Usage examples of "by themselves" in English with translation to German

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These days many old people live by themselves. Heutzutage leben viele alte Leute allein.
They armed themselves with guns. Sie bewaffneten sich mit Gewehren.
They were freed to work for themselves. Sie wurden befreit um für sich selbst zu arbeiten.
They were left to fend for themselves. Sie wurden allein gelassen, um sich selbst zu versorgen.
The problem is that they only think about themselves. Das Problem ist, dass sie nur an sich denken.
Tom and Mary then found themselves side by side at the start of this sentence and undertook to explore it. Tom und Mary fanden sich nun Seite an Seite am Anfang dieses Satzes wieder und machten sich daran, ihn zu erforschen.
Tendrils from the plant are slowly wrapping themselves around the fence. Die Ranken der Pflanze wickeln sich langsam um den Zaun.
They're enjoying themselves. Sie amüsieren sich.
They armed themselves with rifles. Sie bewaffneten sich mit Gewehren.
Happy are those who think themselves wise. Glücklich sind die, die sich für weise halten.
They were admiring themselves. Sie bewunderten sich selbst.
They divided the money among themselves. Sie teilten das Geld unter sich auf.
In 1847, they declared themselves independent. 1847 erklärten sie ihre Unabhängigkeit.
Having made it up, following a long quarrel, Tom and Mary found themselves in the middle of this sentence. Nach langem Zwist versöhnt fanden sich Tom und Mary in der Mitte dieses Satzes wieder.
These young people are talking loudly amongst themselves and have absolutely no regard for those around them. Diese jungen Leute reden lautstark miteinander und nehmen absolut keine Rücksicht auf die um sie herum.
No one knows exactly how many people considered themselves hippies. Niemand weiß genau, wie viele Menschen sich als Hippies betrachteten.
The students did the work themselves. Die Schüler haben die Arbeit selbst gemacht.
Some plants cannot adapt themselves to the cold. Manche Pflanzen können sich nicht an Kälte anpassen.
They adapted themselves to the change quickly. Sie haben sich schnell an die Veränderung angepasst.
Millions long for immortality who do not know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon. Millionen, die sich nach Unsterblichkeit sehnen, wissen nicht, was sie selber tun sollen an einem regnerischen Sonntag-Nachmittag.
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