Usage examples of "als dumm bezeichnen" in German with translation to English

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Er ist alles andere als dumm. He is anything but a fool.
Ich werde Sie als meinen Chef bezeichnen. I'll call you my boss.
Ich werde dich als meinen Chef bezeichnen. I'll call you my boss.
Als ich nach Hause kam, fiel mir auf, dass einer meiner Koffer verschwunden war. When I got home, I realized that one of my suitcases had disappeared.
Obwohl ein Speichellecker Speichel leckt und ein Arschkriecher in Ärsche kriecht, bezeichnen beide Ausdrücke den gleichen Menschenschlag. Although a lickspit licks spit and an ass-kisser kisses asses, both expressions are used for people who are tarred with the same brush.
Wie dumm! How foolish!
Als sie die Nachricht hörte, brach sie weinend zusammen. When she heard the news, she broke down crying.
Man kann sowohl eine Katze als kleinen Tiger bezeichnen, als auch einen Tiger als große Katze. You may as well call a cat a small tiger as call a tiger a big cat.
Du siehst dumm aus. You look stupid.
Ich traf mich mit ihm, als ich in London weilte. I met him when I was staying in London.
Wie dumm ich war, diese einfache Lüge nicht zu entdecken! How foolish I was not to discover that simple lie!
Tom brach in Lachen aus, als er Maria Jig tanzen sah. Tom burst out laughing when he saw Mary dancing a jig.
Sätze geben den Wörtern Zusammenhang. Sätze haben Persönlichkeiten. Sie können lustig, klug, dumm, aufschlussreich, berührend oder schmerzhaft sein. Sentences bring context to the words. Sentences have personalities. They can be funny, smart, silly, insightful, touching, hurtful.
Ich konnte gut schwimmen, als ich jung war. I could swim well when I was a boy.
Ich war dumm genug, es zu glauben. I was stupid enough to believe it.
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.
Das war schlicht und ergreifend dumm. That was just plain stupid.
Ich fühle mich glücklicher als ich mich je zuvor gefühlt habe. I feel happier than I've ever felt before.
Du bist nicht wirklich dumm. You're really not stupid.
Letztes Jahr forderten Erdbeben und Flutwellen auf den Philippinen mehr als 6000 Todesopfer. Last year in the Philippines, earthquakes and tidal waves resulted in the deaths of more than 6,000 people.
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