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

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Sein Hobby ist Blumenbilder zu malen. His hobby is painting pictures of flowers.

Wenn ich gut zeichnen könnte, würde ich Bilder im Stil von "Wo ist Walter?" malen, aber Walter weglassen. If I could draw well, I would paint pictures in "Where is Waldo?"-style, but leave out Waldo.

Er hat erst mit dreißig angefangen zu malen. He didn't start to paint until he was thirty.

Es machte dem Jungen Spaß ein Bild zu malen. The boy enjoyed painting a picture.

Schon im jungen Alter zeigte sich sein Talent zum Malen. Early in life he showed a talent for painting.

Ich habe den Nachmittag damit verbracht, ein Bild zu malen. I spent the afternoon painting a picture.

Ich suche eine Schule, in der man Portraits malen kann. I'm looking for a school where I can paint portraits.

Drei mal drei ist neun. Three times three is nine.

Ich male gern mit Wasserfarben. I love to paint with watercolors.

Warum hast du ein Gesicht an die Wand gemalt? Why did you draw a face on the wall?

Plötzlich näherte sich mir das Einhorn majestätisch, berührte mich mit seinem Horn, und — ich erwachte mit diesem Male. Suddenly, the unicorn approached to me majestically, touched me with its horn and... I woke up with this mark.

Ich habe mich endlich entschlossen, mein Hirn mal für was Nützliches zu gebrauchen. Ich werde mich daran machen, so viele Fremdsprachen wie möglich zu lernen, bevor ich in die Grube fahre. I have actually decided to start putting my brain to some use. I'm going to start to learn as much foreign languages as possible before I die.

Das ist das letzte Mal. This is the last time.

Der Künstler malte immer alleine. The artist always painted alone.

Picasso malte weiterhin Bilder, bis er 91 Jahre alt war. Picasso kept drawing pictures until he was 91 years old.

Jeder macht mal einen Fehler. Everyone makes a mistake at times.

Wer hat dieses Bild gemalt? Who painted this painting?

Ich habe nur Bilder gemalt. Darüber hinaus hatte ich keine Absichten. I was just drawing pictures, I had no further intention.

Drei mal vier ist zwölf. Three times four is twelve.

Wer hat diese Bilder gemalt? Who painted these pictures?

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