Sentence examples of "setzen" in German
Ich kann meine Handflächen auf den Boden setzen, ohne meine Knie zu beugen.
I can place the palms of my hands on the floor without bending my knees.
Es ist verrückt von dir, dein Leben aufs Spiel zu setzen.
It is crazy of you to put your life at risk.
Ich werde niemandem die Pistole auf die Brust setzen, um in Barcelona zu bleiben.
I won't put a pistol against anybody's chest in order to stay in Barcelona.
Wenn ich das Alphabet neu ordnen könnte, würde ich das U und das I nebeneinander setzen.
If I could rearrange the alphabet, I would put U and I together.
Tom, einsam, über den linken Satzrand gebeugt, konnte sich nicht überwinden zu springen, um der ganzen Geschichte ein Ende zu setzen.
Tom, alone, bent over the left edge of the sentence, was hesitating to jump, to put an end to all this story.
Ein Engländer, ein Belgier und ein Holländer gehen in eine Kneipe und setzen sich an den Tresen. Sagt der Wirt: "Moment mal, soll das ein Witz sein?"
An Englishman, a Belgian and a Dutchman enter a pub and sit down at the counter. Says the barkeeper, "Wait a minute, is this a joke or what?"
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