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I.short [Brit ʃɔːt, americ ʃɔrt] ADJ

1. short (not long-lasting):

short time, stay, conversation, speech, period

breve

short course

di breve durata

short memory, chapter

corto

a short time ago

poco tempo fa

that was a short hour, month

quest'ora è volata, questo mese è volato

in four short years

nel breve spazio di quattro anni

to work shorter hours

lavorare meno ore

the days are getting shorter

le giornate si stanno accorciando

to go for a short walk

andare a fare una breve passeggiata or due passi

the meeting was short and sweet

la riunione è stata rapida e indolore

let's keep it short (and sweet)

facciamo una cosa rapida (e indolore)!

the short answer is that …

per farla breve …

2. short:

short (not of great length) animal's coat, fur, hair, dress, stick

corto

short (very short) animal's coat, fur, hair

raso

short distance

breve

the suit is too short in the sleeves

le maniche del vestito sono troppo corte

to have one's hair cut short

farsi tagliare i capelli corti

to win by a short head (riding)

vincere di mezza testa

3. short (not tall):

short person

basso

4. short (scarce):

short water, food

scarso

to be in short supply

essere a corto di riserve

food, coal is getting short

il cibo, il carbone comincia a scarseggiare

time is getting short

il tempo sta per finire

5. short (inadequate):

short rations

insufficiente

we're short by three

ce ne mancano tre

he gave me a short measure (in shop)

mi ha fregato sul peso

6. short (lacking):

I am, he is short of sth

mi, gli manca qc

to be short on person: talent, tact

mancare di

to go short of clothes, money, food

essere a corto di

my wages are £30 short

ho preso 30 sterline in meno sullo stipendio

I don't want you to go short

non voglio che ti manchi qualcosa

I'm running short of sth

sto esaurendo qc

7. short (in abbreviation):

Tom is short for Thomas

Tom è il diminutivo di Thomas

this is Nicholas, Nick for short!

ti presento Nicholas, per gli amici Nick

8. short mai attrib. (abrupt):

short person, personality

brusco, burbero

short laugh

breve

to be short with sb

essere brusco con qn

9. short LINGUÍS:

short vowel

breve

10. short ECON:

short bill

a breve scadenza

short loan, credit

a breve termine

short seller

allo scoperto

11. short CULIN:

short pastry

frolla

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

short stop

improvvisamente

to stop short of doing

fermarsi un attimo prima di fare, stare quasi per fare

cut short sth, cut sth short holiday, visit, discussion

accorciare, abbreviare

to cut the conversation short

tagliare corto

cut sb short

interrompere qn

III.in short ADV

in short

in breve

in short

gbrevemente

IV.short of PREP

1. short of (just before):

short of

un po' prima di

the ball landed (just) short of the green

la palla è caduta (appena) un po' prima del green

2. short of (just less than):

short of

poco meno di

a little short of £1, 000

un po' meno di 1.000 sterline

that's nothing short of blackmail!

non è altro che un ricatto!

3. short of (except):

short of

a meno di

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

a meno di non chiuderlo in casa, non posso impedirgli di andarsene

V.short [Brit ʃɔːt, americ ʃɔrt] SUBST

1. short (drink):

short

cicchetto m

2. short ELETRÓN:

short, also short circuit

corto m (circuito)

3. short CINEMA:

short

cortometraggio m

4. short ECON (deficit):

short

ammanco m

short

deficit m

5. short ECON (on stock exchange):

short

titolo m di stato a breve termine

VI.shorts SUBST

shorts npl:

shorts

shorts m

shorts

pantaloncini m

shorts (underwear)

mutande f da uomo

a pair of (tennis) shorts

un paio di pantaloncini (da tennis)

VII.also short-circuit VERBO trans ELETRÓN

also short-circuit

cortocircuitare

VIII.also short-circuit VERBO intr ELETRÓN

also short-circuit

fare cortocircuito

IX.short [Brit ʃɔːt, americ ʃɔrt]

to have a short temper, to be short-tempered

essere irascibile

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

tenere qn in pugno

to make short work of sth, sb

liquidare qc, qn in fretta

to bring or pull sb up short

cogliere qn di sorpresa

to sell oneself short

sottovalutarsi

to fall short

essere insufficiente or non bastare

to be taken or caught short

essere colto di sorpresa or preso alla sprovvista

the long and short of it is that they…

il succo del discorso è che loro…

short story [Brit, americ ʃɔrt ˈstɔri] SUBST LIT

short story

racconto m

short story

short story f

short-sightedness [Brit ˌʃɔːtˈsʌɪtɪdnəs, americ ˌʃɔrtˈsaɪdɪdnəs] SUBST

1. short-sightedness:

