Usage examples of "mit knapper Not" in German with translation to English

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Ich habe die Prüfung mit knapper Not bestanden. I barely passed the exam.
Er kam nur noch mit knapper Not davon, nachdem er auf der Treppe ausgeglitten war. He had a narrow escape when he slipped on the stairs.
Ich konnte ihm mit Müh und Not antworten. I gave an answer to him with great difficulty.
Er verführte sie mit seinem Didgeridoo. He seduced her with his didgeridoo.
Er hat gesagt, dass Not erfinderisch macht. He said that necessity is the mother of invention.
Bitte ruf mich nicht mit jenem Spitznamen. Don't apply that nickname to me.
Freunde in der Not gehen tausend auf ein Lot. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Vergleiche deine Übersetzung mit seiner. Compare your translation with his.
Ich meine: Not macht erfinderisch. I think: Necessity makes inventive.
Wir haben uns mit dem Fahren abgewechselt. We took turns with the driving.
Wahre Freunde erkennt man in der Not. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Ich traf mich mit ihm, als ich in London weilte. I met him when I was staying in London.
Wir sollten Menschen in Not helfen. We should help people in need.
Der Chef quälte die Arbeiter mit seiner Kritik. The boss tortured the workers with his criticism.
Die Welt ist in drängender Not derer, die in einer mehr aufgeschlossenen Weise denken. The world is in dire need of those who think in a more open-minded way.
Präsident Lincoln wurde mit einer Kugel in den Kopf, genau neben dem linken Ohr, ermordet. President Lincoln was assassinated with a bullet to the head, right behind the left ear.
Sie hat aus der Not heraus eine lässliche Lüge erzählt. She told a white lie out of necessity.
Ich fahre mit dem Bus zur Schule. I go to school by bus.
Er sprach: "Die Not ist die Mutter des Erfindens!" He said that necessity is the mother of invention.
Er handelt in Osaka mit Antiquitäten. He deals antiques in Osaka.
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