صيغ مركبة:
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| draw the short straw v expr | (stuck with an unwanted task, fate) | يُختار لفعل الأمر الكريه |
| | | تقع عليه القرعة لفعل ما لا يريد أحد فعله |
| fall short v expr | (not be satisfactory) | ليس على مستوى شيء |
| | The boy's grades fell short of his father's expectations. |
| fall short v expr | (not be sufficient) | يكون أقلّ من شيء |
| | The amount of water in the reservoir falls short of our targets this year. |
| for a short time adv | (briefly) | لفترة قصيرة، لمدة قصيرة |
| | He'd only lived in the apartment for a short time - about two weeks. |
| for short adv | (as an abbreviation) | اختصارًا |
| | | على سبيل الاختصار |
| | The boy's name is Nishant, but his friends and family call him Nish for short. |
| get short shrift from [sb] v expr | (be treated curtly by) | لا يلقى اهتمامًا من شخص |
give [sb] short shrift,
give short shrift to [sb] v expr | (deal curtly with) | يتجاهل شخصًا، يُهمل شخصًا |
| have a short fuse v expr | figurative (lose your temper easily) | يكون شديد التّوتّر، قد ينفجر في أيّ لحظة |
| hold short v expr | (aircraft: stop landing short of runway intersection) (طائرة) | ينتظر إلى جانب المدرج |
| in a short time adv | (soon) | قريبًا، سريعًا، بعد وقت قليل |
| | I'll have it finished in a short time – please be patient. |
| in a short time adv | (within a brief span of time) | سريعًا، في وقت قليل |
| | In a short time, the fire spread to the other buildings. |
| in a short while adv | (soon) | قريبًا، في وقت قليل |
| in a short while adv | (within a brief span of time) | في وقت قليل |
| in short adv | (in summary, in brief) | باختصار، بإيجاز |
| | In short, the film is well worth seeing. |
| in short order adv | US, figurative (quickly) | بسرعة، في وقت سريع |
| in short supply expr | (few available) | يوجد نقص منه، متوفر بكمية قليلة |
| in the short run expr | (short term) | على المدى القصير |
| | The strategy is likely to be successful only in the short run. |
| in the short term adv | (temporarily, for a brief time in the future) | على المدى القصير |
the long and short of it is,
the long and the short of it is that expr | informal (in summary) | باختصار، بلا دخول في التفاصيل |
| | The long and short of it is that I'm pregnant. |
| make short work of [sth] expr | (do [sth] quickly) | يُنجز شيئًا بسرعة، ينتهي من شيء بسرعة |
| | The project entailed a huge amount of translation, but Audrey made short work of it. |
| make short work of [sth/sb] expr | (deal with summarily) | يعجِّل في الانتهاء من شخص/شيء |
| | The professor made short work of her student's rather poor arguments. |
nothing less than [sth],
nothing short of [sth] expr | (with noun: only) | فقط، وحده |
| | Nothing short of a full apology will mollify him. |
nothing less than [sth],
nothing short of [sth] expr | (with adjective: utterly) | في منتهى |
| | His behaviour was nothing short of rude. |
on short notice,
at short notice,
on a moment's notice,
at a moment's notice adv | (with little warning) (قبل وقت قصير جدًّا) | في آخر لحظة |
| | Her appointment was cancelled on short notice. |
| | I'm sorry to ask you on such short notice, but I only found out about this yesterday. |
| | أُلغي موعدها في آخر لحظة. |
| run short v expr | (stocks: get low) | يكاد ينفد |
| | I see the sugar is running short; we'd better buy some next time we go shopping. |
run short of [sth],
run short on [sth] v expr | (have little or few left) | يكاد ينفد |
| | We're running short of toilet paper. Could you pick some up on your way home? |
| sell yourself short v expr | informal (underestimate your abilities) | يبخس من قدر نفسه، يقلل قيمة نفسه، يقلل أهمية قدراته |
| | | يتواضع كثيرًا |
| short and sweet adj | (brief, concise) | موجز، مختصر |
| | He kept his answers to the police short and sweet. |
| short answer n | (concise reply) | إجابة مختصرة، رد مقتضب |
| | Does he get along with his family? The short answer is no. |
| short circuit n | (electrical malfunction) | عطل تماس، عطل كهربائي |
| short commons n | archaic (shortage of food rations) | نقص في الحصص الغذائية |
