Sentence examples of "übel sein" in German
Der Grund, den beide Brüder dafür angaben, Junggesellen geblieben zu sein, war, dass sie nicht sowohl Flugzeuge als auch eine Frau unterhalten könnten.
The reason both brothers gave for remaining bachelors was that they couldn't support both airplanes and a wife.
Und zu allem Übel hatte er einen Verkehrsunfall.
And to make matters worse, he met with a traffic accident.
Die Armee ist ein Staat im Staat, sie ist eines der Übel unserer Zeit.
An army is a nation within a nation; it is one of the vices of our age.
Der Zeuge schien nicht nervös zu sein, als er vor Gericht eine Aussage machte.
The witness did not seem nervous when he spoke at the trial.
Seine Firma ging Pleite und zu allem Übel hatte er einen Verkehrsunfall.
His company went bankrupt, and to make matters worse, he met with a traffic accident.
Gegen 147 v. Chr. begehrte sein Volk gegen Rom auf.
Around the year 174 AD, his people revolted against Rome.
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