Usage examples of "auf die Idee kommen" in German with translation to English

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Der Mensch hat die Atombombe erfunden - aber keine Maus würde je auf die Idee kommen, eine Mausefalle zu bauen! Man invented the atomic bomb, but no mouse would ever have thought to build a mousetrap!
Die Idee der Null entstammt der hinduistischen Kultur. The concept of zero sprang from the Hindu culture.
Ich werde mich auf die Bank dort drüben neben der Straßenlaterne setzen. I'm going to sit on the bench over there, next to the street lamp.
War das die Idee von jemand anderem? Was this somebody else's idea?
Die vierte Stunde wurde auf die dritte verlegt. The fourth period was moved up to the third.
Die Idee ist nicht schlecht. The idea is not bad.
Geh mir nicht auf die Nerven. Don't bother me.
Woher hast du die Idee? Where did you get the idea?
Üben Sie Druck auf die Wunde aus, um die Blutung zu stoppen. Put pressure on the wound to stop the bleeding.
Schnell, lasst uns mit dem Projektvorschlag anfangen, solange die Idee in unseren Köpfen noch frisch ist. Jetzt ist die beste Zeit dafür. Quick let's get started on the project proposal while the idea is still fresh in our minds. There's no time like the present.
Nehmt es nicht auf die leichte Schulter. Don't underestimate it.
Die Idee ist mir nie in den Sinn gekommen. The idea never came into my head.
Ich schwöre Treue auf die Fahne der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika und die Republik für die sie steht, eine Nation unter Gott, unteilbar, mit Freiheit und Gerechtigkeit für jeden. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Die Idee war so fortschrittlich, dass ich sie nicht verstehen konnte. The idea was so advanced that I couldn’t understand it.
Er ging auf die Knie und betete für die Seelen der Verstorbenen. He got down on his knees and prayed for the souls of the deceased.
Die Idee an sich ist nicht schlecht. The idea is not in itself a bad one.
Ich zeigte auf die Fabrik. I pointed to the factory.
Ich überredete ihn, die Idee aufzugeben. I persuaded him to give up the idea.
Bange wartete sie auf die Resultate der Aufnahmeprüfung. She was anxious to know the entrance exam results.
Wegen dem schlechten Wetter habe ich die Idee aufgegeben, die Sehenswürdigkeiten der Stadt anzuschauen. I gave up the idea of seeing the sights of the city because of the bad weather.
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