Usage examples of "look down on" in English with translation to German

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You must not look down on old people. Man darf nicht auf alte Menschen herabsehen.
We always looked down on him. Wir haben immer auf ihn herabgesehen.
You shouldn't look down on him. Du solltest nicht auf ihn herabschauen.
Boys tend to look down on their younger sisters. Jungen neigen dazu, auf ihre jüngeren Schwestern hinabzuschauen.
If you don't do your duty, people will look down on you. Wenn du deine Pflicht nicht tust, werden die Leute auf dich herabschauen.
The clown fell down on purpose. Der Clown ist absichtlich hingefallen.
My car broke down on the way. Unterwegs hatte mein Auto eine Panne.
Don't sit down on the sofa. Setz dich nicht aufs Sofa.
I had hardly sat down on the bench when I found it had just been painted. Kaum hatte ich mich auf sie gesetzt, fand ich heraus, dass die Bank frisch gestrichen war.
They will cut down on their expenses. Sie werden ihre Ausgaben reduzieren.
She advised him to cut down on smoking. Sie empfahl ihm, weniger zu rauchen.
When you are driving, you should slow down on corners. Wenn du Auto fährst, solltest du an Straßenecken die Geschwindigkeit verringern.
The doctor advised him to cut down on drinking. Der Arzt riet ihm, weniger zu trinken.
Let's sit down on the bench. Setzen wir uns auf die Bank.
You should cut down on the amount of fattening food that you eat. Sie sollen Fettigkeiten, die Sie essen, einschränken.
She looks down on people who are idle. Sie verachtet Menschen, die faul sind.
I looked down on Mt. Fuji from the window of the plane. Ich sah aus dem Fenster des Flugzeugs auf den Fuji-Berg hinunter.
He fell down on the floor. Er fiel auf den Boden.
His car broke down on the way to work. Sein Auto ist auf dem Weg zur Firma kaputt gegangen.
Let's sit down on that bench. Lass uns auf diese Bank setzen.
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