Usage examples of "erwies sich" in German with translation to English

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Es erwies sich als wahr. I proved it to be true.
Die Geschichte erwies sich als wahr. The story turned out to be true.
Der Sekretät erwies sich als Spion. The secretary proved to be a spy.
Die Nachricht erwies sich als falsch. The news turned out false.
Die Sekretärin erwies sich als Spion. The secretary proved to be a spy.
Das Gerücht erwies sich als wahr. The rumor proved to be true.
Sie erwies sich als eine große Musikerin. She proved to be a great musician.
Die letzte Wunde erwies sich als tödlich. The last wound proved fatal.
Der Mann, von dem ich dachte, er sei sein Vater, erwies sich als jemand völlig Fremdes. The man who I thought was his father proved to be a perfect stranger.
Seine Worte erwiesen sich als wahr. What he said proved true.
Tom erwies sich als Person mit schlechtem Charakter. José showed himself to be a person of bad character.
Sie hat sich umgeschaut. She looked around.
Der Verlust beläuft sich auf mehr als eine Millionen Dollar. The loss adds up to more than one million dollar.
Sie ärgert sich über mich. She is very annoyed with me.
Tom putzt sich die Nase. Tom is wiping his nose.
Tom und sein Cousin machten sich selbstständig. Tom and his cousin went into business together.
Der Polizist kümmerte sich um den Unfall. The policeman dealt with the accident.
Tom fürchtet sich vor Gespenstern. Tom is scared of ghosts.
Jeder ist auf sich selbst gestellt. It's every man for himself.
Tom und Maria wünschen sich als nächstes einen Jungen. Tom and Mary hope that their next child will be a boy.
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