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

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Jeder Fuchs lobt seinen Schwanz. Every fox praises its tail.
Mein Hund wedelt mit seinem Schwanz. My dog is wagging his tail.
Eine Kuh hat einen langen Schwanz. A cow has a long tail.
Der Hund wedelte mit seinem Schwanz. The dog quivered its tail.
Dieser Hund hat einen kurzen Schwanz. That dog has a short tail.
Eine Kuh vertreibt Fliegen mit ihrem Schwanz. A cow chases away flies with its tail.
Diese Art von Katzen hat keinen Schwanz. This kind of cat doesn't have a tail.
Meine Katze hat einen großen, weißen, buschigen Schwanz. My cat has a big, white, bushy tail.
Der Hund biss die Katze in den Schwanz. The dog bit the cat on the tail.
Ein Kaninchen hat lange Ohren und einen kurzen Schwanz. A rabbit has long ears and a short tail.
Auf dem Friedhof gibt es die Statue einer Schlange, die sich in den Schwanz beisst. In the cemetery, there is a statue of a snake biting its own tail.
Es hatte den Kopf einer Frau, den Körper eines Löwen, die Flügel eines Vogels und den Schwanz einer Schlange. It had the head of a woman, the body of a lion, the wings of a bird, and the tail of a serpent.
Amerika ist ein großer kameradschaftlicher Hund in einem sehr kleinen Raum. Jedes Mal, wenn er mit dem Schwanz wedelt, schmeißt er einen Stuhl um. America is a large, friendly dog in a very small room. Every time it wags its tail, it knocks over a chair.
Eine Kuh vertreibt mit ihrem Schwanze Fliegen. A cow chases away flies with its tail.
Sie schwänzen immer die Schule. They always skip school.
Fritz gibt zu, dass er oft die Schule schwänzt. Fritz admits he often plays truant.
Bitte! Bitte schwänze nicht den Unterricht. Please! Please don't skip class.
Meinem Physiklehrer ist es egal, wenn ich den Unterricht schwänze. My physics teacher doesn't care if I skip classes.
Zäum das Pferd nicht beim Schwanz auf! Don't put the cart before the horse.
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