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

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Die Soldaten marschierten und ihre Schwerter blitzten. The soldiers were marching with their swords shining.
Der wirbelnde Sand über unseren Köpfen, das Schleudern unserer Schwerter... sie sind nichts als fallende Sterne am Nachthimmel. The turbulent sands above our heads, the flinging of our swords... they're naught but falling stars in the night sky.
Sie werden ihre Schwerter zu Pflugscharen und ihre Spieße zu Sicheln machen. Denn es wird kein Volk wider das andere ein Schwert aufheben, und werden hinfort nicht mehr kriegen lernen. They will hammer their swords into ploughshares and their spears into sickles. Nation will not lift sword against nation, no longer will they learn how to make war.
Das ist ein zweischneidiges Schwert. It's a two-edged sword.
Er wurde mit einem Schwert getötet. He was killed with a sword.
Dieses Schwert hat eine seltsame Geschichte. This sword has a strange history.
Ich möchte ein Schwert wie dieses! I want a sword like this!
Die Feder ist mächtiger als das Schwert. The pen is mightier than the sword.
Greife nicht zum Schwert, sondern appelliere an die Vernunft. Do not resort to the sword but appeal to reason.
Er schmiedete den Stahl und fertigte ein Schwert an. He forged the steel into a sword.
Mein Schwert mag stumpf sein, aber für jemanden wie dich reicht es allemal. My sword may be blunt, but that's more than enough for someone like you.
Wenn Taten mehr bedeuten als Worte, warum verletzt dann der Schreibstift mehr als das Schwert? If actions mean more than words, why is the pen mightier than the sword?
Sie werden ihre Schwerter zu Pflugscharen und ihre Spieße zu Sicheln machen. Denn es wird kein Volk wider das andere ein Schwert aufheben, und werden hinfort nicht mehr kriegen lernen. They will hammer their swords into ploughshares and their spears into sickles. Nation will not lift sword against nation, no longer will they learn how to make war.
Die Polizei ist gut darin, zu verstehen, dass jemand meine Kreditkarte gestohlen hat und viel Geld abgehoben hat. Es ist viel schwieriger, ihnen beizubrigen, dass "jemand mein magisches Schwert gestohlen" hat. The police are really good at understanding "someone stole my credit card and ran up a lot of money". It's a lot harder to get them to buy into "someone stole my magic sword".
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