soort dans le dictionnaire italien Oxford-Paravia

Traductions de soort dans le dictionnaire anglais»italien

I.short [GB ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADJ

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 ÉCON:

short bill

a breve scadenza

short loan, credit

a breve termine

short seller

allo scoperto

11. short CULIN:

short pastry

frolla

II.short [GB ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADV (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 ADV

in short

in breve

in short

gbrevemente

IV.short of PRÉP

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 [GB ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] SUBST

1. short (drink):

short

cicchetto m

2. short ELEC:

short, also short circuit

corto m (circuito)

3. short CINÉ:

short

cortometraggio m

4. short ÉCON (deficit):

short

ammanco m

short

deficit m

5. short ÉCON (on stock exchange):

short

titolo m di stato a breve termine

VI.shorts SUBST

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 VERBE trans ELEC

also short-circuit

cortocircuitare

VIII.also short-circuit VERBE intr ELEC

also short-circuit

fare cortocircuito

IX.short [GB ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt]

to have a short temper, to be short-tempered

essere irascibile

to have sb by the short hairs Am fam , to have sb by the short and curlies GB fam

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-sightedness [GB ˌʃɔːtˈsʌɪtɪdnəs, Am ˌʃɔrtˈsaɪdɪdnəs] SUBST

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 [GB, Am ˈʃɔrdɑrs] SUBST GB fam

short-arse

culo m basso

short circuit [GB, Am ʃɔrt ˈsərkət] SUBST

short circuit

cortocircuito m

short-winded [GB, Am ˌʃɔrtˈwɪndəd] ADJ

to be short-winded

avere il fiato corto

short-sleeved [GB ˌʃɔːtˈsliːvd, Am ˌʃɔrtˈslivd] ADJ

short-sleeved

con le, a maniche corte

short division [Am ʃɔrt dəˈvɪʒən] SUBST MATH

short division

divisione f in riga

short trousers SUBST npl

short trousers

pantaloncini mpl

short-change [GB ˌʃɔːtˈtʃeɪndʒ, Am ˌʃɔrtˈtʃeɪn(d)ʒ] VERBE trans

short-change shop assistant:

short-change shopper

dare il resto sbagliato a

short-change fig associate, investor

truffare, imbrogliare

short-lived [GB ʃɔːtˈlɪvd, Am ˌʃɔrtˈlɪvd] ADJ

short-lived triumph, success

breve, di breve durata

short-lived effect, phenomenon, happiness

passeggero

to be short-lived

avere vita breve

soort dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de soort dans le dictionnaire anglais»italien

I.short [ʃɔ:rt] ADJ

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 fam

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] SUBST

1. short CINÉ:

short

cortometraggio m

2. short fam ELEC:

short

cortocircuito m

III.short [ʃɔ:rt] ADV

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 ADJ

short-staffed

a corto di personale

short-sleeved ADJ

short-sleeved

a maniche corte

cut short VERBE trans

to cut sth short

abbreviare qc

to cut sb short

interrompere qu

short-order ADJ

short-order cook

cuoco addetto alla preparazione di pasti rapidi

short-tempered ADJ

short-tempered

irascibile

short-lived ADJ

short-lived

effimero, -a

short circuit SUBST

short circuit

cortocircuito m

short shrift [ʃrɪft] SUBST

to get short shrift from sb

farsi liquidare in fretta da qu

to give short shrift to sb

liquidare in fretta qu

to give short shrift to sth

liquidare in fretta qc

cut short VERBE

Entrée d'utilisateur

to cut sth short (conversation, visit)

accorciare qc