Come up short en français : traduction et définition
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Traduction et définition
to come up short (of money): être à court (d'argent)
You've been coming up short on your rent for 5 months now! Ça fait 5 mois que vous êtes à court d'argent pour payer votre loyer!
The soccer team gave a good effort, but in the end they came up short. L'équipe de football a produit un bel effort, mais ce fut insuffisant.
Exemples
- "Mick : Our inventory is coming up short month after month."
Exercice 1
Mick's "inventory is coming up short month after month".
Mick's inventory refers to: .
When Mick says the inventory is coming up short, he means that .
Mick's inventory refers to: .
When Mick says the inventory is coming up short, he means that .
Mick's "inventory is coming up short month after month".
Mick's inventory refers to: the items in stock 1.
When Mick says the inventory is coming up short, he means that there is less merchandise than expected 2.
Mick's inventory refers to: the items in stock 1.
When Mick says the inventory is coming up short, he means that there is less merchandise than expected 2.
1 the items in stock: The term "inventory" generally refers to either a list of items in stock, OR the items themselves. Mick is referring to the items he expects to have in stock at Delavigne, which are "damaged" or "absent".
1 the production team: "Inventory" never refers to group of people. It refers either to merchandise, or to a list of items.
1 the workers of a port: "Inventory" never refers to group of people. It refers to either to merchandise, or a list of items.
1 the expected revenues of a company: "Inventory" is not the anticipated "revenue" of a company, although the missing inventory could influence Delavigne's financial status.
2 there is less merchandise than expected: The idiom "(the money) is coming up short" expresses that there is less money than expected or needed. The expression is most often used when talking about money. For example, "He came up short on the rent for the second time this month". It can also be used in another context, "The rugby team gave a good effort, but came up short in the end", which expresses that the rugby team played well, but lost the match in the end.
2 there are more and more problems: Although Mick is having serious shipping problems, the expression "to come up short" doesn't refer to having problems, but having a shortage or lack of something.
2 there is not enough time to review the inventory: This is not what this idiom expresses. The expression "to come up short" doesn't refer not having enough time, but rather to having a shortage of merchandise.
2 the inventory must be reviewed very soon: This is not what this idiom expresses. Do not confuse "short" with "shortly" in this expression.
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