Usage examples of "feste Boden" in German with translation to English

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Er ließ seine Bücher auf den Boden fallen. He let his books fall to the floor.
Er hat feste Prinzipien. He has strong principles.
Der alte Mann fiel auf den Boden. The old man fell down on the ground.
Weißt du, ob er eine feste Freundin hat? Do you know if he has a girlfriend?
Ich nahm einen Suppenteller und schob das Glas sorgfältig über die Tischecke, goss dann Wasser so in den Suppenteller, dass es nicht auf den Boden fließen konnte. I'd get a soup plate and then slide the glass very carefully over to the edge of the table, and let the water run into the soup plate - it doesn't have to run onto the floor.
Die Vase fiel auf den Boden und zerbrach. The vase fell to the floor and shattered.
Ich erwachte, um mich selbst auf dem Boden liegend zu finden. I awoke to find myself lying on the floor.
Wir gruben ein Loch in den Boden. We dug a hole in the ground.
Der Boden gab unter seinen Füßen nach. The earth gave out under his feet.
Das hier ist heiliger Boden. This is holy ground.
Tom war am Boden zerstört. Tom hit rock bottom.
Es sind Löcher im Boden. There are holes in the floor.
Alle Äpfel, die zu Boden fallen, werden von den Schweinen gefressen. All of the apples that fall are eaten by the pigs.
Er fiel rückwärts zu Boden. He fell backward.
Er lag verletzt auf dem Boden. He lay injured on the ground.
Sie lag auf dem Boden, stranguliert mit der Saite einer Harfe. She was lying on the floor, strangled by a harp string.
Der Läufer sprang über das Loch im Boden. The runner jumped over the hole in the ground.
Der Soldat lag verletzt am Boden. The soldier lay injured on the ground.
Das haut dem Fass den Boden raus. That's the last straw.
Der Hund schnüffelte am Boden. The dog sniffed the ground.
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