Sentence examples of "halten" in German with translation "give"

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Tom bat Mary darum, eine Rede zu halten. Tom asked Mary to give a speech.
Was wäre, wenn du eine Rede halten würdest, und niemand käme? What if you gave a speech and nobody came?
Tom bat Mary darum, eine Rede an seiner Schule zu halten. Tom asked Mary to give a speech at his school.
Ich wurde gebeten, die Grabrede bei der Beerdigung meiner Großmutter zu halten. I've been asked to give the eulogy at my grandmother's funeral.
Ich hielt meine wohlvorbereitete Rede. I gave my carefully prepared speech.
Der Professor hielt eine Vorlesung über den Mittleren Osten. The professor gave a lecture on the Middle East.
Der Professor hielt eine Vorlesung über den Nahen Osten. The professor gave a lecture on the Middle East.
Tom hielt es nicht für angebracht, dass Johannes Maria eine Perlenhalskette schenke. Tom didn't think it would be appropriate for John to give Mary a pearl necklace.
Der Pfarrer hielt eine flammende Predigt, dass den Sündern unter ihnen die Knie schlotterten. The pastor gave a fiery sermon that left the sinners among them shaking in their boots.
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