Usage examples of "Mund halten" in German with translation to English

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Wollen Sie gefälligst den Mund halten Will you kindly shut up
Halt die Mund und hör zu! Shut up and listen.
Warum hältst du nicht den Mund? Why don't you shut up?
Halt einfach den Mund und hör zu! Just shut up and listen.
Warum hältst du nicht einfach den Mund? Why don't you just shut up?
Er sagte, wir sollen den Mund halten. He told us to keep quiet.
Sie kann nicht einmal eine Sekunde lang den Mund halten. She simply cannot keep her mouth shut, not even for a second.
Sie kann einfach nicht ihren Mund halten, nicht mal für eine Sekunde. She simply cannot keep her mouth shut, not even for a second.
Frau Gray sagte dem Jungen, er solle den Mund halten, während sie spräche. Miss Gray told the boy to hold his tongue while she was speaking.
Ich hielt es für klüger, den Mund zu halten. I thought it wiser to hold my tongue.
Ich bin zuversichtlich, dass er sein Versprechen halten wird. I am confident he will keep his promise.
Es ist unhöflich, mit vollem Mund zu sprechen. It's not polite to speak with your mouth full.
In den meisten europäischen Ländern, haben sich Fahrzeuge rechts zu halten. In most of the countries in Europe, cars have to keep to the right.
Das Baby öffnete seinen Mund. The baby opened his mouth.
Wenn man ihn reden hört, würde man ihn für einen Ausländer halten. To hear him speak, you'd take him for a foreigner.
Sprich nicht mit vollem Mund. Don't speak with your mouth full.
Glücklich sind die, die sich für weise halten. Happy are those who think themselves wise.
Donna wurde mit einem silbernen Löffel im Mund geboren. Donna was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.
Was halten Sie von einer Partie Schach? What do you say to a game of chess?
Du hast mir die Worte aus dem Mund genommen. You took the words right out of my mouth.
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