Sentence examples of "um des himmels willen" in German

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Um des Himmels willen For heaven's sake
Warum um Himmels Willen hast du deinen Neubau verkauft? Why on earth did you sell your newly-built house?
Die Rache des Himmels ist langsam, aber sicher. Heaven's vengeance is slow but sure.
Was, um Himmels willen, tust du hier? Whatever are you doing here?
Ich bin davon ganz schön verwirrt. Wenn es das ist, was wir "den Weg des Himmels" nennen, ist es dann richtig oder falsch? I am extremely confused by this. If this is what we call 'the Way of Heaven', then is it right or is it wrong?
Um Himmels willen For heaven's sake
Die Farben der See und des Himmels gingen ineinander über. The colors of the sea and the sky blend into each other.
Wir arbeiten um des Friedens willen. We are working in the interest of peace.
Tom ist der Typ eines Menschen, der gerne diskutiert, nur um des Diskutierens willen. Tom is the type of person who likes to argue just for the sake of arguing.
Es war ganz wundernett zu sehen, wie die beiden Mädchen tanzten. Sie hatten keine Zuschauer als die äpfelpflückenden Frauen auf den Leitern. Sie freuten sich sehr, dass sie ihnen Spaß machten, aber sie tanzten zuerst um der eigenen Freude willen (wenigstens musste man das glauben); und man konnte sich ebensowenig der Verwunderung wie sie sich des Tanzens enthalten. Und wie sie tanzten! It was charming to see how these girls danced. They had no spectators but the apple-pickers on the ladders. They were very glad to please them, but they danced to please themselves (or at least you would have supposed so); and you could no more help admiring, than they could help dancing. How they did dance!
Bitte gib mir die Details des Unfalls. Please give me the details of the accident.
Er hat einen starken Willen. He has a strong mind.
Das Haus brach unter der Last des Schnees zusammen. The house collapsed under the weight of snow.
Er versucht immer, seinen Willen durchzusetzen. He always tries to have his own way.
Der Feuerwehrmann half dem Opfer des Autounfalls. The firefighter helped the car-accident victim.
Wenn Katsumi seinen Willen nicht bekommt, wird er leicht wütend. If Katsumi is not allowed to have his own way, he easily gets angry.
Sie war stolz darauf, die Hand des US-Präsidenten geschüttelt zu haben. She was proud that she had shaken hands with the President of the U.S.
Um der Sicherheit willen werden wir vor der Maschine eine Mitteilung aufhängen. We will set up a notice in front of the machine for safety's sake.
Alle wissen, dass sie ihn wegen des Geldes geheiratet hat. Everybody knows she married him for his money.
Um seiner Gesundheit willen hörte er auf zu rauchen. He stopped smoking for the sake of his health.
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