| Wichtigste Übersetzungen |
| short adj | (length) | kurz Adj |
| | Please hand me the short rope. |
| | Gib mir bitte das kurze Seil. |
| short adj | (height: not tall) | klein Adj |
| | The boy is too short to reach. |
| | Der Junge ist zu klein als, dass er rankommen könnte. |
| short adj | (clothing: not long) | kurz Adj |
| | His trousers were short, so you could see quite a bit of hairy leg above his socks when he sat down. Is this skirt too short to wear to a wedding? |
| | Seine Hose war kurz, weshalb man über seinen Socken jede Menge haarige Beine sehen konnte, wenn er sich hinsetzte. Ist dieser Rock zu kurz, um ihn für eine Hochzeit anzuziehen? |
| short adj | (hair: not long) | kurz Adj |
| | Short hair is easier to take care of. |
| | Kurze Haare sind pflegeleichter. |
| short adj | (distance: not far) (Strecke) | kurz Adj |
| | It's only a short walk from here. |
| | Von hier ist es nur ein kurzer Spaziergang. |
| short adj | (of brief duration) (Zeit) | kurz Adj |
| | That movie was very short. |
| | Dieser Film war sehr kurz. |
| short adj | (concise) | präzise Adj |
| | Her speech was short and to the point. |
| | Ihre Ansprache war präzise und auf den Punkt gebracht. |
| short for [sth] adj + prep | (abbreviation of) | die Abkürzung von etwas Rdw |
| | The name "Betty" is sometimes short for "Elizabeth". |
| | Der Name "Betty" ist manchmal die Abkürzung von "Elizabeth". |
| short with [sb] adj + prep | informal (abrupt, curt) | barsch zu jemandem Adj + Präp |
| | | kurz angebunden Adj + V Part Perf |
| | When I asked him if he could help, he was rather short with me. |
| | Als ich ihm fragte, ob er mir helfen könnte, war er recht barsch zu mir. |
| be short on [sth] v expr | informal (short of: not enough) | nicht genug Adv + Adj |
| | We're short on printer ink. |
| | Wir haben nicht genug Druckertinte. |
| shorts npl | (short pants) | kurze Hosen Adj + Npl |
| | (informell) | Shorts Npl |
| | I'll wear shorts and sandals, since it's hot today. |
| Zusätzliche Übersetzungen |
| short adj | figurative (finance: of a short sale) | Leerverkaufs- Präf |
| | He held a short position on the stock. |
| short adj | (phonetics) (Phonetik) | kurz Adj |
| | The short vowels are common in English. |
| short adj | (of a small drink) (Getränk) | klein Adj |
| | (ugs: Schnaps) | Kurzer Nm |
| | I'd like a short cocktail, please. |
| short adj | (abbreviated) | abgekürzt V Part Perf |
| | | kurz Adj |
| | I'm is the short form of I am. |
| short on [sth] adj + prep | pejorative, informal (lacking) | etwas nicht haben Adv + Vt |
| | | an etwas mangeln Präp + Vi |
| | The new leader of the party is short on charm; he'll never win over the voters. |
| short adv | (suddenly) | plötzlich Adv |
| | | abrupt Adv |
| | The sight of the accident made us stop short. |
| short adv | (on near side of a target) | kurz davor Adv + Adv |
| | The arrow fell short. |
| short adv | (baseball: position) (Anglizismus) | Shortstop Nm |
| | The outfielders were playing short. |
| short adv | (insufficient) | nicht genug Part + Adv |
| | | unzureichend Adj |
| | The cashier came up short. |
| short n | (cinema: brief film) | Kurzfilm Nm |
| | Bill produced a short that won a prize. |
| short n | (electricity: short circuit) | Kurzschluss Nm |
| | Crossed wires produced a short in the system. |
| short n | (garment size) | Länge Nf |
| | My coat is a forty-two short. |
| short n | (baseball: position) (Anglizismus) | Shortstop Nm |
| | Daniels is playing third, while James is at short. |
| shorts npl | mainly US (men's underpants) (Anglizismus) | Boxershorts Npl |
| short of doing [sth] prep | (except) | als [etw] zu tun VP |
| | | außer [etw] tun VP |
| | I don't know what to do, short of leaving. |
| short⇒ vi | (short circuit) | einen Kurzschluss haben Rdw |