| short description n | (brief account) | وصف موجز |
| | Please give us a short description of your new proposal. |
| short distance n | (brief interval in space) | مسافة قصيرة |
| | The taxis are only a short distance from the train station. |
| short film n | (movie less than feature length) | فيلم قصير |
| | The director won an Oscar for his short film about space. |
| short fuse | (quick temper) | سريع الغضب، حادّ الطبع |
| short hair n | (hair: close-cropped) | شعر قصير |
| | Short hair was fashionable for women in the 1920s. |
| short haul n | (journey: short distance) | مسافة قصيرة |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun. |
| short-haul n as adj | (over short distance) | لمسافة قصيرة |
| short line | (short bus or rail route) (لحافلة أو قطار) | خطّ قصير |
| short memory n | (tendency to forget quickly) (ينسى بسرعة) | ذاكرة ضعيفة |
| | I have a very short memory for people's names. |
| short memory n | (short-term recall) | ذاكرة قصيرة المدى |
| short notice n | (little warning) | إخطار لمدة قصيرة |
| | Supply teachers often have only short notice to prepare their lessons. |
| short of [sth] expr | (other than) | ما لم، إلا إذا |
| | Short of a raid on the cookie jar, we won't have a snack. |
| short of doing [sth] expr | (other than do [sth]) | باستثناء، عدا، غير |
| | Short of replacing the whole engine, there is nothing you can do to solve the problem. |
| be short of [sth] v expr | (lacking) | نقص في شيء، ينقصه شيء |
| | I need to go shopping: we're short of bread and milk. |
| short of breath adj | (having difficulty breathing) | منقطع النفَس |
| | When Phil reached the top stair, he was short of breath. |
short order,
short-order n | US (food at diner, etc.) (في مطعم...) | طعام سريع |
| short pants npl | US (shorts, thigh-length trousers) | بنطلون قصير، سروال قصير |
| | The weather's much too cold for you to wear short pants. |
| short period n | (brief or limited time) | فترة قصيرة |
| | The sale will only last a short period, so we should purchase it now. |
| short range n | (limited distance) | مدى قصير |
| short ribs npl | US (cut of beef) (من لحم البقر) | ضلوع قصيرة |
short rib,
short-rib n as adj | (beef: short ribs) (مضاف إليه) | ضلوعٍ قصيرة |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen may be used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | My favorite short-rib recipe uses ten different spices. |
| short sale | (finance) | بيع على المكشوف |
| short scale n | (naming system for powers of a million) (في نظام تسمية الأعداد فوق المليون) | المقياس القصير |
| short seller | (finance) | بائع على المكشوف |
| short shorts npl | (hot pants) | سروال قصير جدًّا |
| | I like to show off my legs in the summertime wearing short shorts. |
| short shrift n | historical (prisoner: brief confession time) (تُعطى قديمًا للسجين ليعترف قبل إعدامه) | مهلة قصيرة |
| short skirt n | (above-the-knee or mini skirt) | تنورة قصيرة |
| | Her short skirt violated the school dress code. |
short staffed,
short-staffed adj | (not enough employees) | مع نقص في العمّال، مع نقص في الموظفين |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| short story n | (written fiction shorter than a novella) | قصة قصيرة |
| | He wrote short stories about people living in rural areas. |
short story writer,
short-story writer n | (author of short fiction) | كاتب قصص قصيرة |
| | Edgar Allan Poe was a famous 19th-century American short story writer. |
| short temper n | (tendency to be quick to anger) | سرعة الغضب، ضِيق الصدر |
| short term adj | (temporary, not long-lasting) | قصير الأجل، على المدى القصير |
| | My short-term educational goal is to graduate college. |
| short time n | (brief period) | فترة قصيرة |
| | During the short time that I knew Anne, she never failed to impress me. |
short time,
short-time n | (temporarily working for less pay) | بطالة جزئية |
| short version n | (abridged or condensed form) | نسخة مختصرة، نسخة موجزة |
| | This is just a short version of the full-length movie production. |
