Sentence examples of "act of defiance" in English
They saw it as the brave act of a strong man.
Sie betrachteten es als eine tapfere Tat eines starken Mannes.
It is an act of treason to sell military secrets to your country's enemies.
Militärische Geheimnisse an Feinde zu verkaufen ist Verrat.
Suicide is an act of revenge against yourself, and I personally have nothing against myself.
Selbstmord ist ein Akt der Rache an sich selbst, und ich persönlich habe nichts gegen mich.
The student was caught in the act of cheating.
Der Student wurde auf frischer Tat beim Betrügen ertappt.
Act in such a way that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, never merely as a means to an end, but always at the same time as an end.
Handle so, dass du die Menschheit sowohl in deiner Person, als in der Person eines jeden anderen jederzeit zugleich als Zweck, niemals bloß als Mittel brauchst.
He kept on drinking in defiance of his doctor's warning.
Er trank weiter unter Missachtung der Warnungen seinen Arztes.
In a pinch, a vegetable peeler can act as a zester.
Notfalls kann ein Gemüseschäler als Zitronenschaber herhalten.
The police arrested the pickpocket in the act.
Die Polizei verhaftete den auf frischer Tat ertappten Taschendieb.
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