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| Subject | English | Russian |
| chess.term. | play a man short | оставить одну доску незакрытой |
| Makarov. | play had a short run | эта пьеса шла недолго |
| footb. | play it short | играть на коротке (Barcelona's tiki-taka brand of football brought the short passing game back in style and suddenly, there was a surge in teams playing it short. aldrignedigen) |
| sport. | play short-handed | играть в меньшинстве |
| Gruzovik, theatre. | short plays | малые формы |
| gen. | the play fell short of my expectations | пьеса не оправдала моих надежд |
| Makarov. | the play had a short run | эта пьеса шла недолго |