short

stuttur, skammur; lágur (vexti, short of stature); stuttorður; (of) naumur, tæpur, lakur (um mál og vigt); ónógur; sem molnar auðveldlega

• a short sea

  krappur sjór

• in short

  í stuttu máli

• short of breath

  andstuttur

• to be short of money

  skorta fé

• his escape was nothing short of a miracle undankoma hans gekk kraftaverki næst

• to cut short

  grípa fram í fyrir

• to fall short

  vera ónógur; þrjóta

• I fall short of mig þrýtur (e-ð)

• to run short of

  fara að vanta (to run short of provisions)

• to stop short

  staðnæmast snögglega

• to turn short

  snúa sér snögglega