Usage examples of "sich schreiben" in German with translation to English

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Wie schreibt sich Ihr Familienname? What's the spelling of your family name?
Jeder kann seinen eigenen Namen schreiben. Anyone can write his own name.
Sie hat sich umgeschaut. She looked around.
Mein Herr, müssen wir mit Tinte schreiben? Sir, do we have to write in ink?
Der Verlust beläuft sich auf mehr als eine Millionen Dollar. The loss adds up to more than one million dollar.
Ich muss einen Brief schreiben. Hast du Papier? I have to write a letter. Do you have some paper?
Sie ärgert sich über mich. She is very annoyed with me.
Würden Sie hier bitte Ihren Namen schreiben? Will you write your name here?
Tom putzt sich die Nase. Tom is wiping his nose.
Ich musste letztes Wochenende einen Aufsatz über das Weltraumzeitalter schreiben. I had to write a paper on the Space Age last weekend.
Tom und sein Cousin machten sich selbstständig. Tom and his cousin went into business together.
Es ist leichter, ein schlechtes Gedicht zu schreiben, als ein gutes zu verstehen. It is easier to write a bad poem than to understand a good one.
Der Polizist kümmerte sich um den Unfall. The policeman dealt with the accident.
Ich versäume es nie, jeden Monat meinen Eltern zu schreiben. I never fail to write to my parents every month.
Tom fürchtet sich vor Gespenstern. Tom is scared of ghosts.
Ich weiß nichts zu schreiben zu diesem Satz. I don't know what to write in this sentence.
Jeder ist auf sich selbst gestellt. It's every man for himself.
Er ist damit beschäftigt, einen Brief zu schreiben. He is busy writing a letter.
Tom und Maria wünschen sich als nächstes einen Jungen. Tom and Mary hope that their next child will be a boy.
Tom kann nicht mal seinen eigenen Namen schreiben. Tom can't even write his own name.
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