Usage examples of "a short while ago" in English with translation to German

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They studied the map to find a short cut. Sie studierten die Karte, um eine Abkürzung zu finden.
I will stay here for a short period. Ich werde hier für eine kurze Zeit bleiben.
He resumed his work after a short break. Er fing nach einer kurzen Pause wieder an, zu arbeiten.
Tom arrived at 2:30 and Mary arrived a short time later. Tom ist um halb drei angekommen und Mary ist kurze Zeit später angekommen.
After a short visit he suddenly got up and took his leave. Nach einem kurzen Besuch stand er plötzlich auf und ging.
There is a short program of local news on the radio. Im Radio gibt es ein kurzes Programm mit Lokalnachrichten.
Write a short essay. Schreiben Sie einen kurzen Aufsatz.
I have been busy writing a short story. Ich war damit beschäftigt, eine Kurzgeschichte zu schreiben.
Tom is writing a short story. Tom schreibt eine Kurzgeschichte.
He tried writing a short story. Er versuchte, eine Kurzgeschichte zu schreiben.
A rabbit has long ears and a short tail. Ein Kaninchen hat lange Ohren und einen kurzen Schwanz.
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.
Take a short cut. Nimm eine Abkürzung.
For a short period of time, wide neckties were in style. Eine kurze Zeit lang waren breite Krawatten in Mode.
You can not master English in a short time. Du kannst nicht in kurzer Zeit Englisch im Griff haben.
That dog has a short tail. Dieser Hund hat einen kurzen Schwanz.
He continued his work after a short break. Er arbeitete nach einer kurzen Pause weiter.
It was not easy to get a lot of money in a short time. Es war nicht einfach, viel Geld in kurzer Zeit zu verdienen.
Let's take a short cut. Nehmen wir eine Abkürzung!
Mary told Tom: "Let's begin with a short sentence, and then we'll see..." Mary sagte zu Tom: "Lass uns mit einem kurzen Satz beginnen und dann sehen wir weiter..."
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