Usage examples of "putting down" in English with translation to German

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

I hope you realize that I'm putting my reputation on the line by helping you. Ich hoffe du begreifst, dass ich indem ich dir helfe, meinen guten Ruf auf's Spiel setze.

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

They are putting on their gloves. Sie ziehen sich die Handschuhe an.

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

He cleansed the wound before putting on a bandage. Er reinigte die Wunde, bevor er einen Verband anlegte.

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

I have actually decided to start putting my brain to some use. I'm going to start to learn as much foreign languages as possible before I die. Ich habe mich endlich entschlossen, mein Hirn mal für was Nützliches zu gebrauchen. Ich werde mich daran machen, so viele Fremdsprachen wie möglich zu lernen, bevor ich in die Grube fahre.

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

Tom is putting his cigarette off. Tom drückt seine Zigarette aus.

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

A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. Eine Lüge kann um die halbe Welt reisen, während die Wahrheit noch ihre Schuhe anzieht.

Sit down with me. Setz dich zu mir.

I had a hard time putting the kid to bed. Ich hatte Schwierigkeiten das Kind ins Bett zu kriegen.

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

She's putting the children to bed. Sie bringt die Kinder in´s Bett.

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

"What are you doing with the manure? - "I'm putting it on the strawberrys" - "Disgusting! We eat them with cream!" "Wo fährst du den Mist hin?" - "Der kommt auf die Erdbeeren." - "Igitt, wir tun da Sahne drauf!"

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

Tom has been putting on weight recently. Tom hat in letzter Zeit zugenommen.

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