Usage examples of "throw in the towel" in English with translation to German

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He threw in the towel. Er warf das Handtuch.
Don't throw in the towel. Gib nicht auf.
In spite of our encouragement he decided to throw in the towel. Trotz unseres Engagements entschloß er sich, die Flinte ins Korn zu werfen.
In the early days people communicated by smoke signals. In der Anfangszeit kommunizierten die Menschen über Rauchzeichen.
If you don't watch out, you'll soon fall in the water. Wenn du nicht aufpasst, wirst du gleich ins Wasser fallen.
A friend in hand is worth two in the bush! Ein Freund in der Nähe ist besser als zwei in der Ferne.
I made an awful mistake in the test. Ich habe im Test einen schrecklichen Fehler gemacht.
A driver was sleeping in the car. Ein Fahrer schlief im Auto.
To my surprise, he failed in the exam. Zu meiner Überraschung fiel er bei der Prüfung durch.
They heard a gun go off in the distance. Sie hörten, wie in der Ferne ein Gewehr abgefeuert wurde.
There's blood in the water. Es ist Blut im Wasser.
He fits the description in the newspaper. Die Beschreibung in der Zeitung passt auf ihn.
He found a ball in the garden. Er hat einen Ball im Garten gefunden.
The people at SETI are looking for intelligent life in the universe because they haven't found it here on Earth! Die Leute bei SETI suchen nach intelligentem Leben im Universum, weil sie das hier auf der Erde nicht gefunden haben!
"Learn from your mistakes" and "Experience is the best teacher" they say, but in the long run even the best teacher gets mad, if he or she has too much to teach in too little time. "Lern aus deinen Fehlern" und "Erfahrung ist der beste Lehrer" so sagt man, doch letzten Endes verliert selbst der beste Lehrer den Verstand, wenn er zu viel in zu kurzer Zeit unterrichten muss.
Pack them in the box. Pack sie in die Kiste.
The company has cut a figure in the computer industry. Die Gesellschaft hat in der Computerindustrie Eindruck gemacht.
We talked until two in the morning. Wir haben uns bis zwei Uhr früh unterhalten.
Friends are like flowers in the garden of life. Freunde sind wie Blumen im Garten des Lebens.
He lives all alone in the woods. Er lebt ganz allein im Wald.
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