come short

come short
come short а) не хватать, иметь недостаток в чем-л. (of smth.); б) уступатьв чем-л. (of smth.); this book comes short of satisfactory эта книга оставляетжелать много лучшего; в) не достигнуть цели (of smth.); г) не оправдать ожида-ний (of smth.)

Англо-русский словарь. — М.: Советская энциклопедия. . 1969.

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  • come short of — To fail to attain • • • Main Entry: ↑come …   Useful english dictionary

  • come short — index fail (lose) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • come short — verb fail to meet (expectations or standards) • Syn: ↑fall short • Hypernyms: ↑disappoint, ↑let down • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s …   Useful english dictionary

  • To come short — Come Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To come short — Short Short, a. [Compar. {Shorter}; superl. {Shortest}.] [OE. short, schort, AS. scort, sceort; akin to OHG. scurz, Icel. skorta to be short of, to lack, and perhaps to E. shear, v. t. Cf. {Shirt}.] 1. Not long; having brief length or linear… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • come short of — fail to achieve one s goal, miss, fail …   English contemporary dictionary

  • come short — Fail, be deficient, be wanting …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • odd-come-short — | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun (plural odd come shorts) 1. archaic a. : a cast off garment or piece of cloth b. odd come shorts plural : odds and ends 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Come — Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Come — Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Short — Short, a. [Compar. {Shorter}; superl. {Shortest}.] [OE. short, schort, AS. scort, sceort; akin to OHG. scurz, Icel. skorta to be short of, to lack, and perhaps to E. shear, v. t. Cf. {Shirt}.] 1. Not long; having brief length or linear extension; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English


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