Usage examples of "kürzeren" in German with translation to English

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Translations: all77 short67 brief9 little1

Ich habe den kürzeren gezogen. I got the short straw.

Wie kurz das Leben ist! How short life is!

Darf ich mich kurz vorstellen May I introduce myself briefly

"Lern aus deinen Fehlern" und "Erfahrung ist der beste Lehrer" so sagt man, doch letzten Endes verliert selbst der beste Lehrer den Verstand, wenn er zu viel in zu kurzer Zeit unterrichten muss. "Learn from your mistakes" and "Experience is the best teacher" they say, but in the long run even the best teacher gets mad, if he or she has too much to teach in too little time.

Mozarts Leben war sehr kurz. Mozart's life was very short.

Schildern Sie kurz Ihren Fall. State your case briefly.

Er kam kurz darauf an. He arrived shortly after.

Er schickte mir eine kurze Nachricht. He sent me a brief note.

Das Leben ist sehr kurz. Life is very short.

Er hinterließ mir eine kurze Nachricht. He sent me a brief note.

Machen wir eine kurze Pause! Let's take a short pause.

Kurz, ich brauche Geld. Bitte leih mir welches. In brief, I need money. Please lend it to me!

Du fügst kurze Beispielsätze hinzu. You add short examples.

Wir wollen kurz an ein wichtiges Ergebnis der Gruppentheorie erinnern. Let us briefly recall an important result from group theory.

Du fügst kurze Beispiele hinzu. You add short examples.

Doch still, mich dünkt, ich wittre Morgenluft: kurz lass mich sein. But, soft! Methinks I scent the morning air; brief let me be.

Schreiben Sie einen kurzen Aufsatz. Write a short essay.

Ich würde die Poesie von Worten kurz als Rhythmische Erzeugung von Schönheit definieren. I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the Rhythmical Creation of Beauty.

Kurz und gut: Ich wurde gefeuert. The long and the short of it is that I was fired.

Knuffel den Bären zum Verteidigungsminister zu bestimmen, war einer der entscheidenden Fehler in Dollys kurzer Karriere als Präsidentin der Demokratischen Volksrepublik von Kaffeeklatsch. Appointing Cuddles the Bear to the position of Secretary of Defense was one of the defining mistakes of Dolly's brief career as president of the People's Democratic Republic of Tea Time.

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