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short

adjectiveshort /ʃɔrt/
≠long; small in length
court/courte , petit/-ite

The skirt is too short.
La jupe est trop courte.

a short piece of string
un petit bout de ficelle

short hair
cheveux courts
≠long; quick or brief
court/courte , petit/-ite

a short walk in the woods
une petite promenade dans les bois

The movie was short.
Le film était court.
≠tall; (of a person) small in height
petit/-ite

a short, plump lady
une petite dame replète
≠long; expressed or written using few words or letters
court/courte , bref/brève , concis/-ise

a short word beginning with 'b'
un mot court commençant par un "b"

a short speech
un bref discours
short for
a short version of
diminutif (n m)

Sam is short for Samantha or Samuel.
Sam est le diminutif de Samantha ou Samuel.
=curt; rude and impatient in the way you speak to sb
sec/sèche

He was a little short with her.
Il a été un peu sec avec elle.
not having enough
à court de , qui manque de

short of money/food/time
à court d'argent / de nourriture / qui manque de temps
at short notice
without much warning
à la dernière minute

It's a job where you can be asked to go somewhere at very short notice.
C'est un travail où on peut vous demander d'aller quelque part à la dernière minute.

short

adverbshort /ʃɔrt/
not quite reaching a particular point
en dessous de , pas loin de

The final total came in just short of a million.
Le total final arrrive juste en dessous d'un milllion.
cut short
to stop sth earlier than planned
écourter

The singer has been forced to cut short her world tour.
La chanteuse a été obligée d'écourter sa tournée mondiale.
fall short of
to not reach a particular goal or standard
répondre aux attentes de

redevelopment plans that fell short of expectations
des projets de réaménagement qui n'ont pas répondu aux attentes
run short (of sth)
(of a supply) to not have much left
être à court de

We're running short of paper for the photocopier.
Nous sommes à court de papier pour le photocopieur.
short of
=besides; indicates the most extreme thing you could do
à moins de

Short of resigning, I have very few choices.
A moins de démissionner, j'ai très peu de choix.

(Translation of “short” from the GLOBAL English-French Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

short

adjective /ʃoːt/

› not long

court
You look nice with your hair short
Do you think my dress is too short?

› not tall; smaller than usual

petit
a short man.

› not lasting long; brief

court
a short film
in a very short time
I’ve a very short memory for details.

› not as much as it should be

manquant
When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.

› (with of) not having enough (money etc)

à court de
Most of us are short of money these days.

› (of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.

brisé
shortness noun

›

brièveté
shortage /-tidʒ/ noun

› a lack; the state of not having enough

manque, pénurie
a shortage of water.
shorten verb

› to make or become shorter

raccourcir
The dress is too long – we’ll have to shorten it.
shortening noun

› (especially American) the fat used for making pastry.

graisse végétale
shortly adverb

› soon

bientôt
He will be here shortly
Shortly after that, the police arrived.
shorts noun plural

› short trousers for men or women

shorts
a pair of shorts.
shortbread noun

› a kind of crisp, crumbling biscuit.

sablé
short-change verb

› to cheat (a buyer) by giving him too little change.

tromper qqn en rendant la monnaie
short circuit (short-circuit)

›

court-circuit
shortcoming noun

› a fault

défaut
You’ll have to forgive his shortcomings.
shortcut noun

› a quicker way between two places

raccourci
I’m in a hurry – I’ll take a shortcut across the field.
shorthand noun

› a method of writing rapidly, using strokes, dots etc to represent sounds.

sténographie
short-handed adjective

› having fewer workers than are necessary or usual.

à court de main-d’œuvre
short-list noun

› a list of candidates selected from the total number of applicants for a job etc.

liste des candidats sélectionnés
short-lived /-ˈlivd, (American) -ˈlaivd/ adjective

› living or lasting only for a short time

éphémère
short-lived insects
short-lived enthusiasm.
short-range adjective

› not reaching a long distance

à courte portée
short-range missiles.

› not covering a long time

à court terme
a short-range weather forecast.
short-sighted adjective

› seeing clearly only things that are near

myope
I don’t recognize people at a distance because I’m short-sighted.
short-sightedly adverb

›

sans prévoyance
short-sightedness noun

›

myopie; imprévoyance
short-tempered adjective

› easily made angry

irritable
My husband is very short-tempered in the mornings.
short-term adjective

› concerned only with the near future

à court terme
short-term plans.

› lasting only a short time

à court terme
a short-term loan.
by a short head

› by a very small amount

de justesse
His horse won by a short head.
for short

› as an abbreviation

pour abréger
His name is Victor, but we call him Vic for short.
go short

› to cause oneself not to have enough of something

manquer (de)
Save this carton for tomorrow, or else we’ll go short (of milk).
in short

› in a few words

bref
In short, we desperately need to increase sales.
in short supply

› not available in sufficient quantity

en quantité réduite
Fresh vegetables are in short supply.
make short work of

› to dispose of very quickly

expédier
The children made short work of the ice-cream.
run short

› (of a supply) to become insufficient

commencer à manquer (de)
Our money is running short.

› (with of) not to have enough

être à court de
We’re running short of money.
short and sweet

›

clair et net
His reply was short and sweet: ‘Get out!’ he shouted.
short for

› an abbreviation of

abréviation de
‘Phone’ is short for ‘telephone’
What is ‘Ltd.’ short for?
short of

› not as far as or as much as

presque; juste avant
Our total came to just short of $1,000
We stopped five miles short of London.

short

adverb

› not as far as intended

ne pas atteindre
The shot fell short.

(Translation of “short” from the PASSWORD English-French Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

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