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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| short adj | (length) | kort adj |
| | Please hand me the short rope. |
| | Var snäll och räck mig det korta repet. |
| short adj | (height: not tall) (höjd) | kort adj |
| | (storlek) | liten adj |
| | The boy is too short to reach. |
| | Pojken var för kort för att nå upp. |
| short adj | (clothing: not long) | kort adj |
| | His trousers were short, so you could see quite a bit of hairy leg above his socks when he sat down. Is this skirt too short to wear to a wedding? |
| | Är den här kjolen för kort för att ha på sig på ett bröllop? |
| short adj | (hair: not long) | kort adj |
| | (mycket kort) | snaggad adj |
| | Short hair is easier to take care of. |
| short adj | (distance: not far) | kort adj |
| | It's only a short walk from here. |
| | Det är bara en kort promenad härifrån. |
| short adj | (of brief duration) | kort adj |
| | That movie was very short. |
| | Den där filmen var väldigt kort. |
| short adj | (concise) | kort adj |
| | | kortfattad adj |
| | Her speech was short and to the point. |
| | Hennes tal är kort och konsist. |
| short for [sth] adj + prep | (abbreviation of) | kort för ngt adj + prep |
| | The name "Betty" is sometimes short for "Elizabeth". |
| | Namnet "Betty" är ibland kort för "Elizabeth". |
| short with [sb] adj + prep | informal (abrupt, curt) | kort adj |
| | (sur, butter) | tvär adj |
| | When I asked him if he could help, he was rather short with me. |
| | När jag frågade honom om han kunde hjälpa till var han ganska kort mot mig. |
| be short on [sth] v expr | informal (short of: not enough) | ha ont om ngt vbal uttr |
| | | ha brist på ngt vbal uttr |
| | (vardaglig) | ha dåligt med ngt vbal uttr |
| | We're short on printer ink. |
| | Vi har ont om skrivarbläck. |
| | Vi har brist på skrivarbläck. |
| | Vi har dåligt med skrivarbläck. |
| shorts npl | (short pants) | shorts spl |
| | | kortbyxor spl |
| | I'll wear shorts and sandals, since it's hot today. |
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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| short adj | figurative (finance: of a short sale) | blankning s |
| | | blanka vtr |
| | He held a short position on the stock. |
| short adj | (phonetics) | kort adj |
| | The short vowels are common in English. |
| short adj | (of a small drink) (med mycket sprit) | stark adj |
| | I'd like a short cocktail, please. |
| short adj | (abbreviated) | förkortad adj |
| | | sammandragen adj |
| | I'm is the short form of I am. |
| short on [sth] adj + prep | pejorative, informal (lacking) | avsaknad av ngt s + prep |
| | | som saknar ngt adj |
| | The new leader of the party is short on charm; he'll never win over the voters. |
| short adv | (suddenly) | tvärt adv |
| | | plötsligt adv |
| | The sight of the accident made us stop short. |
| short adv | (on near side of a target) | inte nå fram uttr |
| | | inte komma tillräckligt långt uttr |
| | The arrow fell short. |
| short adv | (baseball: position) | spela shortstop i basebollmatch vbal uttr |
| | The outfielders were playing short. |
| short adv | (insufficient) | för lite adv |
| | | understiga vtr |
| | The cashier came up short. |
| short n | (cinema: brief film) | kortfilm s |
| | Bill produced a short that won a prize. |
| short n | (electricity: short circuit) | kortslutning s |
| | Crossed wires produced a short in the system. |
| short n | (garment size) | kort storlek s |
| | My coat is a forty-two short. |
| short n | (baseball: position) (baseboll, lånord) | shortstop s |
| | Daniels is playing third, while James is at short. |
| shorts npl | mainly US (men's underpants) | underbyxor spl |
| | | kalsonger spl |
| short of doing [sth] prep | (except) | förutom att göra ngt, utom att göra ngt uttr |
| | I don't know what to do, short of leaving. |
| short⇒ vi | (short circuit) | kortslutas vitr |
| | The entire circuit shorted out. |
