short
lýsingarorð
lágur (vexti, short of stature)
(of) naumur, tæpur, lakur (um mál og vigt)
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