short

[ʃɔːt] 1. adj

(not long) krótki; (not tall) niski; (curt) szorstki

2. n

film m krótkometrażowy

money is short — brakuje pieniędzy

we are short of staff — brakuje nam personelu

I'm three pounds short — mam o trzy funty za mało, brakuje mi trzech funtów

in short — jednym słowem

meat/petrol is in short supply — brakuje mięsa/benzyny

short of sth/doing sth — bez posuwania się do +gen

it is short for … — to skrót od +gen

a short time ago — niedawno (temu)

in the short term — na krótką metę

to cut short — speech ucinać (uciąć perf); visit skracać (skrócić perf)

everything short of … — wszystko z wyjątkiem +gen

to fall short of expectations — zawodzić (zawieść perf) oczekiwania

we were running short of food — zaczynało nam brakować żywności

to stop short — (nagle) przestać (perf) or przerwać (perf)

to stop short of — powstrzymywać się (powstrzymać się perf) przed +instr

See also:

- shorts

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[ʃo:t] 1. adjective

1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) krótki

2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) niski

3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) krótki

4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) na minusie, za mało

5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) odczuwający brak

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

2. adverb

1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) nagle

2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) za blisko

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- shortness

- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb

(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) wyselekcjonować

- short-lived

- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of