Usage examples of "weit über" in German with translation to English

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Weit über dreitausend Leute unterschrieben, um den Abriss dieses historischen Gebäudes zu verhindern. Well over three thousand people signed to prevent the demolition of this historic building.

Er hat es mit dem Scherz zu weit getrieben. He carried a joke too far.

Ich bin über die Nachrichten beunruhigt. I am unsettled about the news.

Ihr Haus ist weit entfernt vom Bahnhof. Their house is far from the station.

Jeder hat das Recht auf Meinungsfreiheit und freie Meinungsäußerung; dieses Recht schließt die Freiheit ein, Meinungen ungehindert anzuhängen sowie über Medien jeder Art und ohne Rücksicht auf Grenzen Informationen und Gedankengut zu suchen, zu empfangen und zu verbreiten. Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

Ich finde, ihr seid zu weit gegangen. I think you went too far.

Ich will mal mit ihm über meine Zukunft reden. I want to have a talk with him about my future.

Ich traue Computern nur so weit ich sie werfen kann. I trust computers only as far as I can throw them.

Manchmal denke ich über die Zukunft nach und vergesse dabei zu atmen. Sometimes, I think about the future, and I forget to breathe.

Junge Menschen neigen dazu, Dinge zu weit zu treiben. Young people are apt to go to extremes.

Sie sprechen über uns. They speak about us.

Mein Vater hatte weit größere Ambitionen als ich. My father had far bigger ambitions than I.

Nancy grüßte mich über die Straße mit einem Nicken. Nancy greeted me with a nod from across the street.

Es gibt keine Distanz auf der Erde, die so weit entfernt ist wie gestern. There is no distance on this earth as far away as yesterday.

Tom scheint ständig Leuten über den Weg zu laufen, die er kennt. Tom seems to always be running into people he knows.

Weit von dir entfernt schlafe ich. Far away from you, I sleep.

Sie ärgert sich über mich. She is very annoyed with me.

Kugelsicheres Glas garantiert Sicherheit, ist jedoch nicht weit verbreitet, wegen seines hohen Preises. Bullet-proof glass ensures safety but isn't widely available due to its high cost.

Die Erklärung ging über mein Verständnis hinaus. The explanation was beyond my understanding.

Er ging so weit, mich einen Lügner zu nennen. He went so far as to call me a liar.

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