Sentence examples of "shot across the bow" in English
I could swim across the river when I was twelve.
Als ich zwölf war, konnte ich über den Fluss schwimmen.
It took courage to sail across the Pacific single-handed.
Es verlangte Mut, den Pazifik als Einhandsegler zu überqueren.
It was difficult for a girl with her face and figure to make it across the dance floor without bumping, by only the purest of accidents, into one roué or another.
Für ein Mädchen mit ihrem Gesicht und ihrer Figur war es schwierig, über die Tanzfläche zu kommen ohne aus reinem Zufall mit dem einen oder anderen Wüstling zusammenzuprallen.
For the boy to swim across the river was impossible.
Für den Jungen war es unmöglich, den Fluss zu durchschwimmen.
Nancy greeted me with a nod from across the street.
Nancy grüßte mich über die Straße mit einem Nicken.
I'd like to drive across the USA in a convertible.
Ich würde gern mit einem Cabrio quer durch die USA fahren.
Many goods are transported across the globe by ship.
Viele Güter werden weltweit per Schiff transportiert.
Jimmy tried to cajole his parents into letting him drive across the country with his friends.
Jimmy versuchte, seine Eltern dazu zu kriegen, ihn mit seinen Freunden quer durch das Land fahren zu lassen.
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