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short: I. adjective and adverb II. noun III. adverb
cut short: transitive verb
short-change: transitive verb
short-circuit: I. noun II. intransitive verb III. transitive verb
short cut: noun
short-haul: adjective and adverb
short-lived: adjective and adverb
short order: noun
short-range: adjective and adverb
short-sighted: adjective and adverb
short-sleeved: adjective and adverb
short-staffed: adjective and adverb
short story: noun
short-tempered: adjective and adverb
short-term: adjective and adverb
short time: noun
short wave: noun
ultra-short: adjective and adverb

I . short [ʃɔ:t, Am ʃɔ:rt] ADJ

1. short (not long):

short

коро́ткий

2. short (not tall):

short

3. short (brief):

short

коро́ткий

short memory

коро́ткая па́мять f

4. short (not enough):

to be short on sth

испы́тывать недоста́ток в чём-ли́бо

food is in short supply

еды́ не хвата́ет

to be short on brains inf

кто-ли́бо звёзд с не́ба не хвата́ет

to be short of breath

тяжело́ дыша́ть

5. short LING:

short vowel

кра́ткий

6. short (brusque):

short

to be short with sb

быть ре́зким с кем-ли́бо

Phrases:

the short answer is ‘no’

коро́че говоря́ — „нет“

to have a short fuse

быть вспы́льчивым

to give sth/sb short shrift

бы́стро разде́латься [или поко́нчить] с чем-ли́бо/кем-ли́бо

to draw the short straw

вы́тянуть коро́ткую соло́минку при жре́бии

to make short work of sb

в два счёта распра́виться с кем-ли́бо

Stefan Edberg made short work of his oponent

Сте́фан Эы́дберг бы́стро спра́вился с проти́вником

to make short work of sth

бы́стро разде́латься с чем-ли́бо

II . short [ʃɔ:t, Am ʃɔ:rt] N

1. short CINE:

short

кра́ткий обзо́р m

2. short inf elec:

short

коро́ткое замыка́ние nt

3. short Brit inf (drink):

short

рю́мка f (джи́на или ви́ски)

III . short [ʃɔ:t, Am ʃɔ:rt] ADV

to cut short

внеза́пно прерыва́ть

to go short of sth Brit

испы́тывать недоста́ток в чём-ли́бо

he stopped a hundred metres short of the building

он останови́лся в ста ме́трах от зда́ния

in short

вкра́тце

to fall short

не достига́ть [или хвата́ть]

to fall short of sth

недостава́ть чего́-ли́бо

cut short VB trans

cut short

прерыва́ть

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

short-change

обсчи́тывать

short-change fig

обма́нывать

I . short-circuit N

short-circuit

коро́ткое замыка́ние nt

II . short-circuit VB intr elec

short-circuit

вы́звать коро́ткое замыка́ние

III . short-circuit VB trans

1. short-circuit elec:

short-circuit

де́лать коро́ткое замыка́ние

2. short-circuit (bypass):

short-circuit

обходи́ть

short cut N

short cut

путь m напрями́к

short cut fig

рациона́льный спо́соб m

keyboard short cut COMPUT

сокращённый кла́вишный набо́р m (ну́жной кома́нды)

short-haul ADJ AVIAT

short-haul flight

относя́щийся к коро́тким перелётам

short-lived [ˈʃɔ:tlɪvd, Am ˈʃɔ:rtlaɪvd] ADJ

short-lived

кратковре́менный

short-lived happiness

мимолётный

short order N Am

short order

блю́до nt бы́строго приготовле́ния

short-range ADJ MIL

short-range

с ма́лым ра́диусом де́йствия

short-sighted [ˈʃɔ:rtˌsaɪt̬ɪd] ADJ

1. short-sighted (myopic):

short-sighted

близору́кий

2. short-sighted (not prudent):

short-sighted

недальнови́дный

short-sleeved [ˌʃɔ:tˈsli:vd] ADJ

short-sleeved

с коро́ткими рукава́ми

short-staffed [ˌʃɔ:tˈstɑ:ft, Am ˌʃɔ:rtˈstæft] ADJ Aus, Brit

short-staffed

неукомплекто́ванный шта́тами

short story N

short story

расска́з m

short-tempered [ˌʃɔ:tˈtempəd, Am ˌʃɔ:rtˈtempɚd] ADJ

short-tempered

вспы́льчивый

short-term ADJ

краткосро́чный

short time N

short time

коро́ткий срок m

short wave N

short wave

коро́ткие во́лны f мн

ultra-short ADJ radio

ultra-short

ультракоро́ткий

Usage examples with short

in short

вкра́тце

short memory

коро́ткая па́мять f

short time

непо́лный рабо́чий день m

to sell oneself short

продава́ть себя́ дёшево

in the short run

to cut short

внеза́пно прерыва́ть

to run short water

иссяка́ть

a short while

недо́лго

to fall short

не достига́ть [или хвата́ть]

at short notice

без предупрежде́ния

keyboard short cut COMPUT

сокращённый кла́вишный набо́р m (ну́жной кома́нды)

long/medium/short waves

дли́нные/сре́дние/коро́ткие во́лны мн

food is in short supply

еды́ не хвата́ет

to run short of sth

что-ли́бо подхо́дит к концу́

to bring sb up short

заста́вить кого́-ли́бо внеза́пно останови́ться

to fall short (of sth)

не достига́ть (чего́-ли́бо)

to be short on sth

испы́тывать недоста́ток в чём-ли́бо

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

At first the vet thought he was a pigmy hedgehog which are quite common -- they have a short nose and just four toes. www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk

In short, the purpose of espionage is to gather knowledge about (an) organization(s). en.wikipedia.org

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

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

Working memory capacity allows for the retention and manipulation of information for short periods of time. en.wikipedia.org

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

These types are designed for reliability, and, in case of failure, to fail safely (open-, rather than short-circuit). en.wikipedia.org

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

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

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