Usage examples of "baut vor" in German with translation to English

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Der Kluge baut vor, der Dumme hat das Nachsehen. The wise man provides for the future, the foolish man ends up with nothing.
Der kluge Mann baut vor Better safe than sorry
Ihr sagt, es ist euer Brauch, Witwen zu verbrennen. Also gut. Wir haben auch einen Brauch: Wenn Männer eine Frau lebend verbrennen, binden wir ein Seil um ihre Hälse und hängen sie. Baut euren Scheiterhaufen; daneben werden meine Zimmermänner einen Galgen bauen. Ihr dürft eurem Brauch folgen. Und dann folgen wir unserem. You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows. You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours.
Sie hörte vor ein paar Minuten auf, ihre Kleider zu bügeln. She finished ironing the clothes a few minutes ago.
Sie baut Rechner zusammen. She assembles computers.
Martina hat Angst vor emotionaler Nähe. Martina fears emotional closeness.
Er baut Waschmaschinen zusammen. He assembles washing machines.
Der Zeuge schien nicht nervös zu sein, als er vor Gericht eine Aussage machte. The witness did not seem nervous when he spoke at the trial.
Sie wissen, wie man eine Atombombe baut. They know how to make an atomic bomb.
Sie wurde rot vor Scham. She blushed with shame.
Kein Tier baut schöne Kirchen, spielt Tennis, erzählt Witze, schreibt Lieder oder fliegt zum Mond. No animal builds beautiful churches, plays tennis, tells jokes, writes songs or visits the moon.
Sie warnten das Schiff vor Gefahr. They warned the ship of the danger.
Ihr baut Nähmaschinen zusammen. You assemble sewing machines.
Stell mich bitte einem süßen Mädchen vor. Please introduce me to a cute girl.
Ihr baut Lastwagen zusammen. You assemble trucks.
Tom fürchtet sich vor Gespenstern. Tom is scared of ghosts.
Tom baut eine Mauer. Tom is building a wall.
Sie ist lange vor Ihrer Ankunft weggegangen. She left here long before you arrived.
Mein Vater baut Reis an. My father grows rice.
Ich habe ihn vor der Gefahr gewarnt. I warned him of the danger.
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