Usage examples of "sich erwachsen werden" in German with translation to English

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Kinder wollen immer erwachsen werden. Children always want to become adults.
Er entschied sich, Arzt zu werden. He made up his mind to be a doctor.
Er wünscht sich, so wie ich zu werden. He wants to be like me.
Er verwehrte sich dagegen, ein Feigling genannt zu werden. He resented being called a coward.
Sie freute sich, ihm bei der Party vorgestellt zu werden. She was happy to be introduced to him at the party.
Mary und Tom zankten sich darum, welche umstrittenen Tags für diesen Satz verwendet werden sollten. Mary and Tom quarelled about the controversial tags to apply to this sentence.
Was möchtest du werden, wenn du erwachsen bist? What will you do when you grow up?
Werde endlich erwachsen! Grow up!
Sie hat sich umgeschaut. She looked around.
Sie werden es früher oder später herausfinden. They will find out sooner or later.
Die Kinder werden so schnell erwachsen. Children grow up so quickly.
Der Verlust beläuft sich auf mehr als eine Millionen Dollar. The loss adds up to more than one million dollar.
Wie kann es bewerkstelligt werden? How can it be done?
Sie sind keine Kinder mehr, aber noch nicht erwachsen. They aren't children any more, but not adults yet.
Sie ärgert sich über mich. She is very annoyed with me.
Der Gefangene ersuchte, vorzeitig entlassen zu werden. The prisoner asked to be released early.
Jeder hat das Recht auf Schutz der geistigen und materiellen Interessen, die ihm als Urheber von Werken der Wissenschaft, Literatur oder Kunst erwachsen. Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author.
Tom putzt sich die Nase. Tom is wiping his nose.
Der Rasen muss bewässert werden. The lawn needs to be watered.
Da du jetzt erwachsen bist, ist es an dir zu entscheiden, was du tun willst. Now that you are grown-up, it is up to you to decide what to do.
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