Usage examples of "palm off" in English with translation to German

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He tried to palm it off on me Er versuchte es mir anzudrehen
He can't take his eyes off her. Er kann seine Augen nicht von ihr abwenden.
Tom is planting a palm tree in his backyard. Tom pflanzt in seinem Hinterhof eine Palme.
They heard a gun go off in the distance. Sie hörten, wie in der Ferne ein Gewehr abgefeuert wurde.
Unfortunately, you won't get anything done in that office unless you grease someone's palm. Leider wirst du in diesem Büro nichts gemacht bekommen, falls du nicht jemanden schmierst.
It's ludicrous to continue business operations while selling off bit by bit the land on which your business depends. Es ist einfach lächerlich, seine Geschäfte weiterzuführen, während man schrittweise das Land verkauft, von dem diese Geschäfte abhängig sind.
Introducing foreign plants, such as palm trees can damage ecosystems. Fremde Pflanzen wie Palmen einzuführen kann Ökosysteme schädigen.
A big car flew off the road today. Heute wurde ein großes Auto über den Straßenrand hinausgetragen.
He knows how to plant palm trees. Er weiß, wie man Palmen pflanzt.
Keep off the grass. Betreten des Rasens verboten.
We are climbing the palm tree. Wir klettern auf die Palme.
The train ran off the tracks. Der Zug entgleiste.
I am climbing a palm tree. Ich klettere auf eine Palme.
Tom broke off his engagement to Mary. Tom löste seine Verlobung mit Mary auf.
That politician won't meet you unless you grease his palm. Dieser Politiker wird sich nicht mit dir treffen, wenn du ihn nicht schmierst.
I didn't turn off the light. Ich habe das Licht nicht ausgeschaltet.
He bore the palm Er trug den Sieg davon
Make sure that the lights are turned off before you leave. Vergewissern Sie sich, dass die Lichter ausgeschaltet sind, bevor Sie gehen.
The power has been off since this morning. Der Strom ist seit heute Morgen ausgefallen.
You should turn off your cell phone. Du solltest dein Mobiltelefon ausschalten.
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