Dec 19, 2004 09:26
19 yrs ago
English term
adda
come up short
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English
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The aspirations of who we want to be... that sometimes we come up short, but that clearly are important Values that we all aspire.
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5 mins
Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
New Zealand
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&
English
Works in field
New Zealand
Committed to the Customer
Native in: English (Variant: New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
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16
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Sometimes we do not achieve that to which we aspire
In this case, "come up short" means not to achieve what is being aspired to. A similar phrase is "fall short", e.g. fall short of expectations (not meet expectations). So for instance, if you aim to achieve a prticular goal 10 times out of 10, but only achieve it 8 times out of 10, then you have "come up short" or fallen short of what you were aiming at. Hope this has been of assistance.
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8 mins
Paula Vaz-Carreiro
Native in English
&
English
Specializes in field
Benchmark Translations
Native in: Portuguese 
, English
Works in: Portuguese, English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
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23
to be less or worse than one hopes or requires
That's it.
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Note added at 10 mins (2004-12-19 09:36:45 GMT)
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something/someone turns out to less/worse that it had been hoped/required.
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Note added at 10 mins (2004-12-19 09:37:30 GMT)
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something/someone turns out to be less/worse that it had been hoped/required.
(that\'s what I meant)
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Note added at 10 mins (2004-12-19 09:36:45 GMT)
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something/someone turns out to less/worse that it had been hoped/required.
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Note added at 10 mins (2004-12-19 09:37:30 GMT)
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something/someone turns out to be less/worse that it had been hoped/required.
(that\'s what I meant)
31 mins
airmailrpl
Brazil
Brazil
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&
English
Works in field
Brazil
Technical - Fast - good price - accurate
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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88
The aspirations of who we want to be, that sometimes we do not achieve
The aspirations of who we want to be, that sometimes we do not achieve
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