Usage examples of "turned to stone" in English with translation to German

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Christopher Columbus once stared at Medusa, and Medusa turned to stone. Christoph Kolumbus starrte einmal Medusa an und Medusa versteinerte.
The water turned to ice. Das Wasser gefror.
I turned to him for advice. Ich bat ihn um Rat.
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone. Wer ohne Sünde ist, werfe den ersten Stein.
He turned the problem over in his mind for three days before he did anything about it. Er grübelte drei Tage über dem Problem, bevor er irgend etwas unternahm.
That bridge is made of stone. Diese Brücke ist aus Stein.
Tom asked Mary to marry him, but she turned down his proposal. Tom machte Mary einen Heiratsantrag, aber sie lehnte ihn ab.
"A rolling stone gathers no moss" is a proverb. "Wer rastet, der rostet" ist ein Sprichwort.
Make sure that the lights are turned off before you leave. Vergewissern Sie sich, dass die Lichter ausgeschaltet sind, bevor Sie gehen.
The child picked up a small stone. Das Kind hob einen kleinen Stein auf.
When I woke up this morning, the rain had turned into snow. Als ich heute Morgen aufwachte, war der Regen in Schnee übergegangen.
Many trains pass through the old stone tunnel. Viele Züge fahren durch den alten Steintunnel.
He turned red with shame. Er wurde vor Scham rot.
The philosopher's stone could transmute every precious metal into gold. Der Stein der Weisen konnte jedes beliebige Metall in Gold verwandeln.
The lights turned off. Die Lichter gingen aus.
He threw a stone at a dog. Er warf einen Stein auf einen Hund.
He turned up an hour later. Er erschien eine Stunde später.
Desktop publishing lets you produce books quickly and cheaply. It's like killing two birds with one stone. Desktop Publishing erlaubt es, Bücher schnell und billig zu produzieren. Zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe.
The milk turned sour. Die Milch ist sauer geworden.
I wish I were a stone. Ich wünschte, ich wäre ein Stein.
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