TERMIUM Plus®

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BE SHORT [2 records]

Record 1 2000-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
DEF

To have less than required or promised. Often implies a price increase.

OBS

be short: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Avoir moins de la quantité nécessaire ou engagée, en espérant une baisse du prix.

OBS

Définition extraite du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduite avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bolsa de valores
  • Inversiones
DEF

Tener menos cantidad de la necesaria o comprometida, esperando una bajada del precio.

OBS

estar corto: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 2 1997-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
OBS

(un objectif).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Traducción
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