Sentence examples of "sonst" in German with translation "otherwise"
Man muß laut schreien, sonst versteht er uns nicht.
You have to talk really loud, otherwise he won't understand us.
Ich lief und lief; sonst wäre ich zu spät gekommen.
I ran and ran; otherwise I might have been late.
Ich habe viel zu tun, sonst würde ich Ihre Einladung annehmen.
I am busy; otherwise I would accept your invitation.
Er ist früh los, sonst hätte er den Zug nicht gekriegt. [ugs.]
He left early; otherwise he could not have caught the train.
Wir müssen das Hotel vor 10 Uhr früh verlassen, sonst verpassen wir den Zug nach Miami.
We must leave the hotel before 10 a.m., otherwise we will miss the train for Miami.
Einige Klarinettisten benutzen A-Klarinetten anstatt B-Klarinetten für Passagen, die sonst in ungewöhnlichen Tonarten stünden.
Some clarinetists use clarinets tuned to A instead of B flat in passages which would otherwise be written in unusual keys.
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