| Compound Forms/Forme composte |
| Inglese | Italiano |
| animated short n | (short animated film) | cortometraggio animato nm |
| draw the short straw v expr | (stuck with an unwanted task, fate) (espressione) | avere la peggio v |
| essere il più sfortunato v |
| fall short v expr | (not be satisfactory) | non essere all'altezza di vi |
| The boy's grades fell short of his father's expectations. |
| I voti del ragazzo non erano all'altezza delle aspettative del padre. |
| fall short v expr | (not be sufficient) | essere inferiore a vi |
| The amount of water in the reservoir falls short of our targets this year. |
| Quest'anno la quantità d'acqua nel bacino è inferiore alle nostre previsioni. |
| for a short time adv | (briefly) | per poco tempo, per un breve periodo avv |
| (colloquiale) | per poco avv |
| He'd only lived in the apartment for a short time - about two weeks. |
| È rimasto in quell'appartamento per poco tempo, circa due settimane. |
| for short adv | (as an abbreviation) | in breve avv |
| The boy's name is Nishant, but his friends and family call him Nish for short. |
| get short shrift from [sb] v expr | (be treated curtly by) (idiomatico: essere trattato male) | essere preso a pesci in faccia da vi |
give [sb] short shrift,
give short shrift to [sb] v expr | (deal curtly with) (informale) | trattare [qlcn] in malo modo vtr |
| go short v expr | (not have enough food, money) | restare a corto di [qlcs] vi |
| have a short fuse v expr | figurative (lose your temper easily) (persona irascibile) | prendere fuoco facilmente vtr |
| essere irascibile, essere suscettibile, essere iracondo vi |
| hold short v expr | (aircraft: stop landing short of runway intersection) | detenere⇒, trattenere⇒ vtr |
| attendere⇒ vtr |
| in a short time adv | (soon) | fra breve, tra poco avv |
| I'll have it finished in a short time – please be patient. |
| Lo finirò tra poco - abbi pazienza. |
| in a short time adv | (within a brief span of time) | in breve tempo loc avv |
| In a short time, the fire spread to the other buildings. |
| In breve tempo il fuoco si allargò agli altri edifici. |
| in a short while adv | (soon) | tra poco, tra breve avv |
| in a short while adv | (within a brief span of time) | tra un attimo, tra un momento avv |
| in short adv | (in summary, in brief) | in breve, in sintesi |
| (informale) | per farla breve |
| In short, the film is well worth seeing. |
| In breve, vale la pena andare a vedere il film. |
| in short order adv | US, figurative (quickly) | in breve tempo, a breve loc avv |
| in short supply expr | (few available) | carente, scarso, insufficiente agg |
| scarseggiare⇒ vi |
| in the short run expr | (short term) | nel breve periodo, nel breve termine loc avv |
| The strategy is likely to be successful only in the short run. |
| in the short term adv | (temporarily, for a brief time in the future) | nel breve termine, nel breve periodo avv |
the long and short of it is,
the long and the short of it is that expr | informal (in summary) (figurato) | il succo (è che), il succo della questione (è che) nm |
| per farla breve loc avv |
| The long and short of it is that I'm pregnant. |
make an apple-pie bed (UK),
short-sheet the bed v expr | (practical joke: sheet folded back) (per scherzo) | fare il letto al contrario vtr |
| fare il letto con le lenzuola al contrario vtr |
| make short work of [sth] expr | (do [sth] quickly) (idiomatico) | portare a termine in quattro e quattr'otto vtr |
| The project entailed a huge amount of translation, but Audrey made short work of it. |
| make short work of [sth/sb] expr | (deal with summarily) | liquidare⇒ vtr |
| The professor made short work of her student's rather poor arguments. |
nothing less than [sth],
nothing short of [sth] expr | (with noun: only) | solo, soltanto avv |
| Nothing short of a full apology will mollify him. |
nothing less than [sth],
nothing short of [sth] expr | (with adjective: utterly) | semplicemente, nient'altro che avv |
| His behaviour was nothing short of rude. |
| Il suo comportamento è stato semplicemente maleducato. |
of small stature,
of short stature adj | (short) | di bassa statura loc agg |
on short notice,
at short notice,
on a moment's notice,
at a moment's notice adv | (with little warning) | con scarso preavviso avv |
| Her appointment was cancelled on short notice. I'm sorry to ask you on such short notice, but I only found out about this yesterday. |
| Il suo appuntamento venne cancellato con scarso preavviso. Mi dispiace chiedertelo con così scarso preavviso, ma l'ho saputo solo ieri. |
