shorthanded

1. Lacking sufficient staff or people, as for normal or efficient operations.

   The tiny restaurant usually got by with three workers on that shift, but found itself shorthanded when the tour bus pulled in.

2. Having less than a quorum.

3. Having, or occurring during an interval with, fewer than a full complement of players, often as the result of a penalty.

4. Having fewer than the standard number of players.

1. We are shorthanded now.

   У нас теперь недостаточно работников.

   deWir haben jetzt zu wenig Personal.

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2. We become very shorthanded at the end of the year.

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3. They were shorthanded.

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4. We're shorthanded now.

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