| | The entire circuit shorted out. |
| short [sth]⇒ vtr | (short circuit) | einen Kurzschluss verursachen Rdw |
| | Dripping water shorted the fuse box. |
| short [sth] vtr | (to sell shares short) | Leerverkauf tätigen Nm + Vt |
| | He shorted the stock because he thought the value was going to fall. |
| short [sb]⇒ vtr | US, informal (cheat, shortchange) (Slang, vulgär, vage) | verarschen Vt |
| | (vage) | betrügen Vt |
| | | jmdn zu wenig Wechselgeld herausgeben VP |
| | My company shorted me two days' pay this month. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
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| fall short v expr | (not be satisfactory) | etwas nicht erfüllen Adv + Vt |
| | | zu kurz kommen VP |
| | | etwas nicht erreichen Adv + Vt |
| | The boy's grades fell short of his father's expectations. |
| | Die Noten des Jungen haben die Erwartungen seines Vaters nicht erfüllt. |
| fall short v expr | (not be sufficient) | zu kurz kommen VP |
| | | etwas nicht erreichen Adv + Vt |
| | | etwas nicht erfüllen Adv + Vt |
| | The amount of water in the reservoir falls short of our targets this year. |
| | Die Menge Wasser im Reservoir erreicht nicht unsere Ziele dieses Jahr. |
| for a short time adv | (briefly) | nicht lange Adv + Adj |
| | (informell) | kurz Adj |
| | | kurze Zeit Adj + Nf |
| | | kurzer Zeitraum Adj + Nm |
| | He'd only lived in the apartment for a short time - about two weeks. |
| for short adv | (as an abbreviation) | als Abkürzung Konj + Nf |
| | The boy's name is Nishant, but his friends and family call him Nish for short. |
| in a short time adv | (soon) | bald Adv |
| | | gleich Adv |
| | | in Kürze Präp + Nf |
| | I'll have it finished in a short time – please be patient. |
| in a short time adv | (within a brief span of time) | in kürzester Zeit Rdw |
| | | in kurzer Zeit Rdw |
| | | in einem kurzen Zeitrahmen Rdw |
| | In a short time, the fire spread to the other buildings. |
| in a short while adv | (soon) | bald Adv |
| | | demnächst Adv |
| | | in Kürze Präp + Nf |
| in a short while adv | (within a brief span of time) | sogleich Adv |
| | | binnen Kurzem Präp + Nn |
| | | in kürzester Zeit Rdw |
| in short adv | (in summary, in brief) | kurz gesagt Adj + V Part Perf |
| | | kurz und knapp Rdw |
| | In short, the film is well worth seeing. |
| | Kurz gesagt, es lohnt sich, diesen Film anzusehen. |
| in short order adv | US, figurative (quickly) | kurz Adj |
| | | schnell Adj |
| in short supply expr | (few available) | fast ausverkauft Adj + Adj |
| | | knapp Adj |
| | | nur ein kleiner Vorrat Rdw |
| in the short run expr | (short term) | kurzfristig Adj |
| | | auf kurze Sicht Rdw |
| | | für kurze Zeit Rdw |
| | The strategy is likely to be successful only in the short run. |
the long and short of it is,
the long and the short of it is that expr | informal (in summary) | kurz gesagt Adj + V Part Perf |
| | The long and short of it is that I'm pregnant. |
nothing less than [sth],
nothing short of [sth] expr | (with noun: only) | nur etwas Adv |
| | | nichts anderes als etwas Rdw |
| | Nothing short of a full apology will mollify him. |
nothing less than [sth],
nothing short of [sth] expr | (with adjective: utterly) | nichts weiter als etwas Rdw |
| | | sehr Adv |
| | 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) | kurzfristig Adv |
| | | in letzter Sekunde Rdw |
| | 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. |
| run short v expr | (stocks: get low) | ausgehen Vi, sepa |
| | 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) | fast nichts mehr haben Rdw |
| | | kaum noch etwas von [etw] haben Rdw |
| | We're running short of toilet paper. Could you pick some up on your way home? |
