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short

Pronunciation: /ʃɔːt/

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Italian translation of short

A. adj

  • corto; (not lasting) breve; [person] basso; (curt) brusco a short time ago = poco tempo fa be short of = essere a corto di be in short supply = essere scarso; (fig) = essere raro Mick is short for Michael = Mick è il diminutivo di Michael cut short = interrompere [holiday] to cut a long story short… = per farla breve… In the short term = nell'immediato futuro, a breve termine

B. adv

  • bruscamente in short = in breve short of doing = a meno di fare go short = essere privato (of di) stop short of doing something = non arrivare fino a fare qualcosa you're 10p short = mancano 10 pence

C. n

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