Sentence examples of "sich gelangen" in German
Es gelang mir, dem Lehrer meinen Gedanken zu erläutern.
I managed to make the teacher understand my idea.
Es gelang mir, dem Lehrer meine Idee verständlich zu machen.
I managed to make the teacher understand my idea.
Mit etwas mehr Geduld hätte es Ihnen gelingen können.
With a little more patience, you could have succeeded.
Es wird zwei Stunden dauern, mit dem Bus dorthin zu gelangen.
It'll take two hours to get there by bus.
Es gelang ihm nicht dank eigener Anstrengung, sondern weil er Schwein hatte.
He succeeded, not because he made efforts, but because he happened to be lucky.
Lange habe ich es versucht, heute ist es endlich gelungen: Ich habe durch null geteilt.
I have been trying for a long time and today I finally succeeded: I divided by zero.
Wir träumten von fünftausend Abonnenten, doch es gelang uns kaum ein Zehntel dieser Zahl zu erreichen.
We dreamed of five thousand subscribers but instead succeeded with a mere tenth of this number.
Wem der große Wurf gelungen, eines Freundes Freund zu sein; wer ein holdes Weib errungen, mische seinen Jubel ein!
Whoever has succeeded in the great attempt to be a friend's friend; whoever has won a lovely woman, add in his jubilation!
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