Usage examples of "Not kennt kein Gebot" in German with translation to English

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Not kennt kein Gebot Necessity knows no law

Bedürftigkeit kennt kein Gesetz. Necessity knows no law.

Er hat gesagt, dass Not erfinderisch macht. He said that necessity is the mother of invention.

Ich habe kein Geld bei mir. I have no money with me.

Tom scheint ständig Leuten über den Weg zu laufen, die er kennt. Tom seems to always be running into people he knows.

Er kam nur noch mit knapper Not davon, nachdem er auf der Treppe ausgeglitten war. He had a narrow escape when he slipped on the stairs.

Gestern habe ich kein Tennis gespielt. I did not play tennis yesterday.

Tom kennt seine Nachbarn nicht. Tom doesn't know his neighbors.

Freunde in der Not gehen tausend auf ein Lot. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Wir haben kein Brot mehr. We do not have any more bread.

Er kennt New York wie seine Westentasche. He knows New York inside out.

Ich meine: Not macht erfinderisch. I think: Necessity makes inventive.

Das ist kein Scherz! It is no joke.

Kennt ihn jemand? Does anybody know him?

Ich habe die Prüfung mit knapper Not bestanden. I barely passed the exam.

Meiner Meinung nach sollte eine gut aufgebaute Website kein horizontales Scrollen erfordern. In my opinion, a well-designed website shouldn't require horizontal scrolling.

Er kennt mich nicht. He doesn't know me.

Wahre Freunde erkennt man in der Not. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Er hat kein Interesse an Politik. Politics leaves him cold.

Ein Frosch in einem Brunnen kennt den Ozean nicht. A frog in a well doesn't know the ocean.

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