| run short v expr | (stocks: get low) | stare per terminare⇒ vtr |
| I see the sugar is running short; we'd better buy some next time we go shopping. |
run short of [sth],
run short on [sth] v expr | (have few left) | essere a corto di, stare per terminare⇒ v |
sedge wren,
marsh wren,
short-billed marsh wren n | (bird: Cistothorus platensis) (zoologia) | scricciolo dei giunchi nm |
| sell yourself short v expr | informal (underestimate your abilities) | sminuirsi⇒ v rif |
| short account n | (finance: account of short seller) (finanza) | conto di scoperto nm |
| short and sweet adj | (brief, concise) | breve e conciso agg |
| He kept his answers to the police short and sweet. |
| Ha dato delle risposte brevi e concise alla polizia. |
| short answer n | (concise reply) | risposta breve, risposta sintetica nf |
| Does he get along with his family? The short answer is no. |
| Va d'accordo con la sua famiglia? La risposta breve è no. |
| short circuit n | (electrical malfunction) | corto circuito nm |
| short commons n | archaic (shortage of food rations) | scarsità di derrate alimentari loc nom |
| short covering n | (business: purchase) | copertura di una posizione corta nf |
| short description n | (brief account) | descrizione sommaria, descrizione breve nf |
| Please give us a short description of your new proposal. |
| short distance n | (brief interval in space) | a breve distanza, a pochi metri avv |
| The taxis are only a short distance from the train station. |
| I taxi sono a pochi metri dalla stazione. |
| short film n | (movie less than feature length) | cortometraggio, corto nm |
| The director won an Oscar for his short film about space. |
| short fuse | (quick temper) | irascibile agg |
| short hair n | (hair: close-cropped) | capelli corti nmpl |
| Short hair was fashionable for women in the 1920s. |
| short hairs | slang (pubic hair) | peli pubici nmpl |
| short haul n | (journey: short distance) | corto raggio nm |
| breve distanza nf |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun. |
| short-haul n as adj | (over short distance) | a corto raggio loc agg |
| short iron n | (golf club) | ferro corto, ferro da golf corto nm |
| short line | (short bus or rail route) | corsa breve nf |
| short memory n | (tendency to forget quickly) | memoria corta nf |
| I have a very short memory for people's names. |
| Ho la memoria molto corta per i nomi. |
| short memory n | (short-term recall) | memoria a breve termine nf |
| short notice n | (little warning) | breve preavviso, brevissimo preavviso nm |
| Supply teachers often have only short notice to prepare their lessons. |
| Spesso ai supplenti viene dato un breve preavviso per preparare le lezioni. |
| (ingiunzione) | avviso a breve scadenza nm |
| short of [sth] expr | (other than) | a meno di prep |
| eccetto, tranne, a parte prep |
| Short of a raid on the cookie jar, we won't have a snack. |
| Non abbiamo niente per merenda, a meno di non assaltare la biscottiera. |
| short of doing [sth] expr | (other than do [sth]) | a meno di fare [qlcs] |
| Short of replacing the whole engine, there is nothing you can do to solve the problem. |
| A meno di sostituire l'intero motore, non c'è niente che tu possa fare per risolvere il problema. |
| be short of [sth] v expr | (lacking) | a corto di |
| senza prep |
| rimanere senza, restare senza, essere senza vi |
| I need to go shopping: we're short of bread and milk. |
| Devo andare a fare la spesa, siamo senza pane né latte. |
| short of breath adj | (having difficulty breathing) | con il respiro corto, con il respiro affannoso loc agg |
| (informale) | con il fiatone loc agg |
| When Phil reached the top stair, he was short of breath. |
short order,
short-order n | US (food at diner, etc.) | piatto veloce, piatto pronto nm |
| short pants npl | US (shorts, thigh-length trousers) | pantaloncini, pantaloncini corti nmpl |
| The weather's much too cold for you to wear short pants. |
| Fa troppo freddo per poterti mettere i pantaloncini. |
| short period n | (brief or limited time) | breve periodo nm |
| The sale will only last a short period, so we should purchase it now. |
| La svendita durerà solo per un breve periodo, quindi dovremmo acquistarlo adesso. |
short position,
short interest,
short account n | (finance) | posizione corta nf |
| short range n | (limited distance) | corto raggio nm |
| short rate n | (insurance) | premio pro-rata nm |
| The insurance agent showed his customer the amount of the short rate, which would apply if the insurance policy were to be cancelled early. |
