English-German translations for short of

Definition of short of

• Except; but; without resorting to; up to the point of
• Insufficiently equipped with
• Less than

Examples

• He tried everything short of lending her the money himself
• Hes a nice person, but a bit short of brains.
• An Olympic athlete cannot perform at any level short of world-class.

Related words

• short of breath
• short take-off and landing aircraft
• short take-off and vertical landing aircraft
• shortage of money
• shortness of breath
• shortage of teachers
• shortage of skilled labour
• shortage of doctors
• shortage of time