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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
{m}

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
{f}

taquigrafíanoun
{f}
I've decided to learn shorthand. = He decidido aprender la taquigrafía.

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
{f}

falta de airenoun
{f}

shorts (pants worn primarily in the summer that do not go lower than the knees)
noun
[UK: ʃɔːts]
[US: ˈʃɔːrts]

pantalón cortonoun
{m}

shortstop (baseball: defensive player between second and third baseman)
noun
[UK: ˈʃɔːt.ˌstɑːp]
[US: ˈʃɔːrt.ˌstɑːp]

campo cortonoun
{m}

parador en cortonoun
{m}

torpederonoun
{m}

Bermuda shorts (a type of knee-high shorts)
noun

bermudanoun
{m}

boxer shorts (underwear)
noun
[UK: ˈbɒks.ə(r) ʃɔːts]
[US: ˈbɑːks.ər ˈʃɔːrts]

bóxernoun
{m}

draw the short straw (to be selected to do an undesirable task)
verb

bailar con la más feaverb

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
{m}

gray short-tailed opossum noun

colicorto domésticonoun
{m}

keyboard shortcut (key or a combination of keys)
noun

atajonoun
{m}

atajo de tecladonoun
{m}

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

para no estirarlo demasiadoadverb

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