short in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for short in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.short [ʃɔːt] ADJ

1. short (not long):

short

kratak

Bob's short for Robert

Bob je skraćeno od Robert

2. short (not tall):

short

nizak

3. short (not far):

short

neznatan

short distance

neznatna udaljenost

at short range

blizu

at short range

izbliza

4. short (brief):

short

kratak

to have a short memory

imati kratko pamćenje

at short notice

u kratkom roku

in the short term

kratkoročno

short and sweet

kratko i slatko

5. short (not enough):

we're still one person short

još nam nedostaje jedan čovek

sb is short of sth

nekome nedostaje nešto

we're a bit short of coffee

imamo još samo malo kafe

to be short of breath

ostati bez daha

to be short [of cash] inf

biti tanak sa novcem inf

to be short of space/time

imati malo prostora/vremena

to be in short supply

imati manjak zaliha

6. short LING:

short vowel

kratak samoglasnik

7. short pred (not friendly):

to be short [with sb]

biti hladan (prema nekome)

Phrases:

to not be short of a bob or two Brit, Aus inf

biti bogat

to have a short fuse

imati kratak fitilj

to have sb by the short and curlies esp Brit sl

dovesti nekoga pred svršen čin

to make short shrift of sth

zbrziti nešto

to draw the short straw

izvući najkraću slamku

II.short [ʃɔːt] N

1. short film:

short

kratkometražni film m

2. short ELEC:

short inf

kratak spoj m

3. short Brit inf (alcoholic drink):

short

žestoko piće nt

III.short [ʃɔːt] ADV

1. short:

to cut sth short

prekratiti nešto

they never let the children go short

nikada nisu dopustili da deci nešto nedostaje

to fall short of sth

ne ispuniti nešto

to fall short of sth

podbaciti

to fall short of expectations

biti ispod očekivanja

to stop sb short

prekinuti nekoga

to stop sth short

prekinuti nešto pre vremena

she stopped short of accusing him of lying

malo joj je falilo da ga optuži da laže

Phrases:

in short

ukratko

'short-haul ADJ attr

1. short-haul (covering a short distance):

short-haul

male razdaljine

short-haul flight

let na kratkoj relaciji

short-haul trip

kratko putovanje

2. short-haul (short-term):

short-haul

kratkoročan

short-'change VB trans

to short-change sb (after purchase)

zakinuti nekome na kusuru

'short wave N

1. short wave (radio wave):

short wave

kratki talasi m

2. short wave (radio):

short wave

kratkotalasni radio m

short-'cir·cuit VB trans

short-circuit (shorten or avoid)

skratiti // skraćivati

short-circuit (shorten or avoid)

zaobići // zaobilaziti

short-circuit ELEC

napraviti // praviti kratak spoj

'short-range ADJ

1. short-range MIL:

short-range

kratkog dometa

2. short-range (short-term):

short-range

kratkoročan

short-range weather forecast

kratkoročna vremenska prognoza

'short list N

short list

uži izbor m

to be on the short list

biti u užem izboru

'short-list VB trans

short-list

sastaviti // sastavljati uži izbor

short 'time N no pl

short time

skraćeno radno vreme nt

to be on short time

raditi sa skraćenim radnim vremenom

short-'tem·pered [-'tempəd] ADJ

short-tempered

nagao

short-tempered

prek

short Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be a long/short way off (in space, time)

biti mnogo/malo udaljen

to cut a long story short

ukratko rečeno

the long and the short of it

suština

to be short of space/time

imati malo prostora/vremena

to have sb by the short and curlies esp Brit sl

dovesti nekoga pred svršen čin

they never let the children go short

nikada nisu dopustili da deci nešto nedostaje

to be on the short list

biti u užem izboru

in the long/medium/short term

na duge/srednje/kratke staze

in the long/medium/short term

dugoročno/srednjoročno/kratkoročno

to have a short attention span

imati poremećaj pažnje

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

With short focal length instruments a mirror diagonal is preferred over a prism.

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The research is clear - a trusted advisor with a personal F2F relationship wins both short term and long term.

www.radioinfo.com.au

Radiation pressure from the star will push the dust particles away into interstellar space over a relatively short timescale.

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This may also free up short supplies of summer time water for other beneficial uses.

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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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They then go out and recruit for the position and provide us with a short-list of three potential candidates for us to consider.

www.smartcompany.com.au

The mine consists of a short tortuous corridor, that widens into a blotch, often between two lateral veins.

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These are foreshortened compared to related species so its face was probably short and stubby.

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The system allowed convicted felons to leave prison for short periods.

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The brief says the repurchase agreement (repo) market is a major source of short-term funding in the financial system.

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