Usage examples of "Streich" in German with translation to English

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Als Streich ließen einige Schüler drei Ziegen in ihrer Schule los, nachdem sie die Nummern 1, 2 und 4 auf die Seiten der Ziegen gemalt hatten. Die Lehrer brachten den Großteil des Tages damit zu, nach Ziege Nummer 3 zu suchen. As a prank, some students let three goats loose inside their school after painting the numbers 1, 2 and 4 on the sides of the goats. The teachers spent most of the day looking for goat number 3.
Er spielte seinem Freund einen Streich. He played a trick on his friend.
Sarah war scharfsinnig genug, um zu merken, dass ihre Freunde versuchten, ihr einen Streich zu spielen. Sarah was discerning enough to realize that her friends were trying to prank her.
Sie spielte meiner Schwester einen Streich. She played a trick on my sister.
Der Zaun ist grün gestrichen. The fence is painted green.
Tom spielt mir gern Streiche. Tom enjoys playing tricks on me.
Streichen Sie die falschen Wörter durch. Cross out the incorrect words.
Sie spielen uns oft Streiche. They often play a practical joke on us.
Wir sollten die Wanderung streichen. We should cancel the hike.
Sie strich Butter aufs Brot. She spread the butter on the bread.
Von einem Streiche fällt keine Eiche A single stroke won't fell an oak
Die Tür wird morgen gestrichen. The door will be painted tomorrow.
Sie hat mir oft Streiche gespielt. She would often play tricks on me.
Charlie entschied sich, das letzte Wort zu streichen. Charlie decided to cross out the last word.
Das Haus ist weiß gestrichen. The house is painted white.
Wir werden die Wand streichen. We're going to paint the wall.
Sie streicht ihr Zimmer weiß. She's painting her room white.
Er strich die Decke blau. He painted the ceiling blue.
Ich habe das Dach hellblau gestrichen. I painted the roof light blue.
Die Tür wird von ihm gestrichen. The door is being painted by him.
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