Sentence examples of "short of" in English

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He is always short of money. Er ist ständig knapp bei Kasse.

I am short of money. Ich bin knapp bei Kasse.

I'm a bit short of money now. Ich bin gerade ein bisschen knapp bei Kasse.

The trouble is that I am short of money these days. Das Problem ist, dass ich dieser Tage knapp bei Kasse bin.

I'm short of money. Ich leide unter Geldmangel.

We ran short of money. Uns ging das Geld aus.

We have run short of food. Uns geht das Essen aus.

It fell short of my expectation. Es blieb hinter meinen Erwartungen zurück.

We've run short of oil. Wir haben einen Mangel an Öl.

The result fell short of our expectations. Das Ergebnis entsprach nicht unseren Erwartungen.

I'm short of breath this month Ich bin diesen Monat schlecht bei Kasse

I'm short of cash at the moment. Ich bin im Moment knapp bei Kasse.

Our escape was nothing short of a miracle. Unser Entkommen war nicht weniger als ein Wunder.

We were all running short of money then. Allen von uns begann es damals, an Geld zu mangeln.

Our country is running short of energy resources. Unserem Land gehen die Energieressourcen aus.

Your work comes short of the expected standard. Ihre Arbeit wird dem erwarteten Standard nicht gerecht.

The trouble is that we are short of money. Das Problem ist, dass uns das Geld fehlt.

To many people, it was nothing short of a miracle. Für viele Leute war es nicht weniger als ein Wunder.

It will not be long before the world runs short of food. Es wird nicht lange dauern, bis die Welt einen Mangel an Nahrungsmittel erlebt.

The long and the short of it is that I was fired. Kurz und gut: Ich wurde gefeuert.

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