

3. short (brief):

short

кратък

short memory

къса памет

4. short (not enough):

to be short on sth

нщ не ми достига

food is in short supply

храната не достига

to be short on brains inf

глупав съм

to be short of breath

не ми стига въздух

5. short LING:

short vowel

кратък

6. short (brusque):

short

груб

to be short with sb

скастрям нкг

Phrases:

the short answer is ‘no’

казано кратко ‘не’

to have a short fuse

избухлив съм

to give sth/sb short shrift

не отделям достатъчно внимание на нщ/нкг

to draw the short straw

пада ми се да свърша нщ неприятно

to make short work of sb

приключвам бързо с нкг

Stefan Edberg made short work of his oponent

Стефан Едберг се справи бързо с противника си

to make short work of sth

претупвам нщ

II.short [ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔːrt] N

1. short CINE:

short

кратък преглед

2. short inf ELEC:

short

късо съединение

3. short Brit inf (drink):

short

малка алкохолна напитка

III.short [ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔːrt] ADV

to cut short

накратко

to go short of sth Brit

минавам без нщ

he stopped a hundred metres short of the building

той спря на сто метра от сградата

in short

накратко

to fall short

не успявам

to fall short of sth

не ми достига нщ

short story N

short story

разказ m

short time N

short time

кратко време

ultra-short ADJ RADIO

ultra-short

ултракъс

short cut N

short cut

пряк път

short cut fig

кратка процедура

keyboard short cut COMPUT

комбинация от клавиш за бързо достигане до меню или функция на програма

short order N Am

short order

бърза закуска

short-term ADJ

short-term

краткосрочен

short-term capital ECON

краткосрочни капитали

short-term imprisonment LAW

краткосрочно хвърляне в затвора, държане в плен

short wave N

short wave

къса вълна

short-sleeved [ˌʃɔːtˈsliːvd] ADJ

short-sleeved

с къси ръкави

short-range ADJ MIL

short-range

на близко разстояние

short Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

short-/long-term loan

краткосрочен/дългосрочен заем

for a short/long period of time

за кратък/дълъг период (от време)

we went out for a short walk

излязохме да се поразтъпчем

we shall take a short cut

ще минем направо

be as thick as two short planks

тъп като гьон fig sl

a short time went by and …

не мина много време и …

I went out for a short walk [or stroll]

излязох да се поразходя

I had my hair cut short

остригах се съвсем късо

as thick as two short planks

прост като фасул

be a penny short of a shilling

имам бръмбари в главата си inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

With short focal length instruments a mirror diagonal is preferred over a prism.

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In short, the purpose of espionage is to gather knowledge about (an) organization(s).

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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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At first the vet thought he was a pigmy hedgehog which are quite common -- they have a short nose and just four toes.

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Working memory capacity allows for the retention and manipulation of information for short periods of time.

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This may also free up short supplies of summer time water for other beneficial uses.

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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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In other words, below-the-line sales promotion is an immediate or delayed incentive to purchase, expressed in cash or in kind, and having only a short term or temporary duration.

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In short order, the civilians began to be deported to forced labour camps.

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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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