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

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Im Zimmer befand sich niemand. There was no one in the room.
Der Betrunkene erwachte und befand sich im Gefängnis. The drunken man awoke to find himself in prison.
Er befand sich in einem kritischen Zustand. He was in critical condition.
Sie versuchte den Karton anzuheben, befand es aber für unmöglich. She tried to lift the box, but found it impossible.
Der Mann fragte mich, wer ich denn sei, worauf zu antworten ich nicht für nötig befand. The man asked me who I was, to which question I did not think it necessary to answer.
Als Tom erwachte, befand er sich in einem seltsamen Raum. Tom awoke to find himself in a strange room.
Tom hing, wie schon so oft, am Anfang des Satzes herum, während Mary, schon zwölf Worte vor ihm, sich jetzt in dessen Mitte befand. Tom, as his usual, lagged at the beginning of the sentence, when Mary, already twelve words ahead of him, was now in its middle.
Im Zimmer befand sich niemand. There was no one in the room.
Sie wurde für schuldig befunden. She was found guilty.
Ich befinde mich in London. I am in London.
Er wurde des Mordes für schuldig befunden. He was found guilty of murder.
Ich befinde mich in London. I am in London.
Ich befinde mich in einer ziemlich heiklen Lage. I find myself in a rather delicate situation.
Was befindet sich dort drüben? What is over there?
Wann immer du dich auf der Seite der Mehrheit befindest, ist der Zeitpunkt da, an dem du innehalten und nachdenken solltest. Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
Wo befindet sich das Hotel? Where is the hotel located?
Was befindet sich dort drüben? What is over there?
Wo befindet sich das Hotel? Where is the hotel located?
Auf diesen Schiffen befanden sich Soldaten. There were soldiers on these ships.
Auf diesen Schiffen befanden sich Soldaten. There were soldiers on these ships.
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