Usage examples of "extraordinary expense" in English with translation to German

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The joke was at my expense. Der Witz ging auf meine Kosten.
Two hundred fifty kilograms is an extraordinary weight even for a sumo wrestler. Zweihunderfünfzig Kilogramm sind sogar für einen Sumoringer ein außergewöhnliches Gewicht.
The expense is chargeable on him. Die Ausgabe ist ihm in Rechnung zu stellen.
The iPhone is an extraordinary cell phone. Das iPhone ist ein außergewöhnliches Handy.
They had great fun at my expense. Sie hatten viel Spaß auf meine Kosten.
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. 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.
He did it at the expense of his health. Er machte es auf Kosten seiner Gesundheit.
Tom is an athlete with extraordinary strength. Tom ist Sportler mit außergewöhnlicher Stärke.
The expense is 10000 yen at lowest. Die Kosten betragen mindestens 10000 Yen.
They had an extraordinary relationship. Sie hatten eine außergewöhnliche Beziehung.
We have to defend our country at any expense. Wir müssen unser Land um jeden Preis verteidigen.
Rosa Montero is an extraordinary woman. Rosa Montero ist eine außergewöhnliche Frau.
Don't obtain wealth at the expense of your conscience. Erlange keinen Reichtum, wenn du dein Gewissen aufopfern musst.
Such an economic program will help the rich at the expense of the poor. Ein solcher Wirtschaftsplan wird die Armen opfern und den Reichen helfen.
He finished the work at the expense of his health. Er brachte die Arbeit zu Ende um den Preis seiner Gesundheit.
He became a brilliant scholar but only at the expense of his health. Er wurde zu einem brillanten Gelehrten, aber dies auf Kosten seiner Gesundheit.
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