Usage examples of "weg drehen" in German with translation to English

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Ich sah meinen Onkel auf dem Weg zur Schule. I saw my uncle on the way to school.
Ich kann meinen Hals nicht drehen, weil er sehr schmerzt. I can't turn my neck, because it hurts a lot.
Tom scheint ständig Leuten über den Weg zu laufen, die er kennt. Tom seems to always be running into people he knows.
Das Radio ist zu laut. Kannst du es nicht ein wenig leiser drehen? The radio is too loud. Can't you turn it down a little?
Immer steht der Wäscheständer im Weg herum! The clothes horse is always in the way!
Versuchen Sie den Wurm herauszuziehen, indem Sie ihn auf ein Streichhölzchen drehen. Try to pull out the worm by turning it around with a match stick.
Der Patient ist auf einem beständigen Weg der Besserung. The patient is on a steady road to recovery.
Wenn ein neues elektronisches Gerät herausgegeben wird, drehen alle durch. When a new electronic device is released, everyone goes crazy.
Da es keinen Zug gab, mussten wir den ganzen Weg zu Fuß laufen. There being no train, we had to walk all the way.
Wir können uns drehen wie wir wollen--es bleibt eine Tatsache. Even though we resist this by all means – it’s a fact.
Sie konnte den Weg zurück nicht finden. She could not find her way back.
Tom glaubt, dass sich die Sonne um die Erde drehen würde. Tom thinks that the sun revolves around the earth.
Versuche so höflich zu sein wie möglich, wenn du nach dem Weg fragst. Try to be as polite as you can when asking directions.
Das Zimmer fing an sich zu drehen, nachdem ich zu viel getrunken hatte. The room started to spin after I drank too much.
Entschuldigen Sie, könnten Sie mir den Weg zur Bushaltestelle beschreiben? Excuse me, but could you tell me the way to the bus stop?
Drehen Sie sich bitte um und sehen Sie mich an. Please turn around and look at me.
Nun, ich muss jetzt weg. Well, I have to go now.
Gestern Abend wurde ich auf meinem Weg nach Hause von einem Regenschauer erwischt. I was caught in a shower on my way home yesterday evening.
Wirf deine Chance nicht einfach so weg! Don't throw away your chance.
Ein Dieb brach ins Haus ein, während wir weg waren. A thief broke into the house while we were away.
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