Usage examples of "Someone" in English with translation to German

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Someone is knocking at the door. Es klopft an der Tür.

Someone needs to take the bin out. Irgendjemand muss den Mülleimer hinausbringen.

Sometimes we lie to keep from hurting someone else's feelings. Manchmal lügt man, um die Gefühle anderer nicht zu verletzen.

A gentleman is someone who knows how to play the banjo and doesn't. Ein Gentleman ist einer, der weiß, wie man ein Banjo spielt und es nicht tut.

A stranger tapped me on the shoulder from behind. He must have mistaken me for someone else. Ein Fremder klopfte mir von hinten auf die Schulter. Er hat mich wohl mit einem Anderen verwechselt.

On our first date he popped out his cell phone and started texting someone. I couldn't believe it! Bei unserem ersten Rendez-vous zückte er sein Handy und fing an zu simsen. Ich konnte es kaum glauben!

It is more difficult to defend oneself than to defend someone else. Those who doubt it may look at lawyers. Es ist schwieriger sich selbst zu verteidigen als andere. Wer das bezweifelt, sollte sich Anwälte anschauen.

You can add sentences that you do not know how to translate. Perhaps someone else will know! Please do not forget capital letters and punctuation! Thank you. Man kann Sätze hinzufügen, deren Übersetzung man nicht weiß. Vielleicht weiß sie ein anderer. Bitte Groß- und Kleinschreibung und Interpunktion beachten! Danke.

Whoever thinks: "These days, everyone speaks English" or "The entire world speaks English" without asking what portion of the global population it is that speaks English, and how well they can speak it, is someone who does not want to see the reality in front of their eyes. Wer denkt: "Heute kann jeder Englisch" oder "Die ganze Welt spricht Englisch" ohne nach dem realen Anteil der Englisch-Sprecher an der Weltbevölkerung zu fragen, und nach dem Niveau ihrer sprachlichen Fähigkeiten, vermeidet es der Realität ins Auge zu schauen.

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