short-sightedness

miopia f

2. short-sightedness fig:

short-sightedness

miopia f

short-sightedness

mancanza f di perspicacia (about riguardo a)

short-arse [Brit, americ ˈʃɔrdɑrs] SUBST Brit coloq

short-arse

culo m basso

short circuit [Brit, americ ʃɔrt ˈsərkət] SUBST

short circuit

cortocircuito m

short-winded [Brit, americ ˌʃɔrtˈwɪndəd] ADJ

to be short-winded

avere il fiato corto

short-sleeved [Brit ˌʃɔːtˈsliːvd, americ ˌʃɔrtˈslivd] ADJ

short-sleeved

con le, a maniche corte

short wave [Brit, americ ˈʃɔrtweɪv] SUBST

1. short wave:

short wave

onda f corta

2. short wave before subst:

short-wave radio

a onde corte

short-wave broadcast

su onde corte

I.short-term [Brit ˌʃɔːtˈtəːm, americ ˈʃɔrt ˈˌtərm] ADJ

short-term

a breve termine, a breve scadenza also ECON

II.short term SUBST

in the short term (looking to future)

a breve termine

in the short term (looking to past)

per un breve periodo

short film SUBST

short film

cortometraggio m

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Traduções para short no dicionário inglês»italiano

I.short [ʃɔ:rt] ADJ

1. short (not long):

short

corto, -a

2. short (not tall):

short

basso, -a

3. short (brief):

short

breve

short memory

corto, -a

4. short (not enough):

short

scarso, -a

to be short [or run] on time/money

aver poco tempo/pochi soldi

to be short on brains coloq

aver poco cervello

to be short of breath

essere senza fiato

to be in short supply

scarseggiare

5. short LINGUÍS:

short vowel

breve

6. short (brusque):

short

brusco, -a

to be short with sb

essere brusco con qu

II.short [ʃɔ:rt] SUBST

1. short CINEMA:

short

cortometraggio m

2. short coloq ELETRÓN:

short

cortocircuito m

III.short [ʃɔ:rt] ADV

1. short (abruptly):

to cut short

interrompere di colpo

to stop sth/sb short

fermare qc/qu di colpo

2. short (below the standard):

to fall short

non essere sufficiente

to fall short of sth

essere al di sotto di qc

short-staffed ADJ

short-staffed

a corto di personale

short story SUBST

short story

racconto m

short-sleeved ADJ

short-sleeved

a maniche corte

cut short VERBO trans

to cut sth short

abbreviare qc

to cut sb short

interrompere qu

short-order ADJ

short-order cook

cuoco addetto alla preparazione di pasti rapidi

short-tempered ADJ

short-tempered

irascibile

short-lived ADJ

short-lived

effimero, -a

short circuit SUBST

short circuit

cortocircuito m

cut short VERBO

Entrada criada por um utilizador

to cut sth short (conversation, visit)

accorciare qc

short Exemplos do Dicionário PONS (verificados pela redação)

to play a long/short set

suonare a lungo/per poco

for a short/long period of time

per un breve/lungo periodo di tempo

it takes a long/short time

ci vuole molto/poco tempo

to be on short time

avere un orario ridotto

in a short space of time

in un breve lasso di tempo

to have a short fuse

saltare per niente

to be short [or run] on time/money

aver poco tempo/pochi soldi

you've drawn the short straw

ti è andata male

short article in a newspaper

trafiletto

short skirts are in this year

quest'anno vanno le gonne corte

Exemplos unilingues (não verificados pela redação)

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The policy of tenement demolition is now considered to have been short-sighted, wasteful and largely unsuccessful.

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The research is clear - a trusted advisor with a personal F2F relationship wins both short term and long term.

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

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

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Radiation pressure from the star will push the dust particles away into interstellar space over a relatively short timescale.

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

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

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In other words, below-the-line sales promotion is an immediate or delayed incentive to purchase, expressed in cash or in kind, and having only a short term or temporary duration.

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

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His short stories were known for their harsh description of nature based on his experience of exile in Siberia.

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