short film in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for short film in the English»French Dictionary

short film N CINE

short film

court métrage m

Translations for short film in the French»English Dictionary

court métrage

short (film)

court métrage CINE

short (film)

Festival de Cannes

The international cinema festival which takes place in May in Cannes, the high point of which is the selection from a number of nominations of the best film of the year. The winner is awarded the Palme d'Or. The ten-person jury, composed of film-makers, writers, artists, and actors, also awards prizes for best actor, best actress, best screenplay, best director, best short film, best debut, and the Grand Prix du Jury.

Translations for short film in the English»French Dictionary

I.film [Brit fɪlm, Am fɪlm] N

1. film CINE (movie):

film

film m

there's a new film on

un nouveau film passe

to be or work in films

travailler dans le cinéma

2. film PHOTO:

film (for snapshots)

pellicule f

film (for movies)

film m

a colour film

une pellicule couleur

to capture sth on film

enregistrer qc sur film

3. film (layer):

film

pellicule f

a film of oil/of dust

une pellicule d'huile/de poussière

to look at sb through a film of tears

regarder qn à travers un voile de larmes

4. film FOOD:

film

scellofrais ® m

II.film [Brit fɪlm, Am fɪlm] VB trans

film person: event, programme

filmer

film person: novel, play

adapter [qc] pour le cinéma

film camera: action, scene

enregistrer

III.film [Brit fɪlm, Am fɪlm] VB intr

film camera man, crew:

film

tourner

the cast are filming in Egypt

l'équipe tourne en Égypte

I.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] N

1. short (drink):

short

alcool m fort

2. short ELEC → short circuit

3. short CINE:

short

court métrage m

4. short FIN (deficit):

short

manque m

short

déficit m

5. short FIN (on stock exchange):

short

vente f à découvert

II.shorts N

shorts npl:

shorts

short m

shorts (underwear)

caleçon m

a pair of (tennis) shorts

un short (de tennis)

III.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADJ

1. short (not long-lasting):

short time, stay, memory, period

court

short attr course

de courte durée

short conversation, speech, chapter

bref/brève

a short time ago

il y a peu de temps

that was a short hour/month

c'était une petite heure/un petit mois

in four short years

en quatre brèves années

to work shorter hours

travailler moins d'heures

the days are getting shorter

les jours diminuent or raccourcissent

to go for a short walk

faire une petite promenade or un petit tour

the meeting was short and sweet

la réunion a été brève

let's keep it short (and sweet)

soyons brefs!

the short answer is that …

la réponse est tout simplement que …

2. short:

short (not of great length) hair, dress, distance, stick

court

short attr animal's coat, fur

court

short attr (very short)

ras

the suit is too short in the sleeves

les manches du costume sont trop courtes

to have one's hair cut short

se faire couper les cheveux court

to win by a short head HORSE RAC

l'emporter d'une courte tête

3. short (not tall):

short person

petit

4. short (scarce):

short water, food

difficile à trouver

to be in short supply

être difficile à trouver

food/coal is getting short

la nourriture/le charbon se fait rare

time is getting short

le temps presse

5. short (inadequate):

short rations

insuffisant

we're short by three

il nous en manque trois

he gave me a short measure (in shop)

il a triché sur le poids

6. short (lacking):

I am/he is short of sth

il me/lui manque qc

to be short on person: talent, tact

manquer de

to go short of clothes, money, food

manquer de

my wages are £30 short

il me manque 30 livres sur mon salaire

I don't want you to go short

je ne veux pas qu'il te manque quoi que ce soit

to be running short of sth

commencer à manquer de qc

7. short (in abbreviation):

Tom is short for Thomas

Tom est le diminutif de Thomas

this is Nicholas, Nick for short!

je te présente Nicholas, mais on l'appelle Nick

8. short (abrupt):

short person, personality never attr

brusque

short laugh

bref/brève

to be short with sb

être brusque avec qn

9. short LING:

short vowel

bref/brève

10. short FIN:

short bill

à courte échéance

short loan, credit

à court terme

short seller

à découvert

11. short FOOD:

short pastry

brisé

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

short stop

net

to stop short of doing

se retenir pour ne pas faire

V.in short ADV

in short

bref

VI.short of PREP

1. short of (just before):

short of

un peu avant

the ball landed (just) short of the green

la balle est tombée un peu avant le green

2. short of (just less than):

short of

pas loin de

a little short of £1, 000

pas loin de 1 000 livres

that's nothing short of blackmail!

c'est du chantage, ni plus ni moins!

