| Additional Translations |
| short adj | figurative (finance: of a short sale) | corto/a adj |
| | He held a short position on the stock. |
| | Con las acciones mantenía una posición corta. |
| short adj | (phonetics) | breve adj mf |
| | The short vowels are common in English. |
| | Las vocales breves son comunes en inglés. |
| short adj | (of a small drink) | copa nf |
| | (ES, coloquial) | chupito nm |
| | | chico nm |
| | I'd like a short cocktail, please. |
| | Quisiera una copa, por favor. |
| | Quisiera un chupito, por favor. |
| short adj | (abbreviated) | abreviado adj |
| | I'm is the short form of I am. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. "Foto" es una forma abreviada de "fotografía". |
| short on [sth] adj + prep | pejorative, informal (lacking) | faltar⇒ vi |
| | The new leader of the party is short on charm; he'll never win over the voters. |
| | Al nuevo líder del partido le falta encanto, nunca va a ganarse a los votantes. |
| short adv | (suddenly) | en seco loc adv |
| | The sight of the accident made us stop short. |
| | Cuando vimos el accidente paramos en seco. |
| short adv | (on near side of a target) | cerca adv |
| | The arrow fell short. |
| | La flecha cayó cerca. |
| short adv | (baseball: position) | en corto loc adv |
| | The outfielders were playing short. |
| | Daniels está jugando en tercera, mientras que James está en corto. |
| short adv | (insufficient) | corto/a adj |
| | | insuficiente adj mf |
| | The cashier came up short. |
| | El cajero se quedó corto. |
| | El cajero tenía una cantidad de dinero insuficiente. |
| short n | (cinema: brief film) | corto, cortometraje nm |
| | Bill produced a short that won a prize. |
| | Bill produjo un corto que ganó un premio. |
| short n | (electricity: short circuit) | cortocircuito nm |
| | (informal) | corto nm |
| | Crossed wires produced a short in the system. |
| | El cruce de cables produjo un cortocircuito en el sistema. |
| | El cruce de cables produjo un corto en el sistema. |
| short n | (garment size) (informal) | corto/a adj |
| | | talla corta nf + adj |
| | My coat is a forty-two short. |
| | Mi saco es un 42 corto. |
| | Mi saco es talla 42 corta. |
| short n | (baseball: position) | en corto loc adv |
| | Daniels is playing third, while James is at short. |
| | Daniels está jugando de tercero, mientras que James está en corto. |
| shorts npl | (short pants) (voz inglesa) | shorts nmpl |
| | | pantalones cortos nmpl + adj |
| | I'll wear shorts and sandals, since it's hot today. |
| | Voy a ponerme shorts y sandalias porque está haciendo calor. |
| shorts npl | mainly US (jockey shorts: men's underpants) | calzoncillos nmpl |
| | (AmS) | slip nm |
| | Steve pulled a pair of jeans on over his shorts. |
| | Steve se puso unos jeans sobre los calzoncillos. |
| short of doing [sth] prep | (except) | aparte de loc adv |
| | | además de loc adv |
| | I don't know what to do, short of leaving. |
| | No sé qué hacer, aparte de irme. |
| | No sé qué hacer, además de irme. |
| short⇒ vi | (short circuit) | entrar en cortocircuito loc verb |
| | The entire circuit shorted out. |
| | La instalación entera entró en cortocircuito. |
| short [sth]⇒ vtr | (short circuit) | cortocircuitar⇒ vtr |
| | | provocar un cortocircuito en loc verb + prep |
| | Dripping water shorted the fuse box. |
| | La gotera cortocircuitó la caja de fusibles. |
| short [sth] vtr | (to sell shares short) | vender al descubierto loc verb |
| | | vender en corto loc verb |
| | He shorted the stock because he thought the value was going to fall. |
| | Vendió las acciones al descubierto porque pensó que el valor iba a caer. |
| short [sb]⇒ vtr | US, informal (cheat, shortchange) | estafar a vtr + prep |
| | My company shorted me two days' pay this month. |
| | Mi compañía me estafó dos días de pago este mes. |
Compound Forms:
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| animated short n | (short animated film) | corto de animación nm + loc adj |
| | | corto animado nm + adj |
| | | caricatura nm |
| | | dibujo animado loc nom m |
| | | dibujito nm |
| draw the short straw v expr | (stuck with an unwanted task, fate) | tocar la china expr |
| | | pagar el pato expr |
| | (AR, coloquial) | comerse el garrón expr |
| fall short v expr | (not be satisfactory) | quedarse corto loc verb |
| | | no estar a la altura loc verb |
| | (fell short of sth) | no alcanzar algo, no cumplir con algo loc verb |
