Sentence examples of "bear down" in English
The ambulance broke down in the middle of the avenue.
Der Krankenwagen hatte in der Mitte der Avenue eine Panne.
Tom asked Mary to marry him, but she turned down his proposal.
Tom machte Mary einen Heiratsantrag, aber sie lehnte ihn ab.
The ice is so thin that it won't bear your weight.
Das Eis ist so dünn, dass es dein Gewicht nicht tragen würde.
Let me put down your new phone number in my notebook.
Lassen Sie mich Ihre neue Telefonnummer in meinem Notizbuch aufschreiben. (formal)
The ice on the lake is too thin to bear your weight.
Das Eis auf dem See ist zu dünn um dein Gewicht zu tragen.
She could not bear the sight of the mean man.
Sie konnte die Ansicht des bösen Mannes nicht ertragen.
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