Sentence examples of "took away" in English
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Perfektion ist erreicht, nicht, wenn sich nichts mehr hinzufügen lässt, sondern, wenn man nichts mehr wegnehmen kann.
The state can take your children away if they deem you an unfit mother.
Der Staat kann Ihnen die Kinder wegnehmen, wenn er zu dem Schluss kommt, dass Sie als Mutter unfähig sind.
My sister took care of the dog while I was away.
Meine Schwester versorgte den Hund, während ich weg war.
While they were away on vacation, their neighbors looked after the dog.
Während sie im Urlaub waren, haben sich ihre Nachbarn um den Hund gekümmert.
She took advantage of our hospitality and stayed a whole month without paying us anything.
Sie nutzte unsere Gastfreundschaft aus und blieb einen ganzen Monat ohne uns irgendwas zu zahlen.
Bring me a clean plate and take the dirty one away.
Bringen Sie mir einen sauberen Teller und nehmen Sie den schmutzigen weg.
She took the old woman's hand and led her to the church.
Sie hat die Hand der Alten genommen und hat sie zur Kirche geführt.
I took a bus so I wouldn't be late for my appointment.
Ich nahm den Bus, um nicht zu spät zum Termin zu kommen.
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