Sentence examples of "is about" in English
The population of Italy is about half as large as that of Japan.
Die Bevölkerung von Italien ist etwa halb so groß wie die von Japan.
We can't stay here. The roof is about to collapse!
Wir können hier nicht bleiben. Das Dach drohnt einzustürzen!
The distance from the sun to the earth is about 93 million miles.
Der Abstand zwischen Sonne und Erde ist ungefähr 150 Millionen Kilometer.
Since the book is about animals, I was irritated that the animals behaved like people.
Da es ein Tierbuch war, irritierte mich, dass sich die Tiere wie Menschen benahmen.
Wanting to protect me from myself is about as ingenious as saving a fish from drowning.
Mich vor mir selbst schützen zu wollen ist genauso geistreich wie einen Fisch vor dem Ertrinken zu retten.
The sun is about 1,000,000 times as large as the earth.
Die Sonne ist ungefähr eine Million mal größer als die Erde.
It is about time we bought a new microwave oven.
Es wird allmählich Zeit, dass wir uns einen neuen Mikrowellenherd zulegen.
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