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

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Paul was reading a short story last night. Paul anoche estaba leyendo un cuento.
I am reading short stories. Estoy leyendo cuentos cortos.
He tried writing a short story. Intentó escribir una historia corta.
I have been busy writing a short story. He estado ocupado escribiendo una pequeña historia.
To make a long story short, he married his first love. En pocas palabras, él se casó con su primer amor.
To make a long story short, everything went fine. Para no alargar la historia, todo fue bien.
To make a long story short, we married. Cuento corto, nos casamos.
Tom is running short of money. Tom se está quedando escaso de dinero.
My sister didn't own up to breaking the lamp, instead she made up some story about aliens coming to Earth with the objective of destroying every piece of yellow furniture. Mi hermana no se hizo cargo de romper la lámpara, ella inventó una historia sobre alienígenas que vienen a la Tierra con el objetivo de destruir todo mueble de color amarillo.
Rabbits have long ears and short tails. Un conejo tiene orejas largas y cola corta.
Part of his story is true. Parte de su historia es cierta.
This book contains a lot of short stories. Este libro tiene muchas historias cortas.
He told us a very exciting story of adventure. Él nos contó una fabulosa historia de aventuras.
Short hair really suits her. El cabello corto le viene muy bien.
That's an incredible story. Es una historia increíble.
You mean you're short on fuck-buddies? ¿Quieres decir que te faltan compañeros sexuales estables?
The story is awful. La historia es terrible.
It seemed that he was short of money. Parecía que él estaba corto de dinero.
We've come to the conclusion that this is a true story. Hemos llegado a la conclusión de que esta es una historia verdadera.
His short stature makes him feel insecure. Su baja estatura le hace sentir inseguro.
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