short

short
ʃo:t
1. adjective
1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) corto
2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) bajo
3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) breve, corto
4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) de menos
5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) corto de
6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) quebradizo

2. adverb
1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) bruscamente, en seco
2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) sin alcanzar
- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list

3. verb
(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) seleccionar
- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of

short adj
1. corto
short sleeves mangas cortas
a short film una película corta
a short while ago hace un ratito
2. bajo
he's short for a goalkeeper es bajo para ser portero
for short para abreviar
we call him Matt for short lo llamamos Matt para abreviar
in short en resumen
to be short of something tener poco de algo / andar escaso de algo
we're short of time andamos mal de tiempo

short m Tex (pantalón corto) shorts 'short' also found in these entries: Spanish: abreviar - antes - apremiar - aprovechar - atar - baja - bajo - chaquetón - china - chupa - corta - cortar - corto - cortocircuito - cortometraje - cuadro - cuenta - cuento - cursillo - definitiva - definitivo - dinero - entremés - escapada - escasa - escaso - exposición - flor - focal - gargantilla - guayabera - historieta - inspector - inspectora - irascible - manga - miope - miopía - onda - pantalón - pasada - pasado - pequeña - pequeño - poca - poco - rapar - ras - repecho - resumen English: circuit - compare - cord - cut - forge - in - intro - notice - run - short - short-change - short-circuit - short-haired - short-list - short-lived - short-range - short-sighted - short-sightedness - short-sleeved - short-staffed - short-stay - short-tempered - short-term - short-winded - shorts - shrift - story - straw - supply - term - thick - time - anyway - be - boot - break - closely - curtail - fit - fuse - instant - low - minute - pack - premium - side - sprint - tract - verse - way
short
tr[ʃɔːt]
adjective
1 (not long) corto,-a; (not tall) bajo,-a
we'll take the shortest route iremos por el camino más corto
it's only a short journey es sólo un viajecito
he's got short hair lleva el pelo corto
you're shorter than me eres más bajito que yo
Jo is short for Joanne Jo es el diminutivo de Joanne
2 (brief - of time) breve, corto,-a
the days are shorter in winter los días son más cortos en invierno
it was a very short interview fue una entrevista muy breve
a short time ago hace poco (tiempo)
in a short while dentro de un ratito
you've got a short memory tienes mala memoria
3 (deficient) escaso,-a
water was short escaseaba el agua
we're still £50 short todavía nos faltan £50
he collapsed two miles short of the finishing line sufrió un colapso cuando faltaban dos millas para llegar a la meta
4 (curt) seco,-a, brusco,-a, cortante
I was very short with her fui muy brusco con ella
he's got a short temper tiene mal genio
5 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL (pastry) quebradizo,-a
6 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL (bill, exchange) a corto plazo
7 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL breve
adverb
1 (abruptly) bruscamente
the car stopped short el coche se paró bruscamente
noun
1 (drink) copa, chupito
2 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL cortometraje nombre masculino, corto
3 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL cortocircuito
transitive verb
1 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL familiar provocar un cortocircuito
intransitive verb
1 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL familiar tener un cortocircuito
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
at short notice con poca antelación
for short para abreviar
in short en pocas palabras
in the short term a corto plazo
short and sweet cortito,-a
short of a menos que, salvo que
short of calling a strike ... a menos que convoquemos una huelga ...
to be caught short / be taken short entrarle ganas a alguien de ir al lavabo
to be in short supply haber escasez de, escasear
to be short of something andar escaso,-a de algo, estar falto,-a de algo
I'm a bit short of money ando algo escaso de dinero, tengo poco dinero
he was short of breath le faltaba la respiración, le faltaba el aliento
to be short on something tener poco,-a de algo
he's short on tact tiene poco tacto, le falta tacto
to cut somebody short interrumpir a alguien
to cut something short acortar algo, abreviar algo
she had to cut her holiday short tuvo que acortar sus vacaciones
to fall short of something no alcanzar algo, estar por debajo de algo
the number of jobs created falls short of the government's target el número de puestos de trabajo creados está por debajo del objetivo del gobierno
to get somebody by the short hairs/short and curlies pillar a alguien
to have somebody by the short hairs/short and curlies tener a alguien bien agarrado
to give somebody short measure/weight no dar el peso exacto
to go short (of something) pasarse sin (algo), faltarle a uno (algo)
we were poor, but we never went short of food éramos pobres, pero nunca nos faltó comida
to run short of something acabarse algo
we're running short of coffee se nos está acabando el café
short circuit cortocircuito
short cut (route) atajo 2 (method) método fácil, fórmula mágica
short list lista de preseleccionados
short order SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL comida rápida
short story cuento
short subject SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL cortometraje nombre masculino
short time jornada reducida
short wave onda corta
short ['ʃɔrt] adv
1) abruptly: repentinamente, súbitamente
the car stopped short: el carro se paró en seco
2)
to fall short : no alcanzar, quedarse corto
short adj
1) : corto (de medida), bajo (de estatura)
2) brief: corto
short and sweet: corto y bueno
a short time ago: hace poco
3) curt: brusco, cortante, seco
4) : corto (de tiempo, de dinero)
I'm one dollar short: me falta un dólar
short n
1) shorts npl
: shorts mpl , pantalones mpl cortos
short (Electronics)
n.
cortocircuito s.m. (Film)
n.
cortometraje s.m.
adj.
bajo, -a adj.
breve adj.
conciso, -a adj.
corto (Electricidad) adj.
falto, -a adj.
pequeño, -a adj.
adv.
brevemente adv.
de menos adv.
n.
chaparro s.m.
cruce s.m.
pantalones cortos s.m.pl.
ʃɔːrt, ʃɔːt
I
adjective -er, -est
1) (of length, height, distance) <hair/skirt/grass> corto; <person> bajo

