short
/ʃoɹt/ adverbio A1- Abruptly, curtly, briefly. · They had to stop short to avoid hitting the dog in the street.· He cut me short repeatedly in the meeting.
- Unawares. · The recent developments at work caught them short.· We were caught short by the sudden hailstorm.
- Without achieving a goal or requirement. · His speech fell short of what was expected.
- Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.
- With a negative ownership position. · We went short most finance companies in July.
Phrasal verbs y expresiones
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The field mouse, now that it was freed from its enemy, stopped short; and coming slowly up to the Woodman it said, in a squeaky little voice:
On the very threshold she stopped short, wheeled about, came back and sat down by the table, light and glow as effectually blotted out as if some one had clapped an extinguisher on her.
“Upon my word,” cried the old man, “you make short work of this kind of affair.
The flowers had been too strong for the huge beast and he had given up at last, and fallen only a short distance from the end of the poppy bed, where the sweet grass spread in beautiful green fields before them.
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