Sentence examples of "That is to say" in English

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He is a man of great knowledge, that is to say, a walking dictionary. Er hat ein ungeheures Wissen. Mit anderen Worten, er ist ein wandelndes Lexikon.

That is to say, a language is something that we learn and are taught, not something that we know by instinct. Mit anderen Worten, Sprache ist etwas, das wir lernen und lehren, nicht etwas, das wir instinktiv wissen.

A party will be held next Saturday, that is to say, on August 25th. Die Party findet nächste Woche Samstag, also am 25.8. statt.

I don't understand what you are trying to say. Ich verstehe nicht, was du zu sagen versuchst.

Today, I saw a woman in pink crocs and I believe that that is the best contraceptive I have ever seen. Heute habe ich eine Frau in rosa Crocs gesehen und ich glaube, dass das das beste Verhütungsmittel ist, das ich je gesehen habe.

My dream is to live a quiet life in the country. Mein Traum ist, ein ruhiges Leben auf dem Lande zu führen.

Please write down what I am going to say. Bitte schreibe nieder, was ich jetzt sagen werde.

That is my book. Das ist mein Buch.

All you have to do is to make a comment. Alles, was du zu tun hast, ist, einen Kommentar abzugeben.

That's a really shallow thing to say. Es ist wirklich oberflächlich, so etwas zu sagen.

That is a table. Das ist ein Tisch.

You don't know what it is to be poor. Du weißt nicht wie es ist, arm zu sein.

He did not know what to say. Er wusste nicht, was er sagen sollte.

The doctor is looking for medicine that is effective for this illness. Der Doktor sucht eine Medizin heraus, die für seine Krankheit geeignet ist.

A bodyguard is a person whose job it is to guard the body, and therefore the life, of another person. Ein Leibwächter ist ein Mensch, dessen Beruf es ist, den Körper, und so das Leben, eines anderen Menschen, zu schützen.

Tom never seems to know what to say. Tom scheint nie zu wissen, was er sagen soll.

That is why he got angry. Deshalb wurde er ärgerlich.

His answer is to the point. Seine Antwort trifft es.

He doesn't have the guts to say no to my plan. Er hat nicht den Mut, meinen Plan abzulehnen.

That is not quite what I wanted. Das ist nicht genau, was ich wollte.

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