3. short of (except):

short of

à moins de

short of locking him in, I can't stop him leaving

à moins de l'enfermer à clé, je ne peux pas l'empêcher de partir

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

short ELEC → short circuit

VIII.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt]

to bring or pull sb up short

couper qn dans son élan

to have a short temper, to be short-tempered

être coléreux or soupe au lait inf

to have sb by the short hairs Am inf or short and curlies Brit inf

tenir qn à la gorge

to sell oneself short

se sous-estimer

to make short work of sth/sb

expédier qc/qn

to be taken or caught short

être pris d'un besoin pressant

the long and short of it is that they…

en un mot (comme en cent), ils…

See also short circuit, cut short

I.short circuit [Brit, Am ʃɔrt ˈsərkət] N

short circuit

court-circuit m

II.short-circuit VB trans

short-circuit trans lit, fig:

short-circuit

court-circuiter

III.short-circuit VB intr

short-circuit intr:

short-circuit

faire court-circuit

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

cut short holiday, visit, discussion:

cut short

abréger

to cut the conversation short

couper court

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

cut short

interrompre

short film in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for short film in the English»French Dictionary

short film N

short film

court-métrage m

Translations for short film in the French»English Dictionary

court métrage

short (film)

court-métrage

short film

Translations for short film in the English»French Dictionary

I.film [fɪlm] N

film

film m

film for camera

pellicule f

II.film [fɪlm] VB trans, intr

film

filmer

I.short [ʃɔ:t, Am ʃɔ:rt] ADJ

1. short (not long):

short

court(e)

to be short for sth

être à court de qc

2. short (not tall):

short

petit(e)

3. short (not far):

short distance

pas très loin

at short range

à courte portée

4. short (brief):

short

bref(brève)

short memory

court(e)

at short notice

dans un bref délai

in the short term

à court terme

short and sweet

aussi rapide qu'un éclair

5. short (not enough):

to be in short supply of sth

manquer de qc

to be short on brains

ne pas en avoir beaucoup dans la cervelle

to be short of breath

être essoufflé

to be short (of cash) inf

être sur la corde raide

to be short of space

être à l'étroit

to be short of time

ne pas avoir assez de temps

6. short:

to be short with sb

manquer de patience avec qn

Phrases:

the short answer is ‘no’

en un mot c'est ‘non’

to have a short fuse

démarrer au quart de tour

to get short shrift from sb

se faire envoyer sur les roses

to make short shrift of sth

ne pas traîner avec qc

to draw the short straw

tirer à la courte paille

to make short work of sb

ne faire qu'une bouchée de qn

to make short work of sth

se dépêcher de faire qc

II.short [ʃɔ:t, Am ʃɔ:rt] N

1. short CINE (genre):

short

court métrage m

2. short inf ELEC:

short

court-circuit m

3. short Brit inf (alcohol):

short

alcool m fort

III.short [ʃɔ:t, Am ʃɔ:rt] ADV

short to stop:

short

net

to stop short of doing sth

se retenir de faire qc

to cut short

abréger

to cut sb short

couper la parole à qn

to go short of sth

manquer de qc

to run short of sth

se trouver à court de qc

to be caught short

être pris d'un besoin pressant

to be caught short (need money)

être à court d'argent

Phrases:

in short

en bref

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

And a friend of mine knew a guy whose brother was a third assistant on a short film.

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The special focus of the 2007 festival was on the independent short film.

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This animated short film was part of the wider campaign.

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The short film shows an encounter between a child of a rich family and a street child, through rich kid's window.

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In this 10-minute short film without words, a community is disrupted when a bully victimizes a smaller member of the group.

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It is considered to be a short film.

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The nine-minute video was promoted as a short film.

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The original short film it was based on is included as a special feature.

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