short of im Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Übersetzungen für short of im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

I.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADJ

1. short (not long-lasting):

short time, stay, conversation, speech, period

breve

short course

di breve durata

short memory, chapter

corto

a short time ago

poco tempo fa

that was a short hour, month

quest'ora è volata, questo mese è volato

in four short years

nel breve spazio di quattro anni

to work shorter hours

lavorare meno ore

the days are getting shorter

le giornate si stanno accorciando

to go for a short walk

andare a fare una breve passeggiata or due passi

the meeting was short and sweet

la riunione è stata rapida e indolore

let's keep it short (and sweet)

facciamo una cosa rapida (e indolore)!

the short answer is that …

per farla breve …

2. short:

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

corto

short (very short) animal's coat, fur, hair

raso

short distance

breve

the suit is too short in the sleeves

le maniche del vestito sono troppo corte

to have one's hair cut short

farsi tagliare i capelli corti

to win by a short head (riding)

vincere di mezza testa

3. short (not tall):

short person

basso

4. short (scarce):

short water, food

scarso

to be in short supply

essere a corto di riserve

food, coal is getting short

il cibo, il carbone comincia a scarseggiare

time is getting short

il tempo sta per finire

5. short (inadequate):

short rations

insufficiente

we're short by three

ce ne mancano tre

he gave me a short measure (in shop)

mi ha fregato sul peso

6. short (lacking):

I am, he is short of sth

mi, gli manca qc

to be short on person: talent, tact

mancare di

to go short of clothes, money, food

essere a corto di

my wages are £30 short

ho preso 30 sterline in meno sullo stipendio

I don't want you to go short

non voglio che ti manchi qualcosa

I'm running short of sth

sto esaurendo qc

7. short (in abbreviation):

Tom is short for Thomas

Tom è il diminutivo di Thomas

this is Nicholas, Nick for short!

ti presento Nicholas, per gli amici Nick

8. short mai attrib. (abrupt):

short person, personality

brusco, burbero

short laugh

breve

to be short with sb

essere brusco con qn

9. short LING:

short vowel

breve

10. short WIRTSCH:

short bill

a breve scadenza

short loan, credit

a breve termine

short seller

allo scoperto

11. short GASTRO:

short pastry

frolla

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

short stop

improvvisamente

to stop short of doing

fermarsi un attimo prima di fare, stare quasi per fare

cut short sth, cut sth short holiday, visit, discussion

accorciare, abbreviare

to cut the conversation short

tagliare corto

cut sb short

interrompere qn

III.in short ADV

in short

in breve

in short

gbrevemente

IV.short of PRÄP

1. short of (just before):

short of

un po' prima di

the ball landed (just) short of the green

la palla è caduta (appena) un po' prima del green

2. short of (just less than):

short of

poco meno di

a little short of £1, 000

un po' meno di 1.000 sterline

that's nothing short of blackmail!

non è altro che un ricatto!

3. short of (except):

short of

a meno di

short of locking him in, I can't stop him leaving

a meno di non chiuderlo in casa, non posso impedirgli di andarsene

V.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] SUBST

1. short (drink):

short

cicchetto m

2. short ELEK:

short, also short circuit

corto m (circuito)

3. short FILM:

short

cortometraggio m

4. short WIRTSCH (deficit):

short

ammanco m

short

deficit m

5. short WIRTSCH (on stock exchange):

short

titolo m di stato a breve termine

VI.shorts SUBST

shorts npl:

shorts

shorts m

shorts

pantaloncini m

shorts (underwear)

mutande f da uomo

a pair of (tennis) shorts

un paio di pantaloncini (da tennis)

VII.also short-circuit VERB trans ELEK

also short-circuit

cortocircuitare

VIII.also short-circuit VERB intr ELEK

also short-circuit

fare cortocircuito

IX.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt]

to have a short temper, to be short-tempered

essere irascibile

to have sb by the short hairs Am ugs , to have sb by the short and curlies Brit ugs

tenere qn in pugno

to make short work of sth, sb

liquidare qc, qn in fretta

to bring or pull sb up short

cogliere qn di sorpresa

to sell oneself short

sottovalutarsi

to fall short

essere insufficiente or non bastare

to be taken or caught short

essere colto di sorpresa or preso alla sprovvista

the long and short of it is that they…

il succo del discorso è che loro…

Übersetzungen für short of im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

dreadfully short of money

completamente

to be short of room

avere poco spazio

Übersetzungen für short of im Italienisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

a meno di

short of

sprovvisto di (privo)

lacking in, short of

Übersetzungen für short of im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

