Usage examples of "block letters" in English with translation to German

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Please fill in using block letters. Bitte in Grossbuchstaben ausfüllen.

He broke up the concrete block with a hammer. Er brach den Betonblock mit einem Hammer auf.

I was rereading the letters you sent to me. Ich habe gerade die Briefe nochmal gelesen, die du mir geschickt hast.

The bassoon is a stumbling block in the english translation. Das Fagott ist in der englischen Übersetzung eine Stolperfalle.

Please don't forget to post the letters. Vergiss bitte nicht, die Briefe aufzugeben.

I'd like to organize a block party. Ich würde gern eine Nachbarschaftsparty organisieren.

You can add sentences that you do not know how to translate. Perhaps someone else will know! Please do not forget capital letters and punctuation! Thank you. Man kann Sätze hinzufügen, deren Übersetzung man nicht weiß. Vielleicht weiß sie ein anderer. Bitte Groß- und Kleinschreibung und Interpunktion beachten! Danke.

Have you met the new family on the block? Hast du die neue Familie in der Nachbarschaft getroffen?

I used to type my letters, but now I use a word processor. Früher habe ich meine Briefe mit der Schreibmaschine getippt; jetzt benutze ich eine Textverarbeitung dafür.

A building with high ceilings and huge rooms may be less practical than the colorless block of offices that takes its place, but it often fits in well with its surroundings. Ein Gebäude mit hohen Decken und riesigen Räumen mag weniger praktisch sein als der farblose Büroblock, der es ersetzt, aber dafür fügt es sich oft gut in seine Umgebung ein.

Since you like to write letters, why don't you drop her a line? Seitdem du gern Briefe schreibst, warum schreibst du ihr nicht mal ein paar Zeilen?

He's a chip of the old block Er ist ganz der Vater

Please don't write letters to me anymore. Bitte schreibe mir keine Briefe mehr.

You shouldn't read other people's private letters without permission. Du solltest nicht ohne Erlaubnis die privaten Briefe anderer Leute lesen.

He writes letters to his mother. Er schreibt Briefe an seine Mutter.

Don't write me such long letters. Schreib mir nicht so lange Briefe.

Having 25 letters, "anticonstitutionnellement" is the longest word in the French language. Mit 25 Buchstaben ist "anticonstitutionnellement" das längste Wort im Französischen.

I cannot receive letters. I don't have an address. Ich kann keine Briefe empfangen. Ich habe keine Anschrift.

How often are letters delivered here? Wie oft werden hier die Briefe zugestellt?

He received quite a few letters this morning. Er hat heute Morgen ziemlich viele Briefe bekommen.

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