German-English translations for mürbe

brittle
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Cast iron is much more brittle than forged iron.A diamond is hard but brittle.Shortbread is my favorite cold pastry, yet being so brittle it crumbles easily, and a lot goes to waste.
crumbly

friable
mellow
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a mellow applea mellow soilThe fervour of early feeling is tempered and mellowed by the ripeness of age.
short
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Our meeting was a short six minutes today. Every day for the past month it’s been at least twenty minutes long“Phone” is short for “telephone” and "asap" short for "as soon as possibleHe gave a short answer to the question
tender
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tender plants; tender flesh; tender fruitSuzanne was such a tender mother to her childrentender expressions; tender expostulations; a tender strain