Sentence examples of "was short of" in English

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It seemed that he was short of money. Il semble qu'il manquait d'argent.

I am short of money. Je manque d'argent.

I am short of money for my trip. Je n'ai pas suffisamment d'argent pour mon voyage.

The concert was short. However, it was very good. Le concert fut court. Cependant, il était très bon.

I'm a bit short of money now. Je suis un peu à court d'argent en ce moment.

We are short of money. Nous sommes à court d'argent.

It's nothing short of a miracle. Ce n'est rien moins qu'un miracle.

We are not short of oil in this country. Nous ne sommes pas à court de pétrole, dans ce pays.

He's always running short of cash. Il est toujours à court de liquide.

He came back not because he was homesick, but because he was running short of money. Il est revenu non-pas parce qu'il avait le mal du pays, mais parce qu'il n'avait plus assez d'argent.

The result fell short of our expectations. Le résultat ne fut pas à la hauteur de nos attentes.

Your work comes short of the expected standard. Votre travail n'est pas à la hauteur de ce qui est attendu.

My income falls short of my expenditure by five hundred pounds. Mon revenu dépasse mes dépenses de cinq cents livres.

The athletes fell far short of our expectations. Les athlètes étaient loin de nos attentes.

I'm short of money. Je n'ai pas assez d'argent.

I am running short of money. Je suis à court d'argent.

They are always short of money. Ils sont toujours à court d'argent.

We have run short of food. Nous sommes à court de nourriture.

He is always short of money. Il est toujours à court d'argent.

Ah, we have run short of sugar. Ah, on a plus de sucre.

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