Translation of "short" to French

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Dictionary translations for "short"

short [ʃɔ:t] adjective

shorter / shortest

court

Short hair really suits her.

Les cheveux courts lui vont vraiment bien.

petit (size)

She seems short beside her sister.

Elle parait petite a coté de sa soeur.

bref (time)

He gave a short account of the accident.

Il fait un bref compte rendu de l'accident.

de moins

Our escape was nothing short of miracle.

Notre évasion n'était rien de moins qu'un miracle.

abrupt (beh)

ras (hair)

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short [ʃɔ:t] adverb

avant

net

en dessous de

short [ʃɔ:t] noun

pl. shorts

le court métrage m

Phrases with "short" (88)

short of - un peu avant de
cut short - interrompre
short time - court délai
be short of - manquer
in a short time - d'ici peu
short story - nouvelle
short term - court terme
at short notice - au pied levé
cutting short - interrompre
short of cash - à court d'argent

Contexts with "short"

Short hair really suits her. Les cheveux courts lui vont vraiment bien.

She seems short beside her sister. Elle parait petite a coté de sa soeur.

He gave a short account of the accident. Il fait un bref compte rendu de l'accident.

They dance in circles to communicate a short distance, and shake their bodies and dart back and forth to indicate a longer distance. Ils dansent en cercle pour indiquer une courte distance, et ils agitent leurs corps et sautillent vers l'avant puis vers l'arrière pour indiquer une plus grande distance.

Our escape was nothing short of miracle. Notre évasion n'était rien de moins qu'un miracle.

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