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I . short [ʃɔ:t, Am ʃɔ:rt] ADJ

1. short distance, term, object:

short

2. short person:

short

3. short (not enough):

to be short on sth inf
we're short of coffee
in short supply
to be £5 short inf

4. short FOOD:

short pastry

5. short LING:

short vowel

6. short:

to be short with sb

II . short [ʃɔ:t, Am ʃɔ:rt] N

1. short CINE:

short

2. short ELEC:

short inf

3. short Brit inf (drink):

short
short

III . short [ʃɔ:t, Am ʃɔ:rt] ADV

1. short (briefly):

short

2. short (abruptly, suddenly):

short
short
to stop [or cut] sb/sth short

short call N ECON

short-change [ˌʃɔ:tˈtʃeɪndʒ, Am ˌʃɔ:rt-] VB trans

1. short-change (give too little money):

2. short-change fig inf (disappoint):

short circuit N ELEC

I . short-circuit VB trans

1. short-circuit ELEC:

2. short-circuit fig (bypass):

II . short-circuit VB intr

short cut N

short cut
skrót m
keyboard short cut COMPUT

short-dated [ˌʃɔ:tˈdeɪtɪd, Am ˌʃɔ:rt-] N ECON

short-lived ADJ

short put N ECON

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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They then go out and recruit for the position and provide us with a short-list of three potential candidates for us to consider.
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There are two short faults in the mid south that are marked on the surface by quartz.
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She was self-conscious about her height and considered herself short, believing her body was not developing as quickly as it should.
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In short order, the civilians began to be deported to forced labour camps.
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In short, the purpose of espionage is to gather knowledge about (an) organization(s).
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With short focal length instruments a mirror diagonal is preferred over a prism.
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At first the vet thought he was a pigmy hedgehog which are quite common -- they have a short nose and just four toes.
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These types are designed for reliability, and, in case of failure, to fail safely (open-, rather than short-circuit).
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The system allowed convicted felons to leave prison for short periods.
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The research is clear - a trusted advisor with a personal F2F relationship wins both short term and long term.
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