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

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Take the shortest route to Paris. Nimm den kürzesten Weg nach Paris!
I wonder which way is the shortest. Ich frage mich welcher Weg der kürzeste ist.
Excuse me, what is the shortest way to go to the station? Verzeihen Sie, welches ist der kürzeste Weg zum Bahnhof?
I got the short straw. Ich habe den kürzeren gezogen.
In a word, life is short. Mit einem Wort, das Leben ist kurz.
He had his hair cut short. Er hat sich die Haare kurz schneiden lassen.
Long story short, I was fired. Kurz und gut: Ich wurde gefeuert.
Our summer is short, but warm. Der Sommer bei uns ist kurz aber warm.
Mozart's life was very short. Mozarts Leben war sehr kurz.
That dog has a short tail. Dieser Hund hat einen kurzen Schwanz.
She had her hair cut short. Sie hat sich die Haare kurz schneiden lassen.
People say that life is short. Die Leute sagen, das Leben sei kurz.
Shall we take a short rest? Sollen wir eine kurze Pause einlegen?
Let's take a short break. Lasst uns eine kurze Pause machen.
The springtime of life is short. Der Frühling des Lebens ist kurz.
Let's take a short pause. Machen wir eine kurze Pause!
He was rather shorter with me. Mir gegenüber war er um einiges kürzer angebunden.
In the winter, days are shorter. Im Winter sind die Tage kürzer.
My mother cut my hair too short. Meine Mutter hat mir die Haare zu kurz geschnitten.
The project, in short, was a failure. Kurz gesagt: das Projekt war ein Reinfall.
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