Usage examples of "Stoß" in German with translation to English

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Wir gaben dem Auto einen Stoß. We gave the car a push.
Wir sind während der Expedition auf viele Schwierigkeiten gestoßen. We encountered a lot of difficulties on the expedition.
Der Lastwagen stieß in ein Auto. The truck bumped into a car.
Er stieß sie ins Schwimmbecken. He pushed her into the swimming pool.
Die Titanic stieß mit einem Eisberg zusammen. The Titanic hit an iceberg.
Der Wind stieß das Vogelhaus vom Baum herunter. The wind knocked the birdhouse out of the tree.
Ich bin in einem Antiquariat zufällig auf ein seltenes Buch gestoßen. I ran across a rare book in a secondhand bookstore.
Die vollschlanke junge Frau stieß mir den Absatz ihres Stöckelschuhs in den großen Zeh unter dem Vorwand, ich sei zu forsch gewesen. The plump young woman thrust the heel of her stiletto into my big toe under the pretence that I had been too forceful.
Die Stoßstange nahm einen Teil des Stoßes auf. The car bumper absorbed some of the impact.
Im sechzehnten Jahrhundert stießen türkische und spanische Piraten im Mittelmeer oft aufeinander. In the sixteenth century Turkish and Spanish pirates often encountered in Mediterranean Sea.
Ich stieß zufällig am Bahnhof auf ihn. I bumped into him at the station.
Sie stieß ihn ins Schwimmbecken. She pushed him into the swimming pool.
Tom fiel die Treppe hinab und stieß sich den Kopf. Tom fell down the stairs and hit his head.
Die Bande stieß ihn zu Boden und raubten ihm seine Uhr. The gang knocked him down and robbed him of his watch.
Eine Versicherung erinnert uns daran, dass die Welt in der wir leben nicht vollständig sicher ist; wir könnten krank werden, in Gefahren geraten oder auf Unerwartetes stoßen. Insurance makes us remember that the world we live in isn't completely safe; we might fall ill, face danger or encounter the unexpected.
Er stieß mit dem Kopf gegen die Decke. He bumped his head against the ceiling.
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