Usage examples of "burn oneself down" in English with translation to German

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Tom threatened to burn Mary's house down. Tom drohnte, Marias Haus niederzubrennen.
If we burn fuels such as coal, oil and gas, it gives off various gases. Wenn man Steinkohle, Erdöl und Gas verbrennt, entstehen verschiedene Gase.
The ambulance broke down in the middle of the avenue. Der Krankenwagen hatte in der Mitte der Avenue eine Panne.
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 cannot burn anything without oxygen. Ohne Sauerstoff kannst du nichts verbrennen.
Ok. I knuckle down. Ok. Ich beuge mich.
To know oneself is not easy. Sich selbst zu kennen ist nicht einfach.
It's a shame that concrete doesn't burn. Es ist schade, dass Beton nicht brennt.
Tom asked Mary to marry him, but she turned down his proposal. Tom machte Mary einen Heiratsantrag, aber sie lehnte ihn ab.
To have doubts about oneself is the first sign of intelligence. An sich selbst zu zweifeln, ist das erste Zeichen von Intelligenz.
It is impossible to burn a copy of Dante's Inferno because the ice of the ninth layer of hell will put out any fires kindled with earlier pages. Es ist unmöglich, eine Ausgabe von Dantes „Inferno“ zu verbrennen, weil das Eis im neunten Höllenkreise alles Feuer, angefacht von früheren Seiten, zum Erlöschen brächte.
Please turn down the volume a little bit more. Bitte drehe die Lautstärke noch ein wenig herunter.
One should wash oneself. Man sollte sich waschen.
This wood won't burn. Dieses Holz wird nicht brennen.
Let me put down your new phone number in my notebook. Lassen Sie mich Ihre neue Telefonnummer in meinem Notizbuch aufschreiben. (formal)
I wish I could figure out how to burn a DVD. Ich wünschte, ich könnte rausfinden, wie ich eine DVD brennen kann.
My car broke down on the way. Unterwegs hatte mein Auto eine Panne.
Men of genius are meteors destined to burn in order to illuminate their century. Geniale Menschen sind Meteoren, zum Verbrennen bestimmt, damit sie ihr Jahrhundert erhellen.
Sit down with me. Setz dich zu mir.
Some men just want to watch the world burn. Einige Männer wollen die Welt einfach brennen sehen.
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