Usage examples of "leer laufen" in German with translation to English

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Iss deinen Teller leer, oder du bekommst keinen Nachtisch. Eat everything on your plate, or you won't get any dessert.
Tom scheint ständig Leuten über den Weg zu laufen, die er kennt. Tom seems to always be running into people he knows.
Ich fand den Käfig leer vor. I found the cage empty.
Katzen mögen es nach Wollbällen zu laufen. Cats love to run after balls of wool.
Einer von den Koffern ist vollkommen leer. One of the suitcases is completely empty.
Da es keinen Zug gab, mussten wir den ganzen Weg zu Fuß laufen. There being no train, we had to walk all the way.
Die Batterie meines MP3-Spielers war leer. The battery of my MP3-player was empty.
Die beiden Straßen laufen parallel zu einander. The two streets run parallel to one another.
Alle Schreibtischschubladen waren leer. All the desk drawers were empty.
In ein paar Tagen müssten Sie wieder laufen können. You should be able to walk in a few days.
Ich habe die Kiste geöffnet. Sie war leer. I opened the box. It was empty.
Das Baby wird bald laufen können. The baby will be able to walk soon.
Das Haus steht leer. The house is vacant.
Schau, die Jungen laufen barfuß im Wasser. Look, the boys are walking barefoot in the water.
Das Haus war leer bis auf eine Katze. The house was empty except for a cat.
So hielt er mit Erfolg den Betrieb am laufen. This is how he has succeeded in running the factory.
Aber als der Affe zurückkam, war die Blechtasse immer leer. But when the monkey came back, the tin cup was always empty.
Er hätte nicht so schnell laufen müssen. He need not have run so fast.
Ich schätze, die Batterie ist leer. I guess the battery is flat.
Ich kann laufen. I can run.
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