Sentence examples of "kurz und knapp" in German
1994 waren Wasser und Reis in Japan knapp.
In 1994, there was a shortage of water and rice in Japan.
Kurz nach dem Ende des Ersten Weltkriegs war es für die Menschen undenkbar, dass noch einmal ein so hasserfüllter und grausamer Krieg ausbrechen könnte.
Soon after the end of World War 1, people never thought such a hateful and cruel war would break out again.
Er hat zwei Bleistifte. Der eine ist lang, und der andere ist kurz.
He has two pencils. One is long and the other one is short.
Mein Name ist Osymandias, aller Könige König: Seht meine Werke, mächtige, und erbebt!
My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Ich habe es nur knapp vermeiden können, von einem Lastwagen angefahren zu werden.
I barely escaped being hit by the truck.
Das Leben ist zu kurz, um sich um solche Dinge Sorgen zu machen.
Life is too short to worry about things like that.
Sieht der Autofahrer nur grob die blühende Wiese, dann bemerkt der Stadtradler die unterschiedlichen Farben und Gerüche der Blüten, den Duft frisch gemähten Rasens, das Rauschen der Kastanienblätter, das Blitzen der Sonnenstrahlen zwischen den frühlingsgrün strahlenden Bäumen.
While the car driver obtains an approximate view of a blooming meadow the city cyclist notices the different colors and scents of the blossoms, the smell of freshly mown grass, the swoosh of leaves of a chestnut tree, the sunlight twinkling through trees shimmering green in springtime.
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