Sentence examples of "some distance apart" in English
A curious German word is "entfernen" (to put some distance between), because the prefix "ent-" means to take something away, in this case the distance, but taking away the distance would mean to bring it closer which is the exact opposite of what the word "entfernen" means.
Ein seltsames deutsches Wort ist "entfernen", denn die Vorsilbe "ent-" bedeutet, dass man etwas fortnimmt, in diesem Fall also die Ferne fortnimmt, sich also nähert, was aber das genaue Gegenteil der wirklichen Bedeutung von "entfernen" ist.
Sachiko always said: "You'd better set some money apart in case you get sick."
Sachiko hat immer gesagt: "Für den Fall, dass man krank wird, sollte man besser etwas Geld zur Seite legen."
Some high-pitched sounds are inaudible to adults, but can be heard by children and teenagers.
Manche hohe Töne sind unhörbar für Erwachsene, können aber von Kindern und Jugendlichen gehört werden.
From that distance, the ship resembles an island.
Aus dieser Entfernung erinnert das Schiff an eine Insel.
Apart from making love and reading Flaubert, nothing is more enjoyable than coining translations on Tatoeba.
Vom Liebemachen und Flaubert-Lesen abgesehen, gibt es nichts Erfreulicheres, als Übersetzungen auf Tatoeba zu kreieren.
The distance from the sun to the earth is about 93 million miles.
Der Abstand zwischen Sonne und Erde ist ungefähr 150 Millionen Kilometer.
We could see the lights of the town in the distance.
Wir konnten die Lichter der Stadt aus der Ferne sehen.
Joking apart, you ought to see a doctor about your headache.
Mal im Ernst, du solltest wegen deiner Kopfschmerzen zum Arzt gehen.
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