Usage examples of "quite a bit of" in English with translation to German

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For a bit of a change from red meat, for tonight I've cooked turkey breasts in mushroom sauce. Um einmal ein bisschen vom roten Fleisch wegzukommen, habe ich für heute Abend Truthahnbrüste in Pilzsoße gekocht.

She's a bit of a slapper. Sie ist 'ne kleine Schlampe.

I'm a bit of a reader myself. Ich bin selbst ein bisschen Leser.

Let me give you a bit of advice. Lass mich dir einen Ratschlag geben.

I think the soup needs a bit of salt. Ich denke, die Suppe benötigt eine Prise Salz.

Yes, I can speak a bit of it. Ja, ich spreche es ein bisschen.

The American news is reporting that Hurricane Irene is as big as Europe, which is a bit of an exaggeration. Die amerikanischen Nachrichten berichten, dass Hurrikan Irene so groß wie Europa ist, was eine leichte Übertreibung darstellt.

This soup wants a bit of salt. In dieser Suppe fehlt noch ein wenig Salz.

Who wants a bit of cake? Wer möchte ein Stückchen Kuchen?

I'd like a little bit of cake. Ich hätte gern ein kleines Stückchen Kuchen.

He's already been in the toilet for quite a while. Er ist schon seit geraumer Zeit auf dem Klo.

I'm a bit tired. Ich bin ein bisschen müde.

He's been waiting here for quite a while. Er wartete hier eine ganze Weile.

You are a bit fat. Du bist ein bisschen dick.

There's quite a lot of things to do; do you want some help? Es gibt viel zu tun, willst du Hilfe?

My father is a bit old-fashioned. Mein Vater ist ein wenig altmodisch.

Tom knows quite a lot about Mary. Tom weiß eine ganze Menge über Mary.

He is a bit on the heavy side. Er hat ein bisschen zu viel auf den Rippen.

He received quite a few letters this morning. Er hat heute Morgen ziemlich viele Briefe bekommen.

I don't want to lose my ideas, even though some of them are a bit extreme. Ich will meine Ideen nicht verlieren, selbst wenn einige von ihnen ein bisschen extrem sind.

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