short-handed in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for short-handed in the English»Italian Dictionary

short-handed [Brit, Am ˌʃɔrtˈhændəd] ADJ

short-handed (in company)

a corto di personale

short-handed (on farm, building site)

a corto di manovalanza

Translations for short-handed in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.corto [ˈkorto] ADJ

1. corto (non lungo):

corto abito, gonna, capelli, pelo, maniche, onde

short

corto giacca, top

cropped

calzini corti

bobby socks

dai capelli (tagliati) corti

short-haired

dalle zampe corte animale

short-legged

a pelo corto cane

short-haired

a corto raggio arma, aereo, missile

short-range

portare i capelli corti

to wear one's hair short

tirare palle corte SPORTS

to play short balls

prendere la via più -a

to take the shortest way

avere il fiato corto

to be short of breath

avere la vista -a

to be short-sighted also fig

2. corto (breve):

corto periodo, riunione

short

corto periodo, riunione

brief

il giorno più corto dell'anno

the shortest day of the year

settimana -a ADMIN

five-day week

prestito a corto termine

short-term loan

3. corto (scarso):

avere la memoria -a

to have a short or poor memory

essere corto di cervello, comprendonio

to be short of brains

essere corto di cervello, comprendonio

to be a button short inf

essere a corto di denaro

to be short of or hard up for

essere a corto di spazio, vestiti, munizioni, idee, argomenti, ispirazione

to be short on, to be pressed or pushed or badly off for

essere a corto di personale compagnia, azienda:

to be short-staffed or understaffed or short-handed

4. corto (agli scacchi):

arroccamento corto

castling short

II.corto [ˈkorto] N m

1. corto FASHION:

il corto

short skirts

la moda tende al corto

short skirts are in

vestirsi in corto

to wear short skirts

2. corto (cortocircuito):

corto inf

short (circuit)

III.corto [ˈkorto]

essere ai ferri -i con qn

to be at daggers drawn with sb, to be eyeball to eyeball with sb, to be at loggerheads with sb

tagliare corto

to cut short, to make it short and sweet

falla -a!

get to the point!

per farla -a

in short

short-handed in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for short-handed in the English»Italian Dictionary

short-handed [ˌʃɔ:rt·ˈhæn·dɪd] ADJ

short-handed

a corto di personale

a short-handed goal

un gol segnato con la squadra non al completo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Furthermore, higher limit games are much more likely to be short-handed.

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Of her fifteen goals, three were power play markers, while two others were short-handed.

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But those two short-handed goals.

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He is also a short-handed offshore multihull sailor.

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He scored two short-handed goals in the playoffs.

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The opposing team is said to be on a "power play", having one player more on the ice than the short-handed team.

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He eventually tried again and became a successful short-handed cash game specialist.

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A player who receives a major penalty will remain off the ice for five minutes of play during which his team will be short-handed.

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He also shared the team lead with three short-handed goals and ranked third in assists.

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Winning 7-4 in the final minute, and playing short-handed, they miraculously got the two goals they needed.

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