Sentence examples of "verdanken" in German
Wem haben wir die Entdeckung des Penizillins zu verdanken?
To whom do we owe the discovery of penicillin?
Die heutige Welt verdankt ihr bequemes Leben dem Erdöl.
The present world owes its convenient life to petroleum.
Ich verdanke es meiner Mutter, dass ich meine Schwierigkeiten überwinden konnte.
I owe it to my mother that I was able to overcome my difficulties.
Er verdankte seinen Erfolg sowohl seinem Können als auch seinem Fleiß.
He owed his success to both ability and industry.
Ich verdanke es meinem Onkel, dass ich in meinem Beruf erfolgreich war.
I owe it to my uncle that I succeeded in my business.
Dir verdanke ich es vollständig, dass ich es so weit gebracht habe.
I owe it entirely to you that I have succeeded thus far.
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