Sentence examples of "managed to" in English

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He managed to pass his driving test even though he was a poor driver. Er hat seine Fahrprüfung geschafft, obwohl er ein schlechter Fahrer war.

Though seriously injured, he managed to get to a telephone. Obwohl er schwer verletzt war, schaffte er es, zu einem Telefon zu kommen.

She managed to learn how to drive a car. Sie schaffte es, Auto fahren zu lernen.

Betty always managed to get what she wanted. Betty schaffte es immer, das zu bekommen, was sie wollte.

I managed to get to the station on time. Ich habe es rechtzeitig zum Bahnhof geschafft.

I managed to make the teacher understand my idea. Es gelang mir, dem Lehrer meinen Gedanken zu erläutern.

He just barely managed to pass the test. Er hat die Prüfung gerade noch bestanden.

I managed to catch the last train. Ich hab' den letzten Zug noch erwischt.

He managed to escape through a window. Es gelang ihm, durch ein Fenster zu entfliehen.

I managed to repair my car by myself. Ich habe es geschafft, mein Auto selbst zu reparieren.

We managed to swim across the river. Wir schafften es, durch den Fluss zu schwimmen.

As much as I tried, I never managed to beat the final boss. So sehr ich mich auch bemüht habe — ich habe es noch nie geschafft, den Endgegner zu besiegen.

She managed to run away under cover of darkness. Sie konnte im Schutz der Dunkelheit davonlaufen.

He managed to be on time for class. Er schaffte es rechtzeitig in den Unterricht.

He managed to climb the mountain. Er schaffte es, den Berg zu besteigen.

He managed to escape. Er konnte entkommen.

Sam managed to get on the school basketball team. Sam hat es in die Basketballmannschaft der Schule geschafft.

He managed to run the machine. Er brachte die Maschine zum Laufen.

I managed to finish the book. Ich konnte das Buch zu Ende lesen.

I've managed to finish the first three chapters so far. Bis jetzt konnte ich die ersten drei Kapitel abschließen.

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