Usage examples of "nahmen" in German with translation to English

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Sie nahmen die U-Bahn. They took the subway.
Sehr viele Leute nahmen am Marathon teil. Lots of people took part in the marathon.
Manchmal nahmen Studenten Lehrbücher in die Bibliothek. Sometimes students took textbooks in the library.
Sie nahmen die Flüchtlinge in ihrem Heim auf. They took the refugees into their home.
Sie nahmen ihn mit ins Krankenhaus wegen seines Fiebers. They took him to the hospital for his fever.
Wir nahmen eine Nebenstraße, um dem dichten Verkehr auszuweichen. We took a back road to avoid the heavy traffic.
Wir nahmen an einer Führung durch das britische Parlament teil. We took a tour of the British Parliament.
Wir nahmen uns ein Taxi, um nicht zu spät zu kommen. We took a taxi so we wouldn't be late.
Die Kinder nahmen ihre Schlittschuhe und gingen in Richtung des gefrorenen Teiches. The children took their ice skates and made for the frozen pond.
Sie nahmen ihn fest und brachten in nach Fort Monroe in Virginia. They seized him and took him to Fort Monroe, Virginia.
Wenn ich nicht mißverstanden werde, ich denke, wir nahmen dort eine falsche Wende zurück. If I'm not mistaken, I think we took a wrong turn back there.
Er hat irrtümlich Gift genommen. He took poison by mistake.
Ich muss den 8 Uhr 15 Zug nach Paris nehmen. I'll have to catch the 8:15 train to Paris.
Ich nahm am Wettbewerb teil. I took part in the contest.
Bill stand zeitig auf, um den ersten Zug zu nehmen. Bill got up early in order to catch the first train.
Sie nahm den Schal ab. She took the shawl off.
In Japan kann man Tag und Nacht ein Taxi nehmen. In Japan you can always catch a cab, day or night.
Der Arzt nahm seinen Puls. The doctor took his pulse.
Ich stand früh auf, um den ersten Zug zu nehmen. I got up early to catch the first train.
Ich nahm zwei Tassen Kaffee. I took two cups of coffee.
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