Usage examples of "nail scissors" in English with translation to German

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She usually uses nail scissors. Normalerweise benutzt sie eine Nagelschere.

Drive the nail into the board. Schlage den Nagel in das Brett.

These scissors cut well. Diese Schere schneidet gut.

I tore my jacket on a nail. Ich habe mir meine Jacke an einem Nagel aufgerissen.

All I found is a pair of scissors. Alles, was ich gefunden habe, ist eine Schere.

We found a nail stuck in the tire. Im Reifen steckte ein Nagel.

I need a pair of scissors to cut this paper. Ich brauche eine Schere, um dieses Papier zu zerschneiden.

Nail polish is useless: no one looks at nails anyway. Nagellack ist nutzlos: es schaut sowieso niemand auf die Nägel.

I sometimes use scissors as a can opener. Manchmal benutze ich eine Schere als Dosenöffner.

The nail went through the wall. Der Nagel ging durch die Wand.

Rock, paper, scissors. Schere, Stein, Papier.

The siblings fought tooth and nail over their late father's estate. Die Geschwister kämpften bis auf's Blut um den Nachlass ihres verstorbenen Vaters.

I found nothing but a pair of scissors. Ich habe nichts außer einer Schere gefunden.

To the man who only has a hammer in the toolkit, every problem looks like a nail. Für den, der nur einen Hammer im Werkzeugkasten hat, sieht jedes Problem wie ein Nagel aus.

Can I borrow your scissors? Darf ich Ihre Schere ausleihen?

The nail tore his jacket. Der Nagel zerriss sein Jacket.

These scissors do not cut well. Diese Scheren schneiden nicht gut.

My nail has broken. Mir ist der Nagel abgebrochen.

There is a pair scissors on the desk. Eine Schere liegt auf dem Tisch.

Have I hit the nail on the head? Habe ich den Nagel auf den Kopf getroffen?

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