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kurz

adj · /kʊʁt͡s/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German kurz, from Old High German kurz, from Proto-West Germanic *kurt, from Latin curtus. Compare also native Old High German *skurz, scurz and Middle High German schurz. Cognate with Dutch and Low German kort, English curt, Swedish kort.

Translation

  1. short, quick, brief temporal

    Wir müssen das Beste aus unserem Urlaub machen, da er so kurz ist.

    We must make the most of our vacation, as it is so short.

    Komm bitte kurz vorbei, wenn du auf dem Weg nach Hause bist.

    Please drop in on your way home.

    Ich war kurz davor zu ertrinken.

    I came near to being drowned.

  2. brief source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  3. concise source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  4. momentarily; momently source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en
  5. short
  6. concise, succinct, in short

kurz

adv · /kʊʁt͡s/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German kurz, from Old High German kurz, from Proto-West Germanic *kurt, from Latin curtus. Compare also native Old High German *skurz, scurz and Middle High German schurz. Cognate with Dutch and Low German kort, English curt, Swedish kort.

Translation

  1. briefly, in short