Usage examples of "short while" in English with translation to German

She got the short end of the stick. Sie zog den Kürzeren.

Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty lady is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves. Jeder Mann, der sicher fahren kann, während er eine schöne Frau küsst, schenkt dem Kuss einfach nicht die Aufmerksamkeit, die er verdient.

Tatoeba gave Imogen of the Internet a fascinating opportunity to compulsively produce a series of extremely short stories. Tatoeba gab Imogen aus dem Internet die faszinierende Gelegenheit, zwanghaft eine Folge von überaus kurzen Geschichten anzufertigen.

Please wait here for a while. Bitte warte hier ein wenig.

I will stay here for a short period. Ich werde hier für eine kurze Zeit bleiben.

It's ludicrous to continue business operations while selling off bit by bit the land on which your business depends. Es ist einfach lächerlich, seine Geschäfte weiterzuführen, während man schrittweise das Land verkauft, von dem diese Geschäfte abhängig sind.

In a word, life is short. Mit einem Wort, das Leben ist kurz.

While they were away on vacation, their neighbors looked after the dog. Während sie im Urlaub waren, haben sich ihre Nachbarn um den Hund gekümmert.

He resumed his work after a short break. Er fing nach einer kurzen Pause wieder an, zu arbeiten.

Seriously though, episode 21 made me almost cry while laughing. Aber im Ernst, die Episode 21 hat mich fast vor Lachen weinen lassen.

My mother cut my hair too short. Meine Mutter hat mir die Haare zu kurz geschnitten.

She bought that camera while she was in Japan. Sie hat diese Kamera gekauft, als sie in Japan war.

I'm short of cash at the moment. Ich bin im Moment knapp bei Kasse.

He's already been in the toilet for quite a while. Er ist schon seit geraumer Zeit auf dem Klo.

Tom arrived at 2:30 and Mary arrived a short time later. Tom ist um halb drei angekommen und Mary ist kurze Zeit später angekommen.

While I was staying in Paris, I met him. Ich habe ihn getroffen, als ich in Paris war.

After a short visit he suddenly got up and took his leave. Nach einem kurzen Besuch stand er plötzlich auf und ging.

He will look after the cats for me while I'm abroad. Er wird sich um meine Katzen kümmern, während ich im Ausland bin.

He is short but strong. Er ist klein, aber kräftig.

It is foolish of you to build a castle in the air while forgetting to drive in pilings for its foundation. Es ist töricht von dir, ein Luftschloss zu bauen und dabei zu vergessen, Pfähle für das Fundament einzurammen.

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