Usage examples of "what the heck" in English with translation to German

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What the heck? Was zum Henker?

You are still asking yourself what the meaning of life is? Fragst du dich immer noch, was der Sinn des Lebens ist?

I don't understand what the teacher said. Ich begreife nicht, was der Lehrer gesagt hat.

We couldn't understand what the baby was trying to say. Wir konnten nicht verstehen, was das Baby zu sagen versuchte.

What the hell are you doing? Was zum Teufel machst du?

If anyone was to ask what the point of the story is, I really don't know. Wenn jemand fragen sollte, was die Pointe der Geschichte sei, ich wüsste es wirklich nicht.

What the fuck? Was zur Hölle?

Fifthly, I just forgot what the first four things were. Fünftens habe ich gerade vergessen, was die ersten vier Sachen waren.

I wonder what the weather will be tomorrow. Ich frage mich, wie das Wetter morgen sein wird.

What the devil are you doing? Was, zum Teufel, tust Du?

What the lawyer had told me finally turned out to be false. Was der Anwalt mir gesagt hatte, stellte sich hernach als falsch heraus.

What the hell is this? Was zum Teufel ist das?

This book is to me what the Bible is to you. Dieses Buch ist für mich das, was für dich die Bibel ist.

What the heart thinks, the mouth speaks. Der Mund spricht, was das Herz denkt.

This is what the law says. So lautet das Gesetz.

I caught on to what the teacher was explaining. Ich kapierte, was der Lehrer da erklärte.

What the fuck is that? Was zum Henker ist das?

If you don't know what the word means, look it up in the dictionary. Wenn du nicht weisst, was das Wort bedeutet, schau im Wörterbuch nach.

What the hell are you going to do with it? Was zur Hölle wirst Du damit tun?

I don't know what the question means. Ich weiß nicht, was die Frage bedeutet.

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