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| Her nerves were at breaking point. | Sie war nervlich völlig am Ende. | |
| Her romantic illusions were shattered. | Ihre romantischen Vorstellungen wurden entzaubert. | |
| his comments were echoed by | seine Bemerkungen wurden aufgegriffen von | |
| His eyes were bigger than his belly. [idiom] | Seine Augen waren größer als sein Magen. [Redewendung] | |
| His eyes were bigger than his stomach. [idiom] | Seine Augen waren größer als sein Magen. [Redewendung] | |
| His eyes were glued to the television. [coll.] | Er klebte am Fernseher. [ugs.] | |
| His eyes were glued to the television. [coll.] | Er klebte vor dem Fernseher. [ugs.] | |
| idiom His eyes were popping out of his head. [coll.] | Ihm fielen fast die Augen aus dem Kopf. [vor Staunen oder Überraschung] | |
| His words were tinged with sadness. | In seinen Worten schwang eine gewisse Traurigkeit mit. | |
| How I wish it were true. | Wenn es doch so wäre. | |
| quote I am not gay, although I wish I were, just to piss off homophobes. [Kurt Cobain] | Ich bin nicht schwul, obwohl ich es gerne wäre, bloß um Leute mit Schwulenparanoia zu ärgern. [Übs. Clara Drechsler] | |
| I should ..., if I were you. [Br.] | An deiner Stelle würde ich ... . | |
| I understood (that) we were to be paid expenses. | Ich dachte, dass wir Spesen bekommen sollten. | |
| I wish I was / were at home. | Ich wollte, ich wäre zu Hause. | |
| I wish it were Saturday. | Ich wünschte, es wäre Sonnabend. | |
| I wouldn't have any more to drink, if I were you. | An deiner Stelle würde ich nicht noch mehr trinken. | |
| I'd stick to flying if I were you. | Wenn ich Sie wär, würd ich mich aufs Fliegen beschränken. [ugs.] | |
| I'm afraid we were cut off. | Wir wurden leider unterbrochen. [Telefongespräch] | |
| If I were in your shoes, I would ... | Wenn ich an deiner Stelle wäre, würde ich ... | |
| If I were in your spot, ... | Wenn ich an deiner / Ihrer Stelle wäre, ... | |
| if it were not for him | wenn er nicht wäre | |
| if it were not for him | wenn es ihn nicht gäbe | |
| If it were to come to that, I would ... | Wenn es dazu käme, würde ich ... | |
| if it were to rain | falls es regnen sollte | |
| If it were up to me I'd ... | Wenn es nach mir ginge, würde ich ... | |
| If it were up to me, I'd ... | Wenn es auf mich ankäme, würde ich ... | |
| idiom proverb If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. [coll.] | Wenn das Wörtchen wenn nicht wär, wär mein Vater Millionär. [ugs.] | |
| if you were to die | wenn du stürbest [geh.] | |
| in case something untoward were to happen {adv} | falls Schwierigkeiten auftauchen | |
| bibl. In the morning you shall say, 'If only it were evening!' and at evening you shall say, 'If only it were morning!' ... [Deuteronomy 28:67; ESV] | Morgens wirst du sagen: Ach dass es Abend wäre!, und abends wirst du sagen: Ach dass es Morgen wäre!, ... [5. Mose 28,67; Luther 2017] | |
| It's irrelevant what his considerations were. | Es ist gleichgültig, welcherart seine Überlegungen waren. | |
| quote Kiss me. Kiss me as if it were the last time. [Casablanca] | Küss' mich, küss' mich, als wäre es das letzte Mal. | |
| like there is / was / were no tomorrow {adv} [coll.] [idiom] | als ob es kein Morgen gäbe [Redewendung] | |
| Many persons were privy to it. | Viele wussten darum. | |
| Many persons were privy to it. | Viele waren darin eingeweiht. | |
| Matters were complicated further (by the fact that) ... | Erschwerend kam hinzu, (dass) ... | |
| FireResc Minor conflagrations were doused before they could develop into forest fires. | Kleine Flächenbrände wurden gelöscht, bevor sie sich zu Waldbränden ausweiten konnten. | |
| quote Must is not a word to be used to princes! Little man, little man, if your late father were here he would never dare utter such a word. [Elizabeth I] | Kleiner Mann, kleiner Mann, das Wort "müssen" ziemt sich nicht, wenn man mit Fürsten spricht. (Euer seliger Vater hätte hier niemals gewagt, solch ein Wort in den Mund zu nehmen.) [Elisabeth I.] | |
| Names like x and y were mentioned. | Namen wie x und y sind gefallen. | |
| None of them were surprised that ... | Keinen von ihnen überraschte es, dass ... | |
| One settee and three chairs were all the furniture we had. | Unsere Einrichtung bestand nur aus einem Sofa und drei Stühlen. | |
| Our efforts were a success. | Unser Bemühen war erfolgreich. | |
| Our efforts were without success. | Unser Bemühen war erfolglos. | |
| Our expectations were pitched too high. | Unsere Erwartungen waren zu hoch gesteckt. | |
| Parts of the film were good, parts rather bad / not so good. | Der Film war teils gut, teils weniger gut. | |
| Persons who were child victims of violence ... | Personen, die als Kinder Opfer von Gewalt waren ... | |
| Some of them were beautiful specimens. | Es waren zum Teil schöne Exemplare. | |
| Some were laughing, others were crying. | Die einen lachten, die anderen weinten. | |
| supposing he were to come | angenommen, er käme | |
| dent. The affected teeth were ankylosed in the area of the bi- and trifurcation and on the inside of the roots and were thus infraoccluded. | Die betroffenen Zähne waren im Bereich der Bi-/Trifurkation und an der Innenseite der Zahnwurzeln ankylosiert und standen deshalb in Infraokklusion. | |