| Główne tłumaczenia |
| short adj | (length) | krótki przym. |
| | Please hand me the short rope. |
| | Proszę, podaj mi krótki sznurek. |
| short adj | (height: not tall) | niski przym. |
| | The boy is too short to reach. |
| | Ten chłopiec jest za niski, żeby dosięgnąć. |
| short adj | (clothing: not long) | krótki przym. |
| | 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? |
| short adj | (distance: not far) | krótki przym. |
| | It's only a short walk from here. |
| | To tylko krótki spacer stąd. |
| short adj | (of brief duration) | krótki przym. |
| | That movie was very short. |
| | Tamten film był bardzo krótki. |
| short adj | (concise) | krótki przym. |
| | Her speech was short and to the point. |
| short for [sth] adj + prep | (abbreviation of) | skrót od m + przyim. |
| | | forma skrócona od wyr. |
| | The name "Betty" is sometimes short for "Elizabeth". |
| short with [sb] adj + prep | informal (abrupt, curt) | szorstko kogoś potraktować zwrot dk. |
| | When I asked him if he could help, he was rather short with me. |
| short on [sth] adj + prep | informal (short of: not enough) | brakować ndk. |
| | (mieć) | za mało przyim. + przys. |
| | We're short on printer ink. |
| Dodatkowe Tłumaczenia |
| short adj | figurative (finance: of a short sale) (slang) | krótki przym. |
| | He held a short position on the stock. |
| short adj | (phonetics) | krótki przym. |
| | The short vowels are common in English. |
| short adj | (of a small drink) | mały przym. |
| | I'd like a short cocktail, please. |
| short adj | (abbreviated) | skrócony przym. |
| | I'm is the short form of I am. |
| short on [sth] adj + prep | pejorative, informal (lacking) | mieć za mało czegoś zwrot ndk. |
| | | komuś brakować czegoś ndk. |
| | The new leader of the party is short on charm; he'll never win over the voters. |
| | Nowemu liderowi partii brakuje wdzięku; on nigdy nie pozyska wyborców. |
| short adv | (suddenly) | gwałtownie przys. |
| | | nagle przys. |
| | The sight of the accident made us stop short. |
| short adv | (on near side of a target) | za blisko przyim. + przys. |
| | The arrow fell short. |
| | Strzała upadła za blisko. |
| short adv | (baseball: position) | do łącznika przyim. + m |
| | The outfielders were playing short. |
| short adv | (insufficient) | brakować ndk. |
| | | zabraknąć dk. |
| | The cashier came up short. |
| | Kasjerowi zabrakło. |
| short n | (cinema: brief film) | film krótkometrażowy m + przym. |
| | Bill produced a short that won a prize. |
| short n | (electricity: short circuit) | zwarcie n |
| | (potoczny) | spięcie n |
| | Crossed wires produced a short in the system. |
| short n | (garment size) (dla osób poniżej 160 cm wzrostu) | short, petite przym. |
| | My coat is a forty-two short. |
| | Mój płaszcz jest w rozmiarze 42 short. |
| short n | (baseball: position) | łącznik m |
| | Daniels is playing third, while James is at short. |
| shorts npl | (short pants) | szorty n, l.mn. |
| | I'll wear shorts and sandals, since it's hot today. |
| | Założę szorty i sandały, bo jest dziś gorąco. |
| shorts npl | mainly US (men's underpants) | bokserki m, l.mn. |
| short of doing [sth] prep | (except) | oprócz przyim. |
| | I don't know what to do, short of leaving. |
| short⇒ vi | (short circuit) | ulegać zwarciu elektrycznemu zwrot ndk. |
| | | ulec zwarciu elektrycznemu zwrot dk. |
| | The entire circuit shorted out. |
| short [sth]⇒ vtr | (short circuit) | wywoływać zwarcie ndk. + n |
| | | wywołać zwarcie dk. + n |
| | Dripping water shorted the fuse box. |
| | Kapiąca woda wywołała zwarcie w skrzynce bezpiecznikowej. |
| short [sth] vtr | (to sell shares short) | sprzedawać bez pokrycia zwrot ndk. |
| | | sprzedać bez pokrycia zwrot dk. |
| | He shorted the stock because he thought the value was going to fall. |
Formy złożone:
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| cut short vtr | (interrupt, finish prematurely) | przerywać ndk. |
| | | przerwać dk. |
| | The sprained ankle caused us to cut short the vacation. |
| fall short v expr | (not be satisfactory) (przenośny) | nie dorastać do czegoś zwrot ndk. |
| | | nie dorosnąć do czegoś zwrot dk. |
| | The boy's grades fell short of his father's expectations. |
| fall short vi | (not be sufficient) | brakować ndk. |
| | | zabraknąć dk. |
| | I fell short in my sales numbers, so I need to work harder. |
| for a short time adv | (briefly) | przez krótki okres wyr. |
| | He'd only lived in the apartment for a short time - about two weeks. |
| for short adv | (as an abbreviation) | w skrócie przyim. + m |
| | The boy's name is Nishant, but his friends and family call him Nish for short. |
| in a short time adv | (soon) | wkrótce przys. |
| | I'll have it finished in a short time – please be patient. |
| in a short time adv | (within a brief span of time) | wkrótce przys. |
| | In a short time, the fire spread to the other buildings. |
| in a short while adv | (soon) | wkrótce przys. |
| in a short while adv | (within a brief span of time) | za chwilkę przyim. + ż |
| in short adv | (in summary, in brief) | w skrócie przyim. + m |
| | In short, the film is well worth seeing. |
the long and short of it is,
the long and the short of it is that expr | informal (in summary) | w skrócie przyim. + m |
| | The long and short of it is that I'm pregnant. |
on short notice,
at short notice,
on a moment's notice,
at a moment's notice adv | (with little warning) | tuż przedtem przyim. + przys. |
| | 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. |
| short and sweet adj | (brief, concise) | krótko i na temat wyr. |
| | He kept his answers to the police short and sweet. |
| short answer n | (concise reply) | zwięzła odpowiedź przym. + ż |
| | Does he get along with his family? The short answer is no. |
| short description n | (brief account) | krótki opis przym. + m |
| | Please give us a short description of your new proposal. |
| short distance n | (brief interval in space) | niewielka odległość przym. + ż |
| | The taxis are only a short distance from the train station. |
| short hair n | (hair: close-cropped) | krótkie włosy przym. + m, l.mn. |
| | Short hair was fashionable for women in the 1920s. |
| short memory n | (tendency to forget quickly) | krótka pamięć przym. + ż |
| | I have a very short memory for people's names. |
| short memory n | (short-term recall) | krótka pamięć przym. + ż |
| short notice n | (little warning) | z krótkim wyprzedzeniem wyr. |
| | Supply teachers often have only short notice to prepare their lessons. |
| short of [sth] expr | (other than) | bez mała |
| | Short of a raid on the cookie jar, we won't have a snack. |
| short of doing [sth] expr | (other than do [sth]) | oprócz przyim. |
| | Short of replacing the whole engine, there is nothing you can do to solve the problem. |
| be short of [sth] v expr | (lacking) | kończyć się zwr. ndk. |
| | I need to go shopping: we're short of bread and milk. |
| | Pójdę do sklepu - kończy się nam chleb i mleko. |
| short pants npl | US (shorts, thigh-length trousers) | krótkie spodnie przym. + ż, l.mn. |
| | The weather's much too cold for you to wear short pants. |
| short period n | (brief or limited time) | krótki okres przym. + m |
| | The sale will only last a short period, so we should purchase it now. |
| short shorts npl | (hot pants) | miniszorty ż, l.mn. |
| | I like to show off my legs in the summertime wearing short shorts. |
| short shrift n | historical (prisoner: brief confession time) | szybki wyrok przym. + m |
| short skirt n | (above-the-knee or mini skirt) | minispódniczka ż |
| | Her short skirt violated the school dress code. |
| short story n | (written fiction shorter than a novella) | opowiadanie n |
