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# short — English to Ukrainian

How English *short* is translated into Ukrainian in open, checked parallel texts: 5 translations with example sentences.

What it means: [short in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/short/).

Sentence pairs counted, by form: short (188), shorts (5). By style: everyday 179 · biblical 14.

## коротке

Used about 68 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 64 · biblical ≈ 4). Forms: коротке, короткий, коротку.

- My hair is **short**.
  У мене **коротке** волосся.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#7538293](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7538293) [\#5887356](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5887356))

- But I say this, brothers: the time is **short**. From now on, both those who have wives may be as though they had none;
  Се ж глаголю, браттє, що час **короткий**, і щоб ті, хто має жінку, були наче не мають;
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1CO 7:29)

- Tom has **short** hair.
  У Тома **коротке** волосся.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#1025311](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1025311) [\#6865744](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6865744))

- For the bed is too **short** to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap oneself in.
  Ложе буде вам надто **коротке**, щоб простягнутись, — укривало надто узке, щоб ним обгорнутись.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ISA 28:20)

- I like **short** hair.
  Я люблю **коротке** волосся.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#259389](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/259389) [\#6766887](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6766887))

## шортах

Used about 14 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 14).

- I had **shorts** on.
  Я був у **шортах**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#5850583](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5850583) [\#5887486](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5887486))

- I had **shorts** on.
  Я була у **шортах**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#5850583](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5850583) [\#5887487](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5887487))

- I was wearing **shorts** yesterday.
  Я вчора був у **шортах**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#5915602](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5915602) [\#5931037](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5931037))

- He's in **shorts**.
  Він у **шортах**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CH and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#8478550](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8478550) [\#8478555](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8478555))

## бракує

Used about 10 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 10).

- They are always **short** of money.
  Їм завжди **бракує** грошей.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and aandrusiak · checked, community translation · [\#305506](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/305506) [\#491266](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/491266))

- He's always **short** of money.
  Йому весь час **бракує** грошей.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#289048](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/289048) [\#6853285](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6853285))

- Tom is always **short** of money.
  Тому постійно **бракує** грошей.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#2734285](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2734285) [\#7214576](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7214576))

## мало

Used about 10 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 10).

- We're **short** on time.
  У нас **мало** часу.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Spamster and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#1777505](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1777505) [\#7738767](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7738767))

- I am **short** of time.
  У мене **мало** часу.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Balamax and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#9384331](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9384331) [\#516933](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/516933))

- I am **short** of money.
  У мене **мало** грошей.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#18613](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/18613) [\#5833852](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5833852))

## грошей

Used about 3 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3).

- I am **short** of money.
  Мені не висточає **грошей**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and shanghainese · checked, community translation · [\#18613](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/18613) [\#1862348](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1862348))

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- They are **short** and thin.
  Ця людина низька зростом і худорлява.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#305383](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/305383) [\#12818636](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12818636))

- She has a **short** temper.
  У неї запальний характер.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by mailohilohi and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#6033968](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6033968) [\#6034116](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6034116))

- Tom is **short** for his age, isn't he?
  Том невисокий для свого віку, так?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#7828793](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7828793) [\#7832704](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7832704))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [Ukrainian grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/uk/) · [translating between English and Ukrainian](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-uk/) · [translating from English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-en/) · [translating into Ukrainian](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-uk/).

## About these examples

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