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Every living being is derived from one primitive cell—the ovum, the transformations of which suffice to form a complete being in a very short space of time.
Tout être vivant dérive d'une cellule primitive, l'ovule, dont les transformations suffisent à former en un temps très court un être complet.
Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forces
L'évolution des forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, Paris
The evolution of forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
For a short time Helene had been watching Malignon.
Depuis un instant, Hélène surveillait Malignon.
Zola, Emile / A Love EpisodeZola, Emile / Une page d'amour
Une page d'amour
Zola, Emile
© 2009 GRIN Verlag
A Love Episode
Zola, Emile
© 2005 Mondial
His breath grew thick and short; a mist gathered before his eyes; he silently pressed the little hand that lay trembling on his arm.
La respiration de Georges devint courte et pressée; un brouillard s’amassa devant ses yeux; il pressa en silence la petite main qui tremblait dans la sienne.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
No matter where you are in America or the rest of the world, chances are that a cool jazz festival is a short plane, train, or automobile ride away.
Où que vous habitiez, il y a un festival de jazz près de chez vous, à portée de train, d'avion ou de voiture.
Sutro, Dirk / Jazz For DummiesSutro, Dirk,Koechlin, Stéphane / Le Jazz pour les nuls
Le Jazz pour les nuls
Sutro, Dirk,Koechlin, Stéphane
© Edition First, 2008. Publié en accord avec Wiley Publishing, Inc.
Jazz For Dummies
Sutro, Dirk
© 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
It was Stumm's car again and to my consternation it stopped just a little short of the sandpit.
C’était l’auto de Stumm et, à ma consternation, elle s’arrêta un peu avant la sablière.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
He stopped short.
Il s’interrompit.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
Darkness fell when we were some miles short of the city, and the last part was difficult driving.
Nous fûmes surpris par la nuit à quelques kilomètres d’Erzurum, et la dernière étape de notre voyage fut assez pénible.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Victorine continued to whisper words of advice whilst Pierre, afraid of slipping on the shiny slabs, put forth an excess of strength which made his breath come short.
Victorine continuait à chuchoter des recommandations, tandis que Pierre, de peur de glisser au bord des pierres luisantes, déployait une force exagérée, qui l’essoufflait.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
At that they all stopped short with heads thrown back, and eyes on the alert for another worm.
Alors, toutes s'arrêtèrent net, le cou renversé, l'oeil rond, attendant un autre ver.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Madame Theodore knew that her sister was generally short of money towards the month's end, and therefore felt rather ill at ease in thus venturing to apply for a loan.
Mme Théodore n’ignorait point les embarras de sa sœur, lorsque venaient les fins de mois. Aussi ne se risquait-elle qu’avec trouble à tenter ainsi un emprunt.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
La Moineaude, short and fat like her husband, was a woman of about forty, worn out before her time, with ashen face, pale eyes, thin faded hair, and a weak mouth which already lacked many teeth.
La Moineaude était une femme grosse et courte, comme son mari, d’une quarantaine d’années, usée avant l’âge, avec une face grise, des yeux troubles, des cheveux rares et décolorés, une bouche molle où beaucoup de dents manquaient déjà.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
They have, in short, "been applied for ages in the industry and by the courts"
En somme, elles « sont appliquées depuis toujours dans l'industrie et par les tribunaux »
AUCC released 14 higher education-related background papers on issues arising from the federal government's innovation strategy as well as a short introductory document.
Publication de 14 documents d'information et un court aperçu qui portent sur des questions liées à l'enseignement supérieur soulevées dans la Stratégie d'innovation du gouvernement fédéral.
©Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. 1996 - 2009.
"Nobody, as I knows on," said the child, with a short laugh.
–  Personne, bien sûr,» dit l’enfant avec un court éclat de rire.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
In sum, the aspects of the Tribunal's decision discussed above admittedly represent short extracts of a long and complex analysis.
Somme toute, les aspects de la décision du Tribunal examinés plus haut ne représentent, j'en conviens, que de courts extraits d'une longue et complexe analyse.

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Collocations

short circuit
court-circuit
sell short
vendre à découvert
short position
position à découvert
short position
position courte
short rate
taux courte durée
short sale
vente à découvert
at short notice
à court délai
in short supply
insuffisant
short bill
traite à courte échéance
short covering
couverture de position
short rate
taux à court terme
short seller
vendeur à découvert
short term bond
obligation à court terme
short position
position vendeur
short ton
tonne courte

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