Sentence examples of "knapp" in German

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Er entging nur knapp dem Tode. He narrowly escaped death.
Es passen knapp fünfzig Menschen in diesen Saal. This room fits just under fifty people.
Im Moment bin ich ein bisschen knapp bei Kasse. I'm a little low on cash right now.
Wasser ist in dieser Gegend knapp. Water is scarce in this area.
Er ist nur knapp dem Tod entkommen. He narrowly escaped death.
Er kam nur noch mit knapper Not davon, nachdem er auf der Treppe ausgeglitten war. He had a narrow escape when he slipped on the stairs.
Eine sehr knappe Warnung oder Erklärung genügt für eine intelligente Person. A very brief warning or explanation is enough for an intelligent person.
Die "Gettysburg Address" ist eine knappe und präzise Rede. "The Gettysburg Address" is a concise speech.
Diese Mädchen tragen knappe Kleidung. These girls are wearing skimpy clothes.
Er ist knapp über 40. He is a little over forty.
Knapp daneben ist auch vorbei. A miss is as good as a mile.
Ich bin knapp bei Kasse. I am short of money.
Manchmal bin ich knapp bei Kasse. Sometimes I run out of money.
Er ist ständig knapp bei Kasse. He is always short of money.
Uns allen wurde damals das Geld knapp. We were all running short of money then.
Ich bin im Moment knapp bei Kasse. I'm short of cash at the moment.
Ich habe das Flugzeug nur knapp verpasst. I missed the airplane by a minute.
Diesen Monat bin ich knapp bei Kasse. I have a little money this month.
1994 waren Wasser und Reis in Japan knapp. In 1994, there was a shortage of water and rice in Japan.
Ich bin gerade ein bisschen knapp bei Kasse. I'm a bit short of money now.
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