| | He wrote short stories about people living in rural areas. |
| short story writer n | (author of short fiction) | pisarz opowiadań m + n, l.mn. |
| | Edgar Allan Poe is probably the most famous short story writer in the world. |
| short term adj | (temporary, not long-lasting) | krótkoterminowy przym. |
| | My short-term educational goal is to graduate college. |
| short time n | (brief period) | krótki okres przym. + m |
| | During the short time that I knew Anne, she never failed to impress me. |
short time,
short-time n | (temporarily working for less pay) | skrócony czas pracy wyr. |
| short version n | (abridged or condensed form) | krótka wersja przym. + ż |
| | This is just a short version of the full-length movie production. |
| short version n | informal (concise account) | zwięzła wersja przym. + ż |
| | I'll give you the short version now and tell you the full story later. |
| short way n | (little distance) | niewielka odległość przym. + ż |
| | It's only a short way to the grocery store. |
| short-circuit [sth]⇒ vtr | (cause to malfunction electrically) | zwarcie n |
| | The flooding in the basement short-circuited the freezer. |
| short-dated adj | (financial security: under 5 years to run) | krótkoterminowy przym. |
| short-lived adj | (brief) | krótkotrwały przym. |
| | The revolt was short-lived: it was all over within a week. |
short-sleeved,
short-sleeve adj | (shirt: sleeves above elbow) | z krótkim rękawem wyr. |
| | Theodore wore a short-sleeved shirt to the summer wedding. |
| short-stay adj | (accommodation: for short period) | krótkoterminowy przym. |
| | | tymczasowy przym. |
| short-tempered adj | (easily angered) | łatwo irytujący się przys. + przym. |
| | | porywczy, impulsywny przym. |
| | I can get very short-tempered when things don't go my way. |
| short-term memory n | (capacity for recall over a brief period) | krótkoterminowa pamięć przym. + ż |
| | His short-term memory began to fail when he reached 80 years of age. |
shortchange [sb] (US),
short-change [sb] (UK)⇒ vtr | (return insufficient money to) | wydawać za mało, zwracać za mało zwrot ndk. |
| | | wydać za mało, zwrócić za mało zwrot dk. |
| short-cut [sth]⇒ vtr | (use a shortcut on [sth]) | skracać coś ndk. |
| | | skrócić coś dk. |
| | Don't try to short-cut this process; it won't work if you do. |
| short-cut⇒ vi | (use a shortcut) (o drodze) | iść na skróty zwrot ndk. |
| | (o drodze) | pójść na skróty zwrot dk. |
| | | używać skrótu ndk. |
| | | użyć skrótu dk. |
| | This is such a time-consuming process; is there a way to short-cut it? |
shorthanded,
short-handed adj | (lacking staff) | z niedoborem personelu wyr. |
shortlist,
short-list n | (list: chosen finalists) | lista finalistów ż + m, l.mn. |
| | The book was on the shortlist for the Booker Prize last year. |
short-sighted (UK),
nearsighted (US) adj | (myopic) | krótkowzroczny przym. |
| | The test showed that Toby was shortsighted and needed glasses. |
short-sighted (UK),
shortsighted (US) adj | figurative (failing to plan ahead) (przenośny) | krótkowzroczny przym. |
| | Congress' bill to reduce taxes on greenhouse gas companies was shortsighted. |
ton,
short ton n | US (907 kg) | tona ż |
| | The builder ordered a ton of gravel. |
| too short adj | (not long enough) | za krótki przys. + przym. |
| | Your essay was too short for the exam standards. |
| too short adj | (not tall enough) | za niski przys. + przym. |
| | He was too short to join the basketball team. |
| very short adj | (extremely brief) | bardzo krótki przys. + przym. |
| | Some of Ernest Hemingway's stories are very short. |
| very short adj | (not tall) | bardzo niski przys. + przym. |
| | He's only 5 feet tall. He's very short. |
| very short adv | (abrupt, rude) | bardzo opryskliwy przys. + przym. |
| | She must be mad at me since she was very short with me when I asked her how she was. |