Sentence examples of "nail 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.

Drive the nail into the board. Schlage den Nagel in das Brett.

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

I tore my jacket on a nail. Ich habe mir meine Jacke an einem Nagel aufgerissen.

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

We found a nail stuck in the tire. Im Reifen steckte ein Nagel.

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

Nail polish is useless: no one looks at nails anyway. Nagellack ist nutzlos: es schaut sowieso niemand auf die Nägel.

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

The nail went through the wall. Der Nagel ging durch die Wand.

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

The siblings fought tooth and nail over their late father's estate. Die Geschwister kämpften bis auf's Blut um den Nachlass ihres verstorbenen Vaters.

Sit down with me. Setz dich zu mir.

To the man who only has a hammer in the toolkit, every problem looks like a nail. Für den, der nur einen Hammer im Werkzeugkasten hat, sieht jedes Problem wie ein Nagel aus.

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

The nail tore his jacket. Der Nagel zerriss sein Jacket.

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

My nail has broken. Mir ist der Nagel abgebrochen.

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

Have I hit the nail on the head? Habe ich den Nagel auf den Kopf getroffen?

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