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It was what we needed that night, two things that were generally in short supply in the world of the mental hospital: Speed and clarity.
Era lo que necesitábamos aquella noche, dos cosas que por lo general escaseaban en aquel hospital psiquiátrico: rapidez y claridad.
Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del Loco
La Historia del Loco
Katzenbach, John
The Madman's Tale
Katzenbach, John
© 2004 by John Katzenbach
The descriptions he could come up with were vague, when not contradictory: Cifuentes was short and thin and his sister was nondescript looking.
Las descripciones que pudo conseguir fueron vagas, cuando no contradictorias: Cifuentes era chaparro y muy delgado y su hermana tenía rasgos físicos nada memorables.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
The "HI" for short is a telescope that will make 3D images of the sun's corona similar to medical CAT scans.
Abreviado como "HI", este aparato es un telescopio que realizará imágenes tridimensionales de la corona solar, similares a las tomografías computarizadas (CAT, en idioma inglés).
'Robert Earl Ferguson was at the top of the short list of prime suspects from the first minute the girl was discovered.'
Robert Earl Ferguson encabezaba la reducida lista de sospechosos desde que descubrimos el cuerpo de la niña.
Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio Final
Juicio Final
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach
© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006
Just Cause
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach
A delivery truck gave him a lift for a few blocks, dropping him a short way from his apartment.
Uno de los camiones del reparto se lo llevó y lo dejó cerca de su apartamento.
Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio Final
Juicio Final
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach
© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006
Just Cause
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach
'That's where I keep coming up short.
Me siguen faltando muchos datos al respecto.
Ghosh, Amitav / The Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav / El cromosoma Calcuta
El cromosoma Calcuta
Ghosh, Amitav
The Calcutta Chromosome
Ghosh, Amitav
© 1995 by Amitav Ghosh
Considering the short time they'd spent with him I don't know how they could know so much about him, but they said that his acolytes in this lost corner of Sonora were carbon copies of Paz's acolytes.
De hecho, dicen, aunque con el poco tiempo que lo han tratado no sé cómo pueden saber tanto de él, sus acólitos de este rincón perdido del estado de Sonora son la réplica exacta de los acólitos de Paz.
The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes
Los detectives salvajes
Bolano, Roberto
e savage detectives
The savage detective
© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño
© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
It was short, only three pages long.
Era breve, de sólo tres páginas.
Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio Final
Juicio Final
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach
© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006
Just Cause
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach
In the case of derogations of short duration or which must enter into force immediately, ex post notification shall suffice.
En el caso de las excepciones de breve duración o que exijan una entrada en vigor inmediata, será posible su comunicación a posteriori.
The journey may be long or short.
El viaje puede ser largo o corto.
The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes
Los detectives salvajes
Bolano, Roberto
e savage detectives
The savage detective
© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño
© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
In assessing relevant markets it is necessary to look at developments in the market in the short term.
Al analizar los mercados afectados, es preciso observar la evolución del mercado a corto plazo.
Those hip-hugger jeans she was wearing were so short-waisted…
Aquellos vaqueros de cintura baja que llevaba eran tan cortos de talle...
Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante Despierto
Amante Despierto
Ward, J.R.
Lover Awakened
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2006
That job was handled by a dark kid, maybe fifteen, with very short hair, who constantly consulted with the gringo in a low voice, as if he still didn't know the prices very well or wasn't good at math.
De esta operación se encargaba un muchacho de unos quince años, moreno, con el pelo muy corto y que a cada rato consultaba con el gringo en voz muy baja, como si aún no supiera muy bien los precios o estuviera flojo en matemáticas.
The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes
Los detectives salvajes
Bolano, Roberto
e savage detectives
The savage detective
© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño
© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
The weather is excellent. All our flights are running on schedule.” She looked around him at a short, gray-haired man, anxious to hand off his ticket.
El tiempo es inmejorable y todos los vuelos están saliendo a su hora -miró detrás de él a un hombre bajito de pelo gris que estaba ansioso por entregarle su billete.
Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo Sospecha
Bajo Sospecha
Kava, Alex
A Perfect Evil
Kava, Alex
© S.M. Kava 2000
The expression 'and/or` refers to the variety of situations covered by the short form;
La expresión «y/o» hace referencia a toda la gama de situaciones cubiertas por el formulario abreviado;

