Usage examples of "ill afford" in English with translation to German

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I can ill afford it Ich kann es mir kaum leisten

I can't afford the time for a journey. Die Zeit für eine Reise kann ich mir nicht leisten.

If he continues drinking too much, he will fall ill sooner or later. Falls er weiter so viel trinkt, wird er früher oder später krank werden.

I can't afford to waste a single yen. Ich kann es mir nicht leisten, nur einen einzigen Yen zu verschwenden.

I've never heard her speak ill of others. Ich habe sie nie schlecht über andere reden gehört.

He cannot afford to buy a car, much less a house. Er kann sich kein Auto und erst recht kein Haus leisten.

His ill health interfered with his research. Seine schlechte Gesundheit behinderte seine Forschung.

I can't afford to buy a used car, much less a new car. Ich kann mir keinen Gebrauchtwagen leisten, noch weniger einen neuen.

Look how they all speak ill of me behind my back because I married a woman thirty years younger than me. Schau wie alle hinter meinem Rücken über mich herziehen, weil ich eine Frau geheiratet habe, die dreißig Jahre jünger als ich ist.

I can't afford to buy a car. Ich kann es mir nicht leisten, ein Auto zu kaufen.

Maybe he was ill. Vielleicht war er krank.

I want a television set, but I can't afford to buy one. Ich möchte ein Fernsehgerät haben, kann mir aber nicht leisten, eins zu kaufen.

He worked and worked until he fell ill. Er arbeitete und arbeitete, und schließlich wurde er krank.

I'm getting tired of looking at the furniture we can't afford Ich bin es leid, Möbel anzusehen, die wir uns nicht leisten können.

Father has lost his job, and what's worse, Mother has fallen ill. Vater hat seine Arbeit verloren und, schlimmer noch, Mutter ist krank geworden.

I can't afford to shop at such an expensive store. Ich kann es mir nicht leisten, in so einem teuren Laden einzukaufen.

Is Kim Jong ill or is Kim Jong okay? Ist Kim Jong krank oder ist Kim Jong in Ordnung?

I can't afford a car. Ich kann mir kein Auto leisten.

Mary and I were ill in bed yesterday. Mary und ich lagen gestern krank im Bett.

I, who am poor, cannot afford it. Arm, wie ich bin, kann ich mir das nicht leisten.

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