Sentence examples of "auf und ab" in German
Er ging vor der Tür auf und ab und zögerte einzutreten.
He walked back and forth in front of the door, hesitating to enter.
Ich hatte gehofft, noch 50.000 Meilen aus meinem Wagen rauszuholen, aber er gab auf der Autobahn den Geist auf und die Reparatur würde zu viel kosten.
I had hoped to get another 50,000 miles out of my car, but it gave up the ghost on the expressway and it would cost too much to fix it.
Trickreicher Jäger, der er war, setzte Christoph Columbus einmal ein rotes Käppchen auf und ging in den Wald. Und wirklich lockte er so den großen bösen Wolf an, ergriff ihn und schleifte das kreischende Tier mit sich zu seinem Schiff.
A wily hunter, Christopher Columbus once donned a red riding hood and went into the forest. Without a doubt, he attracted the Big Bad Wolf, grabbed him, and dragged the screaming wolf back to his ship.
Das ganze Publikum stand auf und begann zu applaudieren.
The whole audience got up and started to applaud.
Ich wachte eines Morgens auf und war plötzlich berühmt.
I awoke one morning and found myself famous.
Er nahm das Gewehr auf und richtete es auf das Ziel.
He picked up the rifle and aimed it at the target.
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