Sentence examples of "turned to stone" in English

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Christopher Columbus once stared at Medusa, and Medusa turned to stone. Christoph Kolumbus starrte einmal Medusa an und Medusa versteinerte.
I turned to him for advice. Ich bat ihn um Rat.
The water turned to ice. Das Wasser gefror.
This stone was so heavy that I could not lift it. Dieser Stein war so schwer, dass ich ihn nicht heben konnte.
He turned his attention to the picture. Er lenkte seine Aufmerksamkeit auf das Bild.
He threw a stone into the lake. Er warf einen Stein in den See.
Fortune has turned in my favor. Das Schicksal hat sich für mich zum Guten gewendet.
The boy threw a stone at the frog. Der Junge schmiss einen Stein nach dem Frosch.
She turned away in horror at the sight of so much blood. Angesichts von so viel Blut wendete sie sich voller Schrecken ab.
He picked up a stone. Er hob einen Stein auf.
The weather turned bad. Das Wetter verschlechterte sich.
Could an almighty god create a stone that he would not be able to subsequently lift? Könnte ein allmächtiger Gott einen Stein erschaffen, den er anschließend selbst nicht heben könnte?
She turned down my request. Sie lehnte meine Bitte ab.
The boy throws a stone. Der Junge wirft einen Stein.
What she said turned out to be false. Was sie gesagt hatte, stellte sich als falsch heraus.
Tom can swim no more than a stone can. Tom kann nicht besser schwimmen als ein Stein.
The lights turned off. Die Lichter gingen aus.
This stone is too heavy to lift. Dieser Stein ist zu schwer zum Anheben.
The cold weather has turned the leaves red. Das kalte Wetter hat die Blätter rot gefärbt.
He threw a stone at the big dog. Er warf einen Stein auf den großen Hund.
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