"stop short of doing sth" in German to stop short of doing sth. nahe daran sein, etw. zu tun beinahe etw. tun es gerade noch vermeiden, etw. zu tun Detailed translations for "stop short of doing sth" to stop short of doing sth. to stop short of doing sth. nahe daran sein, etw. zu tun to stop short of doing sth. beinahe etw. tun{intransitive verb} to stop short of doing sth. es gerade noch vermeiden, etw. zu tun{transitive verb}