| short [sth]⇒ vtr | (short circuit) | kortsluta vtr |
| | Dripping water shorted the fuse box. |
| short [sth] vtr | (to sell shares short) | blanka vtr |
| | | utföra blankning på ngt vbal uttr |
| | He shorted the stock because he thought the value was going to fall. |
| short [sb]⇒ vtr | US, informal (cheat, shortchange) | lura vtr |
| | | vilseleda vtr |
| | | skinna vtr |
| | | bedra vtr |
| | My company shorted me two days' pay this month. |
| Sammansatta former: |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| come up short of [sth] v expr | informal (be insufficient) | inte räcka till uttr |
| | | vara otillräcklig vtr + adj |
| | (vardaglig) | inte vara nog uttr |
| | The employee received a warning for his untidy appearance; the boss said he had come up short of the standards expected by the company. |
| fall short v expr | (not be satisfactory) (formell) | understiga vtr |
| | | inte nå upp till uttr |
| | The boy's grades fell short of his father's expectations. |
| fall short v expr | (not be sufficient) | understiga vtr |
| | The amount of water in the reservoir falls short of our targets this year. |
| for short adv | (as an abbreviation) | som förkortning adv |
| | The boy's name is Nishant, but his friends and family call him Nish for short. |
| in a short time adv | (soon) | om en liten stund uttr |
| | | snart adv |
| | I'll have it finished in a short time – please be patient. |
| in a short time adv | (within a brief span of time) | på en liten stund uttr |
| | | snabbt adv |
| | In a short time, the fire spread to the other buildings. |
| in a short while adv | (soon) | om en liten stund uttr |
| | | snart adv |
| in a short while adv | (within a brief span of time) | på en liten stund uttr |
| | | snabbt adv |
| in short adv | (in summary, in brief) | i korthet adv |
| | In short, the film is well worth seeing. |
| in short order adv | US, figurative (quickly) | på kort tid adv |
| | | med kort varsel adv |
the long and short of it is,
the long and the short of it is that expr | informal (in summary) (vardagligt, bildlig) | summan av kardemumman uttr |
| | The long and short of it is that I'm pregnant. |
nothing less than [sth],
nothing short of [sth] expr | (with noun: only) | inget annat än adv |
| | | inget mindre än adv |
| | | endast adv |
| | Nothing short of a full apology will mollify him. |
nothing less than [sth],
nothing short of [sth] expr | (with adjective: utterly) | inget annat än uttr |
| | | helt, totalt, fullständigt adv |
| | His behaviour was nothing short of rude. |
on short notice,
at short notice,
on a moment's notice,
at a moment's notice adv | (with little warning) | på kort varsel uttr |
| | Her appointment was cancelled on short notice. |
| | I'm sorry to ask you on such short notice, but I only found out about this yesterday. |
| short and sweet adj | (brief, concise) | kort och bra adj |
| | | kort och koncis adj |
| | He kept his answers to the police short and sweet. |
| short circuit n | (electrical malfunction) | kortslutning s |
| short film n | (movie less than feature length) | kortfilm s |
| | The director won an Oscar for his short film about space. |
| short hair n | (hair: close-cropped) | kort hår s |
| | Short hair was fashionable for women in the 1920s. |
| short notice n | (little warning) | kort varsel adj + s |
| | | på kort varsel, med kort varsel uttr |
| | Supply teachers often have only short notice to prepare their lessons. |
| short of [sth] expr | (other than) | förutom adv |
| | | bortsett från adv |
| | Short of a raid on the cookie jar, we won't have a snack. |
| short of doing [sth] expr | (other than do [sth]) | förutom att göra ngt uttr |
| | | bortsett från att göra ngt uttr |
| | Short of replacing the whole engine, there is nothing you can do to solve the problem. |
| be short of [sth] v expr | (lacking) (i liten mängd) | ont om ngt adj |
| | (i liten mängd) | dåligt med ngt adj |
| | (ingenting av) | slut på ngt adj |