| | The boy's grades fell short of his father's expectations. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Los resultados de la empresa se quedaron cortos este año y tendremos que despedir a varios empleados. |
| | Las calificaciones del chico no alcanzaron las expectativas de su padre. |
| fall short v expr | (not be sufficient) | quedarse corto loc verb |
| | | estar por debajo loc verb |
| | The amount of water in the reservoir falls short of our targets this year. |
| | La reserva de agua en el embalse se queda corta para nuestros objetivos de este año. |
| for a short time adv | (briefly) | por un breve período loc adv |
| | He'd only lived in the apartment for a short time - about two weeks. |
| | Vivió en el departamento por un breve período, alrededor de dos semanas. |
| | | brevemente adv |
| | Vivió en el departamento brevemente, alrededor de dos semanas. |
| | | corto tiempo loc adv |
| | Vivió en el departamento por un corto tiempo, alrededor de dos semanas. |
| for short adv | (as an abbreviation) | para resumir loc adv |
| | The boy's name is Nishant, but his friends and family call him Nish for short. |
| | | para abreviar loc adv |
| | | de forma resumida loc adv |
| | | diminutivo nm |
| get short shrift from [sb] v expr | (be treated curtly by) | que no te presten la atención que se merece, ser tratado con indiferencia, recibir un trato de segun loc verb |
give [sb] short shrift,
give short shrift to [sb] v expr | (deal curtly with) | tratar con displicencia loc verb |
| go short v expr | (not have enough food, money) | andar corto, estar corto expr |
| have a short fuse v expr | figurative (lose your temper easily) (figurado) | tener la mecha corta loc verb |
| hold short v expr | (aircraft: stop landing short of runway intersection) (avión) | mantenerse fuera de pista o intersección loc verb |
| in a short time adv | (soon) | dentro de poco loc adv |
| | | en poco tiempo loc adv |
| | | en un rato loc adv |
| | | pronto adv |
| | I'll have it finished in a short time – please be patient. |
| | Lo tendré terminado dentro de poco, ten paciencia. |
| | | en breve loc adv |
| | | en un segundo loc adv |
| | | en un minuto loc adv |
| in a short time adv | (within a brief span of time) | en pocos minutos loc adv |
| | (coloquial) | en un tris loc adv |
| | | en cuestión de nada loc adv |
| | (ES, Andalucía, coloquial) | en cero coma loc adv |
| | In a short time, the fire spread to the other buildings. |
| | En pocos minutos, el fuego se propagó a otros edificios. |
| in a short while adv | (soon) | dentro de un rato loc adv |
| | | en un ratito loc adv |
| | | en un momentito loc adv |
| Note: El diminutivo "-tico" está difundido en Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba y Costa Rica. |
| | Por favor, espere al doctor que llega en un momentito. |
| | | en breve loc adv |
| | En breve hará su salida el tren con destino Valencia. |
| in a short while adv | (within a brief span of time) | en breve loc adv |
| | En breve acabaré el libro que estoy escribiendo. |
| | | en poco tiempo loc adv |
| | En poco tiempo habré terminado y podré salir. |
| in short adv | (in summary, in brief) | en síntesis loc adv |
| | | en resumen loc adv |
| | In short, the film is well worth seeing. |
| | En síntesis, vale la pena ver la película. |
| | | en resumidas cuentas loc adv |
| | | en pocas palabras loc adv |
| | En resumidas cuentas, vale la pena ver la película. |
| in short order adv | US, figurative (quickly) | rápidamente adv |
| in short supply expr | (few available) | quedar pocos loc verb |
| in the short run expr | (short term) | a corto plazo loc adv |
| | 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) | en el corto plazo, a corto plazo loc adv |
the long and short of it is,
the long and the short of it is that expr | informal (in summary) | en resumidas cuentas expr |
| | The long and short of it is that I'm pregnant. |
| | En resumidas cuentas, estoy embarazada. |
make an apple-pie bed (UK),
short-sheet the bed v expr | (practical joke: sheet folded back) (broma) | cama hecha con las sábanas dobladas nf + loc adj |
| make short work of [sth] expr | (do [sth] quickly) | despachar⇒ vtr |
| | 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) | despachar⇒ vtr |
| | The professor made short work of her student's rather poor arguments. |
nothing less than [sth],
nothing short of [sth] expr | (with noun: only) | únicamente, sólo adv |
| | | nada más que loc adv |
