Usage examples of "been right" in English with translation to German

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We came to the conclusion that he had been right. Wir kamen zu dem Schluss, dass er Recht gehabt hatte.

He may have been right. Er mag recht gehabt haben.

Perhaps you are right, I have been selfish. Vielleicht hast du Recht, ich war egoistisch.

I had been working for two hours when I suddenly felt sick. Ich hatte zwei Stunden lang gearbeitet, als ich mich plötzlich krank fühlte.

Everyone has the right to a nationality. Jeder hat das Recht auf eine Staatsangehörigkeit.

I've just been mugged. Ich wurde gerade überfallen.

Is it all right to take pictures in this building? Darf man innerhalb dieses Gebäudes Fotos machen?

If it had not been for your help, I should have drowned. Ohne deine Hilfe wäre ich ertrunken.

I'm not always right, I just always correct you when you make mistakes. Ich habe nicht immer Recht, ich verbessere dich nur immer, wenn du Fehler machst.

This is what I have been looking for. Danach habe ich gesucht.

Would 9 o'clock be all right? Wäre es um neun Uhr recht?

I have been watching you. Ich habe dich beobachtet.

If it wasn't for modern medicine, I'd be dead right now. Gäbe es nicht die moderne Medizin, wäre ich jetzt tot.

Would you have asked me this question if I had been a man? Hätten Sie mir diese Frage gestellt, wenn ich ein Mann wäre?

It is a difficult task, choosing what is "right" or "wrong", but you have to do it. Es ist eine schwere Aufgabe, zwischen "richtig" und "falsch" zu unterscheiden, aber man muss es tun.

Tom has been avoiding Mary all day. Tom ist Mary schon den ganzen Tag aus dem Weg gegangen.

Generally speaking, what she says is right. Im Allgemeinen hat sie recht mit dem, was sie sagt.

I've been looking for them for more than one hour. Ich habe sie über eine Stunde lang gesucht.

Tom is the happiest person in the world right now. Tom ist gerade der glücklichste Mensch auf der Welt.

It's been a long time since I visited my grandmother. Es ist lange her, dass ich meine Großmutter besucht habe.

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