Usage examples of "shorter" in English with translation to German

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He was rather shorter with me. Mir gegenüber war er um einiges kürzer angebunden.
In the winter, days are shorter. Im Winter sind die Tage kürzer.
The shorter the proverb, the more questions. Je kürzer ein Sprichwort ist, desto mehr Fragen wirft es auf.
A lunar month is shorter than a calendar month. Ein Mondmonat ist kürzer als ein Kalendermonat.
With the coming of winter, days are getting shorter. Mit der Ankunft des Winters werden die Tage immer kürzer.
I got the short straw. Ich habe den kürzeren gezogen.
In a word, life is short. Mit einem Wort, das Leben ist kurz.
He had his hair cut short. Er hat sich die Haare kurz schneiden lassen.
Long story short, I was fired. Kurz und gut: Ich wurde gefeuert.
Our summer is short, but warm. Der Sommer bei uns ist kurz aber warm.
Mozart's life was very short. Mozarts Leben war sehr kurz.
That dog has a short tail. Dieser Hund hat einen kurzen Schwanz.
She had her hair cut short. Sie hat sich die Haare kurz schneiden lassen.
People say that life is short. Die Leute sagen, das Leben sei kurz.
Shall we take a short rest? Sollen wir eine kurze Pause einlegen?
Let's take a short break. Lasst uns eine kurze Pause machen.
The springtime of life is short. Der Frühling des Lebens ist kurz.
Let's take a short pause. Machen wir eine kurze Pause!
Take the shortest route to Paris. Nimm den kürzesten Weg nach Paris!
My mother cut my hair too short. Meine Mutter hat mir die Haare zu kurz geschnitten.
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