Sentence examples of "own goal" in English
He who wants to travel the path of wisdom must not fear failure, for no matter how much progress he makes, his goal remains unattainably far off.
Wer auf dem Pfad der Weisheit wandeln will, darf keine Angst vor dem Misserfolg haben, denn wenn er auch noch so weit vorankommt, bleibt sein Ziel doch in unerreichbarer Ferne.
If you don't know what your goal is, you'll never be able to achieve it.
Wenn du nicht weißt, was dein Ziel ist, wirst du es nie erreichen können.
The soldier saved his friend at the cost of his own life.
Der Soldat opferte sein eigenes Leben, um seinen Freund zu retten.
Mary will stop at nothing to achieve her goal.
Maria wird vor nichts haltmachen, um ihr Ziel zu erreichen.
Nowadays parents treat their children more as equals than they used to and the child is given more freedom to make his or her own decisions in life.
Heutzutage behandeln Eltern ihre Kinder stärker als Gleichgestellte als früher und ein Kind erhält mehr Freiheiten, seine eigenen Entscheidungen zu treffen.
She differs from the others in that she has a goal.
Sie unterscheidet sich von den anderen dadurch, dass sie ein Ziel hat.
They decided to adopt a child rather than having one of their own.
Sie beschlossen, lieber ein Kind zu adoptieren als ein eigenes zu bekommen.
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