| Samengestelde woorden: |
| Engels | Nederlands |
| fall short v expr | (not be satisfactory) | tekortschieten onoverg. ww |
| niet voldoen aan bw + ww + vz |
| The boy's grades fell short of his father's expectations. |
| fall short v expr | (not be sufficient) | niet voldoen aan bw + ww + vz |
| The amount of water in the reservoir falls short of our targets this year. |
| for short adv | (as an abbreviation) | in het kort woordgr |
| The boy's name is Nishant, but his friends and family call him Nish for short. |
| in a short time adv | (soon) | snel bw |
| I'll have it finished in a short time – please be patient. |
| in a short time adv | (within a brief span of time) | In een korte tijd woordgr |
| In a short time, the fire spread to the other buildings. |
| in a short while adv | (soon) | snel bw |
| in a short while adv | (within a brief span of time) | in een korte tijd woordgr |
| in short adv | (in summary, in brief) | kortom, kort gezegd bw |
| In short, the film is well worth seeing. |
on short notice,
at short notice,
on a moment's notice,
at a moment's notice adv | (with little warning) | kort van tevoren bw |
| 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. |
| short and sweet adj | (brief, concise) | kort en bondig bn |
| He kept his answers to the police short and sweet. |
| short of (doing) [sth] adj + prep | (other than) | behalve bw |
| Short of a raid on the cookie jar, we won't have a snack. |
| short of [sth] adj + prep | (lacking) | niet genoeg, onvoldoende bn |
| tekort aan nw het+vz |
| I need to go shopping: we're short of bread and milk. |
| short-lived adj | (brief) | kortstondig, kort bn |
| The revolt was short-lived: it was all over within a week. |
shortcrust,
shortcrust pastry,
short crust n | UK (light crumbly pastry) | zanddeeg, zetdeeg nw het |
shorthanded,
short-handed adj | (lacking staff) | onderbemand bn |
shortlist,
short-list n | (list: chosen finalists) | lijst met genomineerden frase |
| aanbevelingslijst nw de |
| (anglicisme) | shortlist nw de |
| The book was on the shortlist for the Booker Prize last year. |
short-sighted (UK),
shortsighted (US) adj | figurative (failing to plan ahead) | kortzichtig bn |
| Congress' bill to reduce taxes on greenhouse gas companies was shortsighted. |
ton,
short ton n | US (907 kg) | ton nw de |
| The builder ordered a ton of gravel. |
