Sentence examples of "play down" in English

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The ambulance broke down in the middle of the avenue. Der Krankenwagen hatte in der Mitte der Avenue eine Panne.

You had better not play on his generous nature. Du solltest seine Großzügigkeit besser nicht ausnutzen.

Ok. I knuckle down. Ok. Ich beuge mich.

When do you play tennis? Wann spielst du Tennis?

Tom asked Mary to marry him, but she turned down his proposal. Tom machte Mary einen Heiratsantrag, aber sie lehnte ihn ab.

I would often play tennis with him. Ich spielte oft mit ihm Tennis.

Please turn down the volume a little bit more. Bitte drehe die Lautstärke noch ein wenig herunter.

He can play the piano better than I can. Er kann besser Klavier spielen als ich.

Let me put down your new phone number in my notebook. Lassen Sie mich Ihre neue Telefonnummer in meinem Notizbuch aufschreiben. (formal)

I will play tennis this afternoon. Ich spiele heute Nachmittag Tennis.

My car broke down on the way. Unterwegs hatte mein Auto eine Panne.

He likes to play cards. Er spielt gerne Karten.

Sit down with me. Setz dich zu mir.

If you like, I will teach you to play chess. Wenn du magst, bringe ich dir das Schachspielen bei.

They decided to pull down the old building. Sie entschieden sich, das alte Gebäude abzureißen.

It is too dark to play outside. Es ist zu dunkel, um draußen zu spielen.

Don't sit down on the sofa. Setz dich nicht aufs Sofa.

My son likes to play with cars. Mein Sohn spielt gerne mit Autos.

Boil the soup down until it becomes thick. Koche die Suppe so lange, bis sie andickt.

Tom spent a lot of time trying to learn how to play the French horn. Tom hat sehr viel Zeit damit verbracht das Waldhorn spielen zu lernen.

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