I.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADJ

1. short (not long-lasting):

short time, stay, conversation, speech, period

breve

short course

di breve durata

short memory, chapter

corto

a short time ago

poco tempo fa

that was a short hour, month

quest'ora è volata, questo mese è volato

in four short years

nel breve spazio di quattro anni

to work shorter hours

lavorare meno ore

the days are getting shorter

le giornate si stanno accorciando

to go for a short walk

andare a fare una breve passeggiata or due passi

the meeting was short and sweet

la riunione è stata rapida e indolore

let's keep it short (and sweet)

facciamo una cosa rapida (e indolore)!

the short answer is that …

per farla breve …

2. short:

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

corto

short (very short) animal's coat, fur, hair

raso

short distance

breve

the suit is too short in the sleeves

le maniche del vestito sono troppo corte

to have one's hair cut short

farsi tagliare i capelli corti

to win by a short head (riding)

vincere di mezza testa

3. short (not tall):

short person

basso

4. short (scarce):

short water, food

scarso

to be in short supply

essere a corto di riserve

food, coal is getting short

il cibo, il carbone comincia a scarseggiare

time is getting short

il tempo sta per finire

5. short (inadequate):

short rations

insufficiente

we're short by three

ce ne mancano tre

he gave me a short measure (in shop)

mi ha fregato sul peso

6. short (lacking):

I am, he is short of sth

mi, gli manca qc

to be short on person: talent, tact

mancare di

to go short of clothes, money, food

essere a corto di

my wages are £30 short

ho preso 30 sterline in meno sullo stipendio

I don't want you to go short

non voglio che ti manchi qualcosa

I'm running short of sth

sto esaurendo qc

7. short (in abbreviation):

Tom is short for Thomas

Tom è il diminutivo di Thomas

this is Nicholas, Nick for short!

ti presento Nicholas, per gli amici Nick

8. short mai attrib. (abrupt):

short person, personality

brusco, burbero

short laugh

breve

to be short with sb

essere brusco con qn

9. short LING:

short vowel

breve

10. short WIRTSCH:

short bill

a breve scadenza

short loan, credit

a breve termine

short seller

allo scoperto

11. short GASTRO:

short pastry

frolla

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

short stop

improvvisamente

to stop short of doing

fermarsi un attimo prima di fare, stare quasi per fare

cut short sth, cut sth short holiday, visit, discussion

accorciare, abbreviare

to cut the conversation short

tagliare corto

cut sb short

interrompere qn

III.in short ADV

in short

in breve

in short

gbrevemente

IV.short of PRÄP

1. short of (just before):

short of

un po' prima di

the ball landed (just) short of the green

la palla è caduta (appena) un po' prima del green

2. short of (just less than):

short of

poco meno di

a little short of £1, 000

un po' meno di 1.000 sterline

that's nothing short of blackmail!

non è altro che un ricatto!

3. short of (except):

short of

a meno di

short of locking him in, I can't stop him leaving

a meno di non chiuderlo in casa, non posso impedirgli di andarsene

V.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] SUBST

1. short (drink):

short

cicchetto m

2. short ELEK:

short, also short circuit

corto m (circuito)

3. short FILM:

short

cortometraggio m

4. short WIRTSCH (deficit):

short

ammanco m

short

deficit m

5. short WIRTSCH (on stock exchange):

short

titolo m di stato a breve termine

VI.shorts SUBST

shorts npl:

shorts

shorts m

shorts

pantaloncini m

shorts (underwear)

mutande f da uomo

a pair of (tennis) shorts

un paio di pantaloncini (da tennis)

VII.also short-circuit VERB trans ELEK

also short-circuit

cortocircuitare

VIII.also short-circuit VERB intr ELEK

also short-circuit

fare cortocircuito

IX.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt]

to have a short temper, to be short-tempered

essere irascibile

to have sb by the short hairs Am ugs , to have sb by the short and curlies Brit ugs

tenere qn in pugno

to make short work of sth, sb

liquidare qc, qn in fretta

to bring or pull sb up short

cogliere qn di sorpresa

to sell oneself short

sottovalutarsi

to fall short

essere insufficiente or non bastare

to be taken or caught short

essere colto di sorpresa or preso alla sprovvista

the long and short of it is that they…

il succo del discorso è che loro…

of [Brit ɒv, (ə)v, Am əv] PRÄP

1. of (in most uses):

of

di

the leg of the table

la gamba del tavolo

the difficulty of the work

la difficoltà del lavoro

the king of beasts

il re degli animali

2. of (made or consisting of):

a ring (made) of gold

un anello d'oro

a plaque (made) of grey marble

una targa di marmo grigio

a will of iron übtr

una volontà di ferro

a heart of stone übtr

un cuore di pietra

3. of (indicating an agent):

that's kind of you, him

è molto gentile da parte tua, sua

4. of (indicating a proportion or fraction):

some of us stayed for dinner

alcuni di noi si fermarono a cena

several of them were rotten

parecchi di essi erano marci

of the twelve of us only nine could swim

su dodici di noi solo nove sapevano nuotare

5. of Brit (in expressions of time):

of an evening

la sera or di sera

of a morning

il mattino, al mattino, (al)la mattina, di mattina

I like to play golf of an afternoon

mi piace giocare a golf il or di pomeriggio

short of im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für short of im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

to be short of breath

essere senza fiato

to fall short of sth

essere al di sotto di qc

to be short of money

essere a corto di soldi

to be short of funds

essere a corto di fondi

to be short of breath

avere il fiatone

the long and the short of it is that …

in breve…

to make short work of sb

sbrigarsela in fretta con qu

Übersetzungen für short of im Italienisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

affannato (-a)

short of breath

tenere qu a stecchetto (di soldi)

to keep sb short of money

musichetta

short piece of music

Übersetzungen für short of im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

