Sentence examples of "lief weg" in German

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Der Dieb lief weg und der Polizist hinterher. The thief ran away and the policeman ran after him.

Warum hast du versucht wegzulaufen? Why did you try to run away?

Tom lief weg. Tom ran away.

Ich wollte ihn schlagen, aber er lief vor mir weg. I wanted to hit him, but he ran away from me.

Auf dem Heimweg lief Mary John über den Weg. On her way home, Mary came across John.

Mir lief das Buch in einem Antiquariat über den Weg. I came across this book in a secondhand bookstore.

Eine Ratte lief über die Straße. A rat ran across the road.

Ich sah meinen Onkel auf dem Weg zur Schule. I saw my uncle on the way to school.

Das Kind lief davon, weil ihre Eltern sie schlugen. The child ran away because her parents beat her.

Tom scheint ständig Leuten über den Weg zu laufen, die er kennt. Tom seems to always be running into people he knows.

Er lief nicht schnell genug, um den Zug zu bekommen. He didn't run fast enough to catch the train.

Immer steht der Wäscheständer im Weg herum! The clothes horse is always in the way!

Ich lief so schnell ich konnte um sie einzuholen. I ran as fast as I could to catch up with her.

Der Patient ist auf einem beständigen Weg der Besserung. The patient is on a steady road to recovery.

Der Hund lief rückwärts. The dog walked backward.

Da es keinen Zug gab, mussten wir den ganzen Weg zu Fuß laufen. There being no train, we had to walk all the way.

Er lief schneller als sein Bruder. He ran faster than his brother did.

Sie konnte den Weg zurück nicht finden. She could not find her way back.

Nachdem sie Tom eine geklatscht hatte, lief Maria aus dem Zimmer. After slapping Tom, Mary ran out of the room.

Versuche so höflich zu sein wie möglich, wenn du nach dem Weg fragst. Try to be as polite as you can when asking directions.

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