short nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di short nel dizionario inglese»francese

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

1. short (drink):

short

alcool m fort

2. short ELETTR → short circuit

3. short CINEM:

short

court métrage m

4. short FIN (deficit):

short

manque m

short

déficit m

5. short FIN (on stock exchange):

short

vente f à découvert

II.shorts SOST

shorts sost pl:

shorts

short m

shorts (underwear)

caleçon m

a pair of (tennis) shorts

un short (de tennis)

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

1. short (not long-lasting):

short time, stay, memory, period

court

short attr course

de courte durée

short conversation, speech, chapter

bref/brève

a short time ago

il y a peu de temps

that was a short hour/month

c'était une petite heure/un petit mois

in four short years

en quatre brèves années

to work shorter hours

travailler moins d'heures

the days are getting shorter

les jours diminuent or raccourcissent

to go for a short walk

faire une petite promenade or un petit tour

the meeting was short and sweet

la réunion a été brève

let's keep it short (and sweet)

soyons brefs!

the short answer is that …

la réponse est tout simplement que …

2. short:

short (not of great length) hair, dress, distance, stick

court

short attr animal's coat, fur

court

short attr (very short)

ras

the suit is too short in the sleeves

les manches du costume sont trop courtes

to have one's hair cut short

se faire couper les cheveux court

to win by a short head IPP

l'emporter d'une courte tête

3. short (not tall):

short person

petit

4. short (scarce):

short water, food

difficile à trouver

to be in short supply

être difficile à trouver

food/coal is getting short

la nourriture/le charbon se fait rare

time is getting short

le temps presse

5. short (inadequate):

short rations

insuffisant

we're short by three

il nous en manque trois

he gave me a short measure (in shop)

il a triché sur le poids

6. short (lacking):

I am/he is short of sth

il me/lui manque qc

to be short on person: talent, tact

manquer de

to go short of clothes, money, food

manquer de

my wages are £30 short

il me manque 30 livres sur mon salaire

I don't want you to go short

je ne veux pas qu'il te manque quoi que ce soit

to be running short of sth

commencer à manquer de qc

7. short (in abbreviation):

Tom is short for Thomas

Tom est le diminutif de Thomas

this is Nicholas, Nick for short!

je te présente Nicholas, mais on l'appelle Nick

8. short (abrupt):

short person, personality non attr

brusque

short laugh

bref/brève

to be short with sb

être brusque avec qn

9. short LING:

short vowel

bref/brève

10. short FIN:

short bill

à courte échéance

short loan, credit

à court terme

short seller

à découvert

11. short GASTR:

short pastry

brisé

IV.short [ingl brit ʃɔːt, ingl am ʃɔrt] AVV (abruptly)

short stop

net

to stop short of doing

se retenir pour ne pas faire

V.in short AVV

in short

bref

VI.short of PREP

1. short of (just before):

short of

un peu avant

the ball landed (just) short of the green

la balle est tombée un peu avant le green

2. short of (just less than):

short of

pas loin de

a little short of £1, 000

pas loin de 1 000 livres

that's nothing short of blackmail!

c'est du chantage, ni plus ni moins!

3. short of (except):

short of

à moins de

short of locking him in, I can't stop him leaving

à moins de l'enfermer à clé, je ne peux pas l'empêcher de partir

VII.short [ingl brit ʃɔːt, ingl am ʃɔrt] VB vb trans, vb intr

short ELETTR → short circuit

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

to bring or pull sb up short

couper qn dans son élan

to have a short temper, to be short-tempered

être coléreux or soupe au lait colloq

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

tenir qn à la gorge

to sell oneself short

se sous-estimer

to make short work of sth/sb

expédier qc/qn

to be taken or caught short

être pris d'un besoin pressant

the long and short of it is that they…

en un mot (comme en cent), ils…

Vedi anche: cut short, short circuit

I.cut short VB [ingl brit kʌt -, ingl am kət -] (cut short [sth], cut [sth] short)

cut short holiday, visit, discussion:

cut short

abréger

to cut the conversation short

couper court

II.cut short VB [ingl brit kʌt -, ingl am kət -] (cut [sb] short)

cut short

interrompre

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

short circuit

court-circuit m

II.short-circuit VB vb trans

short-circuit vb trans lett, fig:

short-circuit

court-circuiter

III.short-circuit VB vb intr

short-circuit vb intr:

short-circuit

faire court-circuit

I.cut short VB [ingl brit kʌt -, ingl am kət -] (cut short [sth], cut [sth] short)

cut short holiday, visit, discussion:

