Usage examples of "short story" in English with translation to Italian

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Long story short, I was fired. Per farla breve, sono stato licenziato.
His short stature makes him feel insecure. La sua bassa statura lo fa sentire insicuro.
Is her story true? La sua storia è vera?
I will stay here for a short period. Starò qui per un breve periodo.
His story amused us very much. La sua storia ci ha divertiti molto.
In a word, life is short. In una parola, la vita è corta.
Tell us the story from beginning to end. Dicci la storia dall'inizio alla fine.
Tom arrived at 2:30 and Mary arrived a short time later. Tom arrivò alle 2:30 e Mary poco dopo.
The story was in all the papers. La storia era su tutti i giornali.
Art is long, life is short. L'arte è lunga, la vita è corta.
I don't think her story is true. Non penso che la sua storia sia vera.
The hair is short! I capelli sono corti!
Some believed his story, and others did not. Alcuni hanno creduto alla sua storia e altri no.
How short life is! Com'è corta la vita!
I remember hearing the story once. Ricordo di aver sentito questa storia una volta.
We've ended up a spanner short of a toolbox. Siamo finiti per sembrare imbranati.
This science fiction story seems interesting. Will you lend it to me when you have finished reading it? Questa storia di fantascienza sembra interessante. Me la presti quando hai finito di leggerla?
We yawn when we are short of oxygen. Sbadigliamo quando siamo a corto di ossigeno.
This story does not make sense! Questa storia non ha senso!
Isn't that skirt too short? Non è troppo corta quella gonna?
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