Usage examples of "lie idle" in English with translation to German

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The machines are idle now. Die Maschinen stehen jetzt still.
It became clear that she had told a lie. Es stellte sich heraus, dass sie gelogen hatte.
The devil finds work for idle hands. Müßiggang ist aller Laster Anfang.
How foolish I was not to discover that simple lie! Wie dumm ich war, diese einfache Lüge nicht zu entdecken!
Idle hands are the devil's workshop. Müßiggang ist aller Laster Anfang.
Sometimes we lie to keep from hurting someone else's feelings. Manchmal lügt man, um die Gefühle anderer nicht zu verletzen.
It is absurd to idle away the student life. Es ist absurd das Studentenleben mit Nichtstun zu verbringen.
The lie got him in trouble when his boss found out the truth. Die Lüge brachte ihm Ärger ein, als sein Chef die Wahrheit herausfand.
Do not idle away your youth or you will regret it later. Vergeude nicht die Zeit deiner Jugend, sonst wirst du es später bereuen.
She cannot have told a lie. Sie kann nicht gelogen haben.
She looks down on people who are idle. Sie verachtet Menschen, die faul sind.
She said that she was ill, which was a lie. Sie sagte, sie sei krank, was gelogen war.
Idle hands are the Internet's workshop. Müßiggang ist die Werkstatt des Internets.
It's so obvious that it's a lie! Es ist so offensichtlich, dass es sich um eine Lüge handelt.
Idle hands are the devil's tool. Müßiggang ist aller Laster Anfang.
Don't lie, Honey. Lüg nicht, Liebling.
He is ashamed of having been idle in his youth. Er schämt sich dafür, in seiner Jugend untätig gewesen zu sein.
Not every untrue statement is a lie. Nicht jede unwahre Aussage ist eine Lüge.
It is about time you stopped being so idle and did some work. Es ist höchste Zeit, dass du aufhörst zu faulenzen und dich an die Arbeit machst.
What he said turned out to be a lie. Es stellte sich heraus, dass was er sagte, eine Lüge war.
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