Usage examples of "die ohren steif halten" in German with translation to English

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Mein Vater wird mir das Fell über die Ohren ziehen. My father’s going to kill me.
Meine Mutter wird mir das Fell über die Ohren ziehen. My mother’s going to kill me.
Schreib dir das hinter die Ohren! Put that in your pipe and smoke it!
Ich schlage dich gleich mit dem Kochlöffel um die Ohren, du Affe. I'm just about to whack you on the ears with a spoon, you monkey.
Möchten Sie die Ohren frei haben? Would you like your ears to show?
Die Wände haben Ohren. The walls have ears.
Achtung! Die Wände haben Ohren. Attention! The walls have ears.
Du musst dich an die Regeln halten. You must keep to the rules.
Wir müssen uns an die Regeln halten. We must observe the rules.
Ihr müsst euch an die Regeln halten. You must keep to the rules.
Wir sollten uns immer an die Gesetze halten. We should always obey laws.
Die Menschen halten es nicht mehr seltsam für Männer, ihre Haare lang wachsen zu lassen. People no longer consider it strange for men to let their hair grow long.
Der Lehrer forderte Mary auf, die Klappe zu halten. The teacher told Mary to hold her tongue.
Es ist sehr wichtig, sich an die Gesetzte zu halten. It is very important to keep the law.
Sie brauchen sich nur an die Anweisungen halten. You only have to follow the instructions.
Wir sollten uns an die Verkehrsregeln halten. We should obey the traffic rules.
Wir müssen uns an die Wettbewerbsregeln halten. We must abide by the rules of the game.
Danke, dass Sie mir letzten Endes erklärt haben, warum die Leute mich für einen Idioten halten. Thanks for having explained to me at last why people take me for an idiot.
Die Polizei wird ihn des Mordes verdächtig halten. The police will suspect him of the murder.
Die lärmende Rasselbande von Jungen war nicht mehr unter Kontrolle zu halten. The group of noisy boys was getting out of hand.
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