Sentence examples of "narrow 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.

They had a narrow escape under cover of darkness. Sie sind gerade noch im Schutze der Dunkelheit entkommen.

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

In my village, there is a small, narrow footbridge over a brook. In meinem Dorf gibt es einen kleinen schmalen Steg über einen Bach.

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

He met with a traffic accident and had a narrow escape from death. Er hatte einen Verkehrsunfall und kam gerade noch mit dem Leben davon.

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

The road is too narrow for cars. Die Straße ist zu schmal für Autos.

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

He had a narrow escape when he slipped on the stairs. Auf der Treppe rutschte er aus und so entkam er schließlich nur um Haaresbreite.

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

The gate was too narrow for the truck. Das Tor war zu eng für den Lastwagen.

Sit down with me. Setz dich zu mir.

We walked along a narrow path. Wir gingen einen schmalen Pfad entlang.

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

The gate is too narrow for the car. Das Tor ist zu schmal für das Auto.

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

The road across the mountain was narrow, and what's more, it was a steep slope. Der Weg, der den Berg überquert, war eng, und dazu noch sehr steil.

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

We think that the narrow road was responsible for the accident. Wir denken, dass der Unfall durch die enge Straße verursacht wurde.

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