Usage examples of "cut short" in English with translation to French

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Please cut short your vacation and return. Veuillez interrompre vos vacances et revenir.

I was trying to tell him what had really happened, but he cut me short. J'étais en train d'essayer de lui dire ce qui était réellement arrivé, mais il m'interrompit brutalement.

I wanted my hair cut short. Je voulais qu'on coupe mes cheveux courts.

She had her hair cut short. Elle s'est fait couper les cheveux court.

Jane had her hair cut short before the athletic meet. Jane s'est fait couper les cheveux courts avant la rencontre sportive.

My mother cut my hair too short. Ma mère m'a coupé les cheveux trop courts.

They studied the map to find a short cut. Ils étudièrent la carte pour trouver un raccourci.

He took a short cut. Il prit un raccourci.

Let's take a short cut. Prenons un raccourci.

We are going to make up for lost time by taking a short cut. On va essayer de rattraper le retard en prenant un raccourci.

I have cut up all but one of my credit cards. J'ai interrompu toutes mes cartes de crédit sauf une.

Being short is a disadvantage to a volleyball player. Être petit est un inconvénient pour un joueur de volley-ball.

Tom had just one word to cut so that out of this sentence, forever, disappeared our Mary. Tom n'avait plus qu'un mot à couper pour que de cette phrase, à jamais, disparaisse notre Mary.

Short hair really suits her. Les cheveux courts lui vont vraiment bien.

I want a knife to cut the rope with. Je veux un couteau pour couper la corde.

You mean you're short on fuck-buddies? Tu veux dire que tu manques de partenaires sexuels réguliers ?

We are cut from the same cloth. Nous sommes de même farine.

I wouldn't let a goof-up like that get to you. People have short memories and the one good thing about gossip is that it's short-lived. Ne t'en fais pas pour cette gaffe. Les ragots ne durent qu'un temps. Bientôt, tout le monde l'aura oublié.

Yesterday I washed my hair. Today I'll cut it. Hier je me suis lavé les cheveux. Aujourd'hui je les coupe.

It'll be impossible to get a visa at short notice. Il sera impossible d'avoir un visa à court terme.

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