SHORT-TEMPERED - Tradução inglês-francês

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short-tempered ADJ

short-tempered (by nature)

coléreux/-euse, soupe au lait coloq

short-tempered after subst (temporarily)

irritable

I. short [Brit ʃɔːt, americ ʃɔrt] SUBST

1. short (drink):

short

alcool m fort

2. short ELETRÓN → short circuit

3. short CINEMA:

short

court métrage m

4. short FINAN (deficit):

short

manque m

short

déficit m

5. short FINAN (on stock exchange):

short

vente f à découvert

II. shorts SUBST

shorts subst pl:

shorts

short m

shorts (underwear)

caleçon m

a pair of (tennis) shorts

un short (de tennis)

III. short [Brit ʃɔːt, americ ʃɔrt] ADJ

1. short (not long-lasting):

short time, stay, memory, period

court

short atrib course

de courte durée

short conversation, speech, chapter

bref/brève

a short time ago

il y a peu de temps

that was a short hour/month

c'était une petite heure/un petit mois

in four short years

en quatre brèves années

to work shorter hours

travailler moins d'heures

the days are getting shorter

les jours diminuent or raccourcissent

to go for a short walk

faire une petite promenade or un petit tour

the meeting was short and sweet

la réunion a été brève

let's keep it short (and sweet)

soyons brefs!

the short answer is that …

la réponse est tout simplement que …

2. short:

short (not of great length) hair, dress, distance, stick

court

short atrib animal's coat, fur

court

short atrib (very short)

ras

the suit is too short in the sleeves

les manches du costume sont trop courtes

to have one's hair cut short

se faire couper les cheveux court

to win by a short head HIPISMO

l'emporter d'une courte tête

3. short (not tall):

short person

petit

4. short (scarce):

short water, food

difficile à trouver

to be in short supply

être difficile à trouver

food/coal is getting short

la nourriture/le charbon se fait rare

time is getting short

le temps presse

5. short (inadequate):

short rations

insuffisant

we're short by three

il nous en manque trois

he gave me a short measure (in shop)

il a triché sur le poids

6. short (lacking):

I am/he is short of sth

il me/lui manque qc

to be short on person: talent, tact

manquer de

to go short of clothes, money, food

manquer de

my wages are £30 short

il me manque 30 livres sur mon salaire

I don't want you to go short

je ne veux pas qu'il te manque quoi que ce soit

to be running short of sth

commencer à manquer de qc

7. short (in abbreviation):

Tom is short for Thomas

Tom est le diminutif de Thomas

this is Nicholas, Nick for short!

je te présente Nicholas, mais on l'appelle Nick

8. short (abrupt):

short person, personality sem atribut

brusque

short laugh

bref/brève

to be short with sb

être brusque avec qn

9. short LINGUÍS:

short vowel

bref/brève

10. short FINAN:

short bill

à courte échéance

short loan, credit

à court terme

short seller

à découvert

11. short CULIN:

short pastry

brisé

IV. short [Brit ʃɔːt, americ ʃɔrt] ADV (abruptly)

short stop

net

to stop short of doing

se retenir pour ne pas faire

V. in short ADV

in short

bref

VI. short of PREP

1. short of (just before):

short of

un peu avant

the ball landed (just) short of the green

la balle est tombée un peu avant le green

2. short of (just less than):

short of

pas loin de

a little short of £1, 000

pas loin de 1 000 livres

that's nothing short of blackmail!

c'est du chantage, ni plus ni moins!

3. short of (except):

short of

à moins de

short of locking him in, I can't stop him leaving

à moins de l'enfermer à clé, je ne peux pas l'empêcher de partir

VII. short [Brit ʃɔːt, americ ʃɔrt] VERBO trans, intr

short ELETRÓN → short circuit

VIII. short [Brit ʃɔːt, americ ʃɔrt]

to bring or pull sb up short

couper qn dans son élan

to have a short temper, to be short-tempered

être coléreux or soupe au lait coloq

to have sb by the short hairs americ coloq or short and curlies Brit coloq

tenir qn à la gorge

to sell oneself short

se sous-estimer

to make short work of sth/sb

expédier qc/qn

to be taken or caught short

être pris d'un besoin pressant

the long and short of it is that they…

en un mot (comme en cent), ils…

I. short circuit [Brit, americ ʃɔrt ˈsərkət] SUBST

short circuit

court-circuit m

II. short-circuit VERBO trans

short-circuit trans literal, fig:

short-circuit

court-circuiter

III. short-circuit VERBO intr

short-circuit intr:

short-circuit

faire court-circuit

I. cut short VERBO [Brit kʌt -, americ kət -] (cut short [sth], cut [sth] short)

cut short holiday, visit, discussion:

cut short

abréger

to cut the conversation short

couper court

II. cut short VERBO [Brit kʌt -, americ kət -] (cut [sb] short)

cut short

interrompre

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short-tempered ADJ

short-tempered

coléreux(-euse)

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inglês

francês

short-tempered ADJ

short-tempered

coléreux(-euse)

francês

inglês

emporté(e) [ɑ͂pɔʀte] ADJ

emporté(e)

short-tempered

Exemplos unilingues (não verificados pela redação)

His strict nature is caused largely by a heart condition, the medication for which has the side effect of making him short-tempered and sharp-tongued.

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He is respectful and honorable, but far too trusting and short-tempered.

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He was short-tempered and not an effective speaker despite being widely read.

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She also tends to be short-tempered and is prone to motion sickness.

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Her only weak point is that she's short-tempered.

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