Usage examples of "head of a pin" in English with translation to German

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It had the head of a woman, the body of a lion, the wings of a bird, and the tail of a serpent. Es hatte den Kopf einer Frau, den Körper eines Löwen, die Flügel eines Vogels und den Schwanz einer Schlange.
Send it to human resources and to the head of finance. Schicken Sie das an die Personalabteilung und an den Leiter der Finanzen.
He always keeps his room as neat as a pin. Er räumt sein Zimmer immer ordentlich auf.
The clitoris is the most sensitive organ of a woman. Die Klitoris ist das empfindlichste Organ einer Frau.
It is a sin to steal even a pin. Sogar eine Nadel zu stehlen ist eine Sünde.
How does one calculate the capacitance of a capacitor? Wie berechnet man die Kapazität eines Kondensators?
All of a sudden, I felt a sharp pain in my stomach. Plötzlich spürte ich einen scharfen Schmerz in meinem Magen.
This might lead us to believe that a simple culture would make use of a simple language, that a complex culture would make use of a complex language, and so on. Dies mag dazu führen, dass wir glauben, dass eine einfache Kultur eine einfache Sprache und eine komplexe Kultur eine komplexe Sprache verwenden würde und so weiter.
The popularity of a web site depends on its content. Die Popularität einer Webseite hängt von ihrem Inhalt ab.
The opposite sides of a parallelogram are parallel. Die einander gegenüber liegenden Seiten eines Parallelograms sind parallel.
The job of a driver is not as easy as it looks. Der Beruf Fahrer ist nicht so einfach, wie es den Anschein hat.
Marriage is the union of a man and woman. Ehe ist die Verbindung von Mann und Frau.
Tom made a mountain out of a molehill. Tom machte aus einer Mücke einen Elefanten.
I'm the mother of a son of a bitch. Ich bin die Mutter eines Hurensohns.
This hole was formed by a falling of a meteorite. Dieses Loch bildete sich durch einen Meteoriteneinschlag.
He squeezed the toothpaste out of a tube. Er presste Zahnpasta aus der Tube.
Birds of a feather flock together. Gleich und Gleich gesellt sich gern.
I am not much of a traveller. Ich habe nicht viel von einem Reisenden.
Madeira is the name of a wine. Madeira ist der Name eines Weines.
For a bit of a change from red meat, for tonight I've cooked turkey breasts in mushroom sauce. Um einmal ein bisschen vom roten Fleisch wegzukommen, habe ich für heute Abend Truthahnbrüste in Pilzsoße gekocht.
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