Sentence examples of "Vorwand" in German
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.
Er kam zu meinem Haus unter dem Vorwand, mich zu treffen.
He came to my house on the pretext of seeing me.
Die japanische Fischereiflotte fängt jährlich mehr als 1000 Wale unter dem Vorwand wissenschaftlicher Forschung.
The Japanese fishing fleet catches more than 1000 whales per year on the pretext of scientific research.
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