short en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.short <shorter shortest> [ingl. am. ʃɔrt, ingl. brit. ʃɔːt] ADJ.

1. short (of length, height, distance):

short hair/skirt/grass
corto
short person
bajo
that dress is too short for her
ese vestido le queda demasiado corto
he's shorter than her
él es más bajo que ella
what's the shortest route to town?
¿cúal es el camino más corto a la ciudad?
you were still in short pants or ingl. brit. trousers
aún llevabas pantalones cortos or andabas de pantalón corto
they only live a short way off or away
viven muy cerca
we've only got a short way to go
ya nos falta poco (para llegar)
to get sb by the short hairs or ingl. brit. also by the short and curlies coloq.
pillar or agarrar or pescar a alguien coloq.
to have sb by the short hairs or ingl. brit. also by the short and curlies coloq.
tener agarrado a alguien coloq.

2.1. short (brief):

short visit/vacation/trip
corto
the days are getting shorter
los días van acortándose
they're striking for shorter hours
están de huelga porque quieren una reducción de la jornada laboral
a short time ago
hace poco (tiempo)
a short while ago
hace poco rato
a short while ago
hace un ratito coloq.
we've only lived here for a short time or while
hace poco (tiempo) que vivimos aquí
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
I'll keep this short and to the point
iré al grano
short and sweet her visit was short and sweet
su visita fue corta: lo bueno si breve dos veces bueno …

4. short (inadequate, deficient):

short
escaso
the troops were on short rations
las raciones de las tropas eran escasas
to be in short supply
escasear
he was fined for giving short weight
lo multaron por no dar el peso exacto
time is getting short
queda poco tiempo
time is getting short
se está acabando el tiempo
I'm a bit short just now
ando algo corto or escaso or apurado de dinero en este momento
we're/they're still six people short or ingl. am. also short six people
todavía nos/les faltan seis personas
the throw was short by several meters
el tiro se quedó corto varios metros
(to be) short of sth/sb we're very short of time
estamos muy cortos or escasos de tiempo
(to be) short of sth/sb we're very short of time
tenemos muy poco tiempo
they were short of staff
no tenían suficiente personal
do you get short of breath?
¿se queda sin aliento?
five miles short of our destination
a cinco millas de nuestro destino
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
it would be nothing short of a miracle
sería un verdadero or un auténtico milagro
nothing short of a miracle can save us now
solo un milagro nos puede salvar
it would be nothing short of disastrous
no sería ni más ni menos que un desastre
nothing short of a full apology will satisfy him
solo con una disculpa como Dios manda se quedará satisfecho
short of asking him outright, I don't know how you can find out
salvo que or a menos que le preguntes directamente, no sé cómo podrás averiguarlo
to be short on sth coloq. he's a bit short on brains
es algo corto (de entendederas) coloq.
they're not short on enthusiasm
no les falta entusiasmo

II.short [ingl. am. ʃɔrt, ingl. brit. ʃɔːt] ADV.

1. short (suddenly, abruptly):

he cut me short
me interrumpió
he cut me short
no me dejó terminar
he cut short his vacation
interrumpió sus vacaciones
he stopped short when he saw me
se paró en seco cuando me vio
the train stopped just short of the obstruction
el tren se paró justo antes del obstáculo
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 we were caught short by an unexpected influx of visitors
la inesperada llegada de turistas nos pilló desprevenidos
to be caught short we were caught short by an unexpected influx of visitors
la inesperada llegada de turistas nos cogió desprevenidos esp Esp.
to be caught or ingl. brit. also taken short coloq. I was caught short at the station
me entraron unas ganas terribles de ir al baño or al servicio en la estación

2. short (below target, requirement):

to fall short shell/arrow:
quedarse corto
where they fall short is …
en lo que fallan es …
to fall short of sth we fell short of our target
no alcanzamos nuestro objetivo
their quality falls short of our requirements
la calidad de sus productos está por debajo de nuestras exigencias or no está a la altura de lo que exigimos
to fall … short of sth the arrow fell several meters short of its target
la flecha cayó a varios metros del blanco
his performance fell well short of our expectations
su actuación estuvo muy por debajo de lo que esperábamos
to go short (of sth) we never went short of food
nunca nos faltó la comida
her parents never let her go short (of money)
sus padres no permiten que le falte nada/que le falte dinero
I went short of many things to pay that bill
tuve que privarme de muchas cosas para pagar esa cuenta
my patience is running short
se me está acabando or agotando la paciencia
we're running short of coffee
se nos está acabando el café
we're running short of coffee
nos estamos quedando sin café

III.short [ingl. am. ʃɔrt, ingl. brit. ʃɔːt] SUST.

