Betydning av short På norsk

• 0 small in length -- kort

  • The skirt is too short. Skjorten er for kort.

  • a short piece of string en kort hyssingbit

  • short hair kort hår

• 1 quick or brief -- kort

  • a short walk in the woods en kort tur i skogen

  • The movie was short. Filmen var kort.

• 2 (of a person) small in height -- lav

  • a short, plump lady en liten, lubben dame

• 3 expressed or written using few words or letters -- kort

  • a short word beginning with ’b’ et kort ord som begynner på “b”

  • a short speech en kort tale

  • Sam is short for Samantha or Samuel. Sam er en forkortelse for Samantha eller Samuel.

• 4 rude and impatient in the way you speak to sb -- kort

  • He was a little short with her. Han var litt brysk med henne.

• 5 not having enough -- knapp

  • short of money/food/time knapt med penger/mat/tid

• 6 without much warning -- på kort varsel

  • It’s a job where you can be asked to go somewhere at very short notice. Det er en jobb hvor du kan bli bedt om å dra et sted på veldig kort varsel.

• 7 not quite reaching a particular point -- under

  • The final total came in just short of a million. Sluttsummen ble litt under en million.

• 8 to stop sth earlier than planned -- avbryte

  • The singer has been forced to cut short her world tour. Sangeren er blitt tvunget til å avbryte verdensturneen sin.

• 9 to not reach a particular goal or standard -- ikke leve opp til

  • redevelopment plans that fell short of expectations nyutviklingsplaner som ikke levde opp til forventningene

• 10 (of a supply) to not have much left -- begynne å gå tom (for noe)

  • We’re running short of paper for the photocopier. Vi begynner å gå tom for papir i kopimaskinen.

• 11 indicates the most extreme thing you could do -- bortsett fra

  • Short of resigning, I have very few choices. Bortsett fra å si opp, har jeg veldig få valg.

• 12 not long -- kort

  • You look nice with your hair short

  • Do you think my dress is too short?

• 13 not tall; smaller than usual -- kortvokst, liten

  • a short man.

• 14 not lasting long; brief -- kort(varig)

  • a short film

  • in a very short time

  • I’ve a very short memory for details.

• 15 not as much as it should be -- for lite/kort

  • When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.

• 16 (with of) not having enough (money etc) -- som mangler penger

  • Most of us are short of money these days.

• 17 (of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily. -- sprø, kort

• 18 suddenly; abruptly -- brått, plutselig

  • He stopped short when he saw me.

• 19 not as far as intended -- (komme) til kort

  • The shot fell short.