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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
for short adv (as an abbreviation)para abreviar loc adv
 The boy's name is Nishant, but his friends and family call him Nish for short.
  para resumir loc adv
  de forma resumida loc adv
  diminutivo nm
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
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.
short for [sth] adj + prep (abbreviation of)abreviatura de nf + prep
  (nombre)apodo de nm + prep
 The name "Betty" is sometimes short for "Elizabeth".
 "Betty" es la abreviatura de "Elizabeth".
 "Betty" es el apodo de "Elizabeth".
short-list,
shortlist vtr		 often passive (choose as finalist)seleccionar⇒ vtr
  preseleccionar⇒ vtr
 The author was surprised when her debut novel was shortlisted for a literature award.
 El autor se sorprendió cuando su primera novela fue seleccionada para el premio de literatura.
 El autor se sorprendió cuando su primera novela fue preseleccionada para el premio de literatura.
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'for short' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
commercial bank - commuter aircraft - commuter plane - ephemera - look in - overnight bag - short-stay - short-term debt

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