he was short
- Ejemplos
It seemed that he was short of money. | Parecía que él estaba corto de dinero. |
But though Zacchaeus was rich and powerful, he was short. | Pero Zaqueo, aun siendo rico y poderoso, es bajo de estatura. |
He was not at all happy about giving me the information but he was short, frank and to the point. | No estaba para nada contento de darme esa información pero fue conciso, franco y al grano. |
Martin Bezemer started building musical instruments in the 60 s of the last century as he was short of money. | Martin Bezemer empiezó la construción de instrumentos de música en los años 60 del siglo pasado para ganar un poco de dinero. |
The more Plekhanov strove to strengthen the theoretical and philosophical roots of his position the more he was short of these political roots. | Cuanto más se esforzaba Plejanov por fortalecer las raíces teóricas y filosóficas de su posición, más se cortaba de esas raíces políticas. |
Rick didn't get picked for the basketball team because he was short. | A Rick no lo eligieron para jugar en el equipo de básquetbol porque era petiso. |
Could you describe the man you saw? - Yes, he was short, bowlegged, and bearded. | ¿Podría describir el hombre que vio? - Sí, era bajo, chueco y tenía barba. |
Certainly not to his physical strength: He was short, thin and sickly. | Ciertamente no a sus fuerzas físicas: era menudo de talla, flaco y enfermizo. |
He was short listed for the Turner Prize in 1994 and 2003. | Ha sido candidato al Premio Turner en 1994 y en 2003. |
He was short, and he wrote short. | Era de estatura corta, y escribía corto. |
He was short and podgy, had never had any relationships and he had no friends. | Era regordete y de baja estatura, nunca había estado en una relación y no tenía amigos. |
He was short of funds and decided to seize the belongings and assets of the Jews in his kingdom. | Le faltaron fondos y decidió apoderarse de las pertenencias y los bienes de los judíos en su reino. |
He was short, strong, fair-skinned, with a carefully trimmed brown beard, masking his round smooth face and short lips. | Era bajo, fuerte, de piel lustrosa, con una barba castaña cuidadosamente recortada, que enmascaraba su redonda y blanca cara y sus breves labios. |
He was short for his age. | Era bajo para su edad. |
What did the guy you met look like? - He was short but cute. | ¿Cómo era el muchacho al que conociste? - Era bajo pero guapo. |
My father was wasn't afraid of anything. He was short, but he wouldn't let anyone push him around. | Mi papá no tenía miedo de nada. Era chaparro, pero no permitía que nadie lo intimidara. |
