Usage examples of "die Zeit totschlagen" in German with translation to English

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Als ob du die Zeit totschlagen könntest, ohne die Ewigkeit zu verletzen. As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.
Bei einer Zugfahrt kann man mit Lesen die Zeit totschlagen. Reading kills time on a train trip.
Die Zeit für eine Reise kann ich mir nicht leisten. I can't afford the time for a journey.
Die Zeit wird kommen, da du die Wahrheit wissen wirst. The time will come when you will know the truth.
Wir spielten Schach nicht so sehr um uns am Spiel zu erfreuen, sondern um die Zeit totzuschlagen. We played chess not so much to enjoy the game as just to kill time.
Wenn du dich selbst erfreust, scheint die Zeit vorbei zu fliegen. When you're enjoying yourself, the time seems to fly by.
Ich kann mir die Zeit zum Reisen nicht erlauben. I can't afford the time to travel.
Sie hat nur bittere Erinnerungen an die Zeit mit ihm. She has only bitter memories of her time with them.
Die Zeit wird kommen, wenn du das bedauern wirst. The time will come when you will regret this.
Die Zeit fliegt wie ein Pfeil; Fruchtfliegen mögen eine Banane. Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.
Ich schlage die Zeit tot. I'm killing time.
Ich bin die Straßen entlang spazieren gegangen, um die Zeit totzuschlagen. I strolled along the streets to kill time.
Sie schlug die Zeit tot, indem sie eine Zeitschrift las, während sie wartete. She killed time reading a magazine while she waited.
Ich hätte es besser machen können, wenn ich die Zeit dazu gehabt hätte. I could have done better if I had had more time.
Ich habe gute Erinnerungen an all die Zeit, die wir zusammen verbracht haben. I have fond memories of all the time we spent together.
Ich schlenderte entlang der Straßen, um die Zeit totzuschlagen. I strolled along the streets to kill time.
Das Problem ist eher die Zeit als die Kosten. The problem is not so much the cost as the time.
Die Zeit wird knapp. Time is getting short.
Kannst du dich noch an die Zeit erinnern, als wir Tom besuchten und er noch ein Jugendlicher war? Can you remember the time we visited Tom when he was still a teenager?
Ich habe nicht die Zeit, um nach Amerika zu gehen. I have no time to go to America.
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