short nel dizionario italiano Oxford-Paravia

Traduzioni di short nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.short [ingl brit ʃɔːt, ingl am ʃɔrt] AGG

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 LING:

short vowel

breve

10. short ECON:

short bill

a breve scadenza

short loan, credit

a breve termine

short seller

allo scoperto

11. short GASTR:

short pastry

frolla

II.short [ingl brit ʃɔːt, ingl am ʃɔrt] AVV (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 AVV

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 [ingl brit ʃɔːt, ingl am ʃɔrt] SOST

1. short (drink):

short

cicchetto m

2. short ELETTR:

short, also short circuit

corto m (circuito)

3. short CINEM:

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 SOST

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 VB vb trans ELETTR

also short-circuit

cortocircuitare

VIII.also short-circuit VB vb intr ELETTR

also short-circuit

fare cortocircuito

IX.short [ingl brit ʃɔːt, ingl am ʃɔrt]

to have a short temper, to be short-tempered

essere irascibile

to have sb by the short hairs ingl am colloq , to have sb by the short and curlies ingl brit colloq

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 [ingl brit, ingl am ʃɔrt ˈstɔri] SOST LETTER

short story

racconto m

short story

short story f

short-sightedness [ingl brit ˌʃɔːtˈsʌɪtɪdnəs, ingl am ˌʃɔrtˈsaɪdɪdnəs] SOST

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 [ingl brit, ingl am ˈʃɔrdɑrs] SOST ingl brit colloq

short-arse

culo m basso

short circuit [ingl brit, ingl am ʃɔrt ˈsərkət] SOST

short circuit

cortocircuito m

short-winded [ingl brit, ingl am ˌʃɔrtˈwɪndəd] AGG

to be short-winded

avere il fiato corto

short-sleeved [ingl brit ˌʃɔːtˈsliːvd, ingl am ˌʃɔrtˈslivd] AGG

short-sleeved

con le, a maniche corte

short wave [ingl brit, ingl am ˈʃɔrtweɪv] SOST

1. short wave:

short wave

onda f corta

2. short wave before sost:

short-wave radio

a onde corte

short-wave broadcast

su onde corte

I.short-term [ingl brit ˌʃɔːtˈtəːm, ingl am ˈʃɔrt ˈˌtərm] AGG

short-term

a breve termine, a breve scadenza also ECON

II.short term SOST

in the short term (looking to future)

a breve termine

in the short term (looking to past)

per un breve periodo

short film SOST

short film

cortometraggio m

short nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di short nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.short [ʃɔ:rt] AGG

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 colloq

aver poco cervello

to be short of breath

essere senza fiato

to be in short supply

scarseggiare

5. short LING:

short vowel

breve

6. short (brusque):

short

brusco, -a

to be short with sb

essere brusco con qu

II.short [ʃɔ:rt] SOST

1. short CINEM:

short

cortometraggio m

2. short colloq ELETTR:

short

cortocircuito m

III.short [ʃɔ:rt] AVV

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 AGG

short-staffed

a corto di personale

short story SOST

short story

racconto m

short-sleeved AGG

short-sleeved

a maniche corte

cut short VB vb trans

to cut sth short

abbreviare qc

to cut sb short

interrompere qu

short-order AGG

short-order cook

cuoco addetto alla preparazione di pasti rapidi

short-tempered AGG

short-tempered

irascibile

short-lived AGG

short-lived

effimero, -a

short circuit SOST

short circuit

cortocircuito m

cut short VB

Contributo di un utente

to cut sth short (conversation, visit)

accorciare qc

short Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

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

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

In short order, the civilians began to be deported to forced labour camps.

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This may also free up short supplies of summer time water for other beneficial uses.

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The brief says the repurchase agreement (repo) market is a major source of short-term funding in the financial system.

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

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In a short amount of time, she's shown that her telegenic appearance, brash personality and ferocious fight style are capable of enrapturing a crowd.

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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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The mine consists of a short tortuous corridor, that widens into a blotch, often between two lateral veins.

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They then go out and recruit for the position and provide us with a short-list of three potential candidates for us to consider.

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At first the vet thought he was a pigmy hedgehog which are quite common -- they have a short nose and just four toes.

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

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