Usage examples of "hinter sich lassen" in German with translation to English

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Den Tod des eigenen Kind wird man wohl niemals hinter sich lassen können. I don't suppose you ever really get over the death of a child.
Er schloss die Tür hinter sich. He shut the door behind him.
Es kann schon sein, dass Luciano die breite Masse hinter sich hat, aber er ist trotzdem unerfahren. Luciano might have the crowd behind him, but he's still wet behind the ears.
Bitte schließen Sie die Tür hinter sich. Please shut the door behind you.
Er hat einen wohlhabenden Unterstützer hinter sich. He has a wealthy supporter behind him.
Weißt du, er hat die besten Jahre hinter sich. He is over the hill, you know.
Gestern, auf der Party hat sie sich nicht sehen lassen. She didn't show up at the party yesterday.
Herr Schmidt hat sich noch nicht sehen lassen, wiewohl er es versprochen hat. Mr. Smith hasn't turned up yet though he promised to.
Tom hat sich die Haare schneiden lassen. Tom got a haircut.
Hinter dem Streufahrzeug staute sich der Verkehr. Traffic was building up behind the gritter.
Die Zwillinge lassen sich nicht auseinanderhalten. The twins are indistinguishable from each other.
In Afrika lassen sich keine wilden Tiger aufspüren. No wild tigers are to be found in Africa.
Lassen Sie sich nicht täuschen Don't let yourself be fooled
Lassen Sie sich Zeit. Take your time.
Ich kann die Angelegenheit nicht fallen lassen. I can't let the matter drop.
Das Schiff verschwand hinter dem Horizont. The ship disappeared beyond the horizon.
Sie hat sich umgeschaut. She looked around.
Der Lehrer hat ihn nachsitzen lassen. The teacher made him stay after school.
Schau wie alle hinter meinem Rücken über mich herziehen, weil ich eine Frau geheiratet habe, die dreißig Jahre jünger als ich ist. Look how they all speak ill of me behind my back because I married a woman thirty years younger than me.
Der Verlust beläuft sich auf mehr als eine Millionen Dollar. The loss adds up to more than one million dollar.
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