they only live a short way off o away — viven muy cerca

we've only got a short way to go — ya nos falta poco (para llegar)

2)
a) (brief) <visit/vacationip> corto

the days are getting shorter — los días van acortándose

a short time ago — hace poco (tiempo)

a short while ago — hace poco rato, hace un ratito (fam)

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

short and sweet — (set phrase)

her visit was short and sweet — su visita fue corta: lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno

b) (Ling) <vowel/syllable> breve
c)

in short — (briefly) (as linker) en resumen, resumiendo

3) (brusque, impatient) <manner> brusco, cortante

she has a short temper — tiene muy mal genio

4) (inadequate, deficient) escaso

to be in short supply — escasear

time is getting short — queda poco tiempo, se está acabando el tiempo

we're/they're still short six people (AmE) o (BrE) six people short — todavía nos/les faltan seis personas

(to be) short OF something/somebody: we're very short of time estamos muy cortos or escasos de tiempo; they were short of staff no tenían suficiente personal; do you get short of breath? ¿se queda sin aliento?; 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; nothing short of a miracle can save us now — sólo un milagro nos puede salvar


II
adverb
1) (suddenly, abruptly)

he cut short his vacation — interrumpió sus vacaciones

he stopped short when he saw me — se paró en seco cuando me vio

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 — (need toilet) (colloq)

I was caught short at the station — me entraron unas ganas terribles de ir al baño or al servicio en la estación

2) (below target, requirement)

to fall short — \<\<shell/arrow\>\> quedarse corto

to fall short OF something: we fell short of our target no alcanzamos nuestro objetivo; to fall ... short OF something: the arrow fell several meters short of its target la flecha cayó a varios metros del blanco; to go short (OF something): we never went short of food nunca nos faltó la comida; my patience is running short — se me está acabando or agotando la paciencia