| short ribs npl | US (cut of beef) | costine di manzo nfpl |
short rib,
short-rib n as adj | (beef: short ribs) | costine, costole nfpl |
| Nota: A hyphen may be used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| My favorite short-rib recipe uses ten different spices. |
| short sale | (finance) | vendita allo scoperto nf |
| short scale n | (naming system for powers of a million) | scala corta nf |
| short seller | (finance) | venditore allo scoperto nm |
| short shorts npl | (hot pants) | minishort nmpl |
| I like to show off my legs in the summertime wearing short shorts. |
| short shrift n | historical (prisoner: brief confession time) (riservato a un detenuto) | trattamento sbrigativo nm |
| short skirt n | (above-the-knee or mini skirt) | minigonna, gonna corta nf |
| Her short skirt violated the school dress code. |
short staffed,
short-staffed adj | (not enough employees) | a corto di personale loc agg |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| short story n | (written fiction shorter than a novella) | racconto breve nm |
| He wrote short stories about people living in rural areas. |
| Ha scritto racconti brevi su persone che vivevano in zone rurali. |
short story writer,
short-story writer n | (author of short fiction) | scrittore di racconti, scrittore di racconti brevi nm |
| Edgar Allan Poe was a famous 19th-century American short story writer. |
| Edgar Allan Poe era un famoso scrittore di racconti americano del diciannovesimo secolo. |
| short temper n | (tendency to be quick to anger) | irascibilità nf |
| short term adj | (temporary, not long-lasting) | a breve termine avv |
| My short-term educational goal is to graduate college. |
| Il mio obiettivo a breve termine è quello di finire l'università entro il prossimo luglio. |
| short time n | (brief period) | breve periodo nm |
| During the short time that I knew Anne, she never failed to impress me. |
short time,
short-time n | (temporarily working for less pay) (lavoro) | tempo ridotto, orario ridotto nm |
short ton,
net ton n | (unit of weight) | tonnellata americana nf |
| Nota: pari a 2000 libbre |
| short trousers n | UK, dated (knee-length pants) | pantaloncini nmpl |
| bermuda nmpl |
| short version n | (abridged or condensed form) | versione ridotta, versione breve nf |
| This is just a short version of the full-length movie production. |
| short version n | informal (concise account) | versione ridotta nf |
| I'll give you the short version now and tell you the full story later. |
| short vowel n | (English: vowel with short sound) (linguistica) | vocale corta nf |
| short way n | (little distance) | breve distanza nf |
| It's only a short way to the grocery store. |
| short-circuit⇒ vi | (malfunction electrically) | andare in corto circuito vi |
| short-circuit [sth]⇒ vtr | (cause to malfunction electrically) | mandare in corto circuito vtr |
| The flooding in the basement short-circuited the freezer. |
| L'allagamento nel seminterrato mandò in corto circuito il freezer. |
| short-circuit [sth] vtr | figurative (procedure: not follow) | aggirare⇒ vtr |
| The construction company put pressure on the council to short-circuit the planning permission process. |
| short-circuit [sth] vtr | US, figurative (impede, thwart) | mandare a monte [qlcs] vtr |
| Bad weather short-circuited our plans for a picnic. |
| short-dated adj | (financial security: under 5 years to run) | a breve scadenza loc agg |
| short-haired adj | (having short hair) | dai capelli corti, coi capelli corti loc agg |
| short-lived adj | (brief) | di breve durata |
| The revolt was short-lived: it was all over within a week. |
| La rivolta fu di breve durata: dopo una settimana era già tutto finito. |
| short-order cook n | US (chef: prepares food quickly) | cuoco specializzato in piatti veloci nm |
| short-range n as adj | (covering a limited distance) | a corto raggio loc agg |
| short-run adj | (short period of time) | a breve termine loc agg |
short-sleeved,
short-sleeve adj | (shirt: sleeves above elbow) | a maniche corte, a mezze maniche loc agg |
| Theodore wore a short-sleeved shirt to the summer wedding. |
| short-stay adj | (accommodation: for short period) | breve, veloce agg |
| di breve durata, a permanenza breve loc agg |
| short-tempered adj | (easily angered) | irascibile agg |
| I can get very short-tempered when things don't go my way. |
| Posso diventare molto irascibile quando le cose non mi vanno per il verso giusto. |
| short-term debt n | (business: for short period of time) | debito a breve termine nm |
