Usage examples of "narrow margin" in English with translation to German

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We saw an old hut standing at the margin of the forest. Wir sahen eine alte Hütte am Waldesrand stehen.
They had a narrow escape under cover of darkness. Sie sind gerade noch im Schutze der Dunkelheit entkommen.
His laziness is past the margin of endurance. Ihre Trägheit übersteigt die Grenzen der Geduld.
In my village, there is a small, narrow footbridge over a brook. In meinem Dorf gibt es einen kleinen schmalen Steg über einen Bach.
He met with a traffic accident and had a narrow escape from death. Er hatte einen Verkehrsunfall und kam gerade noch mit dem Leben davon.
The road is too narrow for cars. Die Straße ist zu schmal für Autos.
He had a narrow escape when he slipped on the stairs. Auf der Treppe rutschte er aus und so entkam er schließlich nur um Haaresbreite.
The gate was too narrow for the truck. Das Tor war zu eng für den Lastwagen.
We walked along a narrow path. Wir gingen einen schmalen Pfad entlang.
The gate is too narrow for the car. Das Tor ist zu schmal für das Auto.
The road across the mountain was narrow, and what's more, it was a steep slope. Der Weg, der den Berg überquert, war eng, und dazu noch sehr steil.
We think that the narrow road was responsible for the accident. Wir denken, dass der Unfall durch die enge Straße verursacht wurde.
The street is very narrow. Die Straße ist sehr schmal.
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