Usage examples of "not being able" in English with translation to German

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Liberty consists of being able to make everything as harmless as possible. Freiheit besteht darin, alles machen zu können, was keinem anderen schadet.
Not being watchful, the driver failed to stop in time. Weil er unaufmerksam war, konnte der Fahrer nicht rechtzeitig anhalten.
By postponing what you have to do, you run the risk of never being able to do it. Indem man das, was man zu tun hat, aufschiebt, läuft man Gefahr, es nie tun zu können.
The weak point of this book is that it's less than persuasive when the married author recommends not being married. Die Schwäche dieses Buches ist, dass es an Überzeugungskraft mangelt, wenn der Autor, der selbst verheiratet ist, zum Nichtheiraten rät.
Frustrated of not being the exclusive object of her desires anymore, Tom relegated Mary. Frustriert, weil er nicht mehr das ausschließliche Objekt ihrer Begierde war, ließ Tom ab von Mary.
He was disappointed at not being invited. Er war enttäuscht, nicht eingeladen worden zu sein.
He jostled me by clumsyness, not for being mean. Er hat mich aus Versehen gestoßen, nicht aus Böswilligkeit.
To tell the truth, he is not a human being. Um die Wahrheit zu sagen, er ist kein menschliches Wesen.
He is not ashamed of being poor. Er schämt sich nicht dafür, arm zu sein.
It is strange that a cameraman heading for a war-zone should not know about the danger of unexploded shells. The newspaper company is being negligent in its training. Es ist befremdlich, dass ein Kameramann, der in ein Kriegsgebiet geschickt wird, nicht die Gefahren durch Blindgänger kennt. Der Zeitungsverlag vernachlässigt seine Schulungen.
I'm not able to fix the computer. Ich kann den Computer nicht reparieren.
I understand the sentence, but I'm not able to translate it. Ich verstehe zwar den Satz, aber ich bin nicht in der Lage, ihn zu übersetzen.
That we are not able to do. Das können wir nicht tun.
I'm not able to translate this sentence. Ich kann diesen Satz nicht übersetzen.
We have considered your proposal, and we have decided that we are not able to reduce the price. Wir haben Ihren Vorschlag erwogen, und wir haben entschieden, dass wir nicht in der Lage sind, den Preis zu reduzieren.
He was not able to marry her. Er konnte sie nicht heiraten.
The pain was such that I was not able to sleep. Vor lauter Schmerz konnte ich nicht schlafen.
Jane is not able to swim. Jane kann nicht schwimmen.
You will not be able to catch the train. Du wirst den Zug nicht schaffen.
If there was no sun, we would not be able to live. Wenn es die Sonne nicht gäbe, könnten wir nicht leben.
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