I.short [ʃɔ:rt] ADJ

1. short (not long):

short

corto, -a

2. short (not tall):

short

basso, -a

3. short (brief):

short

breve

short memory

corto, -a

4. short (not enough):

short

scarso, -a

to be short [or run] on time/money

aver poco tempo/pochi soldi

to be short on brains ugs

aver poco cervello

to be short of breath

essere senza fiato

to be in short supply

scarseggiare

5. short LING:

short vowel

breve

6. short (brusque):

short

brusco, -a

to be short with sb

essere brusco con qu

II.short [ʃɔ:rt] SUBST

1. short FILM:

short

cortometraggio m

2. short ugs ELEK:

short

cortocircuito m

III.short [ʃɔ:rt] ADV

1. short (abruptly):

to cut short

interrompere di colpo

to stop sth/sb short

fermare qc/qu di colpo

2. short (below the standard):

to fall short

non essere sufficiente

to fall short of sth

essere al di sotto di qc

of [əv, stressed: ɒv] PRÄP

1. of:

of

di

2. of (belonging to):

of

di

the works of Twain

le opere di Twain

a friend of mine/theirs

un mio/loro amico

3. of (done by):

it's kind of him

è gentile da parte sua

4. of (representing):

of

di

a drawing of Paul/the sun

un disegno di Paul/del sole

5. of (without):

a tree bare of leaves

un albero spoglio

free of charge

gratis

free of tax

non soggetto a imposta

to cure sb of a disease

guarire qu da una malattia

6. of (with):

a man of courage

un uomo coraggioso

a man of no importance

un uomo senza importanza

a city of wide avenues

una città dai grandi viali

7. of (away from):

to be north of Atlanta

essere a nord di Atlanta

8. of (temporal):

the 4th of May

il 4 (di) maggio

in May of 2005

nel maggio del 2005

9. of (to):

it is ten/(a) quarter of two

sono le due meno dieci/un quarto

10. of (consisting of):

of

di

a ring of gold

un anello d'oro

to smell/to taste of cheese

sapere di formaggio

to consist of six parts

essere composto di sei parti

11. of (characteristic):

with the patience of a saint

con la pazienza di un santo

this idiot of a plumber

questo idiota di idraulico

doctor of medicine

dottore in medicina

12. of (concerning):

his love of jazz

la sua passione per il jazz

to know sth of sb's past

sapere qc del passato di qu

to approve of sb's idea

essere d'accordo con l'idea di qu

what has become of him?

che cosa ne è stato di lui?

what do you think of him?

cosa pensi di lui?

13. of (cause):

because of sth/sb

a causa di qc/qu

to die of grief

morire di dolore

it happened of itself

è accaduto da sé

14. of (a portion of):

there's a lot of it

ce n'è molto

one of the best

uno dei migliori

the best of friends

grandi amici

many of them came

molti di loro sono venuti

there are five of them

ce ne sono cinque

he knows the five of them

conosce tutti e cinque

two of the five

due dei cinque

he of all people knows that

lui dovrebbe saperlo meglio di tutti

today of all days

proprio oggi

15. of (to amount of):

80 years of age

80 anni

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

Englisch

While positive for the hotel brand, this number falls well short of an original anticipation to have 500 locations by 2012.

en.wikipedia.org

But it's a common pattern for new capabilities of a popular system to fall short of what's best in class.

www.techrepublic.com

It fell short of gathering the necessary number of signatures.

en.wikipedia.org

If you worry about being suddenly short of money, or accidentally making a mistake with your checking account, you can buy overdraft protection.

www.theatlantic.com

By 1879 these companies were precarious financially, and the whole scheme was little short of a scam.

en.wikipedia.org

But it's ok, you're just short of writing it down on a beer mat at this rate.

www.her.ie

The aircraft crashed 28 nautical miles (52 km) short of its destination with the loss of all twenty-six people on board.

en.wikipedia.org

We did everything short of bubble-wrap me to ride out here on the plane.

www.cbs8.com

The league began in 1987 and ended short of completing a full season in 1989.

en.wikipedia.org

This definition seems to have been conjured up and calibrated by a misanthrope to ensure that it only just stops short of causing organ failure.

www.theglobeandmail.com