Sentence examples of "Doch" in German
Es war sehr angenehm, doch wäre es angenehmer gewesen, hätte ich fließend Englisch sprechen können.
It was very pleasant. However, it would have been more pleasant if I had been able to speak English fluently.
Ich habe dir doch gesagt, dass er ja sagt, wenn du ihn fragst!
I told you he would say yes when you asked him!
Sie wuchs unweit des Meeres auf, und doch hasst sie das Schwimmen.
She grew up near the sea, yet she hates swimming.
"Einmal ist keinmal", meinte die junge Dame. Doch der Gynäkologe meinte: "Zwillinge".
"Once is like never," implied the young lady. Yet the gynecologist implied: "twins."
Du fügst Beispielsätze hinzu, doch du übersetzt sie nicht.
You add examples but you don't translate them.
Ein echter deutscher Mann mag keinen Franzosen leiden, doch ihre Weine trinkt er gern.
A true German can't stand the French, yet willingly he drinks their wines.
Er versuchte seine Frau glücklich zu machen, doch vergebens.
He tried to make his wife happy, but in vain.
Obgleich dieser Schelm etwas vorwitzig, bevor er gerufen wurde, zur Welt kam, war doch seine Mutter schön, es ging lustig zu bei seiner Entstehung, und der Hurensohn konnte nicht verleugnet werden.
Though this knave came something saucily into the world before he was sent for, yet was his mother fair; there was good sport at his making, and the whoreson must be acknowledged.
Ich bemühte mich aufzustehen, doch mein Körper war bleischwer.
I attempted to get up, but my body was heavy as lead.
Esperanto ist eine kleine Sprache, doch ... sie wächst beständig.
Esperanto is a small language, but...it keeps on growing.
Die Stadtbesichtigung gefiel uns zwar, doch ermüdeten wir ein wenig.
We enjoyed seeing the city, but we got a little tired.
Doch wie entscheiden Sie, was wichtig ist und was nicht?
But how are you going to decide what is important, and what isn't?
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