Usage examples of "make an exception" in English with translation to German

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We will make an exception of your case. Wir wollen in Ihrem Fall eine Ausnahme machen.

I'm not a woman hater; and if I were, I would make an exception for you. Ich bin kein Frauenhasser; und wenn ich es wäre, würde ich für dich eine Ausnahme machen.

I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception. Ich vergesse nie ein Gesicht, aber in Ihrem Fall werde ich froh sein, eine Ausnahme zu machen.

In a cruelly ironic twist of fate, someday Tatoeba will make an example of us all. In einer grausam ironischen Laune des Schicksals wird Tatoeba eines Tages ein Beispiel werden von uns allen.

There is an exception to every rule. Alle Regeln haben Ausnahmen.

We must make an effort and go deeper into the matter. Wir müssen uns bemühen, den Dingen auf den Grund zu gehen.

"Human stupidity is endless", I say, and for this self-criticism, I consider myself an exception. "Die menschliche Dummheit ist unendlich", sage ich und halte mich dank dieser Selbstkritik für eine Ausnahme.

The soldiers were ordered to make an attack. Den Soldaten wurde ein Angriff befohlen.

There is no rule without an exception. Es gibt keine Regel ohne Ausnahme.

I'd like to make an appointment for my three-year-old son. Ich hätte gerne einen Termin für meinen dreijährigen Sohn.

Portugal is not an exception. Portugal ist keine Ausnahme.

You have to break an egg to make an omelette. Wo gehobelt wird, fallen Späne.

In the same way, a Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke which would make an Englishman laugh to tears. Auf die gleiche Weise mag ein Witz, über den ein Engländer Tränen lachen kann, einem Russen ganz und gar nicht witzig scheinen.

I'd like to make an appointment for the day after tomorrow. Ich hätte gerne einen Termin für übermorgen.

I'd like to make an appointment to see the doctor. Ich hätte gerne einen Termin beim Doktor.

They know how to make an atomic bomb. Sie wissen, wie man eine Atombombe baut.

Tom needs to make an urgent telephone call. Tom muss ein dringendes Telefongespräch tätigen.

We asked experts to make an unbiased study on the linguistic problems experienced in the framework of international communication. Wir baten Fachleute um eine objektive Erforschung der Sprachprobleme in der internationalen Kommunikation.

The exception proves the rule. Die Ausnahme bestätigt die Regel.

The French like to make fun of Belgians. Die Franzosen machen sich gerne über Belgier lustig.

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