Usage examples of "naß auf trocken arbeiten" in German with translation to English

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Tom konnte nicht auf das Konzert gehen, weil er arbeiten musste. Tom couldn't go to the concert because he had to work.
Sie arbeiten auf den Feldern. They work in the fields.
An Montagnachmittagen braucht Tom gewöhnlich nicht zu arbeiten. Tom usually doesn't have to work on Monday afternoons.
Sie hörte vor ein paar Minuten auf, ihre Kleider zu bügeln. She finished ironing the clothes a few minutes ago.
Ich kann hier keine Bäume pflanzen. Das Land ist zu trocken. I cannot plant trees here. This land is too dry.
Must du am Sonntag arbeiten? Need you work on Sunday?
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.
Gestern regnete es, nachdem es lange Zeit trocken geblieben war. It rained yesterday after it had been dry for a long time.
Ein Mensch muss arbeiten. A man must work.
Die meisten Schüler besichtigen Kyōto auf einer Klassenfahrt. Most students do the sights of Kyoto on their school excursion.
Diese Kleider sind endlich trocken. These clothes are finally dry.
Sie arbeiten zu viel. You work too much.
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.
Mein Rachen fühlt sich trocken an. My throat feels dry.
Es ist zu heiß zum Arbeiten. It is too hot to work.
Er teilte seine Bücher in fünf Gruppen auf. He grouped his books into five categories.
Mein Mund war trocken. My mouth was dry.
Ich muss hart arbeiten, um die verlorene Zeit aufzuholen. I must work hard to make up for lost time.
Wir teilten zehn Dollar unter uns fünf auf. We divided ten dollars among the five of us.
Kalt und trocken, herrlicher Sonnenschein, ein schönes Winterwetter! Cold and dry, splendid sunshine, what beautiful winter weather!
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