Sentence examples of "catch on" in English

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Houses made of wood are the easiest to catch on fire. Holzhäuser fangen am leichtesten Feuer.

They had to leave at once to catch the train. Sie mussten sofort aufbrechen, um den Zug zu kriegen.

Did you catch the first train? Hast du den ersten Zug bekommen?

I must catch the first train. Ich muss den ersten Zug bekommen.

I beg your pardon; I didn't quite catch your name. Verzeihen Sie; ich habe Ihren Namen nicht ganz verstanden.

I ran as fast as possible to catch up with her. Ich lief so schnell wie möglich, um sie einzuholen.

"How about playing catch?" "Sure, why not?" "Sollen wir Fangen spielen?" — "Klar, warum nicht?"

I am running in order to catch the train. Ich renne, um den Zug zu erreichen.

Come catch me if you dare. Komm, fang mich, wenn du es wagst.

Will he be able to catch the train? Wird er den Zug erreichen?

I cannot let them catch me. Ich kann mich nicht von ihnen schnappen lassen.

You will not be able to catch the train. Du wirst den Zug nicht schaffen.

It is not easy to catch a hare with your bare hands. Es ist nicht leicht einen Hasen mit der Hand zu fangen.

I'll catch you later. Bis später!

In bad weather, one can easily catch a cold. Bei schlechtem Wetter kann man sich leicht erkältern.

He had the luck to catch the train. Er hatte Glück, den Zug zu erreichen.

Cats catch mice. Katzen fangen Mäuse.

We have enough time to catch the train. Wir haben genug Zeit, um den Zug zu bekommen.

In Japan you can always catch a cab, day or night. In Japan kann man sowohl tagsüber als auch nachts ein Taxi bekommen.

Stay away from me, I'll catch the stupid. Komm nicht näher, du steckst mich mit deiner Dummheit an.

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