Usage examples of "past or future" in English with translation to German

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The ancient and the modern, the past and the future are all one. Das Altertümliche und das Moderne, die Gegenwart und die Zufkunft sind alle eins.

We study the past for the sake of the future. Wir studieren die Vergangenheit um der Zukunft willen.

The past can only be known, not changed. The future can only be changed, not known. Die Vergangenheit kann man nur kennen, nicht ändern. Die Zukunft kann man nur ändern, nicht kennen.

Our policy is to build for the future, not the past. Unser Grundsatz ist, die Zukunft zu gestalten, nicht die Vergangenheit.

There is no future without the past. Ohne Vergangenheit gibt es keine Zukunft

The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be. Das Problem unserer Zeit ist, dass die Zukunft nicht mehr das ist was sie einmal war.

I don't care about your past. Deine Vergangenheit interessiert mich nicht.

No one can tell what will happen in the future. Niemand kann erzählen, was die Zukunft bringt.

He has a checkered past. Er hat eine bewegte Vergangenheit.

I want to have a talk with him about my future. Ich will mal mit ihm über meine Zukunft reden.

There has been no rain here for the past two weeks. Es gab hier in den letzten zwei Wochen keinen Regen.

I really look forward to your visit in the near future. Ich freue mich wirklich auf deinen baldigen Besuch.

The days after that flew past. Die Tage danach vergingen wie im Flug.

In the near future, we may have a big earthquake in Japan. In der nahen Zukunft könnte es in Japan zu einem großen Erdbeben kommen.

One cannot erase the past. Man kann die Vergangenheit nicht auslöschen.

Now that you are no longer young, you must think of your future. Jetzt, wo du nicht mehr jung bist, musst du an deine Zukunft denken.

Tom wants to know more about Mary's past. Tom will mehr über Marys Vergangenheit erfahren.

Please take more care in the future. Sei in Zukunft bitte vorsichtiger.

Tom rushed past me. Tom eilte an mir vorbei.

It is said that there will be a big earthquake in the near future. Man sagt, in naher Zukunft wird es ein starkes Erdbeben geben.

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