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

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Carpenters cut wood. I falegnami tagliano il legno.
His short stature makes him feel insecure. La sua bassa statura lo fa sentire insicuro.
Many kiss the hand they wish to cut off. Molti baciano la mano che vorrebbero tagliare.
I will stay here for a short period. Starò qui per un breve periodo.
The cut will heal up in a few days. Il taglio guarirà in alcuni giorni.
In a word, life is short. In una parola, la vita è corta.
Since I installed solar panels on my house my energy bill has been cut in half. Dato che ho installato pannelli solari in casa, la mia bolletta dell'elettricità è stata dimezzata.
Tom arrived at 2:30 and Mary arrived a short time later. Tom arrivò alle 2:30 e Mary poco dopo.
The boy cut the cake in two. Il ragazzo tagliò la torta in due.
Art is long, life is short. L'arte è lunga, la vita è corta.
Pharamp cut the cake in half. Pharamp tagliò la torta in due.
The hair is short! I capelli sono corti!
Mother cut the cheese with a knife. Mamma tagliò il formaggio col coltello.
How short life is! Com'è corta la vita!
Don't cut the cake with a knife. Non tagliare la torta con un coltello.
We've ended up a spanner short of a toolbox. Siamo finiti per sembrare imbranati.
He cut the rope with his teeth. Ha tagliato la corda con i denti.
We yawn when we are short of oxygen. Sbadigliamo quando siamo a corto di ossigeno.
I don't think I'm cut out for city life. Credo di non essere tagliato per la vita di città.
Isn't that skirt too short? Non è troppo corta quella gonna?
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