Sentence examples of "leaves much to be desired" in English
We played chess not so much to enjoy the game as just to kill time.
Wir spielten Schach nicht so sehr um uns am Spiel zu erfreuen, sondern um die Zeit totzuschlagen.
In contrast to her, her husband didn't seem to be enjoying the shopping.
Im Vergleich zu seiner Frau schien der Ehemann den Einkauf nicht zu genießen.
He contributed much to the development of the economy.
Er hat zur Entwicklung der Wirtschaft viel beigetragen.
After I came back from abroad, I had much to do.
Nachdem ich aus dem Ausland zurückgekommen bin, habe ich viel zu tun gehabt.
His ideas are too radical to be acceptable to most people.
Seine Ideen sind den meisten Leuten zu radikal.
It is not too much to say that she is one of the best tennis players in Japan.
Es ist nicht übertrieben zu sagen, dass sie eine der besten Tennisspielerinnen Japans sei.
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