Usage examples of "kurz und knapp" in German with translation to English

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Kurz und gut: Ich wurde gefeuert. The long and the short of it is that I was fired.
1994 waren Wasser und Reis in Japan knapp. In 1994, there was a shortage of water and rice in Japan.
Kurz nach dem Ende des Ersten Weltkriegs war es für die Menschen undenkbar, dass noch einmal ein so hasserfüllter und grausamer Krieg ausbrechen könnte. Soon after the end of World War 1, people never thought such a hateful and cruel war would break out again.
Er hat zwei Bleistifte. Der eine ist lang, und der andere ist kurz. He has two pencils. One is long and the other one is short.
Das Problem ist, dass wir knapp bei Kasse sind. The trouble is that we are short of money.
Das Leben ist kurz. Life's short.
Mein Name ist Osymandias, aller Könige König: Seht meine Werke, mächtige, und erbebt! My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Er entging nur knapp dem Tode. He narrowly escaped death.
Ich entschuldigte mich kurz. I excused myself for a minute.
Meine Damen und Herren, seien Sie uns willkommen! Ladies and gentlemen, please be welcomed.
Ich habe es nur knapp vermeiden können, von einem Lastwagen angefahren zu werden. I barely escaped being hit by the truck.
Das Leben ist zu kurz, um sich um solche Dinge Sorgen zu machen. Life is too short to worry about things like that.
Sieht der Autofahrer nur grob die blühende Wiese, dann bemerkt der Stadtradler die unterschiedlichen Farben und Gerüche der Blüten, den Duft frisch gemähten Rasens, das Rauschen der Kastanienblätter, das Blitzen der Sonnenstrahlen zwischen den frühlingsgrün strahlenden Bäumen. While the car driver obtains an approximate view of a blooming meadow the city cyclist notices the different colors and scents of the blossoms, the smell of freshly mown grass, the swoosh of leaves of a chestnut tree, the sunlight twinkling through trees shimmering green in springtime.
Knapp daneben ist auch vorbei. A miss is as good as a mile.
Darf ich dieses Pferd kurz reiten? Can I ride this horse for a while?
Und wenn ich schwul wäre? Ist das ein Verbrechen? And if I was gay, would that be a crime?
Ich bin gerade ein bisschen knapp bei Kasse. I'm a bit short of money now.
Kurz, ich brauche Geld. Bitte leih mir welches. In brief, I need money. Please lend it to me!
Beeile dich, und du wirst es zeitlich schaffen. Make haste, and you will be in time.
Ich bin im Moment knapp bei Kasse. I'm short of cash at the moment.
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