| | Nothing short of a full apology will mollify him. |
| | Únicamente una disculpa conseguirá apaciguarlo. |
nothing less than [sth],
nothing short of [sth] expr | (with adjective: utterly) | totalmente, completamente adv |
| | | simple y llanamente loc adv |
| | His behaviour was nothing short of rude. |
| | Su comportamiento fue totalmente maleducado. |
of small stature,
of short stature adj | (short) | de poca estatura loc adj |
on short notice,
at short notice,
on a moment's notice,
at a moment's notice adv | (with little warning) | sobre la hora loc adv |
| | | con poco tiempo loc adv |
| | | con poca anticipación loc adv |
| | 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. |
| | Le cancelaron el turno sobre la hora. // Siento decírtelo tan sobre la hora, pero me enteré de esto ayer. |
| | (AR, coloquial) | sobre el pucho loc adv |
| | (coloquial) | sobre la marcha loc adv |
| | Le cancelaron el turno sobre el pucho. // Perdón que te lo diga sobre el pucho, pero me enteré de esto ayer. |
| run short v expr | (stocks: get low) | acabarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | agotarse⇒ v prnl |
| | 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) | quedarse sin v prnl + prep |
| | | quedarse corto de v prnl + loc adj |
| | We're running short of toilet paper. Could you pick some up on your way home? |
sedge wren,
marsh wren,
short-billed marsh wren n | (bird: Cistothorus platensis) | cucarachero sabanero loc nom m |
| sell yourself short v expr | informal (underestimate your abilities) | subestimarse⇒ v prnl |
| short account n | (finance: account of short seller) | cuenta al descubierto, cuenta descubierta loc nom f |
| short and sweet adj | (brief, concise) | bueno y breve loc adj |
| | He kept his answers to the police short and sweet. |
| | Sus respuestas a la policía fueron buenas y breves. |
| short answer n | (concise reply) | respuesta corta nf + adj |
| | Does he get along with his family? The short answer is no. |
| | ¿Se lleva bien con la familia? La respuesta corta es no. |
| | | respuesta breve nf + adj |
| | | respuesta concisa nf + adj |
| short circuit n | (electrical malfunction) | cortocircuito nm |
| short commons n | archaic (shortage of food rations) | falta de alimento nf + loc adj |
| short covering n | (business: purchase) | compra de cobertura loc nom f |
| short description n | (brief account) | breve descripción nf |
| | Please give us a short description of your new proposal. |
| | Háganos, por favor, una breve descripción de su propuesta. |
| short distance n | (brief interval in space) | corta distancia adj + nf |
| | The taxis are only a short distance from the train station. |
| | Los taxis están a corta distancia de la estación de trenes. |
| | | poca distancia adj + nf |
| | Los taxis están a poca distancia de la estación de trenes. |
| short film n | (movie less than feature length) | cortometraje nm |
| | | corto nm |
| | The director won an Oscar for his short film about space. |
| short fuse | (quick temper) | mal genio adj + nm |
| short hair n | (hair: close-cropped) | pelo corto nm + adj |
| | | cabello corto nm + adj |
| | Short hair was fashionable for women in the 1920s. |
| | El pelo corto en las mujeres estaba de moda en los años 1920. |
| short hairs | slang (pubic hair) (vulgar) | pendejos nmpl |
| short haul n | (journey: short distance) | viaje corto nm + adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun. |
| short-haul n as adj | (over short distance) | corto/a adj |
| | | de corta distancia loc adj |
| short iron n | (golf club) (golf) | hierro corto loc nom m |
| short line | (short bus or rail route) | recorrido corto nm + adj |
| short memory n | (tendency to forget quickly) | mala memoria adj + nf |
| | I have a very short memory for people's names. |
| | Tengo mala memoria para los nombres. |
| | | poca memoria adj + nf |
| | Tengo muy poca memoria para los nombres. |
| | | corta memoria adj + nf |
| | (coloquial, figurado) | memoria de pez expr |
| | (coloquial, figurado) | memoria de teflón expr |
| | Tengo memoria de teflón para los nombres. |
| short memory n | (short-term recall) | memoria a corto plazo loc nom f |
| short notice n | (little warning) | poca anticipación adj + nf |
| | | poca antelación adj + nf |
| | Supply teachers often have only short notice to prepare their lessons. |
| | Los profesores suplentes suelen tener poca anticipación para preparar sus clases. |
