Sentence examples of "gerade dabei sein" in German
Ich war gerade dabei, ins Bett zu gehen, als er mich anrief.
I was just about to go to bed when he phoned me.
Ich war gerade dabei ins Bett zu gehen, als das Telefon zu läuten begann.
I had hardly gotten into bed when the telephone began to ring.
Gerade als sie dabei war, das Geschäft zu verlassen, sah sie ein schönes Kleid im Schaufenster.
Just as she was about to leave the store, she saw a beautiful dress in the window.
Tom erwischte Mary dabei, wie sie sein Geld aus der Kasse stahl.
Tom caught Mary stealing his money from the cash register.
Soviel ich weiß, könnte er gerade jetzt in Paris sein.
For all I know, he could be in Paris right now.
Das kann nicht Mary sein. Sie ist gerade im Krankenhaus.
That can't be Mary. She is in hospital now.
Du kannst nicht hungrig sein. Du hast gerade Mittagessen gehabt.
You can't be hungry. You've just had dinner.
Ein Freund von mir ist letztens auf einem Spielzeugauto ausgerutscht, das sein Sohn auf der Treppe hatte liegen lassen, und hat sich dabei den großen Zeh gebrochen.
A friend of mine recently slipped on a toy car that his son had left lying on the stairs, and has broken his big toe.
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