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    corto

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Collocations

congenital short neck syndrome
síndrome de cuello corto congénito
short-acting
de acción corta
short-arm cast
yeso de antebrazo
take a short cut
atajar
short prayer
jaculatoria
short walk
paseo
cut short
abreviar
be short of
andar escaso de
at short notice
con poca antelación
cut short
cortar
in short
en definitiva
in short
en resumen
in short
en resumidas cuentas
in short
en suma
cut short
interrumpir

Word forms

short

adverb
Positive degreeshort
Comparative degreeshorter
Superlative degreeshortest

short

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseshortshorts
Possessive caseshort'sshorts'

short

adjective
Positive degreeshort
Comparative degreeshorter
Superlative degreeshortest

short

verb
Basic forms
Pastshorted
Imperativeshort
Present Participle (Participle I)shorting
Past Participle (Participle II)shorted
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I shortwe short
you shortyou short
he/she/it shortsthey short
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am shortingwe are shorting
you are shortingyou are shorting
he/she/it is shortingthey are shorting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have shortedwe have shorted
you have shortedyou have shorted
he/she/it has shortedthey have shorted
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been shortingwe have been shorting
you have been shortingyou have been shorting
he/she/it has been shortingthey have been shorting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I shortedwe shorted
you shortedyou shorted
he/she/it shortedthey shorted
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was shortingwe were shorting
you were shortingyou were shorting
he/she/it was shortingthey were shorting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had shortedwe had shorted
you had shortedyou had shorted
he/she/it had shortedthey had shorted
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been shortingwe had been shorting
you had been shortingyou had been shorting
he/she/it had been shortingthey had been shorting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will shortwe shall/will short
you will shortyou will short
he/she/it will shortthey will short
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be shortingwe shall/will be shorting
you will be shortingyou will be shorting
he/she/it will be shortingthey will be shorting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have shortedwe shall/will have shorted
you will have shortedyou will have shorted
he/she/it will have shortedthey will have shorted
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been shortingwe shall/will have been shorting
you will have been shortingyou will have been shorting
he/she/it will have been shortingthey will have been shorting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would shortwe should/would short
you would shortyou would short
he/she/it would shortthey would short
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be shortingwe should/would be shorting
you would be shortingyou would be shorting
he/she/it would be shortingthey would be shorting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have shortedwe should/would have shorted
you would have shortedyou would have shorted
he/she/it would have shortedthey would have shorted
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been shortingwe should/would have been shorting
you would have been shortingyou would have been shorting
he/she/it would have been shortingthey would have been shorting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am shortedwe are shorted
you are shortedyou are shorted
he/she/it is shortedthey are shorted
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being shortedwe are being shorted
you are being shortedyou are being shorted
he/she/it is being shortedthey are being shorted
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been shortedwe have been shorted
you have been shortedyou have been shorted
he/she/it has been shortedthey have been shorted
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was shortedwe were shorted
you were shortedyou were shorted
he/she/it was shortedthey were shorted
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being shortedwe were being shorted
you were being shortedyou were being shorted
he/she/it was being shortedthey were being shorted
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been shortedwe had been shorted
you had been shortedyou had been shorted
he/she/it had been shortedthey had been shorted
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be shortedwe shall/will be shorted
you will be shortedyou will be shorted
he/she/it will be shortedthey will be shorted
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been shortedwe shall/will have been shorted
you will have been shortedyou will have been shorted
he/she/it will have been shortedthey will have been shorted