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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…

Veja também: cut short, short 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

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

short-arse SUBST Brit calão

short-arse

bas-du-cul m calão

short account SUBST FINAN

short account

position f vendeur

short-haul ADJ AERONÁUT

short-haul

court-courrier

short suit SUBST

short suit

couleur f courte

short-lived [Brit ʃɔːtˈlɪvd, americ ˌʃɔrtˈlɪvd] ADJ

short-lived triumph, success, happiness

bref/brève, de courte durée

short-lived effect, phenomenon

passager/-ère

to be short-lived

ne pas durer longtemps

short exchange SUBST FINAN

short exchange

papier m court

short-haired [Brit ʃɔːtˈhɛːd, americ ˌʃɔrtˈhɛrd] ADJ

short-haired person

aux cheveux courts

short-haired animal

à poil ras

short-termism [Brit, americ ˌʃɔrtˈtərmɪzəm] SUBST

short-termism

court-termisme m

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Traduções para shortest no dicionário inglês»francês

I.short [ʃɔ:t, americ ʃɔ:rt] ADJ

1. short (not long):

short

court(e)

to be short for sth

être à court de qc

2. short (not tall):

short

petit(e)

3. short (not far):

short distance

pas très loin

at short range

à courte portée

4. short (brief):

short

bref(brève)

short memory

court(e)

at short notice

dans un bref délai

in the short term

à court terme

short and sweet

aussi rapide qu'un éclair

5. short (not enough):

to be in short supply of sth

manquer de qc

to be short on brains

ne pas en avoir beaucoup dans la cervelle

to be short of breath

être essoufflé

to be short (of cash) coloq

être sur la corde raide

to be short of space

être à l'étroit

to be short of time

ne pas avoir assez de temps

6. short:

to be short with sb

manquer de patience avec qn

Expressões:

the short answer is ‘no’

en un mot c'est ‘non’

to have a short fuse

démarrer au quart de tour

to get short shrift from sb

se faire envoyer sur les roses

to make short shrift of sth

ne pas traîner avec qc

to draw the short straw

tirer à la courte paille

to make short work of sb

ne faire qu'une bouchée de qn

to make short work of sth

se dépêcher de faire qc

II.short [ʃɔ:t, americ ʃɔ:rt] SUBST

1. short CINEMA (genre):

short

court métrage m

2. short coloq ELETRÓN:

short

court-circuit m

3. short Brit coloq (alcohol):

short

alcool m fort

III.short [ʃɔ:t, americ ʃɔ:rt] ADV

short to stop:

short

net

to stop short of doing sth

se retenir de faire qc

to cut short

abréger

to cut sb short

couper la parole à qn

to go short of sth

manquer de qc

to run short of sth

se trouver à court de qc

to be caught short

être pris d'un besoin pressant

to be caught short (need money)

être à court d'argent

Expressões:

in short

en bref

short story SUBST

short story

nouvelle f

short film SUBST

short film

court-métrage m

short pastry SUBST

short pastry

pâte f brisée

short-sleeved ADJ

short-sleeved

à manches courtes

short wave SUBST

short wave

ondes fpl courtes

short-wave signal

signal m en ondes courtes

short-wave radio/receiver

radio f /récepteur m à ondes courtes

short-staffed ADJ Aus, Brit

to be short-staffed

être en sous-effectif

short-range ADJ

1. short-range MILITAR:

short-range missile

de courte portée

2. short-range (not long-range):

short-range estimate, weather forecast

à court terme

short-lived ADJ

short-lived happiness:

short-lived

de courte durée

short-term ADJ

short-term loan, policy, memory:

short-term

à court terme

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to be on long-term/short-term loan

avoir un prêt à long/court terme

to cut a long story short

en bref

to rest for a short spell

se reposer un petit moment

short-/long-sleeved shirt

chemise à manches courtes/longues

it's nothing short of great/madness

c'est génial/de la folie ni plus ni moins

for a short/long period of time

pour une courte/longue période

she looks better with short hair

elle est mieux les cheveux courts

she looks best with her hair short

c'est avec les cheveux courts qu'elle est le mieux

I've (only) known her a short while

je la connais depuis peu

to come (by) the shortest way

venir par le chemin le plus court