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

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He was passing by on his bicycle when he heard a cry for help. Er fuhr gerade mit seinem Fahrrad vorbei, als er einen Hilfeschrei hörte.
She got the short end of the stick. Sie zog den Kürzeren.
Our teacher showed us different kinds of flowers and told us in passing that those flowers came from her garden. Unsere Lehrerin zeigte uns verschiedene Blumenarten und erwähnte nebenbei, dass diese Blumen aus ihrem Garten stammten.
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.
No one can stop the the time from passing. Das Rad der Zeit hält niemand auf.
I will stay here for a short period. Ich werde hier für eine kurze Zeit bleiben.
I am sure of his passing the exam. Ich bin sicher dass er die Prüfung besteht.
In a word, life is short. Mit einem Wort, das Leben ist kurz.
It was just a passing infatuation. Es war nur eine vorübergehende Vernarrtheit.
He resumed his work after a short break. Er fing nach einer kurzen Pause wieder an, zu arbeiten.
Each passing car threw up a cloud of dust. Jedes vorbeifahrende Auto wirbelte eine Staubwolke auf.
My mother cut my hair too short. Meine Mutter hat mir die Haare zu kurz geschnitten.
They were rescued by a passing ship. Sie wurden von einem vorbeikommenden Schiff gerettet.
I'm short of cash at the moment. Ich bin im Moment knapp bei Kasse.
When he saw Jesus passing by, he said... Als er Jesus vorbeigehen sah, sagte er...
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.
He amazed everyone by passing his driving test. Alle waren verblüfft, dass er die Fahrprüfung bestanden hatte.
After a short visit he suddenly got up and took his leave. Nach einem kurzen Besuch stand er plötzlich auf und ging.
He is only a passing chance acquaintance. Er ist nur eine flüchtige Bekanntschaft.
He is short but strong. Er ist klein, aber kräftig.
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