Sentence examples of "beside the point" in English

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That's beside the point. Das hat gar nichts damit zu tun.

The queen stood beside the king. Die Königin stand neben dem König.

Your remarks are off the point. Ihre Bemerkungen sind neben der Sache.

I put the bag on or beside the chair. Ich habe die Tüte entweder neben oder auf den Stuhl gelegt.

I didn't get the point of his speech. Ich habe nicht den Sinn seiner Rede verstanden.

There is a river beside the house. Es gibt einen Fluss neben dem Haus.

From the point of view of eternity, "this year" is a very precise point in time. Unter dem Gesichtspunkt der Ewigkeit ist "dieses Jahr" eine sehr genaue Zeitangabe.

What's the point? Was soll das?

Very simply, because you are missing the point. Ganz einfach, weil Sie nicht verstehen, worum es geht.

She was on the point of leaving. Sie war gerade im Begriff, aufzubrechen.

The point is that you didn't teach them grammar. Wo es drum geht ist, dass Sie ihnen keine Grammatik beigebracht haben.

Stop beating around the bush and get to the point. Rede nicht lange um den heißen Brei herum: komm zur Sache!

Those who eat to the point of indigestion or become drunk do not know how to eat or drink. Die, die bis zur Magenverstimmung essen oder betrunken werden, wissen nicht, wie man isst oder trinkt.

The point is whether she will come or not. Der Punkt ist, ob sie kommt oder nicht.

I wonder what is the point of asking such questions to the students? Ich frage mich, welchen Sinn es hat, den Studenten solche Fragen zu stellen.

His answer is to the point. Seine Antwort trifft es.

If anyone was to ask what the point of the story is, I really don't know. Wenn jemand fragen sollte, was die Pointe der Geschichte sei, ich wüsste es wirklich nicht.

The candidates thoroughly argued the point. Die Kandidaten diskutierten ausführlich über das Thema.

An illustration may make the point clear. Eine Illustration kann es auf den Punkt bringen.

The point is whether he will read the letter. Es kommt darauf an, ob er den Brief liest.

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