Usage examples of "durch dick und dünn" in German with translation to English

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Ich werde zu dir halten durch dick und dünn. I'll stand by you through thick and thin.
Er ist groß, dick und stets beschäftigt. He is tall, fat and always busy.
Der Hund ist braun, klein und dünn. The dog is brown, small and thin.
Sie ist blond, dick und vierzig Jahre alt. She is fair, fat and forty.
Er war sehr groß und dünn, mit langen Armen und Beinen. He was very tall and slim, with long arms and legs.
Wer hätte gedacht, dass sie so klein und dünn sein könnte? Who would have thought that she could be so thin and small?
Dieses Buch ist dick und das andere dünn. This book is thick and the other is thin.
Sie ist dick, doof und dreißig. She is fair, fat and forty.
Dick spielte Klavier und Lucy sang. Dick played piano and Lucy sang.
Atme tief durch und beginn noch mal von vorn! Calm down and begin at the beginning.
Ein ernsthaft verwundeter Elefant drehte durch und attackierte alles, was ihm im Weg stand. A critically wounded elephant went berserk and attacked every living thing in his path.
Wir glauben an eine Regierung durch und für das Volk. We believe in government by and for the people.
Es geht mir durch Mark und Bein It sets my teeth on edge
Wir lernen durch Versuch und Irrtum. We learn by trial and error.
In der Kutsche saß ein Herr, nicht attraktiv, aber auch nicht unattraktiv, weder zu dick noch zu dünn; man konnte ihn nicht alt nennen, aber er war auch nicht zu jung. In the carriage sat a gentleman, not attractive, but also not unattractive, not too fat nor too thin; one could not call him old, but he also was not too young.
Tsunamis fegten durch Reisfelder und überfluteten die Städte. Tsunamis swept through rice fields and flooded the towns.
Er lief durch die Straßen und suchte seinen Sohn. He walked the streets looking for his son.
Wir können durch die Zeit reisen. Und wir machen das mit einer kaum glaubhaften Geschwindigkeit von einer Sekunde pro Sekunde. We can travel through time. And we do it with an incredible rate of one second per second.
Wir können durch die Zeit reisen. Und wir tun es mit der bemerkenswerten Geschwindigkeit von einer Sekunde pro Sekunde. We can travel through time. And we do at the remarkable rate of one second per second.
Es gibt in den Vereinigten Staaten von jeher einen Kult der Unwissenheit. Anti-Intellektualismus zieht sich wie ein roter Faden durch unser politisches und kulturelles Leben, genährt von der irrigen Vorstellung, Demokratie bedeute, dass "meine Unwissenheit ebenso viel wert ist wie dein Wissen." There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."
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