Sentence examples of "tone 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.

His stern tone and loud voice belied his inner sensitivity and caring nature. Sein strenger Ton und seine laute Stimme täuschten über sein innerliches Zartgefühl und seine liebevolle Wesensart hinweg.

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

Subtle differences in tone discriminate the original from the copy. Subtile Unterschiede im Ton unterscheiden das Original von der Kopie.

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

He doesn't realise that he's tone deaf. Er merkt nicht, dass er kein musikalisches Gehör hat.

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

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

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

Sit down with me. Setz dich zu mir.

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

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

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

I took down her telephone number in my notebook. Ich notierte ihre Telefonnummer in mein Notizbuch.

I felt the sweat trickle down my brow. Ich fühlte, wie Schweiß meine Stirn hinuntertropfte.

The children rolled down the hill. Die Kinder rollten den Hügel herunter.

Tom climbed down from the tree. Tom stieg vom Baum herunter.

We went up and down by elevator. Wir fuhren mit dem Aufzug auf und ab.

He came down to breakfast. Er kam zum Frühstück runter.

Calm down and begin at the beginning. Atme tief durch und beginn noch mal von vorn!

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