IV.short [ingl. am. ʃɔrt, ingl. brit. ʃɔːt] V. intr. ELECTR.

V.short [ingl. am. ʃɔrt, ingl. brit. ʃɔːt] V. trans.

Véase también: sell

I.sell <pret. & part. pas. sold> [ingl. am. sɛl, ingl. brit. sɛl] V. trans.

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1.1. sell goods/house/shares/player/insurance:

sell
vender
we don't sell batteries
no vendemos pilas
“sell by 11.4.12”
“fecha límite de venta: 11-4-12”
to sell one's body
vender el cuerpo
to sell sth to sb, to sell sb sth
venderle algo a alguien
to sell one's soul to the devil
venderle el alma al diablo
to sell sth for sth
vender algo en or por algo
they sold the painting for $2, 000
vendieron el cuadro en or por 2.000 dólares
to sell sth at sth they are selling it at half price/at $320/at a discount
lo están vendiendo a mitad de precio/a 320 dólares/con descuento
to sell sth at a loss
vender algo perdiendo dinero
they sell them at a profit
sacan un margen de ganancia al venderlos

II.sell <pret. & part. pas. sold> [ingl. am. sɛl, ingl. brit. sɛl] V. intr.

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III.sell [ingl. am. sɛl, ingl. brit. sɛl] SUST.

short-handed [ingl. am. ˌʃɔrtˈhændəd, ingl. brit.] ADJ.

short-haired [ingl. am. ˌʃɔrtˈhɛrd, ingl. brit. ʃɔːtˈhɛːd] ADJ.

short-stay [ingl. am. ˌʃɔrtˈsteɪ, ingl. brit.] ADJ. atrbv. ingl. brit.

short-range [ingl. am. ˈʃɔrt ˈˌreɪndʒ, ingl. brit.] ADJ.

short-staffed [ingl. am., ingl. brit. ʃɔːtˈstɑːft] ADJ.

short-sleeved [ingl. am. ˌʃɔrtˈslivd, ingl. brit. ˌʃɔːtˈsliːvd] ADJ.

short-lived [ingl. am. ˌʃɔrtˈlɪvd, ingl. brit. ʃɔːtˈlɪvd] ADJ.

I.short list [ingl. am. ˈʃɔrt ˌlɪst, ingl. brit. ˈʃɔːtlɪst] SUST.

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short en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de short en el diccionario inglés»español

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I.short [ʃɔ:t, ingl. am. ʃɔ:rt] ADJ.

II.short [ʃɔ:t, ingl. am. ʃɔ:rt] SUST.

III.short [ʃɔ:t, ingl. am. ʃɔ:rt] ADV.

short-change [ˌʃɔ:tˈtʃeɪndʒ, ingl. am. ˌʃɔ:rtˈ-] V. trans.

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short-dated [ˌʃɔ:tˈdeɪtɪd, ingl. am. ˌʃɔ:rtˈdeɪt̬ɪd] ADJ.

short-haul [ˈʃɔ:thɔ:l, ingl. am. ˈʃɔ:rthɑ:l] ADJ.

short Ejemplos de uso en el diccionario PONS (revisados por la redacción)

for a short/long period of time
durante un corto/largo período de tiempo
it takes a long/short time
se tarda mucho/poco
in a short space of time
en un breve espacio de tiempo
in the short/long term
a corto/largo plazo
to play a long/short set
tocar durante mucho/poco tiempo
to have one's hair cut very short
raparse el pelo (cortar)
this road cuts short our route considerably
por este camino atajamos mucho
she got married in a short dress
se ha casado de corto
to be as thick as two short planks
no tener dos dedos de frente coloq.
the dress is too short on her
el vestido le queda zancón
inglés americano

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés
These types are designed for reliability, and, in case of failure, to fail safely (open-, rather than short-circuit).
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In short, the purpose of espionage is to gather knowledge about (an) organization(s).
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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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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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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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This may also free up short supplies of summer time water for other beneficial uses.
en.wikipedia.org
They then go out and recruit for the position and provide us with a short-list of three potential candidates for us to consider.
www.smartcompany.com.au
At first the vet thought he was a pigmy hedgehog which are quite common -- they have a short nose and just four toes.
www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk
The policy of tenement demolition is now considered to have been short-sighted, wasteful and largely unsuccessful.
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