Usage examples of "fall short" in English with translation to German

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It fell short of my expectation. Es blieb hinter meinen Erwartungen zurück.
If he continues drinking too much, he will fall ill sooner or later. Falls er weiter so viel trinkt, wird er früher oder später krank werden.
She got the short end of the stick. Sie zog den Kürzeren.
If you don't watch out, you'll soon fall in the water. Wenn du nicht aufpasst, wirst du gleich ins Wasser fallen.
Tatoeba gave Imogen of the Internet a fascinating opportunity to compulsively produce a series of extremely short stories. Tatoeba gab Imogen aus dem Internet die faszinierende Gelegenheit, zwanghaft eine Folge von überaus kurzen Geschichten anzufertigen.
A heavy rain began to fall. Es begann heftig zu regnen.
I will stay here for a short period. Ich werde hier für eine kurze Zeit bleiben.
The apple does not fall far from the trunk. Der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm.
In a word, life is short. Mit einem Wort, das Leben ist kurz.
Leaves fall in the autumn. Die Blätter fallen im Herbst.
He resumed his work after a short break. Er fing nach einer kurzen Pause wieder an, zu arbeiten.
I couldn't help but fall in love with you. Ich konnte nicht anders, als mich in dich zu verlieben.
My mother cut my hair too short. Meine Mutter hat mir die Haare zu kurz geschnitten.
Next year my birthday will fall on Sunday. Nächstes Jahr fällt mein Geburtstag auf einen Sonntag.
I'm short of cash at the moment. Ich bin im Moment knapp bei Kasse.
Young men are apt to fall a victim to their own avarice. Junge Männer neigen dazu, Opfer ihrer eigenen Gier zu werden.
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.
An awning broke his fall and saved his life. Eine Markise unterbrach seinen Sturz und rettete sein Leben.
After a short visit he suddenly got up and took his leave. Nach einem kurzen Besuch stand er plötzlich auf und ging.
Are you going to pay a visit to China this fall? Werden Sie China in diesem Herbst einen Besuch abstatten?
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