short
[ʃɔ:t]adjective
| 1. | [generally]
corto ( f
corta)
a short time ago hace poco |
| 2. | [not tall] bajo ( f baja) |
| 3. | [curt]
to be short (with somebody) ser seco ( f seca)(con alguien) to have a short temper tener mal genio |
| 4. | [lacking]
escaso ( f
escasa)
to be short on something no andar sobrado de algo to be short of estar or andar mal de we're a chair/pound short nos falta una silla/libra to be short of breath estar sin aliento |
| 5. | [be shorter form]
to be short for ser el diminutivo de |
short
[ʃɔ:t]adverb
| 1. | [out of]
we are running short of water se nos está acabando el agua |
| 2. | [suddenly, abruptly]
to cut something short interrumpir algo we had to cut short our trip to Cyprus tuvimos que interrumpir nuestro viaje a Chipre to stop short parar en seco or de repente to bring or pull somebody up short hacer a alguien parar en seco |
short
[ʃɔ:t]noun
| 1. | (UK) [alcoholic drink] chupito m |
| 2. | [film] cortometraje m |
shorts
plural noun
| 1. | [generally] pantalones mpl cortos, shorts mpl |
| 2. | (US) [underwear] calzoncillos mpl |
for short
adverb
para abreviar
in short
adverb
en resumen, en pocas palabras
nothing short of
preposition
it was nothing short of madness/a disgrace fue una auténtica locura/vergüenza
short of
preposition
| 1. | [just before]
cerca de
just short of the cliff casi al bordo del precipicio |
| 2. | [without]
short of asking, I can't see how you'll find out salvo que preguntes, no sé cómo lo vas a averiguar |
