Usage examples of "very little or no" in English with translation to German

Just say yes or no. Sag nur ja oder nein.

His observation is sharp, but he says very little. Er hat eine scharfe Beobachtungsgabe, aber ist sehr einsilbig.

Yes or no? Ja oder nein?

The Americans had very little gunpowder. Die Amerikaner hatten sehr wenig Schießpulver.

Ask only questions that can be answered with yes or no. Stellt nur Fragen, die man mit ja oder nein beantworten kann.

As a matter of fact, he knows very little of the matter. Eigentlich weiß er sehr wenig über diese Angelegenheit.

Tom has very little money. Tom hat sehr wenig Geld.

I know very little about her. Ich weiß sehr wenig über sie.

There is very little wine in the bottle, if any. Es ist sehr wenig Wein in der Flasche, wenn überhaupt.

There's very little we can do now. Wir können jetzt nicht mehr viel tun.

They have very little to live on. Sie haben sehr wenig zum Leben.

I know very little about him. Ich weiß sehr wenig über ihn.

To leave is to die a little, but to die is to leave very much. Verlassen heißt, ein bisschen zu sterben, aber sterben heißt, viel zu verlassen.

"Learn from your mistakes" and "Experience is the best teacher" they say, but in the long run even the best teacher gets mad, if he or she has too much to teach in too little time. "Lern aus deinen Fehlern" und "Erfahrung ist der beste Lehrer" so sagt man, doch letzten Endes verliert selbst der beste Lehrer den Verstand, wenn er zu viel in zu kurzer Zeit unterrichten muss.

In this winter, it seems that it gets very cold. Diesen Winter scheint es sehr kalt zu werden.

He took away what little money I had. Er nahm mir das wenige Geld, das ich hatte.

Arabic is a very important language. Arabisch ist eine sehr wichtige Sprache.

But people have little hope. Aber die Leute haben wenig Hoffnung.

She is very sad. Sie ist sehr traurig.

Tom became a little flustered. Tom wurde ein wenig nervös.

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