Usage examples of "turning on" in English with translation to German

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Could you turn on your headlights? Könnten Sie Ihre Scheinwerfer einschalten?
Could you turn on the light please? Könntest du bitte das Licht anmachen?
Turn on the radio, please. Schalte bitte das Radio ein.
I can't turn it on, because the switch is broken. Ich kann es nicht anmachen, weil der Schalter kaputt ist.
Please turn on the television. Schalte bitte den Fernseher ein!
He turned on the radio. Er schaltete das Radio ein.
Bill turned on the television. Bill schaltete den Fernseher ein.
Tom turned on the TV. Tom schaltete den Fernseher ein.
We turned on the radio. Wir schalteten das Radio ein.
Turn on the rice cooker, please. Schalte bitte den Reiskocher ein.
Do you mind my turning on TV? Hast du was dagegen, wenn ich den Fernseher einschalte?
Tom is turning up the sound of the TV. Tom stellt den Fernseher lauter.
Her hair is turning gray. Ihr Haar wird grau.
She was idly turning over the pages of a magazine. Sie blätterte lustlos die Seiten einer Illustrierten um.
Turning to the left, you will find the post office. Zu Ihrer Linken werden Sie das Postamt finden.
He glanced over the newspaper before turning in. Er schaute flüchtig in die Zeitung, bevor er ins Bett ging.
Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, "What do you want?" Jesus aber wandte sich um und sah sie nachfolgen und sprach zu ihnen: „Was sucht ihr?“
Tom is turning down the sound of the radio. Tom dreht die Lautstärke des Radios herunter.
Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. Die Poesie ist keine Freisetzung von Gefühlen, sondern eine Flucht vor den Gefühlen; sie ist nicht der Ausdruck der Persönlichkeit, sondern eine Flucht vor der Persönlichkeit.
A car is a machine for turning fuel into obesity. Ein Auto ist eine Maschine, die Benzin in Übergewicht umwandelt.
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