Usage examples of "nie da gewesen" in German with translation to English

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Ich wünschte, du wärst da gewesen. I wish you had been there.

Ich wünschte, Sie wären da gewesen. I wish you had been there.

Ich wünschte, ihr wäret da gewesen. I wish you had been there.

Ich bin mehr als einmal trunken gewesen, meine Leidenschaften waren nie weit vom Wahnsinn, und beides reut mich nicht: denn ich habe in meinem Maße begreifen lernen, wie man alle außerordentlichen Menschen, die etwas Großes, etwas Unmöglichscheinendes wirkten, von jeher für Trunkene und Wahnsinnige ausschreien musste. I have been more than once intoxicated, my passions have always bordered on extravagance: I am not ashamed to confess it; for I have learned, by my own experience, that all extraordinary men, who have accomplished great and astonishing actions, have ever been decried by the world as drunken or insane.

Er hat nie jemand geschadet. He has never hurt anyone.

Wo bist du die ganze Zeit gewesen? Where have you been all this time?

Jetzt oder nie! It's now or never.

Sind Sie in Ihrem Land schon mal im Zoo gewesen? Have you visited a zoo in your country?

Sie benutzt nie Papiertücher. Sie ist so ein Ökofreak, weißt du. She never uses paper towels. She is such a tree hugger, you know.

Sie sah aus, als wäre sie lange krank gewesen. She looked as if she had been sick for a long time.

Ich schreibe Briefe, die ich nie abschicke. I write letters which I never send.

Warum haben Sie uns nicht früher davon erzählt? Wir wären in der Lage gewesen, etwas dagegen zu tun. Why didn't you tell us about this earlier? We'd have been able to do something about it.

Der Kommunismus wird nie erreicht werden, solange ich lebe. Communism will never be reached in my lifetime.

Es kommt mir so vor, als wäre ich schon einmal hier gewesen. I have a feeling that I have been here before.

Greif diese Flasche nie wieder an! Don't touch this bottle ever again!

Wenn er ein bisschen vorsichtiger gewesen wäre, wäre der Unfall vermieden worden. If he had been a little more careful, the accident would have been avoided.

Ich war noch nie selbst dort. I have never been there myself.

Es heißt, er sei in seiner Jugend sehr arm gewesen. They say that he was very poor when he was young.

Ich hätte nie gedacht, dass ich solch eine große Familie unterhalten müsste. I never thought I would have to support such a large family.

Er schien reich gewesen zu sein. He seemed to have been rich.

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