Usage examples of "key question" in English with translation to German

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The key question is not what can I gain but what do I have to lose. Die Schlüsselfrage ist nicht, was ich gewinnen kann, sondern, was ich verlieren kann.

I have lost my key. Ich habe meinen Schlüssel verloren.

This is a very good question. Das ist eine sehr gute Frage.

Here is my key. Hier ist mein Schlüssel.

No student was able to answer the question. Kein Student konnte die Frage beantworten.

This letter is the only key to the mystery. Dieser Brief ist der einzige Schlüssel zu diesem Geheimnis.

Would you have asked me this question if I had been a man? Hätten Sie mir diese Frage gestellt, wenn ich ein Mann wäre?

Is this the key you are looking for? Ist das der Schlüssel, den du suchst?

He didn't give an answer to the question. Er ist auf die Frage eine Antwort schuldig geblieben.

I lost the door key, so I can't enter the house. Ich habe den Schlüssel verloren, deshalb komme ich nicht ins Haus.

She wanted to ask a question, so she raised her hand. Da sie eine Frage stellen wollte, hob sie ihre Hand.

As I left the house, I remembered the key. Als ich aus dem Haus ging, dachte ich an den Schlüssel.

He didn't respond to my question. Er hat nicht auf meine Frage geantwortet.

The key is on the desk. Der Schlüssel ist auf dem Pult.

I refuse to discuss the question. Ich lehne es ab, über dieses Thema zu diskutieren.

Motivation is the key to success. Motivation ist der Schlüssel zum Erfolg.

She nodded in response to my question. Sie beantwortete meine Frage mit einem Nicken.

She may have left her car key in her room. Vielleicht hat sie den Autoschlüssel im Zimmer liegen lassen.

I didn't expect her to ask me that question. Ich hatte nicht erwartet, dass sie mir diese Frage stellt.

You are looking for your key. Du suchst deinen Schlüssel.

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