Usage examples of "been killed" in English with translation to German

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He asked the policeman how many people had been killed in traffic accidents the previous day. Er fragte den Polizisten, wie viele Menschen am Vortag bei Verkehrsunfällen ums Leben gekommen waren.
His son had been killed in a duel. Sein Sohn wurde bei einem Duell getötet.
If my father had not been killed in the war, he would be over sixty years old now. Wenn mein Vater nicht im Krieg gefallen wäre, wäre er jetzt über sechzig Jahre alt.
I had been working for two hours when I suddenly felt sick. Ich hatte zwei Stunden lang gearbeitet, als ich mich plötzlich krank fühlte.
A lot of villagers were killed by soldiers. Viele Dorfbewohner wurden von Soldaten getötet.
I've just been mugged. Ich wurde gerade überfallen.
He was killed in the war. Er wurde im Krieg getötet.
If it had not been for your help, I should have drowned. Ohne deine Hilfe wäre ich ertrunken.
The archer killed the deer. Der Bogenschütze tötete den Hirsch.
This is what I have been looking for. Danach habe ich gesucht.
This is how he killed the big bear. So tötete er den großen Bären.
I have been watching you. Ich habe dich beobachtet.
Mary was killed with a tyre iron. Mary wurde mit einem Reifenheber getötet.
Would you have asked me this question if I had been a man? Hätten Sie mir diese Frage gestellt, wenn ich ein Mann wäre?
He was killed by a single bullet. Er wurde durch eine einzige Kugel getötet.
Tom has been avoiding Mary all day. Tom ist Mary schon den ganzen Tag aus dem Weg gegangen.
He killed him. Er hat ihn umgebracht.
I've been looking for them for more than one hour. Ich habe sie über eine Stunde lang gesucht.
Mary was killed with a tire iron. Mary wurde mit einem Reifenheber getötet.
It's been a long time since I visited my grandmother. Es ist lange her, dass ich meine Großmutter besucht habe.
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