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

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The nail tore his jacket. Der Nagel zerriss sein Jacket.
Drive the nail into the board. Schlage den Nagel in das Brett.
The nail went through the wall. Der Nagel ging durch die Wand.
I tore my jacket on a nail. Ich habe mir meine Jacke an einem Nagel aufgerissen.
We found a nail stuck in the tire. Im Reifen steckte ein Nagel.
Have I hit the nail on the head? Habe ich den Nagel auf den Kopf getroffen?
Nail polish is useless: no one looks at nails anyway. Nagellack ist nutzlos: es schaut sowieso niemand auf die Nägel.
To the man who only has a hammer in the toolkit, every problem looks like a nail. Für den, der nur einen Hammer im Werkzeugkasten hat, sieht jedes Problem wie ein Nagel aus.
Don't bite your nails. Kau nicht an deinen Nägeln.
Mary is getting her nails done. Mary lässt sich die Nägel machen.
I never cut my nails at night. Ich schneide meine Nägel niemals nachts.
Polish nails are more expensive than the Chinese ones. Polnische Nägel sind teurer als chinesische.
When was the last time you cut your nails? Wann haben Sie zum letzten Mal Ihre Nägel geschnitten?
Nail polish is useless: no one looks at nails anyway. Nagellack ist nutzlos: es schaut sowieso niemand auf die Nägel.
With a hammer and nails in her hand, she headed straight here. Mit einem Hammer und Nägel in der Hand, steuerte sie gerade hier her.
I can't cut my nails and do the ironing at the same time! Ich kann mir nicht gleichzeitig die Nägel schneiden und bügeln!
Plato having defined man to be a two-legged animal without feathers, Diogenes plucked a cock and brought it into the Academy, and said, "This is Plato’s man." On which account this addition was made to the definition,—"With broad flat nails." Als Plato einen Menschen als zweibeiniges Tier ohne Federn definiert hatte, rupfte Diogenes einen Hahn, brachte ihn in die Akademie und sagte „Das ist Platos Mensch,“, weswegen dieser Zusatz zur Definition hinzugefügt wurde: „Mit breiten, flachen Nägeln.“
Nail polish is as interesting as Buddhism. Nagellack ist genauso interessant wie Buddhismus.
She usually uses nail scissors. Normalerweise benutzt sie eine Nagelschere.
He fought tooth and nail Er kämpfte mit Händen und Füßen
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