Sentence examples of "Stau" in German

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Sie steckten stundenlang im Stau. They were stuck for hours in a traffic jam.
Wir steckten stundenlang im Stau fest. We were stuck for hours in a traffic jam.
Ich schob die Lieferverzögerung auf einen Stau zurück. I attributed the delay in delivery to a traffic jam.
Auf der Fahrt gerieten wir in einen Stau. We met a traffic jam on the way.
Wir haben unser Flugzeug wegen dem Stau verpasst. We missed our plane because of the traffic jam.
Ein Stau während des Berufsverkehrs verzögerte meine Ankunft um zwei Stunden. A rush-hour traffic jam delayed my arrival by two hours.
Ich fahre mit dem Auto ins Büro, und ich versuche, so früh wie möglich von zu Hause loszufahren, um den Stau zu umgehen. I go to the office by car, and I try to leave home as early as I can so that I can avoid the traffic jams.
Der Bus hatte wegen des Staus Verspätung. The bus was late because of the traffic jam.
Der Damm, der den Fluss staut, ist sehr breit. The dam blocking the river is very wide.
Mein Vater kam heute morgen wegen eines Staus zu spät zur Arbeit. My father was late for work this morning because of a traffic jam.
Lasst uns eine Minute schweigend an all die denken, die im Stau stehen, unterwegs zum Fitness-Studio, um dort auf einem Hometrainer zu strampeln. Let's have a moment of silence for all those who are stuck in traffic on their way to the gym to ride the stationary bicycle.
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