| short version n | informal (concise account) | سرد مختصر |
| | I'll give you the short version now and tell you the full story later. |
| short vowel n | (English: vowel with short sound) | حرف صائت قصير |
| short way n | (little distance) | مسافة قصيرة |
| | It's only a short way to the grocery store. |
| short-circuit⇒ vi | (malfunction electrically) | يحدث عطل تماس فيه، يحدث عطل كهربائي فيه |
| | | تحدث دارة قصر فيه |
| short-circuit [sth]⇒ vtr | (cause to malfunction electrically) | يسبب عطل تماس في شيء، يسبب عطلاً كهربائيًّا في شيء |
| | | يسبب دارة قصر في شيء |
| | The flooding in the basement short-circuited the freezer. |
| short-circuit [sth] vtr | figurative (procedure: not follow) | لا يسير في شيء، يلتفّ حول شيء |
| | The construction company put pressure on the council to short-circuit the planning permission process. |
| short-circuit [sth] vtr | US, figurative (impede, thwart) | يُفسد شيئًا |
| | | يعيق شيئًا، يعرقل شيئًا |
| | Bad weather short-circuited our plans for a picnic. |
| short-dated adj | (financial security: under 5 years to run) (ورقة مالية: لأقل من 5 سنين) | قصير الأجل |
| short-haired adj | (having short hair) | قصير الشعر |
| short-lived adj | (brief) | قصير الأجل |
| | The revolt was short-lived: it was all over within a week. |
| | كانت الثورة قصيرة الأجل، إذ انتهت في غضون أسبوع. |
| short-order cook n | US (chef: prepares food quickly) | طبّاخ أكلات سريعة |
| short-range n as adj | (covering a limited distance) | قصير المدى |
| short-run adj | (short period of time) | قصير المدى، على المدى القصير |
short-sleeved,
short-sleeve adj | (shirt: sleeves above elbow) | قَصير الأكمام |
| | Theodore wore a short-sleeved shirt to the summer wedding. |
| short-stay adj | (accommodation: for short period) | لوقت قصير |
| short-tempered adj | (easily angered) | سريع الغضب، سريع الانفعال |
| | I can get very short-tempered when things don't go my way. |
| | أنفعل بسرعة حين لا تجري الأمور كما أريد. |
| short-term memory n | (capacity for recall over a brief period) | ذاكرة قصيرة المدى |
| | His short-term memory began to fail when he reached 80 years of age. |
| short-winded adj | (short of breath) | ضيّق النفَس |
shortchange [sb] (US),
short-change [sb] (UK)⇒ vtr | (return insufficient money to) | يعيد لشخص فكة أقل من اللازم |
shortchange [sb] (US),
short-change [sb] (UK) vtr | informal, figurative (cheat out of [sth], deprive of [sth]) | يحرم شخصًا من شيء |
| | | ينتقص حق شخص في شيء |
shortcrust,
shortcrust pastry,
short crust n | UK (light crumbly pastry) | معجونات هشة |
| short-cut [sth]⇒ vtr | (use a shortcut on [sth]) | يختصر في شيء |
| | Don't try to short-cut this process; it won't work if you do. |
| | لا تحاول أن تختصر في هذه العملية، وإلا فلن تنجح. |
| short-cut⇒ vi | (use a shortcut) | يسلك طريقًا مختصرة |
| | This is such a time-consuming process; is there a way to short-cut it? |
shorthanded,
short-handed adj | (lacking staff) | ذو نقص في العُمال |
shorthanded,
short-handed adj | US, Can (sports team: lacking players) | قليل اللاعبين |
shortlist,
short-list,
short list n | (list: chosen finalists) | قائمة أفضل المُرشّحين |
| | The book was on the shortlist for the Booker Prize last year. |
short-list,
shortlist vtr | often passive (choose as finalist) | يضع شيئًا/شخصًا في قائمة أفضل المرشحين |
| | The author was surprised when her debut novel was shortlisted for a literature award. |
short-sighted (UK),
nearsighted (US) adj | (myopic) | قصير البصر، أحسر |
| | The test showed that Toby was shortsighted and needed glasses. |
short-sighted (UK),
shortsighted (US) adj | figurative (failing to plan ahead) | يفتقر للبصيرة، غير مُتّسم ببعد النظر |
| | Congress' bill to reduce taxes on greenhouse gas companies was shortsighted. |
short-sightedness (UK),
nearsightedness (US) n | (vision clear at short distance only) | حَسَر، قِصَر البصر |
short-sightedness (UK),
shortsightedness (US) n | figurative (inability to plan long-term) | قِصَر النظر |
| stop short of [sth] v expr | informal (not become) | لا يصل إلى حدّ شيء |
| | The SARS epidemic stopped short of a global pandemic. |