Sentence examples of "acquire" in English

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It is one thing to acquire knowledge; it is quite another to apply it. Wissen erwerben ist das Eine; es anwenden, ist etwas ganz Anderes.
Linguistic competence is inborn, not acquired. Sprachkompetenz ist angeboren, nicht erworben.
The second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half. Die zweite Hälfte des Lebens eines Menschen besteht nur aus den Gewohnheiten, die er sich während der ersten Hälfte angeeignet hat.
That which is easily acquired is easily lost. Wie gewonnen, so zerronnen.
That habit is acquired, not innate. Dieses Verhalten ist erworben, nicht angeboren.
AIDS means "Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome". AIDS bedeutet „erworbenes Immundefektsyndrom“.
My mother acquired her knowledge of English in the United States. Meine Mutter hat ihre Englischkenntnisse in Amerika erworben.
Two years ago, the idea of offering a research semester for particularly interested and committed teachers became reality. The aim is to improve communication between schools and universities. Since teachers are the best people for diffusing newly acquired knowledge, they will be given the opportunity to spend a research sabbatical at a university and to subsequently integrate this knowledge into classroom teaching. Vor zwei Jahren entstand die Idee, ein Forschungssemester für besonders interessierte und engagierte Lehrkräfte anzubieten, mit dem Ziel, die Kommunikation zwischen Schulen und Universität zu verbessern. Da die Lehrer und Lehrerinnen die besten Multiplikatoren neu erworbenen Wissens sind, sollen sie die Gelegenheit erhalten für ein halbes Jahr in der Forschung an einer Universität mitzuarbeiten und ihre Erfahrungen dann später in den Schulunterricht einzubringen.
One can acquire this book only in a store. Dieses Buch gibt es nur in einem Laden.
One can acquire this book in one store only. Dieses Buch gibt es nur in einem Laden.
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