Usage examples of "statt dessen" in German with translation to English

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Lass uns statt dessen Karten spielen. Let's play cards instead.
Unser Leben ist wie ein Notizbuch, dessen Seiten voll sind mit allen Geschehnissen, sowohl die guten und schlechten, die Hochs und Tiefs. Our life is like a notebook of which pages are covered with all the moments, both the goods and bads, the ups and downs.
Tom ärgerte sich darüber, dass Maria statt seiner befördert wurde. Tom resented the fact that Mary got the promotion instead of hm.
Sein Cousin, dessen Namen ich vergessen habe, war ein Krankenpfleger. His cousin, whose name I forget, was a nurse.
Bei Tom fand ein wüstes Gelage statt. There was revelry at Tom's house.
Genervt davon, Gegenstand von Toms Anschuldigungen zu sein, flüchtete Mary sich nach Frankreich, dessen Sprache keinen Akkusativ kennt. Tired of being the subject of the accusations from Tom, Mary fled to France, whose language has no accusative case.
Statt fernzusehen, spielten die Kinder draußen. Instead of watching television, the children played outside.
Tom hing, wie schon so oft, am Anfang des Satzes herum, während Mary, schon zwölf Worte vor ihm, sich jetzt in dessen Mitte befand. Tom, as his usual, lagged at the beginning of the sentence, when Mary, already twelve words ahead of him, was now in its middle.
Statt sich zu legen, wurde der Sturm sogar noch stärker. Far from stopping, the storm became much more intense.
Es ist seltsam, wie Esperanto-Aktivisten immer noch auf Volapük herumhacken, wo doch Esperanto im Laufe von hundert Jahren Volapük fast bis zu dessen Aussterben überflügelt hat. It's funny how Esperanto activists still engage in Volapük bashing even though Esperanto has outperformed Volapük to near-extinction over the course of a hundred years.
Falls es morgen regnet, findet kein Ausflug statt. If it rains tomorrow, there will be no excursion.
Das Haus, dessen Dach man hinter der Bank sieht, ist das von Herrn Suzuki. The house whose roof you see beyond the bank is Mr Suzuki's.
Die Trauung fand vormittags statt. The wedding ceremony was performed in the morning.
Ein Leibwächter ist ein Mensch, dessen Beruf es ist, den Körper, und so das Leben, eines anderen Menschen, zu schützen. A bodyguard is a person whose job it is to guard the body, and therefore the life, of another person.
Statt zu klagen, solltest du vielleicht helfen. Instead of complaining, maybe you should help.
Das ist der Mann, dessen Kinder so nett sind. That's the man whose kids are so nice.
Ich habe den gestrigen Tag mit Lesen verbracht statt rauszugehen. I spent yesterday reading instead of going out.
Du irrst dich bezüglich dessen, was ihn so nervös macht. You are mistaken as to what makes him so nervous.
Statt es mangelhaft zu tun, kann man es auch gleich bleiben lassen. You may as well not do it at all than do it imperfectly.
Das Haus, dessen Dach du sehen kannst, gehört Herrn Baker. The house whose roof you can see is Mr Baker's.
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