Sentence examples of "Fall der Mauer" in German
Im Fall der Sprache erben wir jedoch nur die Fähigkeit zu sprechen und zu verstehen auf genetischem Wege; die spezielle Sprache (oder Sprachen), die wir sprechen, wird uns nicht durch genetische, sondern durch kulturelle Übertragung weitergereicht.
In the case of language, however, it is only the ability to talk and understand that we inherit genetically; the particular language or languages that we speak are passed on to us not by genetic transmission but by cultural transmission.
Wir werden auf keinen Fall vor Einbruch der Dunkelheit in London ankommen.
We'll never reach London before dark.
Es hat noch einen anderen Fall von Cholera in der Nachbarschaft gegeben.
There has been another case of cholera in the neighborhood.
Ein seltsames deutsches Wort ist "entfernen", denn die Vorsilbe "ent-" bedeutet, dass man etwas fortnimmt, in diesem Fall also die Ferne fortnimmt, sich also nähert, was aber das genaue Gegenteil der wirklichen Bedeutung von "entfernen" ist.
A curious German word is "entfernen" (to put some distance between), because the prefix "ent-" means to take something away, in this case the distance, but taking away the distance would mean to bring it closer which is the exact opposite of what the word "entfernen" means.
Wie es bei Ihm öfter der Fall ist, kam er zu spät in die Schule.
As is often the case with him, he was late for school.
Wie es öfter der Fall ist, kam Mike für die Sitzung, heute Nachmittag, zu spät.
As is often the case, Mike was late for the meeting this afternoon.
Der Mann, den ich für den Verbrecher hielt, hatte mit dem Fall überhaupt nichts zu tun.
The man I thought was the criminal didn't have any connection to the incident.
Ich möchte in diesem Jahr die Chinesische Mauer besuchen.
I would like to visit the Great Wall this year.
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