Usage examples of "auf den Geist gehen" in German with translation to English

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Ich gehe Maria gerne auf den Geist. I like to annoy Mary.
Ich gehe meiner Schwester auf den Geist. I am annoying my sister.
Die Hitze geht mir auf den Geist. The heat really gets me.
Sie war überrascht, als sie den Geist sah. She was surprised when she saw the ghost.
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.
Ich hatte gehofft, noch 50.000 Meilen aus meinem Wagen rauszuholen, aber er gab auf der Autobahn den Geist auf und die Reparatur würde zu viel kosten. I had hoped to get another 50,000 miles out of my car, but it gave up the ghost on the expressway and it would cost too much to fix it.
Der Bus ist voll. Du musst auf den nächsten warten. The bus is full. You'll have to wait for the next one.
Die Lambdasonde hat schon wieder den Geist aufgegeben. The lambda sensor is on the fritz again.
Er ließ seine Bücher auf den Boden fallen. He let his books fall to the floor.
Bücher sind Nahrung für den Geist. Books are to the mind what food is to the body.
Der alte Mann fiel auf den Boden. The old man fell down on the ground.
Mein Fernseher hat wieder den Geist aufgegeben. My TV is on the fritz again.
Ich nahm einen Suppenteller und schob das Glas sorgfältig über die Tischecke, goss dann Wasser so in den Suppenteller, dass es nicht auf den Boden fließen konnte. I'd get a soup plate and then slide the glass very carefully over to the edge of the table, and let the water run into the soup plate - it doesn't have to run onto the floor.
Lest jeden Tag etwas, das sonst niemand liest. Denkt jeden Tag etwas, das sonst niemand denkt. Macht jeden Tag etwas, für das sonst niemand anders dumm genug wäre, es zu tun. Es ist schädlich für den Geist, immer im Einklang zu leben. Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to be always part of unanimity.
Ich gehe lieber zu Fuß, als auf den nächsten Bus zu warten. I would rather walk than wait for the next bus.
Diese Küche ist geeignet, den Geist von Paris zu beschwören. This cuisine is seasoned to evoke the esprit of Paris.
Die Vase fiel auf den Boden und zerbrach. The vase fell to the floor and shattered.
Die Jäger zielten mit einem Jagdgewehr auf den Vogelschwarm. The hunter aimed a shotgun at the flock of birds.
Es tut mir sehr leid, dass ich Sie aus persönlichen Gründen bitten muss, das Meeting auf den 6. März zu verschieben. I am very sorry that I have to ask you to change the meeting date to March 6 due to personal reasons.
Er schlug sich versehentlich mit dem Hammer auf den Daumen. He accidentally hit his thumb with the hammer.
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