Sentence examples of "Gewohnheit" in German
Es war seine Gewohnheit, nach dem Abendbrot spazieren zu gehen.
He was in the habit of taking a walk after supper.
Er hatte die schlechte Gewohnheit, zu viel Wein zu trinken.
He had the bad habit of drinking too much wine.
Eine schlechte Gewohnheit ist, sobald sie sich geprägt hat, schwer loszuwerden.
A bad habit, once formed, is difficult to get rid of.
Mein Vater hat die Gewohnheit, die Zeitung vor dem Frühstück zu lesen.
My father has a habit of reading the newspaper before breakfast.
Eine Gewohnheit lässt sich nicht zum Fenster hinauswerfen: man muss sie Stufe um Stufe die Treppe hinunterlocken.
A habit cannot be tossed out the window; it must be coaxed down the stairs a step at a time.
In den letzten paar Jahren hat er die schlechte Gewohnheit angenommen, grob zu seinen Freunden zu sein.
In the last few years he has developed the bad habit of being rude to his friends.
Sie hat ihren Freund seit der Schulzeit, glaubt aber, dass sie nur aus Gewohnheit zusammen sind und ist zunehmend unzufrieden.
She has a boyfriend she's been going out with since high school but feels their relationship has become a matter of habit and is increasingly dissatisfied.
Die zweite Hälfte des Lebens eines Menschen besteht nur aus den Gewohnheiten, die er sich während der ersten Hälfte angeeignet hat.
The second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half.
Mein Großvater machte es sich zur Gewohnheit, vor dem Frühstück einen Spaziergang zu machen.
My grandfather made it a rule to take a walk before breakfast.
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