Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
fällt klein aus
English translation:
runs small
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John Kinory (X)
Nov 27, 2001 17:23
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faellt klein aus
German to English
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Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Textile
The same catalogue. These shirts are listed as being available in sizes S-XXL, but then it says (faellt klein aus). But if S is available, why is 'klein' not available?
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| 5 +2 | runs small |
Trudy Peters
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| 4 | turns out small |
Kim Metzger
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runs small
In AE, we would say, "it runs small"
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Comment: "Thanks. I suspected as much, but didn't want to prejudge the issue:
recently I ordered some Hawaiian shirts online, and the site warned that these tend to be 'on the generous size' relative to the 'official' sizes.
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7 mins
Kim Metzger
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Mexico
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Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
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turns out small
ausfallen here does not mean not available. It means that the size tends to be smaller than expected.
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