Usage examples of "warum in die Ferne schweifen" in German with translation to English

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Warum in die Ferne schweifen? Why roam so far afield?
Du sagst, du willst nach Boston? Warum in Herrgotts Namen willst du denn dahin? You say you want to go to Boston? Why in the world would you want to go there?
Ein seltsames deutsches Wort ist "entfernen", denn die Vorsilbe "ent-" bedeutet, dass man etwas fortnimmt, in diesem Fall also die Ferne fortnimmt, sich also nähert, was aber das genaue Gegenteil der wirklichen Bedeutung von "entfernen" ist. A curious German word is "entfernen" (to put some distance between), because the prefix "ent-" means to take something away, in this case the distance, but taking away the distance would mean to bring it closer which is the exact opposite of what the word "entfernen" means.
Wir sind damals in die Ferien gefahren. We went on our vacation then.
Warum in aller Welt hast du ihn zum Bahnhof gebracht? Why on earth did you take him to the station?
Meine Bekanntschaft mit Esperanto ermöglichte es mir, einen tieferen Einblick in die Struktur und Funktion von Sprache zu gewinnen. My acquaintance with Esperanto enabled me to look deeper into the make-up and function of language.
Schau mir in die Augen. Look into my eyes.
Er nahm einen Hut in die Hand und setzte ihn sich auf, um zu sehen, wie er damit aussah. He picked up a hat and put it on to see how it would look.
Im 19. Jahrhundert wurden viele Afrikaner als Sklaven in die USA verkauft. In the nineteenth century, many Africans were sold as slaves in the United States.
Tom hasst es, in die Schule zu gehen. Tom hates going to school.
Wir fuhren zum Skilaufen in die Berge. We went to the mountain to ski.
Ich fuhr mit dem Aufzug in die dritte Etage. I took the lift to the third floor.
Der Priester machte das Zeichen des Kreuzes, als der Sarg in die Erde versenkt wurde. The priest made the sign of the cross as the casket was lowered into the ground.
Frau Schmidt bat mich, in die Stadt zu gehen. Mrs. Smith asked me to go to the city.
Er steckte seine Hände in die Taschen. He put his hands in his pockets.
Sofort nach dem Läuten kam der Lehrer in die Klasse. Immediately after the bell rang the teacher came into the classroom.
Um Medizin zu studieren, ging er in die Vereinigten Staaten. He went to the United States to study medicine.
Lasst uns in die Falle gehen. Let's hit the hay.
Der Hund biss mir in die Hand. The dog bit my hand.
Mache mehr Salz in die Suppe. Put more salt in the soup.
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