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kurz (adj)
   short, brief, quick, short-lived
kurz (adv)
   just, shortly, briefly

Comparison: kurz, kürzer (shorter), am kürzesten (shortest)

Er kam kurz nach elf Uhr an.
He arrived just/shortly after eleven o'clock.
Ich will es kurz machen.
I'll be brief. - I'll keep it brief.
Er hat den Kürzeren gezogen.
He got the short end of the stick. - He got the worst of it.

Related Words:
die Kurzarbeit (comm.) short time, reduced-hours work
die Kürze brevity, shortness
die Kurzmeldung news flash
kurz und gut in a word, in short
zu kurz kommen to come off badly, get a raw deal
zu kurz greifen to not go far enough

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