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

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Klopfen Sie bitte vor dem Eintreten. Please knock before you come in.

Er hat versucht, an die Tür zu klopfen. He tried to knock at the door.

Ein lautes Klopfen an der Tür weckte ihn auf. A loud knocking at the door woke him up.

Er ging zur Tür, um das Klopfen zu beantworten. He made for the door to answer the knock.

Ich denke, dass die Zeugen Jehovas, die immer an meine Türe klopfen, keinen Unterschied machen zu den religiösen Fanatikern, die mir deren Glauben versuchen aufzudrängen. I consider the Jehovah's witnesses who knock on my door all the time to be no different from religious zealots trying to force their beliefs on me.

Jemand klopft an der Tür. Someone is knocking on the door.

Sie klopfte mir auf die Schulter. She patted me on the shoulder.

Bill klopfte mir auf die Schulter. Bill tapped me on the shoulder.

Es klopft an der Tür. Someone is knocking at the door.

Sie hat mir auf die Schulter geklopft. She patted me on the shoulder.

Ein Fremder klopfte mir von hinten auf die Schulter. Er hat mich wohl mit einem Anderen verwechselt. A stranger tapped me on the shoulder from behind. He must have mistaken me for someone else.

Tom klopfte an die Türe. Tom knocked on the door.

Er klopfte seinem Bruder auf die Schulter. He patted his brother on the shoulder.

Jemand klopfte an die Tür. Someone knocked on the door.

Er klopfte mir auf die Schulter und dankte mir für meine Hilfe. Patting me on the shoulder, he thanked me for helping him.

Er klopfte an der Tür. He knocked at the door.

Sie klopfte an die Tür. She knocked on the door.

Er klopfte an die Tür. He knocked at the door.

Klopfe bitte an, bevor du hereinkommst! Please knock before you come in.

Ihre Mutter klopfte an die Tür. Her mother knocked on the door.

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