short-story in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for short-story in the English»Italian Dictionary

short story [Brit, Am ʃɔrt ˈstɔri] N LIT

short story

racconto m

short story

short story f

Translations for short-story in the English»Italian Dictionary

from a short story by Maupassant

da un racconto di Maupassant

this novel began life as a short story

questo romanzo è stato inizialmente concepito come un racconto

Translations for short-story in the Italian»English Dictionary

racconto

(short) story

novella

short story

storiella (breve racconto)

short story

novellistico

short-story

novellistica (produzione di novelle)

short-story writing

questo romanzo è stato inizialmente concepito come un racconto

this novel began life as a short story

Translations for short-story in the English»Italian Dictionary

story¹ [Brit ˈstɔːri, Am ˈstɔri] N

1. story (account):

story

storia f (of di)

to tell a story

raccontare una storia

the story of Elvis Presley

la storia di Elvis Presley

it's a true story

è una storia vera

based on a true story

basato su una storia vera

to stick to, change one's story

attenersi alla, cambiare la propria versione dei fatti

what is the real story?

qual è la verità?

they all have similar stories or they all tell the same story

hanno storie simili

2. story (tale):

story

storia f (about, of di)

story LIT

racconto m

story LIT

favola f (of di)

to tell an entertaining story

raccontare una storia divertente

a detective, ghost story

un racconto poliziesco, una storia di fantasmi

tell us a story about when you lived in London during the war

raccontaci di quando vivevi a Londra durante la guerra

read us a (bedtime) story!

leggici una favola!

3. story JOURN:

story

articolo m

story

servizio m (on, about su)

exclusive story

servizio in esclusiva

to carry or run a story

pubblicare una storia, un articolo

to kill a story

non (fare) pubblicare un articolo

a front-page story

un articolo di prima pagina

the inside story

la storia segreta, i retroscena

4. story (lie):

story

storia f

story

bugia f

story

frottola f

to make up a story

inventare una storia (about su)

she made up some story about her train being late

ha tirato fuori la storia che il treno era in ritardo

5. story (rumour):

story

diceria f

story

voce f (about su)

all sorts of stories are going round the office

ogni sorta di pettegolezzo gira in ufficio

6. story:

story, also story line (of novel, play)

trama f

story, also story line (of novel, play)

intreccio m

story, also story line (of film)

trama f

the story was taken from a Russian novel

la storia è tratta da un romanzo russo

there was no story!

la trama era inesistente!

7. story (unfolding of plot):

story

storia f

story

azione f

the story is set in Normandy

la storia è ambientata in Normandia

but that's another story

ma questa è un'altra storia or un altro paio di maniche

to cut a long story short

per farla breve

that's not the whole story or that's only half the story

e non è tutto

that's the story of my life!

capitano tutte a me!

it's always the same story or it's the same old story

è sempre la stessa storia

a likely story!

ma va là, bella scusa!

the story goes, has it that …

corre voce che … or si dice che …

or so the story goes

o è almeno ciò che si dice

what's the story? inf

che succede?

there are two sides to every story

= ci sono sempre due versioni dei fatti

story² [Brit ˈstɔːri, Am ˈstɔri] N Am

story → storey

See also storey

I.storey, story [Brit ˈstɔːri, Am ˈstɔri] N <pl. storeys Brit stories Am>

storey

piano m

on the top storey

all'ultimo piano

on the third storey Brit

al terzo piano

on the third storey Am

al quarto piano

single-storey building

edificio di un piano

II.-storeyedBritstoriedAm COMP

a three-storeyed building Brit, a three storied building Am

un edificio di tre piani

III.storey, story [Brit ˈstɔːri, Am ˈstɔri]

to be a bit weak in the top storey inf

essere scemo or deficiente

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-story in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for short-story in the English»Italian Dictionary

short story N

short story

racconto m

Translations for short-story in the Italian»English Dictionary

racconto (novella)

short story

novella

short story

novellistica

short story writing

Translations for short-story in the English»Italian Dictionary

story¹ <-ies> [ˈstɔ:·ri] N

1. story:

story (account)

storia f

story (fictional)

racconto m

to tell a story

raccontare una storia

to tell stories (lie)

raccontare delle storie

so the story goes

così si dice

2. story (news report):

story

articolo m

Phrases:

that's another story

questa è(tutta) un'altra storia

it's the same old story

è sempre la stessa storia

a tall story

una storia inverosimile

story² [ˈstɔ:·ri] N

story

piano m

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

After raising her two children, she returned to the literary circuit in 2000 with short story publications in several journals.

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In 1959, at a young age, he started reading from his family's collection of books and wrote his first short story.

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She began writing when she was seven, and published her first short story when she was 18.

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He published several more short story collections throughout his career, the last one coming out in 1999.

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Eleven bound volumes have been published six main volumes and five short story compilations.

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The new and modern approaches to writing is introduced and several genres have developed specially in the field of short story.

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He has won numerous awards for his fiction, including winning and being nominated for key short story competitions.

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He has published a number of short story collections and novels.

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He was also an essayist, novelist and short story writer.

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It consists of five short story collections by various authors and two novels.

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