Usage examples of "turning block" in English with translation to German

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He broke up the concrete block with a hammer. Er brach den Betonblock mit einem Hammer auf.

Tom is turning up the sound of the TV. Tom stellt den Fernseher lauter.

The bassoon is a stumbling block in the english translation. Das Fagott ist in der englischen Übersetzung eine Stolperfalle.

Her hair is turning gray. Ihr Haar wird grau.

I'd like to organize a block party. Ich würde gern eine Nachbarschaftsparty organisieren.

She was idly turning over the pages of a magazine. Sie blätterte lustlos die Seiten einer Illustrierten um.

Have you met the new family on the block? Hast du die neue Familie in der Nachbarschaft getroffen?

Turning to the left, you will find the post office. Zu Ihrer Linken werden Sie das Postamt finden.

Please fill in using block letters. Bitte in Grossbuchstaben ausfüllen.

He glanced over the newspaper before turning in. Er schaute flüchtig in die Zeitung, bevor er ins Bett ging.

A building with high ceilings and huge rooms may be less practical than the colorless block of offices that takes its place, but it often fits in well with its surroundings. Ein Gebäude mit hohen Decken und riesigen Räumen mag weniger praktisch sein als der farblose Büroblock, der es ersetzt, aber dafür fügt es sich oft gut in seine Umgebung ein.

Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, "What do you want?" Jesus aber wandte sich um und sah sie nachfolgen und sprach zu ihnen: „Was sucht ihr?“

He's a chip of the old block Er ist ganz der Vater

Tom is turning down the sound of the radio. Tom dreht die Lautstärke des Radios herunter.

Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. Die Poesie ist keine Freisetzung von Gefühlen, sondern eine Flucht vor den Gefühlen; sie ist nicht der Ausdruck der Persönlichkeit, sondern eine Flucht vor der Persönlichkeit.

A car is a machine for turning fuel into obesity. Ein Auto ist eine Maschine, die Benzin in Übergewicht umwandelt.

Try to pull out the worm by turning it around with a match stick. Versuchen Sie den Wurm herauszuziehen, indem Sie ihn auf ein Streichhölzchen drehen.

I'm cold. Would you mind turning the heating on? Mir ist kalt. Mach mal bitte die Heizung an.

I think he's making a big mistake by turning down the job. Ich denke, dass er einen großen Fehler macht, wenn er die Arbeit ablehnt.

I am turning the sound of the TV on. Ich stelle den Ton des Fernsehers an.

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