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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] N

1. short (drink):

2. short ELEC → short circuit

3. short CINE:

4. short FIN (deficit):

5. short FIN (on stock exchange):

II. shorts N

shorts npl:

III. short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADJ

1. short (not long-lasting):

short time, stay, memory, period
short attr course
short conversation, speech, chapter

2. short:

short (not of great length) hair, dress, distance, stick
short attr animal's coat, fur

3. short (not tall):

short person

4. short (scarce):

5. short (inadequate):

short rations

6. short (lacking):

to be short on person: talent, tact
to go short of clothes, money, food

7. short (in abbreviation):

8. short (abrupt):

short person, personality never attr
short laugh

9. short LING:

short vowel

10. short FIN:

short loan, credit

11. short FOOD:

short pastry

IV. short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADV (abruptly)

short stop

V. in short ADV

VI. short of PREP

1. short of (just before):

2. short of (just less than):

a little short of £1, 000

3. short of (except):

VII. short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] VB trans, intr

short ELEC → short circuit

VIII. short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt]

to have sb by the short hairs Am inf or short and curlies Brit inf
expédier qc/qn
See also

I. short circuit [Brit, Am ʃɔrt ˈsərkət] N

II. short-circuit VB trans

short-circuit trans lit, fig:

III. short-circuit VB intr

short-circuit intr:

I. cut short VB [Brit kʌt -, Am kət -] (cut short [sth], cut [sth] short)

cut short holiday, visit, discussion:

II. cut short VB [Brit kʌt -, Am kət -] (cut [sb] short)

I. cut short VB [Brit kʌt -, Am kət -] (cut short [sth], cut [sth] short)

cut short holiday, visit, discussion:

II. cut short VB [Brit kʌt -, Am kət -] (cut [sb] short)

short-arse N Brit sl

short account N FIN

short-haul ADJ AVIAT

short suit N

short-lived [Brit ʃɔːtˈlɪvd, Am ˌʃɔrtˈlɪvd] ADJ

short-lived triumph, success, happiness
short-lived effect, phenomenon

short exchange N FIN

short-haired [Brit ʃɔːtˈhɛːd, Am ˌʃɔrtˈhɛrd] ADJ

short-termism [Brit, Am ˌʃɔrtˈtərmɪzəm] N

in the PONS Dictionary

I. short [ʃɔ:t, Am ʃɔ:rt] ADJ

1. short (not long):

2. short (not tall):

3. short (not far):

short distance

4. short (brief):

short memory

5. short (not enough):

6. short:

Phrases:

II. short [ʃɔ:t, Am ʃɔ:rt] N

1. short CINE (genre):

2. short inf ELEC:

3. short Brit inf (alcohol):

III. short [ʃɔ:t, Am ʃɔ:rt] ADV

short to stop:

Phrases:

short story N

short film N

short pastry N

short-sleeved ADJ

short wave N

short-staffed ADJ Aus, Brit

short-range ADJ

1. short-range MIL:

2. short-range (not long-range):

short-range estimate, weather forecast

short-lived ADJ

short-lived happiness:

short-term ADJ

short-term loan, policy, memory:

in the PONS Dictionary

I. short [ʃɔrt] ADJ

1. short (not long):

2. short (not tall):

3. short (not far):

short distance

4. short (brief):

short memory

5. short (not enough):

6. short (rude):

Phrases:

II. short [ʃɔrt] N

1. short CINE (genre):

2. short inf ELEC:

III. short [ʃɔrt] ADV

short stop:

Phrases:

I. short-circuit VB intr

II. short-circuit VB trans ELEC

short dough N

short-lived ADJ

short-lived happiness:

short film N

short-sighted ADJ

1. short-sighted (of eyesight):

2. short-sighted (not prudent):

short-staffed ADJ

short-tempered ADJ

short-range ADJ

short-range estimate, weather forecast

short-term ADJ

short-term loan, policy, memory:

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