Usage examples of "sich falsch verwenden" in German with translation to English

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Was er gesagt hat, hat sich als falsch herausgestellt. What he said turned out to be false.
Ich habe dich falsch beurteilt. I have misjudged you.
Sie hat sich umgeschaut. She looked around.
Wieso bin ich die einzige über die sie sich beschweren? Sie statuieren an mir ein Exempel und verwenden mich als Sündenbock. Why am I the only one they complain of? They're just making an example out of me and using me as a scapegoat.
Mir macht es nichts aus, kritisiert zu werden, wenn ich falsch liege. I don't mind being criticized when I am wrong.
Der Verlust beläuft sich auf mehr als eine Millionen Dollar. The loss adds up to more than one million dollar.
Taubstumme unterhalten sich, indem sie die Zeichensprache verwenden. Deaf-mute people talk using sign language.
Er scheint falsch zu liegen. It seems that he is wrong.
Sie ärgert sich über mich. She is very annoyed with me.
Du hättest nicht so viel Geld auf deinen Freizeitspaß verwenden sollen. You ought not to have spent so much money on your hobby.
Der Bericht ist völlig falsch. The report is utterly false.
Tom putzt sich die Nase. Tom is wiping his nose.
Wir verwenden ein neues Verfahren, um Butter herzustellen. We are using a new process to make butter.
Das ist nicht völlig falsch. That is not altogether false.
Tom und sein Cousin machten sich selbstständig. Tom and his cousin went into business together.
Dies mag dazu führen, dass wir glauben, dass eine einfache Kultur eine einfache Sprache und eine komplexe Kultur eine komplexe Sprache verwenden würde und so weiter. This might lead us to believe that a simple culture would make use of a simple language, that a complex culture would make use of a complex language, and so on.
Was ist das denn für eine Logik: man liegt immer falsch, bis die Richtigkeit bewiesen ist? What kind of logic is this: one's always wrong, until proved right?
Der Polizist kümmerte sich um den Unfall. The policeman dealt with the accident.
„Darf ich diesen Stift verwenden?“ „Ja, bitte.“ "May I use this pencil?" "Yes, you may."
Die Ermittlungen ergaben, dass der Polizeibeamte nichts falsch gemacht hatte. The investigation concluded that the police officer had done nothing wrong.
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