III
noun
1) (Elec) cortocircuito m, corto m
2) (Cin) cortometraje m, corto m
3) (drink) (BrE) copa de bebida alcohólica de las que se sirven en pequeñas cantidades, como el whisky o el coñac
4) shorts pl
a) (short trousers) shorts mpl, pantalones mpl cortos

a pair of shorts — unos shorts

bathing shorts — traje m de baño, bañador m (Esp)

b) (men's underwear) (AmE) calzoncillos mpl

IV
1.
intransitive verb (Elec) hacer* un cortocircuito

2.
vt provocar* un cortocircuito en
Phrasal Verbs:
[ʃɔːt]
1. ADJ
(compar shorter) (superl shortest)
1) (in length, distance, duration) [message, journey, hair, skirt] corto; [person] bajo, chaparro (CAm, Mex); [vowel, syllable] breve; [memory] malo, flaco

the shortest route — la ruta más corta

February is a short month — febrero es un mes corto

it was a great holiday, but too short — fueron unas vacaciones estupendas, pero demasiado cortas

she's quite short — es bastante baja

the short answer is that ... — en pocas palabras la razón es que ...

to have a short back and sides — llevar el pelo corto por detrás y por los lados

a short break — un pequeño descanso

the days are getting shorter — los días se vuelven más cortos

time is getting shorter — nos queda poco tiempo

to win by a short head — (Racing) ganar por una cabeza escasa

to be short in the leg[person] tener las piernas cortas

these trousers are a bit short in the leg — estos pantalones tienen la pierna algo pequeña

at short notice — con poco tiempo de antelación

in short order — en breve, en seguida

to take short steps — dar pequeños pasos

in the short term — a corto plazo

a short time ago — hace poco

to work short time, be on short time — (Ind) trabajar una jornada reducida

to take a short walk — dar un paseo corto

a short way off — a poca distancia, no muy lejos

a few short words — algunas palabritas

- make short work of sth
2) (=insufficient) escaso

I'm £3 short — me faltan 3 libras

it's two kilos short — faltan dos kilos

bananas are very short — escasean los plátanos, casi no hay plátanos

I'm a bit short at the moment * — en este momento ando un poco corto or escaso de dinero

to be short of sth — andar falto or escaso de algo

we're short of petrol — andamos escasos de gasolina

we're not short of volunteers — se han ofrecido muchos voluntarios, no andamos escasos de voluntarios

to be short of breath — estar sin aliento

to give sb short change — no darle el cambio completo a algn

to give short measure to sb — dar de menos a algn

gold is in short supply — escasea el oro, hay escasez de oro

short ton(US) (= 2,000lb) tonelada f corta

to give short weight to sb — dar de menos a algn; see supply

3)

short of (=less than)

short of blowing it up — a menos que lo volemos, a no ser que lo volemos

short of murder I'll do anything — lo haré todo menos matar

not far short of £100 — poco menos de 100 libras

it's little short of madness — dista poco de la locura

nothing short of total surrender — nada menos que la rendición incondicional

it's nothing short of robbery — es nada menos que un robo

nothing short of a bomb would stop him — fuera de una bomba nada le impediría

nothing short of a miracle can save him — solo un milagro le puede salvar, se necesitaría un milagro para salvarle

4) (=concise) corto, breve

short and to the point — corto y bueno

"Pat" is short for "Patricia" — "Patricia" se abrevia en "Pat"

Rosemary is called "Rose" for short — a Rosemary le dicen "Rose" para abreviar

"TV" is short for "television" — "TV" es abreviatura de "televisión"

in short — en pocas palabras, en resumen

in short, the answer is no — en una palabra, la respuesta es no

long I, 3., 1)
5) (=curt) [reply, manner] brusco, seco

to have a short temper — ser de mal genio, tener mal genio or mal carácter or corto de genio

to be short with sb — tratar a algn con sequedad

6) [pastry] quebradizo
2. ADV
1) (=suddenly, abruptly) en seco

to stop short, pull up short — pararse en seco

2) (insufficiency)

to come short of — no alcanzar

to cut sth short — suspender algo

they had to cut short their holiday — tuvieron que interrumpir sus vacaciones

to fall short of — no alcanzar

to fall short of the target — no alcanzar el blanco, no llegar al blanco

to fall short of expectations — no cumplir las esperanzas

it falls far short of what we require — dista mucho de satisfacer nuestras exigencias

