quedarse corto

v.

1 to fall short.

La flecha se quedó corta The arrow fell short.

2 to be less than the real thing.

Esa copia se quedó corta That copy was less than the real thing.

3 to be lost for words.

Elsa se quedó corta Elsa was lost for words.

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quedarse corto

(ropa) to become too short

■ el pantalón se me ha quedado corto my trousers have become too short for me 2 (calcular mal) to underestimate, miscalculate

■ te quedaste corto con los bocadillos you didn't make enough sandwiches 3 (un tiro) to fall short 4 (no decir todo) to hold something back, not say enough

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(v.) = stop + short of, fall + short, fall + short of

Ex. Many attempts to evaluate reference services stop short of developing methods for improving these services = Muchos intentos de evaluar los servicios de referencia no llegan a desarrollar los métodos necesarios para mejorarlos.

Ex. He was also to compare us to the most recent ALA standards to see where we fall short.

Ex. This, however, falls short of exploiting the full potential of the microcomputer to revolutionize the way in which business documents, memoranda, reports etc. are produced and disseminated.

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(v.) = stop + short of, fall + short, fall + short of

Ex: Many attempts to evaluate reference services stop short of developing methods for improving these services = Muchos intentos de evaluar los servicios de referencia no llegan a desarrollar los métodos necesarios para mejorarlos.

Ex: He was also to compare us to the most recent ALA standards to see where we fall short.

Ex: This, however, falls short of exploiting the full potential of the microcomputer to revolutionize the way in which business documents, memoranda, reports etc. are produced and disseminated.