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

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Ai sat down beside me. Ai setzte sich zu mir.

The factory was shut down ten years ago. Die Fabrik wurde vor 10 Jahren geschlossen.

My father was lying down while watching TV. Mein Vater hat sich beim Fernsehen hingelegt.

I wrote down his phone number. Ich habe seine Telefonnummer niedergeschrieben.

He sat down to read a novel. Er hat sich hingesetzt, um einen Roman zu lesen.

I'll never let you down. Ich werde dich nie im Stich lassen.

They climbed down the tree. Sie kletterten den Baum herunter.

His health has broken down because of overwork. Seine Gesundheit brach wegen Überarbeitung zusammen.

I closed my eyes to calm down. Ich schloss meine Augen, um mich zu beruhigen.

You can trust John. He will never let you down. Du kannst John vertrauen. Er wird dich niemals enttäuschen.

The clown fell down on purpose. Der Clown ist absichtlich hingefallen.

They chopped down all the withered trees. Sie haben alle abgestorbenen Bäume gefällt.

I heard him go down the stairs. Ich hörte ihn die Treppe hinuntergehen.

We always looked down on him. Wir haben immer auf ihn herabgesehen.

She was coming down the stairs. Sie kam die Treppe herunter.

Well, let's get down to business. Nun, lasst uns zur Sache kommen.

His house was burnt down. Sein Haus wurde niedergebrannt.

Many American planes were shot down. Viele amerikanische Flugzeuge wurden abgeschossen.

It will cool down tonight. Es wird sich heute Abend abkühlen.

The fundamental principles of classical mechanics were laid down by Galileo and Newton in the 16th and 17th centuries. Die fundamentalen Prinzipien der Mechanik wurden von Galileo und Newton im 16. und 17. Jahrhundert aufgestellt.

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