"fall short of what is meant required etc" in German to fall short of what is meant/required etc. zu kurz gegriffen sein zu kurz greifen Detailed translations for "fall short of what is meant required etc" to fall short of what is meant/required etc. to fall short of what is meant/required etc.(also: not to go far enough, to be too narrow an approach/view) zu kurz gegriffen sein to fall short of what is meant/required etc.(also: not to go far enough, to be too narrow an approach/view) zu kurz greifen{intransitive verb}