production has fallen short by 100 tons — la producción arroja un déficit de 100 toneladas

to go short of — pasarse sin

no one goes short in this house — en esta casa nadie padece hambre

we never went short (of anything) as children — no nos faltó nada de niños

we're running short of bread — tenemos poco pan, se nos acaba el pan (LAm)

we ran short of petrol — se nos acabó la gasolina, quedamos sin gasolina

to sell short — vender al descubierto

to sell sb short — (lit) engañar a algn en un negocio; (fig) menospreciar a algn

to stop short of — (lit) detenerse antes de llegar a

I'd stop short of murder — (fig) menos matar, haría lo que fuera

to be taken short — necesitar urgentemente ir al wáter

3) (=except)

short of apologizing ... — fuera de pedirle perdón ...

3. N
1) (Elec) = short-circuit 1.
2) (Brit) * (=drink) bebida f corta
3) (Cine) cortometraje m ; shorts
4.
VT, VI
(Elec) = short-circuit 2.
5.
CPD

short cut N — atajo m

short list N — lista f de candidatos preseleccionados

short message service N , short message system N — SMS m

short sight N — miopía f

to have short sight — ser miope, ser corto de vista

short story N — cuento m

short story writer — escritor(a) m / f de cuentos

short wave N — (Rad) onda f corta

* * *
[ʃɔːrt, ʃɔːt]
I
adjective -er, -est
1) (of length, height, distance) <hair/skirt/grass> corto; <person> bajo

they only live a short way off o away — viven muy cerca

we've only got a short way to go — ya nos falta poco (para llegar)

2)
a) (brief) <visit/vacation/trip> corto

the days are getting shorter — los días van acortándose

a short time ago — hace poco (tiempo)

a short while ago — hace poco rato, hace un ratito (fam)

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

short and sweet — (set phrase)

her visit was short and sweet — su visita fue corta: lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno

b) (Ling) <vowel/syllable> breve
c)

in short — (briefly) (as linker) en resumen, resumiendo

3) (brusque, impatient) <manner> brusco, cortante

she has a short temper — tiene muy mal genio

4) (inadequate, deficient) escaso

to be in short supply — escasear

time is getting short — queda poco tiempo, se está acabando el tiempo

we're/they're still short six people (AmE) o (BrE) six people short — todavía nos/les faltan seis personas

(to be) short OF something/somebody: we're very short of time estamos muy cortos or escasos de tiempo; they were short of staff no tenían suficiente personal; do you get short of breath? ¿se queda sin aliento?; 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; nothing short of a miracle can save us now — sólo un milagro nos puede salvar


II
adverb
1) (suddenly, abruptly)

he cut short his vacation — interrumpió sus vacaciones

he stopped short when he saw me — se paró en seco cuando me vio

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 — (need toilet) (colloq)

I was caught short at the station — me entraron unas ganas terribles de ir al baño or al servicio en la estación

2) (below target, requirement)

to fall short — \<\<shell/arrow\>\> quedarse corto

to fall short OF something: we fell short of our target no alcanzamos nuestro objetivo; to fall ... short OF something: the arrow fell several meters short of its target la flecha cayó a varios metros del blanco; to go short (OF something): we never went short of food nunca nos faltó la comida; my patience is running short — se me está acabando or agotando la paciencia


III
noun
1) (Elec) cortocircuito m, corto m
2) (Cin) cortometraje m, corto m
3) (drink) (BrE) copa de bebida alcohólica de las que se sirven en pequeñas cantidades, como el whisky o el coñac
4) shorts pl
a) (short trousers) shorts mpl, pantalones mpl cortos

a pair of shorts — unos shorts

bathing shorts — traje m de baño, bañador m (Esp)

b) (men's underwear) (AmE) calzoncillos mpl

IV
1.
intransitive verb (Elec) hacer* un cortocircuito

2.
vt provocar* un cortocircuito en
Phrasal Verbs:

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