Usage examples of "Shortly before" in English with translation to German

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We got into an accident shortly before the play. Wir hatten einen Unfall kurz vor dem Schauspiel.

Shortly before her fiftieth birthday, she received the news about the birth of her grandchild. Kurz vor ihrem fünfzigsten Geburtstag erreichte sie die Nachricht von der Geburt ihres Enkelkindes.

A girl appeared before me. Ein Mädchen erschien vor mir.

The mayor will shortly announce his decision to resign. Der Bürgermeister wird in Kürze seinen Rücktritt verkünden.

I've never seen that kind of tree before. Ich habe niemals zuvor so einen Baum gesehen.

We'll be back on air shortly. Wir sind bald wieder auf Sendung.

She is accustomed to doing her homework before dinner. Sie macht gewöhnlich ihre Hausaufgaben vor dem Abendessen.

Dr. Stein will be with you shortly. Dr. Stein wird gleich bei Ihnen sein.

We heard this song before. Wir haben dieses Lied schon mal gehört.

He arrived shortly after. Er kam kurz darauf an.

They had had that problem before. Sie hatten dieses Problem früher schon einmal.

Rest assured that you will be receiving our remittance shortly Seien Sie versichert, dass Sie unsere Überweisung in Kürze erhalten werden

He turned the problem over in his mind for three days before he did anything about it. Er grübelte drei Tage über dem Problem, bevor er irgend etwas unternahm.

We hope to hear from you shortly Wir hoffen, bald von Ihnen zu hören

Columbus's Law of Discovery states: If you discovered something BEFORE Christopher Columbus, then what you discovered does not exist. Kolumbus’ „Gesetz der Entdeckung“ besagt: Wenn du etwas noch vor Christoph Kolumbus entdecktest, dann existiert das, was du entdecktest, nicht.

I hope to hear from you shortly Ich hoffe, bald von Ihnen zu hören

I stretch before exercising to prevent injury. Ich dehne mich vor dem Training, um Verletzungen vorzubeugen.

Tom wanted to lose five pounds before summer vacation. Tom wollte vor den Sommerferien noch zwei Kilogramm abnehmen.

I couldn't recognize him, not having met him before. Ich habe ihn nicht erkennen können, da ich ihn noch nie zuvor gesehen habe.

Make sure that the lights are turned off before you leave. Vergewissern Sie sich, dass die Lichter ausgeschaltet sind, bevor Sie gehen.

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