Sentence examples of "give short shrift" in English
I'll give you a short text in Esperanto and enough vocabulary for you to translate this text into English.
Ich gebe euch einen kurzen Text auf Esperanto und eine Vokabelliste, die ausreicht um den Text ins Englische zu übersetzen.
If you agree to buy 3000 of them, we'll give you a 3 percent discount.
Wenn Sie Dreitausend davon kaufen, geben wir Ihnen drei Prozent Rabatt.
It was through a first short sentence that Tom got acquainted to Mary.
Mit einem ersten kurzen Satz machte Tom Marys Bekanntschaft.
Give him an inch and he'll take a yard.
Wenn man ihm den kleinen Finger gibt, so nimmt er die ganze Hand.
I am sorry to write such a long letter. I didn't have time to write a short one.
Es tut mir leid, dass ich so einen langen Brief schrieb. Ich hatte keine Zeit, einen kurzen zu schreiben.
I'll give him this message the moment he arrives.
Wenn er ankommt, werde ich ihm sofort diese Mitteilung geben.
To make a long story short, he married his first love.
Kurz gesagt, er hat seine erste Liebe geheiratet.
If you need my advice, I'd be glad to give it to you.
Wenn du meinen Rat benötigst, werde ich ihn dir mit Freuden geben.
We did not expect him to finish the task in so short a time.
Wir hatten nicht erwartet, dass er die Aufgabe in so kurzer Zeit bewältigt.
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