Translation of "fall short" to German

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Dictionary translations for "fall short"

fall short verb

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It fell short of my expectation.

Es blieb hinter meinen Erwartungen zurück.

Contexts with "fall short"

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.

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