Sentence examples of "Kürzeren" in German with translation "short"

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Ich habe den kürzeren gezogen. I got the short straw.
Wie kurz das Leben ist! How short life is!
Mozarts Leben war sehr kurz. Mozart's life was very short.
Er kam kurz darauf an. He arrived shortly after.
Das Leben ist sehr kurz. Life is very short.
Machen wir eine kurze Pause! Let's take a short pause.
Du fügst kurze Beispielsätze hinzu. You add short examples.
Du fügst kurze Beispiele hinzu. You add short examples.
Schreiben Sie einen kurzen Aufsatz. Write a short essay.
Kurz und gut: Ich wurde gefeuert. The long and the short of it is that I was fired.
Der Frühling des Lebens ist kurz. The springtime of life is short.
Die Hitzeperiode ist sehr kurz hier. The period of hot weather is very short here.
Kurz gesagt, er ist gefeuert worden. To make a long story short, he was fired.
Sollen wir eine kurze Pause einlegen? Shall we take a short rest?
Lasst uns eine kurze Pause machen. Let's take a short break.
Dieser Hund hat einen kurzen Schwanz. That dog has a short tail.
Die Leute haben ein kurzes Gedächtnis. People have short memories.
Die Masse hat ein kurzes Gedächtnis. People have short memories.
Im Winter sind die Tage kürzer. In the winter, days are shorter.
Nimm den kürzesten Weg nach Paris! Take the shortest route to Paris.
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