Sentence examples of "short time" in English
He cannot have gone so far in such a short time.
Il n'a pas pu aller aussi loin en aussi peu de temps.
I can't finish the job in such a short time.
Je ne peux pas terminer le travail en un temps aussi court.
I seem unable to get out of this trouble in short time.
Il semble incapable de se sortir rapidement de ses problèmes.
It is almost impossible to learn a foreign language in a short time.
C'est presque impossible d'apprendre une langue étrangère en peu de temps.
It was not easy to get a lot of money in a short time.
Il n'était pas simple de gagner beaucoup d'argent en peu de temps.
You can't master a foreign language in a short time; you have to study it step by step.
Il n'est pas possible de maîtriser une langue étrangère en peu de temps ; tu dois l'étudier pas à pas.
We did not expect him to finish the task in so short a time.
Nous ne nous attendions pas à ce qu'il termine le travail en si peu de temps.
I can't finish the job in so short a time.
Je ne peux pas terminer le travail en aussi peu de temps.
She found the evening boring and uninteresting, in short, a waste of time.
Elle a trouvé la matinée ennuyeuse et inintéressante, en résumé, une perte de temps.
Life being very short, we ought not to waste time.
La vie est très courte, nous ne devons pas perdre de temps.
We are going to make up for lost time by taking a short cut.
On va essayer de rattraper le retard en prenant un raccourci.
It was through a first short sentence that Tom got acquainted to Mary.
C'est par une première courte phrase que Tom fit la connaissance de Mary.
I can't check to see if your email is correct or not because it's too short.
Je ne peux pas vérifier si votre courriel est correct ou pas parce qu'il est trop court.
By the time he retires, my father will have worked for almost thirty years.
Au moment où il prendra sa retraite mon père aura travaillé presque trente ans.
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