Sentence examples of "glück im unglück" in German
Ich wünsche euch allen Frohe Weihnachten und viel Glück im neuen Jahr.
I wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year.
Man muss hart arbeiten und Glück haben, um Wohlstand zu erlangen.
It takes luck and hard work to achieve wealth.
Ich denke immer daran, dass ein Unglück niemals allein kommt.
I bear in mind that misfortunes never come singly.
Tom versuchte sein Glück und rief Maria an, um sie um eine Verabredung zu bitten.
Tom just took a chance and called Mary to ask her out.
Einst forderte Christoph Kolumbus einen anderen Entdecker zu einem Duell heraus. Der letztere, ein verschlagener Bursche, ging nicht zehn Schritte, wie es die Regeln vorschrieben, sondern zwei und wandte sich dann um zum Schusse. Zu seinem Unglück hatte Kolumbus gar keinen Schritt getan.
There was a time when Christopher Columbus challenged another explorer to a duel. The latter, an underhanded chap, did not take ten steps - as dictated by the rules - but two, then turned around to shoot. Unfortunately for him, Columbus hadn't taken any steps at all.
Die Vorahnung ist immer schlechter als das Unglück selbst.
The anticipation is always worse than the calamity.
Ich habe viele Leute um Hilfe gebeten, aber bis jetzt habe ich kein Glück gehabt.
I've asked lots of people to help, but I haven't any joy yet.
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