Sentence examples of "strike 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.

The mail is delayed because of the strike. Die Postsendung ist wegen des Streiks verzögert.

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

Strike while the iron is hot. Man soll das Eisen schmieden, solange es heiß ist.

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

The reason we're on strike is that the company hasn't improved our wages. Wir streiken deshalb, weil die Firma unsere Gehälter nicht verbessert hat.

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

Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul. Der Reiz kann wohl das Aug’ entzücken, Verdienst nur in das Herz einrücken.

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

We should strike a balance between our expenditure and income. Wir müssen eine Balance zwischen Ausgaben und Einnahmen finden.

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

The workers are on strike. Die Arbeiter streiken.

Sit down with me. Setz dich zu mir.

You strike me as the kind of man who never does anything he doesn't want to do. Du erscheinst mir als ein Mensch, der niemals etwas tut, was er nicht möchte.

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

His answer was to strike me on the head. Zur Antwort schlug er mir auf den Kopf.

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

They are on strike for money. Sie streiken für mehr Geld.

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

We're on strike because the company hasn't improved our wages. Wir streiken, weil die Firma unsere Gehälter nicht verbessert hat.

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