Sentence examples of "short while" in English

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His short stature makes him feel insecure. La sua bassa statura lo fa sentire insicuro.

While we were discussing the situation, Terri broke in to give her opinion. Mentre stavamo discutendo la situazione Terri ci ha interrotto per dire la sua opinione.

I will stay here for a short period. Starò qui per un breve periodo.

The next morning, after having eaten, I thought about what had happened last night while sitting at my desk. La mattina seguente, dopo aver mangiato, ho pensato a quello che era successo la notte scorsa mentre era seduto alla mia scrivania.

In a word, life is short. In una parola, la vita è corta.

Don't eat while reading. Non mangiare mentre leggi.

Tom arrived at 2:30 and Mary arrived a short time later. Tom arrivò alle 2:30 e Mary poco dopo.

I got a cramp in my leg while swimming. Mi è venuto un crampo alla gamba mentre nuotavo.

Art is long, life is short. L'arte è lunga, la vita è corta.

He always leaves the window open while he sleeps. Lascia sempre la finestra aperta quando dorme.

The hair is short! I capelli sono corti!

While entering the prison the new guy suffered a heart attack. Mentre entrava in prigione il tipo nuovo ebbe un infarto.

How short life is! Com'è corta la vita!

Did anyone call me while I was out? Mi ha chiamato nessuno mentre ero fuori?

We've ended up a spanner short of a toolbox. Siamo finiti per sembrare imbranati.

Why don't you stay a little while? Perché non resti un po'?

We yawn when we are short of oxygen. Sbadigliamo quando siamo a corto di ossigeno.

She interrupted him while he was speaking. Lo interruppe mentre parlava.

Isn't that skirt too short? Non è troppo corta quella gonna?

Do not read while walking. Non leggere mentre cammini.

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