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The second fighter was wearing black, purple, and red striped shorts and looked surprised that the other fighter wasn't still on the ground.
El segundo llevaba un pantalón a rayas negras, violetas y rojas y parecía sorprendido de que el otro aún no estuviera en el suelo.
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
Baedecker tugged on his shorts and stuck his head out of the tent flap.
Baedecker se puso los pantalones cortos y asomó la cabeza por la entrada de la tienda.
Simmons, Dan / Phases of GravitySimmons, Dan / Fases de Gravedad
Fases de Gravedad
Simmons, Dan
© 1991 Ediciones В S.A.
© 1989 by Dan Simmons
Phases of Gravity
Simmons, Dan
© 1989, 2001 by Dan Simmons
He imagined those strong, athletic legs looked good in a pair of tight shorts, though the image didn’t much interest him.
Aquellas piernas fuertes y atléticas debían de tener buen aspecto en pantalones cortos, aunque la imagen no le interesaba mucho.
Kava, Alex / A Perfect EvilKava, Alex / Bajo Sospecha
Bajo Sospecha
Kava, Alex
A Perfect Evil
Kava, Alex
© S.M. Kava 2000
When the next round began, the fighter in striped shorts went on the offensive, looking for a knockout.
Cuando comenzó el siguiente round el boxeador del pantalón a rayas se lanzó dispuesto a conseguir la victoria por knock out.
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
He was wearing tattered denim shorts and a blue-and-white Campus Crusade for Christ T-shirt.
Llevaba pantalones cortos de algodón raídos y una camiseta azul y blanca de la Cruzada Universitaria por Cristo.
Simmons, Dan / Phases of GravitySimmons, Dan / Fases de Gravedad
Fases de Gravedad
Simmons, Dan
© 1991 Ediciones В S.A.
© 1989 by Dan Simmons
Phases of Gravity
Simmons, Dan
© 1989, 2001 by Dan Simmons
As Z heard the patter of feet leaving, he ditched his pants, threw on the black soccer shorts, and sat on the bench.
Cuando Z escuchó el sonido de pasos alejándose, se deshizo de los pantalones, se puso los pantaloncillos de futbol negros, y se sentó en un banco.
Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante Despierto
Amante Despierto
Ward, J.R.
Lover Awakened
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2006
He opened it, dressed in jogging shorts and a Casa de los Ninos T - shirt, shiny with perspiration and smelling as if he'd been exercising.
Él mismo abrió, vestido con pantalones cortos de footing y una camiseta de La Casa de los Niños, brillante por el sudor y oliendo como si hubiera estado haciendo ejercicio.
Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama Rota
La Rama Rota
Kellerman, Jonathan
When The Bough Breaks
Kellerman, Jonathan
© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
He was naked now, except for his cotton boxer shorts.
Se quedó sólo con los calzoncillos de algodón.
Ghosh, Amitav / The Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav / El cromosoma Calcuta
El cromosoma Calcuta
Ghosh, Amitav
The Calcutta Chromosome
Ghosh, Amitav
© 1995 by Amitav Ghosh
As Archimboldi put away a pair of socks, a shirt, and a pair of under-shorts, the baroness set about finding a jazz station on the radio.
Mientras Archimboldi procedía a depositar en el interior de una cómoda un par de calcetines, una camisa y un calzoncillo, la baronesa se encargó de sintonizar una emisora de música de jazz.
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
Walking beside him was a thin woman whom we at first took for his mother but who turned out to be his wife, and a boy of about eight, dressed in a red shirt and blue shorts.
Junto a él caminaba una mujer flaca que al principio tomamos por su madre pero que resultó ser su esposa y un niño de unos ocho años, vestido con una camisa roja y unos pantalones cortos de color azul.
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 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

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Bermuda shorts
bermudas
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

Word forms

short

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseshortshorts
Possessive caseshort'sshorts'

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

shorts

noun, plural
Plural
Common caseshorts
Possessive case*shorts'