Sentence examples of "was" in English with translation "sein"

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That was a close shave. Das war aber knapp.

It was all in vain! Es war alles umsonst!

It was an awful week. Es war eine schreckliche Woche.

He was a great musician. Er war ein großer Musiker.

There was nobody here yesterday. Hier war gestern niemand.

How long ago was that? Wie lang ist das her?

This film was surprisingly interesting. Dieser Film war überraschend interessant.

It was eight metres long. Es war acht Meter lang.

She said she was happy. Sie sagte, sie sei glücklich.

It was a terrible affair. Es war eine fürchterliche Angelegenheit.

I was not born yesterday. Ich bin nicht von gestern.

His concert was very good. Sein Konzert war sehr gut.

The snow was knee deep. Der Schnee war knietief.

All the money was gone. Das ganze Geld war weg.

What was the weather yesterday? Wie war gestern das Wetter?

That was an excellent putt. Das war ein tolles Einputten.

Woodrow Wilson was extremely sick. Woodrow Wilson war äußerst krank.

It was eighty meters long. Es war achtzig Meter lang.

The door was not closed. Die Türe war nicht geschlossen.

There was only one left. Nur einer war noch da.

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