in aller kürze

very briefly; in a nutshell; in a few words

adverb in AL-er KYUER-tse Rare

Also means

concisely; to be brief

Usage Note

In aller Kürze signals that what follows will be concise — 'very briefly' or 'in a nutshell': Ich erkläre das in aller Kürze. It manages listener expectations and is common in time-constrained presentations, radio, and spoken summaries. Slightly more formal than kurz gesagt.

Examples

"Ich möchte das in aller Kürze zusammenfassen."

Natural Translation

I would like to summarise that very briefly.

Literal Translation

I would like that in all brevity to summarise.

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