Usage examples of "it was late" in English with translation to German

Since it was late at night and I was very tired, I stayed at an inn. Da es schon spätabends war und ich schon sehr müde war, blieb ich im Gasthaus.

That's why I was late. Deshalb bin ich zu spät gekommen.

It was you that made the mistake! Du warst es, der den Fehler gemacht hat!

The train was late this morning. Der Zug hatte heute Morgen Verspätung.

I opened the box. It was empty. Ich habe die Kiste geöffnet. Sie war leer.

I was late on account of an accident. Ich bin wegen eines Unfalls zu spät gekommen.

It was silly of him to refuse her offer. Es war dumm von ihm, ihr Angebot abzulehnen.

As is often the case with him, he was late for school. Wie es bei Ihm öfter der Fall ist, kam er zu spät in die Schule.

It was very nice of you to help me with my homework. Es war sehr nett von dir, mir bei meinen Hausaufgaben zu helfen.

No one was late. Niemand kam zu spät.

It was all in vain! Es war alles umsonst!

The plane was late due to bad weather. Das Flugzeug war wegen des schlechten Wetters spät dran.

It was an awful week. Es war eine schreckliche Woche.

This is why I was late for school. Deshalb bin ich zu spät zur Schule gekommen.

It was very kind of you to lend him some money. Es wahr sehr nett von dir, ihm etwas Geld zu leihen.

My father was late for work this morning because of a traffic jam. Mein Vater kam heute morgen wegen eines Staus zu spät zur Arbeit.

It was his own fault. Er hat selbst Schuld.

As is often the case, Mike was late for the meeting this afternoon. Wie es öfter der Fall ist, kam Mike für die Sitzung, heute Nachmittag, zu spät.

Tom was wondering what it was that dragged her so, towards the end of all sentences and thought: "Come to me, Mary!" Tom fragte sich, was sie an all den Satzenden so anziehend fand und dachte: "Komm zu mir zurück, Mary!"

Due to bad weather, the plane was late. Das Flugzeug hatte wegen des schlechten Wetters Verspätung.

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