| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| short adj | (length) | kort adj |
| | Please hand me the short rope. |
| | Var snäll och räck mig det korta repet. |
| short adj | (height: not tall) (höjd) | kort adj |
| | (storlek) | liten adj |
| | The boy is too short to reach. |
| | Pojken var för kort för att nå upp. |
| short adj | (clothing: not long) | kort 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? |
| | Är den här kjolen för kort för att ha på sig på ett bröllop? |
| short adj | (hair: not long) | kort adj |
| | (mycket kort) | snaggad adj |
| | Short hair is easier to take care of. |
| short adj | (distance: not far) | kort adj |
| | It's only a short walk from here. |
| | Det är bara en kort promenad härifrån. |
| short adj | (of brief duration) | kort adj |
| | That movie was very short. |
| | Den där filmen var väldigt kort. |
| short adj | (concise) | kort adj |
| | | kortfattad adj |
| | Her speech was short and to the point. |
| | Hennes tal är kort och konsist. |
| short for [sth] adj + prep | (abbreviation of) | kort för ngt adj + prep |
| | The name "Betty" is sometimes short for "Elizabeth". |
| | Namnet "Betty" är ibland kort för "Elizabeth". |
| short with [sb] adj + prep | informal (abrupt, curt) | kort adj |
| | (sur, butter) | tvär adj |
| | When I asked him if he could help, he was rather short with me. |
| | När jag frågade honom om han kunde hjälpa till var han ganska kort mot mig. |
| be short on [sth] v expr | informal (short of: not enough) | ha ont om ngt vbal uttr |
| | | ha brist på ngt vbal uttr |
| | (vardaglig) | ha dåligt med ngt vbal uttr |
| | We're short on printer ink. |
| | Vi har ont om skrivarbläck. |
| | Vi har brist på skrivarbläck. |
| | Vi har dåligt med skrivarbläck. |
| shorts npl | (short pants) | shorts spl |
| | | kortbyxor spl |
| | I'll wear shorts and sandals, since it's hot today. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| short adj | figurative (finance: of a short sale) | blankning s |
| | | blanka vtr |
| | He held a short position on the stock. |
| short adj | (phonetics) | kort adj |
| | The short vowels are common in English. |
| short adj | (of a small drink) (med mycket sprit) | stark adj |
| | I'd like a short cocktail, please. |
| short adj | (abbreviated) | förkortad adj |
| | | sammandragen adj |
| | I'm is the short form of I am. |
| short on [sth] adj + prep | pejorative, informal (lacking) | avsaknad av ngt s + prep |
| | | som saknar ngt adj |
| | The new leader of the party is short on charm; he'll never win over the voters. |
| short adv | (suddenly) | tvärt adv |
| | | plötsligt adv |
| | The sight of the accident made us stop short. |
| short adv | (on near side of a target) | inte nå fram uttr |
| | | inte komma tillräckligt långt uttr |
| | The arrow fell short. |
| short adv | (baseball: position) | spela shortstop i basebollmatch vbal uttr |
| | The outfielders were playing short. |
| short adv | (insufficient) | för lite adv |
| | | understiga vtr |
| | The cashier came up short. |
| short n | (cinema: brief film) | kortfilm s |
| | Bill produced a short that won a prize. |
| short n | (electricity: short circuit) | kortslutning s |
| | Crossed wires produced a short in the system. |
| short n | (garment size) | kort storlek s |
| | My coat is a forty-two short. |
| short n | (baseball: position) (baseboll, lånord) | shortstop s |
| | Daniels is playing third, while James is at short. |
| shorts npl | mainly US (men's underpants) | underbyxor spl |
| | | kalsonger spl |
| short of doing [sth] prep | (except) | förutom att göra ngt, utom att göra ngt uttr |
| | I don't know what to do, short of leaving. |
| short⇒ vi | (short circuit) | kortslutas vitr |
| | The entire circuit shorted out. |
| short [sth]⇒ vtr | (short circuit) | kortsluta vtr |
| | Dripping water shorted the fuse box. |
| short [sth] vtr | (to sell shares short) | blanka vtr |
| | | utföra blankning på ngt vbal uttr |
| | He shorted the stock because he thought the value was going to fall. |
| short [sb]⇒ vtr | US, informal (cheat, shortchange) | lura vtr |
| | | vilseleda vtr |
| | | skinna vtr |
| | | bedra vtr |
| | My company shorted me two days' pay this month. |