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

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Statt fernzusehen, spielten die Kinder draußen. Instead of watching television, the children played outside.
Ich habe Französisch statt Deutsch gelernt. I learned French instead of German.
Statt zu klagen, solltest du vielleicht helfen. Instead of complaining, maybe you should help.
Ich entschied mich, zu gehen, statt zu bleiben. I chose to leave instead of staying behind.
Lass uns mit der Bahn statt dem Bus fahren. Let's go by train instead of by bus.
Tom ärgerte sich darüber, dass Maria statt seiner befördert wurde. Tom resented the fact that Mary got the promotion instead of hm.
Ich habe den gestrigen Tag mit Lesen verbracht statt rauszugehen. I spent yesterday reading instead of going out.
Das Motto für den Antiextremismus-Tag war „bunt statt braun“ . The slogan for the day against extremism was, "multicolored instead of brown".
Er blieb den ganzen Tag zu Hause, statt nach draußen zu gehen. He stayed at home all day instead of going out.
Tom ärgerte sich darüber, dass Maria statt seiner die Beförderung zuteil geworden war. Tom resented the fact that Mary got the promotion instead of hm.
Die Sachverhalte deuten an, dass die optimale Dauer einer Vorlesung 30 statt 60 Minuten wäre. The data suggest that the optimum length of a lecture may be 30 instead of 60 minutes.
Was die Hochzeit betrifft... Das ist eine nie mehr wiederkehrende Chance, im Mittelpunkt zu stehen. Deshalb, statt mit ein paar Groschen auszukommen versuchen, warum nicht alle Register ziehen und eine große Vorstellung geben? About the wedding ... It's a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be the main attraction so instead of doing it on a shoestring why not pull out all the stops and make a great show of it?
Das Meeting fand gestern statt. The meeting took place yesterday.
Die Besprechung findet morgen statt. The meeting will be held tomorrow.
Die Konferenz fand gestern statt. The meeting took place yesterday.
Die Feier fand am 22. Mai statt. The party was held on May 22.
Das Treffen fand gestern statt. The meeting took place yesterday.
Der Karneval in Rio findet im Februar statt. Rio's carnival is held in February.
Wo findet das Oktoberfest statt? Where does the Oktoberfest take place?
Die sakrale Zeremonie fand in dem prächtigen Tempel statt. The sacred ceremony was held in the magnificent temple.
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