Usage examples of "in a certain sense" in English with translation to German

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Your eyes have a certain magnetism. Deine Augen haben etwas Magnetisches.

The doctor works in a hospital. Der Arzt arbeitet in einem Krankenhaus.

This book has a certain value. Dieses Buch hat einen bestimmten Wert.

We'll cross the river in a boat. Wir werden den Fluss in einem Boot überqueren.

What he said applies, to a certain extent, to this case. Was er gesagt hat trifft, in gewissem Maße, auf diese Angelegenheit zu.

She was born in a remote village in Nepal. Sie wurde in einem entlegenen Dorf in Nepal geboren.

You can search sentences containing a certain word and get translations for these sentences. Man kann Sätze mit bestimmten Wörtern suchen und bekommt Übersetzungen für diese Sätze.

I ate lunch in a hurry. Ich beeilte mich, mein Mittagessen zu essen.

A certain girl was a prostitute but didn't want her grandma to know. Ein bestimmtes Mädchen war Nutte, aber wollte nicht, dass ihre Großmutter weiß.

He was engaged in a long argument. Er war in lange Diskussionen verwickelt.

I am attracted to a certain boy in my class. Ich fühle mich zu einem bestimmten Jungen in meiner Klasse hingezogen.

I live in a big city. Ich wohne in einer großen Stadt.

The third star belonged to a certain king. Der dritte Stern war der Besitz eines besonderen Königs.

It's a tempest in a teapot. Das ist ein Sturm im Wasserglas.

Even though a daughter rarely likes her mother's lover, a mother always has a certain attraction for her daughter's lover. Selbst wenn eine Tochter selten den Liebhaber ihrer Mutter liebt, so unterliegt doch eine Mutter immer einer gewissen Anziehung durch den Liebhaber ihrer Tochter.

I've already worked in a restaurant. Ich habe schon in einem Restaurant gearbeitet.

I wish I could care more about my grades but it seems that, at a certain point of my life, I decided it wouldn't be so important anymore. Ich wünschte, ich könnte mir mehr aus Noten machen, aber scheinbar habe ich an einem gewissen Punkt in meinem Leben entschieden, dass es nicht mehr so wichtig sei.

We slept in a tent. Wir haben gezeltet.

I agree with you to a certain extent. In einigen Punkten stimme ich dir zu.

I go to church once in a blue moon. Ich gehe alle Jubeljahre in die Kirche.

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