Translation of "short" to German

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Dictionary translations for "short"

short [ʃɔ:t] adjective

shorter / shortest

kurz

I got the short straw.

Ich habe den kürzeren gezogen.

plötzlich (time)

Phrases with "short" (77)

short of - knapp an
short of money - knapp bei Kasse
short time - kurze Zeit
in short - kurzum
short story - Novelle
cut short - unterbrechen
in a short time - in Kürze
run short of - knapp sein
short cut - Abkürzung
be short of money - knapp bei Kasse sein

Contexts with "short"

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

Shall we take a short rest? Sollen wir eine kurze Pause einlegen?

The springtime of life is short. Der Frühling des Lebens ist kurz.

That dog has a short tail. Dieser Hund hat einen kurzen Schwanz.

Our summer is short, but warm. Der Sommer bei uns ist kurz aber warm.

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