kurz angebunden

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

kurz angebunden (strong nominative masculine singular kurz angebundener, not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) curt; brief; blunt (especially over the telephone)
    Synonym: (regional) kurz ab
    Hat er noch was gesagt? — Nee. Er war kurz angebunden.
    “Did he say anything else?” — “No. He was rather curt.”
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