Usage examples of "ab und an" in German with translation to English

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Ich sehe ihn ab und an. I see him once in a while.
Der Redner bezog sich ab und an auf seine Notizen. The speaker sometimes referred to his notes.
Schicken Sie das an die Personalabteilung und an den Leiter der Finanzen. Send it to human resources and to the head of finance.
Der Zug fährt um neun ab und kommt dort um zehn an. The train leaves at nine, arriving there at ten.
Diesen Sommer werden wir ins Gebirge gehen und an die See. This summer we'll go to the mountains and to the sea.
Tom wehrte Marys Schlag ab und schlug sie dann mit seiner rechten Hand. Tom blocked Mary's punch, then slapped her with his right hand.
Diese Fische sind hohen Druck und an die Anwesenheit von Licht gewöhnt. These fishes are accustomed to high pressures and to the presence of light.
Mein Zug fährt um sechs Uhr ab und kommt um zehn Uhr an. My train leaves at six o'clock and arrives there at ten o'clock.
Ein Kamel ist ein sanftes und freundliches, zahmes Tier, das in Afrika, vor allem in den Wüsten von Libyen, Numidien und den Barbareskenstaaten, häufig vorkommt und an dem Afrikaner ihren Reichtum abschätzen. A camel is a gentle and pleasant tame beast whereof there are plenty in Africa especially in the Deserts of Lybia, Numidia and Barbary by which Africans estimate their own wealth.
Leg deinen Mantel ab und fühle dich wie zu Hause. Take your coat off, and make yourself at home.
Jedes Kind ist ab und zu unartig. Every child misbehaves from time to time.
Er geht gerne ab und zu an den Strand. He likes to go to the beach now and then.
Ab und zu gehe ich mit ihm aus. I see him once in a while.
Ab und zu kommt sie zu spät in die Schule. Once in a while, she is late for school.
Ab und zu träume ich von Zuhause. I sometimes dream of home.
Ich sehe ihn ab und zu. I see him once in a while.
Ab und zu gehen wir angeln. We go fishing once in a while.
Tom spülte die Teller ab und stellte sie in den Geschirrspüler. Tom rinsed off the plates and put them into the dishwasher.
Bitte komm mich ab und zu mal besuchen. Please come to see me from time to time.
Er schreibt seiner Mutter ab und zu einen Brief. He writes to his mother every now and then.
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