| | I need to go shopping: we're short of bread and milk. |
| short pants npl | US (shorts, thigh-length trousers) | shorts spl |
| | The weather's much too cold for you to wear short pants. |
| short scale n | (naming system for powers of a million) (matematik) | korta skalan s |
| short story n | (written fiction shorter than a novella) | novell s |
| | He wrote short stories about people living in rural areas. |
| short term adj | (temporary, not long-lasting) (förled) | korttids- adj |
| | My short-term educational goal is to graduate college. |
| short time n | (brief period) | kort tid, kort period adj + s |
| | During the short time that I knew Anne, she never failed to impress me. |
short time,
short-time n | (temporarily working for less pay) | korttid s |
| | | vikariat s |
| short-lived adj | (brief) | kortlivad adj |
| | | flyktig adj |
| | (litterärt) | efemär adj |
| | The revolt was short-lived: it was all over within a week. |
short-sleeved,
short-sleeve adj | (shirt: sleeves above elbow) | kortärmad adj |
| | Theodore wore a short-sleeved shirt to the summer wedding. |
| short-tempered adj | (easily angered) (bildlig) | som har kort stubin adj |
| | | hetlevrad adj |
| | | kolerisk adj |
| | I can get very short-tempered when things don't go my way. |
shortchange [sb] (US),
short-change [sb] (UK)⇒ vtr | (return insufficient money to) | ge för lite växel till ngn vbal uttr |
| | | ge för lite växel tillbaka till ngn vbal uttr |
shortchange [sb] (US),
short-change [sb] (UK) vtr | informal, figurative (cheat out of [sth], deprive of [sth]) | lura vtr |
| | | svindla vtr |
| | | bedra vtr |
shortcrust,
shortcrust pastry,
short crust n | UK (light crumbly pastry) | mördegsbakelse s |
| | | mördegskaka s |
| short-cut [sth]⇒ vtr | (use a shortcut on [sth]) | använda sig av en genväg vbal uttr |
| | Don't try to short-cut this process; it won't work if you do. |
| short-cut⇒ vi | (use a shortcut) | ta en genväg vbal uttr |
| | This is such a time-consuming process; is there a way to short-cut it? |
shorthanded,
short-handed adj | (lacking staff) | underbemannad adj |
| | | utan tillräckligt mycket personal adj |
shorthanded,
short-handed adj | US, Can (sports team: lacking players) | underbemannad adj |
| | | som saknar spelare adj |
shortlist,
short-list,
short list n | (list: chosen finalists) | slutlista s |
| | The book was on the shortlist for the Booker Prize last year. |
short-list,
shortlist vtr | often passive (choose as finalist) | skriva med ngn på slutlistan vbal uttr |
| | | skriva med ngt på slutlistan vbal uttr |
| | The author was surprised when her debut novel was shortlisted for a literature award. |
short-sighted (UK),
nearsighted (US) adj | (myopic) | närsynt adj |
| | The test showed that Toby was shortsighted and needed glasses. |
short-sighted (UK),
shortsighted (US) adj | figurative (failing to plan ahead) | korttänkt adj |
| | Congress' bill to reduce taxes on greenhouse gas companies was shortsighted. |
short-sightedness (UK),
nearsightedness (US) n | (vision clear at short distance only) | närsynthet s |
short-sightedness (UK),
shortsightedness (US) n | figurative (inability to plan long-term) (bildlig) | kortsynthet s |
| | | tanklöshet s |
| stop short of [sth] v expr | informal (not become) | inte nå fram till vbal uttr |
| | | inte gå så långt som till att vbal uttr |
| | The SARS epidemic stopped short of a global pandemic. |
| stop short of doing [sth] v expr | informal (not do) | hålla sig från att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | avstå från att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | I was furious with her, but I stopped short of saying something I'd regret. |
thick as two short planks,
as thick as two short planks expr | UK, informal, pejorative (very stupid) (idiomatisk) | dummare än tåget uttr |
| | | född i farstun uttr |
| | | otroligt dum uttr |
ton,
short ton n | US (907 kg) | ton s |
| | The builder ordered a ton of gravel. |