| short of [sth] expr | (other than) | a menos que loc prep |
| | (informal) | si no loc adv |
| | Short of a raid on the cookie jar, we won't have a snack. |
| | A menos que asaltemos la caja de galletas, no tendremos nada para comer. |
| short of doing [sth] expr | (other than do [sth]) | a menos que loc prep |
| | | excepto prep |
| | Short of replacing the whole engine, there is nothing you can do to solve the problem. |
| | A menos que remplaces todo el motor, no hay nada que puedas hacer. |
| | Excepto reemplazar el motor, no hay nada que puedas hacer. |
| be short of [sth] v expr | (lacking) (coloquial) | andar corto de, estar corto de loc verb |
| | | estar falto de loc verb |
| | I need to go shopping: we're short of bread and milk. |
| | Tengo que ir de compras, andamos cortos de pan y leche. |
| short of breath adj | (having difficulty breathing) | sin aliento loc adj |
| | When Phil reached the top stair, he was short of breath. |
short order,
short-order n | US (food at diner, etc.) (AR) | minutas nfpl |
| short pants npl | US (shorts, thigh-length trousers) | pantalones cortos loc nom mpl |
| | The weather's much too cold for you to wear short pants. |
| | Hace demasiado frío para que te pongas pantalones cortos. |
| | | bermudas nfpl |
| | (voz inglesa) | shorts nmpl |
| Note: Las bermudas suelen ser a la altura de la rodilla, y los shorts más arriba de la rodilla. |
| | Hace demasiado frío para que te pongas shorts. |
| short period n | (brief or limited time) | corto período adj + nm |
| | The sale will only last a short period, so we should purchase it now. |
| | Las ofertas sólo estarán vigentes por un corto período, así que sería bueno que compremos ahora. |
| | | corto espacio de tiempo grupo nom |
| | Las ofertas sólo estarán vigentes por un corto espacio de tiempo, así que sería bueno que compremos ahora. |
| | | período breve nm + adj |
| | Las ofertas sólo estarán vigentes por un período breve, así que sería bueno que compremos ahora. |
short position,
short interest,
short account n | (finance) | posición corta loc nom f |
| short range n | (limited distance) | corto alcance adj + nm |
| | | corta distancia adj + nf |
| short rate n | (insurance) | coste de cancelación nm + loc adj |
| | | costo de cancelación nm + loc adj |
| | The insurance agent showed his customer the amount of the short rate, which would apply if the insurance policy were to be cancelled early. |
| short ribs npl | US (cut of beef) | costillas nf |
short rib,
short-rib n as adj | (beef: short ribs) | tira de costilla nf + loc adj |
| | (AR) | asado de tira loc nom m |
| Note: A hyphen may be used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | My favorite short-rib recipe uses ten different spices. |
| short sale | (finance) | venta en corto loc nom f |
| | | venta al descubierto loc nom f |
| short scale n | (naming system for powers of a million) | escala numérica corta loc nom f |
| short seller | (finance) | vendedor al descubierto loc nom m |
| short shorts npl | (hot pants) (en desuso) | hot pants nmpl |
| | I like to show off my legs in the summertime wearing short shorts. |
| | (voz inglesa) | shorts nmpl |
| | Me gusta mostrar mis piernas en verano y por eso uso shorts. |
| short shrift n | historical (prisoner: brief confession time) | confesión nf |
| short skirt n | (above-the-knee or mini skirt) | minifalda nf |
| | (apócope) | mini nf |
| | Her short skirt violated the school dress code. |
| | Su minifalda violaba el código de vestimenta de la escuela. |
| | Su mini violaba el código de vestimenta de la escuela. |
short staffed,
short-staffed adj | (not enough employees) | falto de personal loc adj |
| | | con personal insuficiente loc adv |
| | | con escasez de personal loc adv |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| short story n | (written fiction shorter than a novella) | cuento nm |
| | He wrote short stories about people living in rural areas. |
| | Escribió cuentos sobre gente que vive en áreas rurales. |
| | | relato corto nm + adj |
| | Escribió relatos cortos sobre gente que vive en áreas rurales. |
short story writer,
short-story writer n | (author of short fiction) | autor de relatos cortos loc nom m |
| | Edgar Allan Poe was a famous 19th-century American short story writer. |
| | Edgar Allan Poe fue un famoso autor de relatos cortos americano del siglo XIX. |
| | | escritor de cuentos loc nom m |
| | Edgar Allan Poe fue un famoso escritor de cuentos americano del siglo XIX. |