short

short
adj.
1 corto(a) (physically) ; bajo(a) (persona), chaparro(a) (México), petiso(a) (R.Plata)
2 corto(a), breve (in time)
3 seco(a) (abrupt)
4 escaso(a) (insufficient, lacking)
5 pequeño, corto, pequeño de tamaño, chaparro.
6 irritable.
adv.
1 (subitamente)
to stop short pararse en seco
to bring somebody up short dejar paralizado(a) a alguien
2 (en distancia, duración)
they stopped short of… no llegaron a…
to cut something/somebody short interrumpir algo/a alguien
3 (escaso)
to go short pasar privaciones
to go short of something andar escaso(a) de algo
4 (expresar insuficiencia)
we are running short of coffee se nos está terminando el café
to fall short quedarse corto(a)
to fall short of no alcanzar (target, standard, expectations)
to sell somebody short (sentido figurado) estafar a alguien (cheat)
I was taken o caught short me entraron muchas ganas de ir al cuarto de baño
5 en seco, de repente, abruptamente, al descubierto.
6
in short en resumen, en concreto, abreviadamente, en compendio.
intj.
in short total.
s.
1 (familiar)
2 corto, cortometraje (short film)
3 chupito (drink) (británico)
4 cortocircuito (short circuit)
5 abreviatura.
v.
poner en cortocircuito.
(pt & pp shorted)

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