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shortcut [shortcuts] (path) noun [UK: ˈʃɔːtˌkət] [US: ˈʃɔːrtˌkət] | atajonoun |
shorten [shortened, shortening, shortens] (to become shorter) verb [UK: ˈʃɔːt.n̩] [US: ˈʃɔːr.tn̩] | acortarseverb |
shorten [shortened, shortening, shortens] (to make shorter) verb [UK: ˈʃɔːt.n̩] [US: ˈʃɔːr.tn̩] | abreviarverb acortarverbI must have it shortened. = Me lo tienen que acortar. reducirverb |
shortfall [shortfalls] (instance of not meeting a quota or of having an insufficient amount) noun [UK: ˈʃɔːt.fɔːl] [US: ˈʃɔːrt.ˌfɒl] | déficitnoun |
shorthaired (having short hair) adjective [UK: ˈʃɔːt.ˌherd] [US: ˈʃɔːrt.ˌherd] | pelicortoadjective |
shorthand (rough and rapid method of writing) noun [UK: ˈʃɔːt.hænd] [US: ˈʃɔːrt.ˌhænd] | estenografíanoun taquigrafíanoun |
shorthanded (understaffed) adverb | falta de personaladverb personal insuficienteadverb poco personaladverb |
shortly (in a short or brief time or manner) adverb [UK: ˈʃɔːt.li] [US: ˈʃɔːrt.li] | en breveadverb prontoadverbI'll be there shortly. = Estaré allí pronto. |
shortness of breath (dyspnea) noun | disneanoun falta de airenoun |
shorts (pants worn primarily in the summer that do not go lower than the knees) noun [UK: ʃɔːts] [US: ˈʃɔːrts] | pantalón cortonoun |
shortstop (baseball: defensive player between second and third baseman) noun [UK: ˈʃɔːt.ˌstɑːp] [US: ˈʃɔːrt.ˌstɑːp] | campo cortonoun parador en cortonoun torpederonoun |
Bermuda shorts (a type of knee-high shorts) noun | bermudanoun |
boxer shorts (underwear) noun [UK: ˈbɒks.ə(r) ʃɔːts] [US: ˈbɑːks.ər ˈʃɔːrts] | bóxernoun |
draw the short straw (to be selected to do an undesirable task) verb | |
eat my shorts (irreverent rebuke or dismissal) phrase | cómete mis calzonesphrase cómete mis pantalonesphrase multiplícate por cerophrase |
few sandwiches short of a picnic (Not sane) phrase | faltarle un hervorphrase |
for short (As an abbreviated form) preposition [UK: fɔː(r) ʃɔːt] [US: ˈfɔːr ˈʃɔːrt] | para abreviarpreposition para los amigospreposition |
foreshortening (art technique) noun [UK: fɔː.ˈʃɔːt.n̩.ɪŋ] [US: fɔːr.ˈʃɔːr.tn̩.ɪŋ] | escorzonoun |
gray short-tailed opossum noun | colicorto domésticonoun |
keyboard shortcut (key or a combination of keys) noun | atajonoun atajo de tecladonoun |
life is short (proverb) phrase | la vida son dos díasphrase |
long story short (Introducing a short version of, or simply the conclusion of, an involved story) adverb | abreviandoadverb al granoadverb en resumenadverb para abreviaradverb para hacerla cortaadverb |