short sight in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.sight [Am saɪt, Brit sʌɪt] N

2. sight U (range of vision):

to come into sight
aparecer
to lose sight of sth/sb
perder algo/a alguien de vista
he lost sight of her in the crowd
la perdió de vista entre la muchedumbre
they've lost sight of the most important thing
han perdido de vista lo más importante
the finishing line was now in sight
ya se veía la meta
we were within sight of victory, victory was within sight
la victoria estaba cercana
as soon as we were out of sight, we began to run
cuando ya no nos veían, empezamos a correr
she watched until they were out of sight
los siguió con la mirada hasta que los perdió de vista
(get) out of my sight!
¡fuera de aquí!
you'd better keep out of her sight for a while
va a ser mejor que no te vea por un rato
keep it out of their sight
que no lo vean
I daren't let him out of my sight for a second
no me atrevo a dejarlo solo ni un minuto
out of sight, out of mind prov
ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente

3. sight (act of seeing, view) no pl:

at first sight, she looks younger than Fred
a primera vista parece más joven que Fred
I took a dislike to him at first sight
me cayó mal desde el primer momento
it was love at first sight
fue amor a primera vista
it was love at first sight
fue un flechazo
at the sight of blood
al ver sangre
to catch sight of sth/sb we caught sight of them going up the mountain
los vimos or los avistamos subiendo la montaña
as he opened the drawer, I caught sight of the gun
cuando abrió el cajón, pude ver el revólver
to know sb by sight
conocer a alguien de vista
to play at or by sight MUS
tocar a primera vista
deserters will be shot on sight
los desertores serán fusilados en el acto
the sight of a cat drives the dog wild
el perro se enloquece en cuanto ve un gato
I can't stand the sight of him inf
no lo puedo ver inf
he bought the goods sight unseen
compró los artículos sin haberlos visto antes

II.sight [Am saɪt, Brit sʌɪt] VB trans

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I.short <shorter shortest> [Am ʃɔrt, Brit ʃɔːt] ADJ

2.1. short (brief):

short visit/vacation/trip
corto
the days are getting shorter
los días van acortándose
they're striking for shorter hours
están de huelga porque quieren una reducción de la jornada laboral
a short time ago
hace poco (tiempo)
a short while ago
hace poco rato
a short while ago
hace un ratito inf
we've only lived here for a short time or while
hace poco (tiempo) que vivimos aquí
in just a few short years
en pocos años
to have a short memory
tener mala memoria
the short answer to that is no
en una palabra: no
Liz is short for Elizabeth
Liz es el diminutivo de Elizabeth
we call him Rob for short
lo llamamos Rob para abreviar
I'll keep this short and to the point
iré al grano
short and sweet her visit was short and sweet
su visita fue corta: lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno …

4. short (inadequate, deficient):

short
escaso
the troops were on short rations
las raciones de las tropas eran escasas
to be in short supply
escasear
he was fined for giving short weight
lo multaron por no dar el peso exacto
time is getting short
queda poco tiempo
time is getting short
se está acabando el tiempo
I'm a bit short just now
ando algo corto or escaso or apurado de dinero en este momento
we're/they're still six people short or Am also short six people
todavía nos/les faltan seis personas
the throw was short by several meters
el tiro se quedó corto varios metros
(to be) short of sth/sb we're very short of time
estamos muy cortos or escasos de tiempo
(to be) short of sth/sb we're very short of time
tenemos muy poco tiempo
they were short of staff
no tenían suficiente personal
do you get short of breath?
¿se queda sin aliento?
five miles short of our destination
a cinco millas de nuestro destino
we're still a long way short of our target
estamos todavía muy lejos de nuestro objetivo
he's just short of six feet tall
mide poco menos de seis pies
it would be nothing short of a miracle
sería un verdadero or un auténtico milagro
nothing short of a miracle can save us now
solo un milagro nos puede salvar
it would be nothing short of disastrous
no sería ni más ni menos que un desastre
nothing short of a full apology will satisfy him
solo con una disculpa como Dios manda se quedará satisfecho
short of asking him outright, I don't know how you can find out
salvo que or a menos que le preguntes directamente, no sé cómo podrás averiguarlo
to be short on sth inf he's a bit short on brains
es algo corto (de entendederas) inf
they're not short on enthusiasm
no les falta entusiasmo

II.short [Am ʃɔrt, Brit ʃɔːt] ADV

1. short (suddenly, abruptly):

he cut me short
me interrumpió
he cut me short
no me dejó terminar
he cut short his vacation
interrumpió sus vacaciones
he stopped short when he saw me
se paró en seco cuando me vio
the train stopped just short of the obstruction
el tren se paró justo antes del obstáculo
they stopped short of firing him
les faltó poco para echarlo
he was brought up short by what she said
lo que ella dijo lo dejó helado
to be caught short we were caught short by an unexpected influx of visitors
la inesperada llegada de turistas nos pilló desprevenidos
to be caught short we were caught short by an unexpected influx of visitors
la inesperada llegada de turistas nos cogió desprevenidos esp Spain
to be caught or Brit also taken short inf I was caught short at the station
me entraron unas ganas terribles de ir al baño or al servicio en la estación

2. short (below target, requirement):

to fall short shell/arrow:
quedarse corto
where they fall short is …
en lo que fallan es …
to fall short of sth we fell short of our target
no alcanzamos nuestro objetivo
their quality falls short of our requirements
la calidad de sus productos está por debajo de nuestras exigencias or no está a la altura de lo que exigimos
to fall … short of sth the arrow fell several meters short of its target
la flecha cayó a varios metros del blanco
his performance fell well short of our expectations
su actuación estuvo muy por debajo de lo que esperábamos
to go short (of sth) we never went short of food
nunca nos faltó la comida
her parents never let her go short (of money)
sus padres no permiten que le falte nada/que le falte dinero
I went short of many things to pay that bill
tuve que privarme de muchas cosas para pagar esa cuenta
my patience is running short
se me está acabando or agotando la paciencia
we're running short of coffee
se nos está acabando el café
we're running short of coffee
nos estamos quedando sin café

III.short [Am ʃɔrt, Brit ʃɔːt] N

IV.short [Am ʃɔrt, Brit ʃɔːt] VB intr ELEC

V.short [Am ʃɔrt, Brit ʃɔːt] VB trans

See also sell

I.sell <pt & pp sold> [Am sɛl, Brit sɛl] VB trans

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II.sell <pt & pp sold> [Am sɛl, Brit sɛl] VB intr

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III.sell [Am sɛl, Brit sɛl] N

short sight in the PONS Dictionary

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I.short [ʃɔ:t, Am ʃɔ:rt] ADJ

II.short [ʃɔ:t, Am ʃɔ:rt] N

III.short [ʃɔ:t, Am ʃɔ:rt] ADV

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Short sight distances combined with the end of a southbound uphill passing lane immediately before the curve have been blamed for some serious crashes.
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But he stooped and held himself badly, partly on account of his short sight.
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