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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. short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] VB trans ELEC short-circuit

short

cortocircuitare

VIII. short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] VB intr ELEC short-circuit

short

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 [Brit, Am ʃɔrt ˈstɔri] N LIT

short story

racconto m

short story

short story f

short-sightedness [Brit ˌʃɔːtˈsʌɪtɪdnəs, Am ˌʃɔrtˈsaɪdɪdnəs] N

1. short-sightedness:

short-sightedness

miopia f

2. short-sightedness fig:

short-sightedness

miopia f

short-sightedness

mancanza f di perspicacia (about riguardo a)

short-arse [Brit, Am ˈʃɔrdɑrs] N Brit inf

short-arse

culo m basso

short circuit [Brit, Am ʃɔrt ˈsərkət] N

short circuit

cortocircuito m

short-winded [Brit, Am ˌʃɔrtˈwɪndəd] ADJ

to be short-winded

avere il fiato corto

short-sleeved [Brit ˌʃɔːtˈsliːvd, Am ˌʃɔrtˈslivd] ADJ

short-sleeved

con le, a maniche corte

short wave [Brit, Am ˈʃɔrtweɪv] N

1. short wave:

short wave

onda f corta

2. short wave before n:

short-wave radio

a onde corte

short-wave broadcast

su onde corte

I. short-term [Brit ˌʃɔːtˈtəːm, Am ˈʃɔrt ˈˌtərm] ADJ

short-term

a breve termine, a breve scadenza also ECON

II. short term N

in the short term (looking to future)

a breve termine

in the short term (looking to past)

per un breve periodo

short film N

short film

cortometraggio 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

short-staffed ADJ

short-staffed

a corto di personale

short story N

short story

racconto m

short-sleeved ADJ

short-sleeved

a maniche corte

cut short VB trans

to cut sth short

abbreviare qc

to cut sb short

interrompere qu

short-order ADJ

short-order cook

cuoco addetto alla preparazione di pasti rapidi

short-tempered ADJ

short-tempered

irascibile

short-lived ADJ

short-lived

effimero, -a

short circuit N

short circuit

cortocircuito m

OpenDict entry

cut short VB

to cut sth short (conversation, visit)

accorciare qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Her hair was cut short for the part, as her character masquerades as a boy for much of the film.

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This measure cut short an expansion in theatres.

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However, her season was cut short by a knee injury.

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His career in this area was cut short as his deafness worsened.

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His football career was cut short by a knee injury.

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