Usage examples of "so etwas" in German with translation to English

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So etwas geschieht nicht oft. This kind of thing doesn't occur very often.

Wie kannst du so etwas sagen? How can you say that?

So etwas findet man nicht überall. That kind of thing can't be found just anywhere.

So etwas Schönes verliert nie seinen Wert. A beautiful object like that never loses its value.

Wieso ärgert er sich über so etwas? Why is he angry about something like that?

Er ist so etwas wie ein Promi. He is something of a celebrity.

Er ist so etwas wie eine Berühmtheit. He is something of a celebrity.

Ich habe so etwas noch nie gesehen. I've never seen anything like this before.

Tom hat so etwas noch nie gemacht. Tom has never done anything like this before.

Ihr hättet ihm so etwas nicht sagen sollen. You ought not to have said a thing like that to him.

Denkst du, dass sich so etwas wiederholen wird? Do you think something like that will repeat itself?

Ich hatte leichte Skrupel, so etwas zu tun. I had a slight scruple about doing that kind of thing.

Ich habe so etwas noch nie zuvor gesehen. I've never seen anything like this before.

Es ist wirklich oberflächlich, so etwas zu sagen. That's a really shallow thing to say.

Was für ein gedankenloser Mensch, so etwas zu tun! What a thoughtless man to do that!

Du hättest so etwas nicht zu ihm sagen sollen. You shouldn't have said that kind of thing to him.

Es war fahrlässig von mir, so etwas zu tun. It was careless of me to do something like that.

Was für ein gedankenloser Mann, der so etwas tut! What a thoughtless man to do that!

Es war achtlos von mir, so etwas zu tun. It was careless of me to do something like that.

Sie hätten so etwas nicht zu ihm sagen sollen. You ought not to have said a thing like that to him.

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