Sentence examples of "Short" in English

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I am short of money. Je manque d'argent.

Please cut short your vacation and return. Veuillez interrompre vos vacances et revenir.

She is a short story writer. Elle écrit des nouvelles.

She stayed in that area for a short while. Elle ne resta dans cette région que pour peu de temps.

It seemed that he was short of money. Il semble qu'il manquait d'argent.

I was trying to tell him what had really happened, but he cut me short. J'étais en train d'essayer de lui dire ce qui était réellement arrivé, mais il m'interrompit brutalement.

He tried writing a short story. Il essaya d'écrire une nouvelle.

You are selling him short. Tu le sous-estimes.

I'm short of money. Je n'ai pas assez d'argent.

We ran short of money. L'argent vint à nous manquer.

He took a short cut. Il prit un raccourci.

Don't sell yourself short. Ne te déprécie pas.

Short accounts make long friends. Les bons comptes font les bons amis.

Short reckonings make long friends Les bons comptes font les bons amis

Jim is short for James. Jim est le diminutif de James.

He stopped short and looked back. Il s'arrêta brusquement et regarda en arrière.

Printing ink is in short supply. Il y a pénurie d'encre d'imprimerie.

Let's take a short cut. Prenons un raccourci.

The result fell short of our expectations. Le résultat ne fut pas à la hauteur de nos attentes.

She stayed there for a short while. Elle était restée là pendant un moment.

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