| | Wir haben fast kein Toilettenpapier mehr. Könntest du auf dem Weg nach Hause etwas mitbringen? |
| short and sweet adj | (brief, concise) | kurz und knapp Rdw |
| | | kurz und bündig Rdw |
| | He kept his answers to the police short and sweet. |
| short answer n | (concise reply) | kurz und knapp Rdw |
| | Does he get along with his family? The short answer is no. |
| short circuit n | (electrical malfunction) | Kurzschluss Nm |
| short film n | (movie less than feature length) | Kurzfilm Nm |
| | The director won an Oscar for his short film about space. |
| short hair n | (hair: close-cropped) | kurze Haare Npl |
| | | Kurzhaarfrisur Nf |
| | Short hair was fashionable for women in the 1920s. |
| short notice n | (little warning) | kurze Zeit Adj + Nf |
| | | spontane Vorwarnung Adj + Nf |
| | Supply teachers often have only short notice to prepare their lessons. |
| | Vertretungslehrer haben häufig nur wenig Zeit, ihre Stunden vorzubereiten. |
| short of [sth] expr | (other than) | bis auf [etw] Adv + Präp |
| | Short of a raid on the cookie jar, we won't have a snack. |
| | Bis auf eine Attacke auf die Keksdose haben wir nichts zum Snacken. |
| short of doing [sth] expr | (other than do [sth]) | etwas anderes übrig bleiben als etwas zu tun Rdw |
| | | mehr als etwas tun VP |
| | Short of replacing the whole engine, there is nothing you can do to solve the problem. |
| | Es bleibt nichts anderes übrig als den ganzen Motor auszutauschen, eine andere Lösung gibt es nicht. |
| be short of [sth] v expr | (lacking) | kaum noch etwas von etwas haben VP |
| | | kaum noch etwas von etwas da sein VP |
| | | etwas brauchen Vt |
| | I need to go shopping: we're short of bread and milk. |
| | Wir müssen einkaufen gehen, wir haben kaum noch Brot und Milch. |
| short of breath adj | (having difficulty breathing) | außer Atem Präp + Nm |
| | | kurzatmig Adj |
| | When Phil reached the top stair, he was short of breath. |
| short pants npl | US (shorts, thigh-length trousers) | kurze Hose Adj + Nf |
| | The weather's much too cold for you to wear short pants. |
| short story n | (written fiction shorter than a novella) | Kurzgeschichte Nf |
| | He wrote short stories about people living in rural areas. |
| | Er schrieb Kurzgeschichten über Menschen, die in ländlichen Gebieten lebten. |
| short temper n | (tendency to be quick to anger) | schnell gereizt Adj |
| | | schnell verärgert Adj |
| short term adj | (temporary, not long-lasting) | kurzfristig Adj |
| | | Kurzeit- Präf |
| | | auf kurze Sicht gesehen VP |
| | (vage, informell) | erstmal Adv |
| | My short-term educational goal is to graduate college. |
| | Erstmal ist mein Ziel, die Uni fertig zu machen. |
| short time n | (brief period) | kurze Zeit Adj + Nf |
| | | Moment Nm |
| | | kurze Weile Adj + Nf |
| | During the short time that I knew Anne, she never failed to impress me. |
short time,
short-time n | (temporarily working for less pay) | Kurzarbeit Nf |
| short trousers n | UK, dated (knee-length pants) | kurze Hose Adj + Nf |
| short-circuit⇒ vi | (malfunction electrically) | einen Kurzschluss haben VP |
| short-circuit [sth]⇒ vtr | (cause to malfunction electrically) | etwas kurzschließen Vt, sepa |
| | The flooding in the basement short-circuited the freezer. |
| short-circuit [sth] vtr | figurative (procedure: not follow) | umgehen Vt, fix |
| | The construction company put pressure on the council to short-circuit the planning permission process. |
| short-circuit [sth] vtr | US, figurative (impede, thwart) (Pläne) | durchkreuzen Vt, fix |
| | | ruinieren Vt |
| | | [etw] zunichte machen Adv + Vt |
| | Bad weather short-circuited our plans for a picnic. |
| short-haired adj | (having short hair) | kurzhaarig Adj |
| | | mit kurzen Haaren Rdw |
| short-lived adj | (brief) | von kurzer Dauer Rdw |
