short dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de short dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.short [GB ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] SUBST

1. short (drink):

short

alcool m fort

2. short ELEC → short circuit

3. short CINÉ:

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 SUBST

shorts pl. tantum:

shorts

short m

shorts (underwear)

caleçon m

a pair of (tennis) shorts

un short (de tennis)

III.short [GB ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADJ

1. short (not long-lasting):

short time, stay, memory, period

court

short épith 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 épith animal's coat, fur

court

short épith (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 HIPPISME

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 jamais épith

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 CULIN:

short pastry

brisé

IV.short [GB ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADV (abruptly)

short stop

net

to stop short of doing

se retenir pour ne pas faire

V.in short ADV

in short

bref

VI.short of PRÉP

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 [GB ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] VERBE trans, intr

short ELEC → short circuit

VIII.short [GB ʃɔːt, 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 fam

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

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…

Voir aussi : cut short, short circuit

I.cut short VERBE [GB kʌt -, 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 VERBE [GB kʌt -, Am kət -] (cut [sb] short)

cut short

interrompre

I.short circuit [GB, Am ʃɔrt ˈsərkət] SUBST

short circuit

court-circuit m

II.short-circuit VERBE trans

short-circuit trans litt, fig:

short-circuit

court-circuiter

III.short-circuit VERBE intr

short-circuit intr:

short-circuit

faire court-circuit

I.cut short VERBE [GB kʌt -, 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 VERBE [GB kʌt -, Am kət -] (cut [sb] short)

cut short

interrompre

short-arse SUBST GB jarg

short-arse

bas-du-cul m jarg

short account SUBST FIN

short account

position f vendeur

short-haul ADJ AVIAT

short-haul

court-courrier

short suit SUBST

short suit

couleur f courte

short-lived [GB ʃɔːtˈlɪvd, Am ˌʃɔrtˈlɪvd] ADJ

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 SUBST FIN

short exchange

papier m court

short-haired [GB ʃɔːtˈhɛːd, Am ˌʃɔrtˈhɛrd] ADJ

short-haired person

aux cheveux courts

short-haired animal

à poil ras

short-termism [GB, Am ˌʃɔrtˈtərmɪzəm] SUBST

short-termism

court-termisme m

short dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de short dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.short [ʃɔrt] ADJ

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 short on sth, 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)

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 (rude):

to be short with sb

manquer de patience avec qn

(angry) to have a short temper [or fuse]

s'emporter facilement

Idiomes/Tournures:

the short answer is ‘noʼ

en un mot, c'est ‘nonʼ

to get short shrift from sb

se faire envoyer sur les roses

to make short shrift of sth

ne pas traîner avec qc

to get the short end of the stick

en pâtir

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 [ʃɔrt] SUBST

1. short CINÉ (genre):

short

court métrage m

2. short fam ELEC:

short

court-circuit m

III.short [ʃɔrt] ADV

short 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 urgent

to be caught short (need money)

être à court d'argent

Idiomes/Tournures:

in short

en bref

for short

pour faire court

I.short-circuit VERBE intr

short-circuit

se mettre en court-circuit

II.short-circuit VERBE trans ELEC

short-circuit a. fig

court-circuiter

short dough SUBST

short dough

pâte f brisée

short-lived ADJ

short-lived happiness:

short-lived

de courte durée

short film SUBST

short film

court-métrage m

short-sighted ADJ

1. short-sighted (of eyesight):

short-sighted

myope

2. short-sighted (not prudent):

short-sighted

imprévoyant(e)

short-staffed ADJ

to be short-staffed

être en sous-effectif

short-tempered ADJ

short-tempered

coléreux(-euse)

short-range ADJ

short-range missile

de courte portée

short-range estimate, weather forecast

à court terme

short-term ADJ

short-term loan, policy, memory:

short-term

à court terme

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

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

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In short, the purpose of espionage is to gather knowledge about (an) organization(s).

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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 are foreshortened compared to related species so its face was probably short and stubby.

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The system allowed convicted felons to leave prison for short periods.

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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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In a short amount of time, she's shown that her telegenic appearance, brash personality and ferocious fight style are capable of enrapturing a crowd.

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There are two short faults in the mid south that are marked on the surface by quartz.

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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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