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be short
- I heard the math requirements for graduation are being changed.
- Yes. And I may be short one course.
Как перевести второе предложение?
не хватать
- I heard the math requirements for graduation are being changed.
- Yes. And I may be short one course.
This thing costs $10 and I only have $9, I am short $1
Being "short one course" means he needs one more course to meet the requirements.
"being short" means you don't have enough. It's a common phrase to use with money:
Да. И мне, возможно, одного курса не хватает.
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