Usage examples of "run down" in English with translation to German

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The house is quite run down. Das Haus ist ziemlich schäbig.

I'm just going to run down to buy some tickets. Ich kaufe kurz eine Fahrkarte.

The ambulance broke down in the middle of the avenue. Der Krankenwagen hatte in der Mitte der Avenue eine Panne.

You run into Japanese tourists everywhere. Japanische Touristen findet man überall.

Ok. I knuckle down. Ok. Ich beuge mich.

"Learn from your mistakes" and "Experience is the best teacher" they say, but in the long run even the best teacher gets mad, if he or she has too much to teach in too little time. "Lern aus deinen Fehlern" und "Erfahrung ist der beste Lehrer" so sagt man, doch letzten Endes verliert selbst der beste Lehrer den Verstand, wenn er zu viel in zu kurzer Zeit unterrichten muss.

Tom asked Mary to marry him, but she turned down his proposal. Tom machte Mary einen Heiratsantrag, aber sie lehnte ihn ab.

I cannot run as fast as Jim. Ich kann nicht so schnell laufen wie Jim.

Please turn down the volume a little bit more. Bitte drehe die Lautstärke noch ein wenig herunter.

How fast does this train run? Wie schnell fährt dieser Zug?

Let me put down your new phone number in my notebook. Lassen Sie mich Ihre neue Telefonnummer in meinem Notizbuch aufschreiben. (formal)

Can you run fast? Kannst du schnell rennen?

My car broke down on the way. Unterwegs hatte mein Auto eine Panne.

I am too tired to run. Ich bin zu müde zum Laufen.

Sit down with me. Setz dich zu mir.

The buses run every ten minutes here. Der Bus hier kommt alle zehn Minuten.

They decided to pull down the old building. Sie entschieden sich, das alte Gebäude abzureißen.

I have far too many programs installed on my computer. Maybe if I uninstall some of them, my computer will run much faster. Auf meinem Rechner sind viel zu viele Programme installiert. Vielleicht läuft er schneller, wenn ich einige davon deinstalliere.

Don't sit down on the sofa. Setz dich nicht aufs Sofa.

Don't let your imagination run wild. Lass deine Fantasie nicht verrückt spielen.

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