Usage examples of "Fangen" in German with translation to English

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Kannst du das Huhn fangen? Can you catch the chicken?
Holzhäuser fangen am leichtesten Feuer. Houses made of wood are the easiest to catch on fire.
Ich spielte mit meinem Vater fangen. I played catch with my father.
So fangen sie einen Elefanten lebendig. This is how they catch an elephant alive.
"Wollen wir Fangen spielen?" — "Au ja!" "How about playing catch?" "Sure, why not?"
"Sollen wir Fangen spielen?" — "Klar, warum nicht?" "How about playing catch?" "Sure, why not?"
Wir haben Fallen ausgelegt, um Kakerlaken zu fangen. We set out traps for catching cockroaches.
Ich kann mich nicht von ihnen fangen lassen. I cannot let them catch me.
Ich darf nicht zulassen, dass sie dich fangen. I cannot let them catch you.
Alte Menschen fangen sich leicht eine Erkältung ein. Old people catch colds easily.
Wirf eine Sprotte, um einen Wal zu fangen. Throw a sprat to catch a whale.
Die Katze jagte die Maus, aber konnte sie nicht fangen. The cat chased the mouse, but couldn't catch it.
Die Katze jagte die Maus, konnte sie aber nicht fangen. The cat chased the mouse, but couldn't catch it.
Ich konnte nicht so viele Fische fangen, wie ich erwartet hatte. I could not catch as many fish as I had expected.
Es ist nicht leicht einen Hasen mit der Hand zu fangen. It is not easy to catch a hare with your bare hands.
Ich wollte den Vogel fangen, aber es war zu schwer für mich. I wanted to catch the bird, but I found it too difficult.
Da die Seehunde dann häufiger an die Oberfläche kommen, ist die Chance eines Bären, einen am Atemloch zu fangen, nach Einbruch der Dunkelheit größer. The seals surface more frequently then, so a bear's chance of catching one at a breathing hole is greater after nightfall.
Fang mich, wenn du kannst. Catch me if you can.
Ich fing Schmetterlinge mit einem Netz. I captured butterflies with a net.
Die Katze fing die Ratten. The cat caught the rats.
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