| | | kurzlebig Adj |
| | | nicht lange anhalten VP |
| | The revolt was short-lived: it was all over within a week. |
| short-run adj | (short period of time) | kurz Adj |
| | | knapp Adj |
| | | kaum Adj |
short-sleeved,
short-sleeve adj | (shirt: sleeves above elbow) | kurzärmlig Adj |
| | | dreiviertelärmlig Adj |
| | Theodore wore a short-sleeved shirt to the summer wedding. |
| short-stay adj | (accommodation: for short period) (Unterkunft) | kurzer Aufenthalt Adj + Nm |
| | | nicht lange bleiben VP |
| | | Kurz- Präf |
| short-tempered adj | (easily angered) | leicht zu verärgern Rdw |
| | | empfindlich Adj |
| | | reizbar Adj |
| | I can get very short-tempered when things don't go my way. |
shortchange [sb] (US),
short-change [sb] (UK)⇒ vtr | (return insufficient money to) | jmdm zu wenig Wechselgeld geben VP |
shortchange [sb] (US),
short-change [sb] (UK) vtr | informal, figurative (cheat out of [sth], deprive of [sth]) | jmdn betrügen Vt |
| | | jmdn um [etw] bringen Präp + Vt |
| | (ugs, übertragen) | jmdn übers Ohr hauen Rdw |
| | | jmdn abziehen, jmdn abzocken Vt, sepa |
shortcrust,
shortcrust pastry,
short crust n | UK (light crumbly pastry) (Gastro) | Mürbeteig Nm |
| short-cut [sth]⇒ vtr | (use a shortcut on [sth]) | abkürzen Vt, sepa |
| | Don't try to short-cut this process; it won't work if you do. |
| | Versuchen Sie nicht, diesen Vorgang abzukürzen; es wird nicht funktionieren, wenn Sie das tun. |
| short-cut⇒ vi | (use a shortcut) (Weg) | eine Abkürzung nehmen VP |
| | (Computer) | ein Tastaturkürzel verwenden VP |
| | This is such a time-consuming process; is there a way to short-cut it? |
shorthanded,
short-handed adj | (lacking staff) | unterbesetzt Adj |
| | (ugs) | zu wenig Leute haben VP |
shorthanded,
short-handed adj | US, Can (sports team: lacking players) | zu wenige Spieler haben VP |
| | | nicht genug Spieler haben VP |
shortlist,
short-list,
short list n | (list: chosen finalists) | engere Auswahl Adj + Nf |
| | The book was on the shortlist for the Booker Prize last year. |
short-list,
shortlist vtr | often passive (choose as finalist) | jmdn/[etw] in die engere Auswahl nehmen Rdw |
| | The author was surprised when her debut novel was shortlisted for a literature award. |
short-sighted (UK),
nearsighted (US) adj | (myopic) | kurzsichtig Adj |
| | (Medizin) | myop Adj |
| | The test showed that Toby was shortsighted and needed glasses. |
short-sighted (UK),
shortsighted (US) adj | figurative (failing to plan ahead) | nicht für die längere Zukunft geplant Rdw |
| | Congress' bill to reduce taxes on greenhouse gas companies was shortsighted. |
short-sightedness (UK),
nearsightedness (US) n | (vision clear at short distance only) | Kurzsichtigkeit Nf |
| | (Medizin) | Myopie Nf |
short-sightedness (UK),
shortsightedness (US) n | figurative (inability to plan long-term) | Kurzsichtigkeit Nf |
| stop short of [sth] v expr | informal (not become) | aufhören bevor Vi, sepa + Konj |
| | | ein Ende nehmen, bevor Rdw |
| | The SARS epidemic stopped short of a global pandemic. |
| stop short of doing [sth] v expr | informal (not do) | zurückhalten Vr, sepa |
| | | mit etwas aufhören Rdw |
| | | sich von etwas abhalten Rdw |
| | I was furious with her, but I stopped short of saying something I'd regret. |
| | Ich war sauer auf sie, aber bevor ich hätte etwas sagen können, das ich bereuen würde, hörte ich auf zu sprechen. |
thick as two short planks,
as thick as two short planks expr | UK, informal, pejorative (very stupid) | dumm wie Brot Rdw |
| | | dümmer als die Polizei erlaubt Rdw |
| | | dumm geboren und nichts dazugelernt Rdw |
ton,
short ton n | US (907 kg) (Gewichtsangabe) | Tonne Nf |
| | The builder ordered a ton of gravel. |
| | Der Maurer bestellte eine Tonne Kies. |