Sentence examples of "fordern" in German with translation "challenge"

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Betty forderte mich zu einem Tennisspiel heraus. Betty challenged me to a game of tennis.
Tom forderte Mary zu einer Partie Schach heraus. Tom challenged Mary to a game of chess.
Der Fremde forderte Tom zu einem Straßenkampf heraus. The stranger challenged Tom to a streetfight.
Einst forderte Christoph Kolumbus einen anderen Entdecker zu einem Duell heraus. Der letztere, ein verschlagener Bursche, ging nicht zehn Schritte, wie es die Regeln vorschrieben, sondern zwei und wandte sich dann um zum Schusse. Zu seinem Unglück hatte Kolumbus gar keinen Schritt getan. There was a time when Christopher Columbus challenged another explorer to a duel. The latter, an underhanded chap, did not take ten steps - as dictated by the rules - but two, then turned around to shoot. Unfortunately for him, Columbus hadn't taken any steps at all.
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