Sentence examples of "dumb down" in English

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The ambulance broke down in the middle of the avenue. Der Krankenwagen hatte in der Mitte der Avenue eine Panne.

He remained dumb during this discussion. Er blieb stumm während dieser Diskussion.

Ok. I knuckle down. Ok. Ich beuge mich.

He got tired of being the devil's advocate and now agrees with every idea they suggest, no matter how dumb. Er hat es satt, ewig den Advocatus diaboli zu spielen, und stimmt nun jeder von ihnen vorgeschlagenen Idee zu, egal wie bescheuert sie ist.

Tom asked Mary to marry him, but she turned down his proposal. Tom machte Mary einen Heiratsantrag, aber sie lehnte ihn ab.

My poor dumb friend died this morning. Mein armer dummer Freund starb heute morgen.

Please turn down the volume a little bit more. Bitte drehe die Lautstärke noch ein wenig herunter.

She was blind, deaf, and dumb. Sie war blind, taub und stumm.

Let me put down your new phone number in my notebook. Lassen Sie mich Ihre neue Telefonnummer in meinem Notizbuch aufschreiben. (formal)

I'm so dumb... I'm trying to explain things to you that I don't understand myself. Ich bin so blöd... ich versuche, dir Dinge zu erklären, die ich selbst nicht verstehe.

My car broke down on the way. Unterwegs hatte mein Auto eine Panne.

Danger makes dumb. Gefahr macht stumm.

Sit down with me. Setz dich zu mir.

They decided to pull down the old building. Sie entschieden sich, das alte Gebäude abzureißen.

Don't sit down on the sofa. Setz dich nicht aufs Sofa.

Boil the soup down until it becomes thick. Koche die Suppe so lange, bis sie andickt.

I took down her telephone number in my notebook. Ich notierte ihre Telefonnummer in mein Notizbuch.

I felt the sweat trickle down my brow. Ich fühlte, wie Schweiß meine Stirn hinuntertropfte.

The children rolled down the hill. Die Kinder rollten den Hügel herunter.

Tom climbed down from the tree. Tom stieg vom Baum herunter.

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