Translations for „curt“ in the English » German Dictionary

curt [kɜ:t, Am kɜ:rt] ADJ pej

curt

schroff

curt

barsch

to give sb a curt refusal

jdm etw kurzerhand abschlagen

to be curt with sb

zu jdm kurz angebunden sein

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

curt [or summary] dismissal

fristlose Kündigung

to give sb a curt refusal

jdm etw kurzerhand abschlagen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Phoning Buckingham Palace for an explanation, he was given the curt information that his resignation had been accepted - but he had never tendered it.

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Aside from his loyalty and apparent leadership, he is depicted as stoic and rather curt with people.

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