| Principal Translations |
| short adj | (length) | corto/a adj |
| | Please hand me the short rope. |
| | Por favor, alcánzame la cuerda corta. |
| short adj | (height: not tall) | bajo/a adj |
| | (informal) | bajito adj |
| | (AR) | petiso/a adj |
| | The boy is too short to reach. |
| | El niño es muy bajo para alcanzar esa altura. |
| | El chico es muy bajito para alcanzar esa altura. |
| short adj | (clothing: not long) | corto/a 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? |
| | Los pantalones le quedaban cortos y dejaban ver una buena porción de pierna peluda por encima de los calcetines. |
| short adj | (hair: not long) | corto/a adj |
| | Short hair is easier to take care of. |
| | El cabello corto es más fácil de cuidar. |
| short adj | (distance: not far) | corto/a adj |
| | | pequeño/a ria empresaria adj |
| | It's only a short walk from here. |
| | Es un viaje corto desde aquí. |
| | Es una pequeña caminata desde aquí. |
| short adj | (of brief duration) | corto/a adj |
| | | breve adj mf |
| | That movie was very short. |
| | Esa película fue muy corta. |
| short adj | (concise) | escueto/a adj |
| | | breve adj mf |
| | | corto/a adj |
| | Her speech was short and to the point. |
| | Su discurso fue escueto y al grano. |
| | Su discurso fue breve y al grano. |
| 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 with [sb] adj + prep | informal (abrupt, curt) | seco/a adj |
| | When I asked him if he could help, he was rather short with me. |
| | Cuando le pregunté si podía ayudar fue bastante seco conmigo. |
| be short on [sth] v expr | informal (short of: not enough) | tener poco loc verb |
| | | quedar poco loc verb |
| | We're short on printer ink. |
| | Tenemos poca tinta de impresora. |
| 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. |