Usage examples of "auf Anweisung" in German with translation to English

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Sie hörte vor ein paar Minuten auf, ihre Kleider zu bügeln. She finished ironing the clothes a few minutes ago.
Wenn es diesen Schwachpunkt nicht gäbe, sollte ich ihn auf der Stelle einstellen. If it were not for this defect, I should hire him at once.
Die meisten Schüler besichtigen Kyōto auf einer Klassenfahrt. Most students do the sights of Kyoto on their school excursion.
Als ich nach Hause kam, fiel mir auf, dass einer meiner Koffer verschwunden war. When I got home, I realized that one of my suitcases had disappeared.
Er teilte seine Bücher in fünf Gruppen auf. He grouped his books into five categories.
Wir teilten zehn Dollar unter uns fünf auf. We divided ten dollars among the five of us.
Letztes Jahr forderten Erdbeben und Flutwellen auf den Philippinen mehr als 6000 Todesopfer. Last year in the Philippines, earthquakes and tidal waves resulted in the deaths of more than 6,000 people.
Hör mal auf damit! Stop that!
Ich sah meinen Onkel auf dem Weg zur Schule. I saw my uncle on the way to school.
Da waren mehr als fünfzig Mädchen auf der Party. There were more than fifty girls at the party.
Ich stehe gewöhnlich spät auf. I usually get up late.
Verlass dich nicht auf ihn. Don't rely on him.
Gegen 147 v. Chr. begehrte sein Volk gegen Rom auf. Around the year 174 AD, his people revolted against Rome.
Sie gab alles für ihre Kinder auf. She gave up everything for her children.
Tom liegt auf dem Rücken. Tom lay on his back.
Er hat auf das Vermögen seines Vaters gebaut. He built on his father's fortune.
Der Verlust beläuft sich auf mehr als eine Millionen Dollar. The loss adds up to more than one million dollar.
Es ist nicht bekannt, wer in dieser Angelegenheit den Hut auf hat. It is not known who has the authority in this matter.
Kein Strom auf der Welt ist länger als der Nil. No river in the world is longer than the Nile.
Tom schoss auf Mary. Tom shot at Mary.
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