Usage examples of "kurz und bündig" in German with translation to English

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Kurz und gut: Ich wurde gefeuert. The long and the short of it is that I was fired.
Kurz nach dem Ende des Ersten Weltkriegs war es für die Menschen undenkbar, dass noch einmal ein so hasserfüllter und grausamer Krieg ausbrechen könnte. Soon after the end of World War 1, people never thought such a hateful and cruel war would break out again.
Er hat zwei Bleistifte. Der eine ist lang, und der andere ist kurz. He has two pencils. One is long and the other one is short.
Das Leben ist kurz. Life's short.
Mein Name ist Osymandias, aller Könige König: Seht meine Werke, mächtige, und erbebt! My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Ich entschuldigte mich kurz. I excused myself for a minute.
Meine Damen und Herren, seien Sie uns willkommen! Ladies and gentlemen, please be welcomed.
Das Leben ist zu kurz, um sich um solche Dinge Sorgen zu machen. Life is too short to worry about things like that.
Sieht der Autofahrer nur grob die blühende Wiese, dann bemerkt der Stadtradler die unterschiedlichen Farben und Gerüche der Blüten, den Duft frisch gemähten Rasens, das Rauschen der Kastanienblätter, das Blitzen der Sonnenstrahlen zwischen den frühlingsgrün strahlenden Bäumen. While the car driver obtains an approximate view of a blooming meadow the city cyclist notices the different colors and scents of the blossoms, the smell of freshly mown grass, the swoosh of leaves of a chestnut tree, the sunlight twinkling through trees shimmering green in springtime.
Darf ich dieses Pferd kurz reiten? Can I ride this horse for a while?
Und wenn ich schwul wäre? Ist das ein Verbrechen? And if I was gay, would that be a crime?
Kurz, ich brauche Geld. Bitte leih mir welches. In brief, I need money. Please lend it to me!
Beeile dich, und du wirst es zeitlich schaffen. Make haste, and you will be in time.
Kurz, die Moralen sind auch nur eine Zeichensprache der Affekte. In short, systems of morals are only a sign-language of the emotions.
Letztes Jahr forderten Erdbeben und Flutwellen auf den Philippinen mehr als 6000 Todesopfer. Last year in the Philippines, earthquakes and tidal waves resulted in the deaths of more than 6,000 people.
Habt ihr kurz Zeit? Do you have a minute?
Wann und wie kam es zu dem Zwischenfall? When and how did the incident come about?
Er antwortete kurz. He answered in brief.
Manchmal denke ich über die Zukunft nach und vergesse dabei zu atmen. Sometimes, I think about the future, and I forget to breathe.
Wir müssen das Beste aus unserem Urlaub machen, da er so kurz ist. We must make the most of our vacation as it is so short.
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