short account in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for short account in the English»Italian Dictionary

short account [ˈʃɔːtəˌkaʊnt] N ECON

short account

conto m di scoperto

Translations for short account in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.account [Brit əˈkaʊnt, Am əˈkaʊnt] N

1. account (money held at bank):

account ADMIN, ECON

conto m (at, with a, presso)

to open, close an account

aprire, chiudere un conto

in my, his account

sul mio, suo conto

I'd like to know the balance on my account

vorrei sapere qual è il saldo del mio conto

2. account:

account COMM (credit arrangement)

conto m

account COMPUT (with an Internet provider)

account m

to have an account at a shop

avere un conto aperto presso un negozio

an account with the baker

un conto dal panettiere

to charge sth to, put sth on sb's account

addebitare, mettere qc sul conto di qn

on account (as part payment)

in acconto

£100 on account and the rest in May

100 sterline in, di acconto e il resto a maggio

to settle an account

saldare un conto

to settle accounts fig

fare, regolare i conti

3. account ADMIN (client):

account

cliente m

the Fiat account

il cliente Fiat

4. account (financial record):

account

rendiconto m (finanziario)

5. account (bill):

account

fattura f

electricity account

bolletta della luce

6. account Brit (on the stock exchange):

the account

il termine

7. account (consideration):

to take sth into account, to take account of sth

prendere qc in considerazione, tener conto di qc

to fail to take sth into account

trascurare qc or non tenere conto di qc

this aspect has not been taken into account

questo aspetto non è stato preso in considerazione

8. account (description):

account

resoconto m

account

relazione f

to give an account of sth

fare un resoconto di qc

for his account of what happened

secondo il suo resoconto di quanto accaduto, secondo la sua versione dei fatti

by all accounts, from all accounts

a quanto si dice, a detta di tutti

by his own account

a sentire lui stesso

9. account:

to call, bring sb to account (bring to book)

chiedere conto a qn

she was called, brought to account for these complaints, for failing to finish the job

fu chiamata a rendere conto di queste lamentele, del fatto che non avesse or di non aver terminato il lavoro

10. account (impression):

to give a good account of oneself

dare buona prova di sé (in in)

they gave a good account of themselves in the match

hanno fornito una buona prova nella partita

11. account (indicating reason):

on account of sth, sb

a causa, per via di qc, qn

on this, that account

per questo, quel motivo

on no account

per nessuna ragione

on no account must you open the door

non devi aprire la porta per nessun motivo!

on my, his account

a causa mia, sua

don't change the date on my account!

non cambiare la data per me, a causa mia!

12. account (advantage, benefit):

on my, his account

a mio, suo vantaggio

don't come on my account!

non venire apposta per me!

she was worried on her own account

era preoccupata per se stessa

to act on one's own account

agire di propria iniziativa

to set up business on one's own account

mettersi in proprio

to put, turn sth to (good) account

trarre profitto da qc

13. account (importance):

to be of little account, some account

essere di poco conto, di una certa importanza (to sb per qn)

it's of no account to them whether he's dead or alive

non ha nessuna importanza per loro che sia vivo o morto

II.accounts N npl

1. accounts ADMIN (records):

accounts

contabilità f

accounts

scritture f contabili

to keep the accounts

tenere la contabilità

the party accounts

la contabilità del partito

the accounts show a profit

i conti indicano un profitto, un utile

the accounts show a profit before n staff

contabile

the accounts show a profit department

contabilità

2. accounts (department):

accounts

reparto m contabilità

accounts

contabilità f

III.account [Brit əˈkaʊnt, Am əˈkaʊnt] VB trans form (regard as)

account

considerare

account

ritenere

he was accounted a genius

era considerato un genio

I.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADJ

1. short (not long-lasting):

short time, stay, conversation, speech, period

breve

short course

di breve durata

short memory, chapter

corto

a short time ago

poco tempo fa

that was a short hour, month

quest'ora è volata, questo mese è volato

in four short years

nel breve spazio di quattro anni

to work shorter hours

lavorare meno ore

the days are getting shorter

le giornate si stanno accorciando

to go for a short walk

andare a fare una breve passeggiata or due passi

the meeting was short and sweet

la riunione è stata rapida e indolore

let's keep it short (and sweet)

facciamo una cosa rapida (e indolore)!

the short answer is that …

per farla breve …

2. short:

short (not of great length) animal's coat, fur, hair, dress, stick

corto

short (very short) animal's coat, fur, hair

raso

short distance

breve

the suit is too short in the sleeves

le maniche del vestito sono troppo corte

to have one's hair cut short

farsi tagliare i capelli corti

to win by a short head (riding)

vincere di mezza testa

3. short (not tall):

short person

basso

4. short (scarce):

short water, food

scarso

to be in short supply

essere a corto di riserve

food, coal is getting short

il cibo, il carbone comincia a scarseggiare

time is getting short

il tempo sta per finire

5. short (inadequate):

short rations

insufficiente

we're short by three

ce ne mancano tre

he gave me a short measure (in shop)

mi ha fregato sul peso

6. short (lacking):

