Sentence examples of "pay lip service" in English

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Is management really going to consider our bonus, or was that just lip service? Wird das Management wirklich unseren Bonus berücksichtigen oder war das nur ein Lippenbekenntnis.

The businessman is trying to keep his people on the go by keeping a stiff upper lip, but they are just acting like a dying duck in a thunderstorm. Der Unternehmer versucht, seine Leute mit Durchhalteparolen auf Trapp zu halten, aber die stehen nur wie der Ochs vorm Berg.

She let him pay the bill as a matter of course. Sie ließ wie selbstverständlich ihn die Rechnung zahlen.

Where is the Customs Service? Wo ist das Zollamt?

I bit the inside of my lip and got a canker sore. Ich habe innen auf meine Lippe gebissen und ein schlimmes Geschwür davon bekommen.

All Americans have to pay their taxes. Alle Amerikaner müssen ihre Steuern zahlen.

During the stalinist era, prisoners at concentration camps became slaves in service of the state. Zur Zeit des Stalinismus wurden Insassen der Konzentrationslager Sklaven des Staates.

Tom has a cleft lip. Tom hat eine Lippenspalte.

You should pay more attention to what he says. Du solltest mehr darauf achten, was er sagt.

At motorway service areas in Germany, many people eat currywurst with chips. An Autobahnraststätten in Deutschland essen viele Leute Currywurst mit Pommes.

None of your lip! Keine Unverschämtheiten!

As soon as I get paid, I'll pay you back. Sobald ich meinen Lohn erhalte, zahle ich dir dein Geld zurück.

The bus service is not good between nine and ten. Die Buslinie verkehrt nicht zwischen neun und zehn.

I thought she was angry at me because I didn't pay the bill in time. Ich dachte, sie wäre wütend auf mich, weil ich die Rechnung nicht rechtzeitig bezahlte.

The food is good, and service is good here. Das Essen ist gut und der Service hier ist gut.

I'm a poor student and I can't pay you. Ich bin ein armer Student und kann dich nicht bezahlen.

There is no bus service to the village. In das Dorf fährt kein Bus.

On a bus or a train one must pay a fare. Im Bus oder im Zug muss man Fahrgeld entrichten.

We are currently working to restore normal service as soon as possible. Wir bemühen uns derzeit, den normalen Service möglichst schnell wiederherzustellen.

Can I pay here with a contactless card? Kann ich hier kontaktlos bezahlen?

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