Sentence examples of "shoot dead" in English
An innocent passer-by was shot dead in broad daylight.
Ein unschuldiger Passant wurde am hellichten Tage erschossen.
If it wasn't for modern medicine, I'd be dead right now.
Gäbe es nicht die moderne Medizin, wäre ich jetzt tot.
Jesus is said to have raised a man from the dead.
Von Jesus wird gesagt, er hätte einen Mann von den Toten auferweckt.
Four or five pens in one's shirt pocket is a dead giveaway for a nerd.
Vier oder fünf Stifte in der Hemdtasche sind ein todsicheres Zeichen für einen Nerd.
No man can know them, no hunter can shoot them, with powder and lead - Thoughts are free!
Kein Mensch kann sie wissen, kein Jäger erschießen mit Pulver und Blei - Die Gedanken sind frei!
It is difficult to shoot a bird flying in the air.
Es ist schwierig, einen fliegenden Vogel zu treffen.
There was a time when Christopher Columbus challenged another explorer to a duel. The latter, an underhanded chap, did not take ten steps - as dictated by the rules - but two, then turned around to shoot. Unfortunately for him, Columbus hadn't taken any steps at all.
Einst forderte Christoph Kolumbus einen anderen Entdecker zu einem Duell heraus. Der letztere, ein verschlagener Bursche, ging nicht zehn Schritte, wie es die Regeln vorschrieben, sondern zwei und wandte sich dann um zum Schusse. Zu seinem Unglück hatte Kolumbus gar keinen Schritt getan.
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