Sentence examples of "sich bescheiden" in German
An diesem Tag im Jahre 1887 erschien in Warschau eine Broschüre von Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof über eine "Internationale Sprache". Ihr Umfang war bescheiden, ihr Motto ehrgeizig: "Damit eine Sprache international ist, reicht es nicht, sie so zu nennen." Als Autor war ein "Dr. Esperanto" angegeben.
On this day in 1887 appeared in Warsaw a booklet of Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof about the "International Language". Its size was modest, its motto ambitious: "For a language to be an international one, is not enough to call it as such." The name of the author was given as "Dr. Esperanto".
Der Verlust beläuft sich auf mehr als eine Millionen Dollar.
The loss adds up to more than one million dollar.
Tom und Maria wünschen sich als nächstes einen Jungen.
Tom and Mary hope that their next child will be a boy.
Tom ärgerte sich darüber, dass Maria statt seiner befördert wurde.
Tom resented the fact that Mary got the promotion instead of hm.
Ich bestieg gerade noch den Zug, als er sich in Bewegung setzte.
I had barely got aboard when the train began to move.
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