Usage examples of "in the run-up to" in English with translation to German

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She was seen to run up the stairs with tears in her eyes. Sie wurde gesehen, wie sie mit Tränen in den Augen die Treppe hinaufrannte.
You should live up to your principles. Du solltest deinen Prinzipien gerecht werden.
In the early days people communicated by smoke signals. In der Anfangszeit kommunizierten die Menschen über Rauchzeichen.
I go up to the rooftop when I want to see the blue sky. Wenn ich den blauen Himmel sehen möchte, steige ich aufs Dach.
If you don't watch out, you'll soon fall in the water. Wenn du nicht aufpasst, wirst du gleich ins Wasser fallen.
Mike walked up to the boy. Mike ging auf den Jungen zu.
A friend in hand is worth two in the bush! Ein Freund in der Nähe ist besser als zwei in der Ferne.
He grew up to be a fine youth. Er ist zu einem feinen jungen Mann herangewachsen.
I made an awful mistake in the test. Ich habe im Test einen schrecklichen Fehler gemacht.
The fourth period was moved up to the third. Die vierte Stunde wurde auf die dritte verlegt.
A driver was sleeping in the car. Ein Fahrer schlief im Auto.
You ought to live up to your parents' hopes. Du solltest den Hoffnungen deiner Eltern entsprechen.
To my surprise, he failed in the exam. Zu meiner Überraschung fiel er bei der Prüfung durch.
It is not known when he came up to London. Es ist nicht bekannt, wann er nach London kam.
They heard a gun go off in the distance. Sie hörten, wie in der Ferne ein Gewehr abgefeuert wurde.
Tom couldn't live up to Mary's expectations. Tom konnte Marys Erwartungen nicht gerecht werden.
There's blood in the water. Es ist Blut im Wasser.
He's up to no good. Er führt nichts Gutes im Schilde.
He fits the description in the newspaper. Die Beschreibung in der Zeitung passt auf ihn.
My son can count up to a hundred now. Mein Sohn kann jetzt bis hundert zählen.
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