I am, he is short of sth

mi, gli manca qc

to be short on person: talent, tact

mancare di

to go short of clothes, money, food

essere a corto di

my wages are £30 short

ho preso 30 sterline in meno sullo stipendio

I don't want you to go short

non voglio che ti manchi qualcosa

I'm running short of sth

sto esaurendo qc

7. short (in abbreviation):

Tom is short for Thomas

Tom è il diminutivo di Thomas

this is Nicholas, Nick for short!

ti presento Nicholas, per gli amici Nick

8. short mai attrib. (abrupt):

short person, personality

brusco, burbero

short laugh

breve

to be short with sb

essere brusco con qn

9. short LING:

short vowel

breve

10. short ECON:

short bill

a breve scadenza

short loan, credit

a breve termine

short seller

allo scoperto

11. short FOOD:

short pastry

frolla

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

short stop

improvvisamente

to stop short of doing

fermarsi un attimo prima di fare, stare quasi per fare

cut short sth, cut sth short holiday, visit, discussion

accorciare, abbreviare

to cut the conversation short

tagliare corto

cut sb short

interrompere qn

III.in short ADV

in short

in breve

in short

gbrevemente

IV.short of PREP

1. short of (just before):

short of

un po' prima di

the ball landed (just) short of the green

la palla è caduta (appena) un po' prima del green

2. short of (just less than):

short of

poco meno di

a little short of £1, 000

un po' meno di 1.000 sterline

that's nothing short of blackmail!

non è altro che un ricatto!

3. short of (except):

short of

a meno di

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

a meno di non chiuderlo in casa, non posso impedirgli di andarsene

V.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] N

1. short (drink):

short

cicchetto m

2. short ELEC:

short, also short circuit

corto m (circuito)

3. short CINE:

short

cortometraggio m

4. short ECON (deficit):

short

ammanco m

short

deficit m

5. short ECON (on stock exchange):

short

titolo m di stato a breve termine

VI.shorts N

shorts npl:

shorts

shorts m

shorts

pantaloncini m

shorts (underwear)

mutande f da uomo

a pair of (tennis) shorts

un paio di pantaloncini (da tennis)

VII.also short-circuit VB trans ELEC

also short-circuit

cortocircuitare

VIII.also short-circuit VB intr ELEC

also short-circuit

fare cortocircuito

IX.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt]

to have a short temper, to be short-tempered

essere irascibile

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

tenere qn in pugno

to make short work of sth, sb

liquidare qc, qn in fretta

to bring or pull sb up short

cogliere qn di sorpresa

to sell oneself short

sottovalutarsi

to fall short

essere insufficiente or non bastare

to be taken or caught short

essere colto di sorpresa or preso alla sprovvista

the long and short of it is that they…

il succo del discorso è che loro…

short account in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for short account in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.account [ə·ˈkaʊnt] N

1. account (with bank):

account

conto m

2. account (bill):

account

fattura f

to settle an account

saldare un conto

3. account pl (financial records):

account

contabilità f

to keep accounts

tenere la contabilità

to keep an account of sth

tenere il conto di qc

4. account (customer):

account

cliente mf

5. account (description):

account

resoconto m

an account of sth

un resoconto di qc

to give an account of sth

fare un resoconto di qc

by all accounts

a dire di tutti

by her own account

a quanto dice lei stessa

6. account (consideration):

to take sth into account

prendere [o tenere] in considerazione qc

to take no account of sth

non tener conto di qc

on account of sth

a causa di qc

on no account

in nessun caso

7. account form (importance):

of little/no account

di poca/nessuna importanza

8. account (responsibility):

account

responsabilità f

on one's own account

per conto proprio

on sb's account

per conto di qn

Phrases:

to be called to account (for sth)

dover rendere conto di qc

to settle accounts with sb

regolare i conti con qn

to turn sth to account

trarre profitto da qc

II.account [ə·ˈkaʊnt] VB trans form

account

considerare

I.short [ʃɔ:rt] ADJ

1. short (not long):

short

corto, -a

2. short (not tall):

short

basso, -a

3. short (brief):

short

breve

short memory

corto, -a

4. short (not enough):

short

scarso, -a

to be short [or run] on time/money

aver poco tempo/pochi soldi

to be short on brains inf

aver poco cervello

to be short of breath

essere senza fiato

to be in short supply

scarseggiare

5. short LING:

short vowel

breve

6. short (brusque):

short

brusco, -a

to be short with sb

essere brusco con qu

II.short [ʃɔ:rt] N

1. short CINE:

short

cortometraggio m

2. short inf ELEC:

short

cortocircuito m

III.short [ʃɔ:rt] ADV

1. short (abruptly):

to cut short

interrompere di colpo

to stop sth/sb short

fermare qc/qu di colpo

2. short (below the standard):

to fall short

non essere sufficiente

to fall short of sth

essere al di sotto di qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Chafe also wrote and published a short account.

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Now follows a short account of the expulsion.

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