Sentence examples of "handed down" in English

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He handed down books from the shelf. Er hat Bücher vom Regal heruntergegeben.

The custom was handed down from generation to generation. Der Brauch wurde von Generation zu Generation weitergereicht.

The judge handed down a sentence of five years hard labor. Der Richter verhängte das Urteil fünf Jahre Zwangsarbeit.

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

I handed in my report yesterday. Ich habe meinen Bericht gestern abgegeben.

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

She handed him his jacket. Sie hat ihm seine Jacke gegeben.

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

She was caught red handed. Sie wurde auf frischer Tat ertappt.

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

Have you handed in your homework? Hast du deine Hausaufgaben abgegeben?

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

She handed him the money. Sie hat ihm das Geld gegeben.

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

She handed me a sheet of paper. Sie gab mir ein Blatt Papier.

Sit down with me. Setz dich zu mir.

She handed him a book. Sie hat ihm ein Buch gegeben.

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

Tom handed Mary a book. Tom reichte Mary ein Buch.

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

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