cut short

abréger

to cut the conversation short

couper court

II.cut short VB [ingl brit kʌt -, ingl am kət -] (cut [sb] short)

cut short

interrompre

short-arse SOST ingl brit sl

short-arse

bas-du-cul m sl

short account SOST FIN

short account

position f vendeur

short-haul AGG AVIAZ

short-haul

court-courrier

short suit SOST

short suit

couleur f courte

short-lived [ingl brit ʃɔːtˈlɪvd, ingl am ˌʃɔrtˈlɪvd] AGG

short-lived triumph, success, happiness

bref/brève, de courte durée

short-lived effect, phenomenon

passager/-ère

to be short-lived

ne pas durer longtemps

short exchange SOST FIN

short exchange

papier m court

short-haired [ingl brit ʃɔːtˈhɛːd, ingl am ˌʃɔrtˈhɛrd] AGG

short-haired person

aux cheveux courts

short-haired animal

à poil ras

short-termism [ingl brit, ingl am ˌʃɔrtˈtərmɪzəm] SOST

short-termism

court-termisme m

short nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di short nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.short [ʃɔ:t, ingl am ʃɔ:rt] AGG

1. short (not long):

short

court(e)

to be short for sth

être à court de qc

2. short (not tall):

short

petit(e)

3. short (not far):

short distance

pas très loin

at short range

à courte portée

4. short (brief):

short

bref(brève)

short memory

court(e)

at short notice

dans un bref délai

in the short term

à court terme

short and sweet

aussi rapide qu'un éclair

5. short (not enough):

to be in short supply of sth

manquer de qc

to be short on brains

ne pas en avoir beaucoup dans la cervelle

to be short of breath

être essoufflé

to be short (of cash) colloq

être sur la corde raide

to be short of space

être à l'étroit

to be short of time

ne pas avoir assez de temps

6. short:

to be short with sb

manquer de patience avec qn

locuzioni:

the short answer is ‘no’

en un mot c'est ‘non’

to have a short fuse

démarrer au quart de tour

to get short shrift from sb

se faire envoyer sur les roses

to make short shrift of sth

ne pas traîner avec qc

to draw the short straw

tirer à la courte paille

to make short work of sb

ne faire qu'une bouchée de qn

to make short work of sth

se dépêcher de faire qc

II.short [ʃɔ:t, ingl am ʃɔ:rt] SOST

1. short CINEM (genre):

short

court métrage m

2. short colloq ELETTR:

short

court-circuit m

3. short ingl brit colloq (alcohol):

short

alcool m fort

III.short [ʃɔ:t, ingl am ʃɔ:rt] AVV

short to stop:

short

net

to stop short of doing sth

se retenir de faire qc

to cut short

abréger

to cut sb short

couper la parole à qn

to go short of sth

manquer de qc

to run short of sth

se trouver à court de qc

to be caught short

être pris d'un besoin pressant

to be caught short (need money)

être à court d'argent

locuzioni:

in short

en bref

short story SOST

short story

nouvelle f

short film SOST

short film

court-métrage m

short pastry SOST

short pastry

pâte f brisée

short-sleeved AGG

short-sleeved

à manches courtes

short wave SOST

short wave

ondes fpl courtes

short-wave signal

signal m en ondes courtes

short-wave radio/receiver

radio f /récepteur m à ondes courtes

short-staffed AGG ingl Aus, ingl brit

to be short-staffed

être en sous-effectif

short-range AGG

1. short-range MILIT:

short-range missile

de courte portée

2. short-range (not long-range):

short-range estimate, weather forecast

à court terme

short-lived AGG

short-lived happiness:

short-lived

de courte durée

short-term AGG

short-term loan, policy, memory:

short-term

à court terme

short Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

to be on long-term/short-term loan

avoir un prêt à long/court terme

to cut a long story short

en bref

to rest for a short spell

se reposer un petit moment

he got short shrift from her

elle l'a envoyé promener

short-/long-sleeved shirt

chemise à manches courtes/longues

it's nothing short of great/madness

c'est génial/de la folie ni plus ni moins

for a short/long period of time

pour une courte/longue période

she looks better with short hair

elle est mieux les cheveux courts

she looks best with her hair short

c'est avec les cheveux courts qu'elle est le mieux

I've (only) known her a short while

je la connais depuis peu

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

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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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The research is clear - a trusted advisor with a personal F2F relationship wins both short term and long term.

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

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

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

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Radiation pressure from the star will push the dust particles away into interstellar space over a relatively short timescale.

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These types are designed for reliability, and, in case of failure, to fail safely (open-, rather than short-circuit).

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She was self-conscious about her height and considered herself short, believing her body was not developing as quickly as it should.

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