Usage examples of "in the short run" in English with translation to German

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She got the short end of the stick. Sie zog den Kürzeren.
In the early days people communicated by smoke signals. In der Anfangszeit kommunizierten die Menschen über Rauchzeichen.
After a few years in place of "The international language of Dr. Esperanto" the short name "Esperanto" came into use. Therefore on this day we celebrate all over the world the 125th anniversary of Esperanto. Nach einigen Jahren kam anstelle von "Die internationale Sprache des Dr. Esperanto" die kurz Bezeichnung "Esperanto" in Gebrauch. An diesem Tag begehen wir daher überall auf der Welt das 125-jährige Jubiläum des Esperanto.
If you don't watch out, you'll soon fall in the water. Wenn du nicht aufpasst, wirst du gleich ins Wasser fallen.
I got the short straw. Ich habe den kürzeren gezogen.
A friend in hand is worth two in the bush! Ein Freund in der Nähe ist besser als zwei in der Ferne.
The short man wears a black suit. Der kleine Mann trägt einen schwarzen Anzug.
I made an awful mistake in the test. Ich habe im Test einen schrecklichen Fehler gemacht.
The long and the short of it is that I was fired. Kurz und gut: Ich wurde gefeuert.
A driver was sleeping in the car. Ein Fahrer schlief im Auto.
The short man wears a sweater. Der kleine Mann trägt einen Pullover.
To my surprise, he failed in the exam. Zu meiner Überraschung fiel er bei der Prüfung durch.
He got the short end of the stick. Er zog den Kürzeren.
They heard a gun go off in the distance. Sie hörten, wie in der Ferne ein Gewehr abgefeuert wurde.
They got the short end of the stick. Sie zogen den Kürzeren.
There's blood in the water. Es ist Blut im Wasser.
He fits the description in the newspaper. Die Beschreibung in der Zeitung passt auf ihn.
He found a ball in the garden. Er hat einen Ball im Garten gefunden.
The people at SETI are looking for intelligent life in the universe because they haven't found it here on Earth! Die Leute bei SETI suchen nach intelligentem Leben im Universum, weil sie das hier auf der Erde nicht gefunden haben!
Pack them in the box. Pack sie in die Kiste.
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