Usage examples of "phrase book" in English with translation to German

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This book has a certain value. Dieses Buch hat einen bestimmten Wert.

What is the meaning of this phrase? Was bedeutet dieser Satz?

Who is the author of this book? Wer ist der Autor dieses Buches?

Look up the phrase in your dictionary. Schau den Satz in deinem Wörterbuch nach.

Take a leaf out of his book. Nimm dir ein Beispiel an ihm.

You can omit the preposition in this phrase. Du kannst die Präposition in diesem Satz weglassen.

My uncle gave me a book. Mein Onkel gab mir ein Buch.

He explained the literal meaning of the phrase. Er erklärte die wörtliche Bedeutung des Satzes.

Have you ever written a book? Hast du jemals ein Buch geschrieben?

How is this phrase to be interpreted? Wie ist dieser Satz zu interpretieren?

I have read your book. It's very interesting. Ich habe dein Buch gelesen. Es ist sehr interessant.

The phrase 'honest politician' is an oxymoron. Der Ausdruck 'ehrlicher Politiker' ist ein Widerspruch in sich.

That is my book. Das ist mein Buch.

The Greeks invented the comma, not for their literature but for their actors, to warn them to take a deep breath in preparation of an upcoming long phrase; thus a comma represents a pause. Die Griechen erfanden das Komma, nicht für ihre Literatur, sondern für ihre Schauspieler, damit sie tief Luft holen konnten als Vorbereitung für einen auf sie zukommenden längeren Satzteil; darum stellt das Komma eine kleine Pause dar.

What book did you buy? Was für ein Buch hast du gekauft?

You know the phrase, we harvest, that which we sow. I have sown the wind and this is my storm. Ihr kennt den Satz, wir ernten, was wir säen. Ich habe den Wind gesät und hier ist mein Sturm.

Thanks to your help, I could understand the book quite well. Dank deiner Hilfe konnte ich das Buch ganz gut verstehen.

I wonder what this phrase means. Ich frage mich, was dieser Satz bedeutet.

Please send the book by mail. Bitte schick das Buch per Post.

She'll lend you a book. Sie wird dir ein Buch leihen.

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