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

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Wollen Sie gefälligst den Mund halten Will you kindly shut up
Halt den Mund und arbeite weiter! Just shut up and get on with your work!
Halt den Mund, oder du fliegst raus! Shut up or you'll be thrown out.
Das erste Menschenrecht ist den Mund zu halten. The first of human rights is to shut up!!!
Halt den Mund. Wenn nicht, wirst du rausgeworfen. Shut up. If you don't, you'll be thrown out.
Wer den Mund hält, obwohl er recht hat, ist verheiratet. Whoever shuts up, even though he is right, is married.
Wer den Mund hält, wenn er merkt, dass er unrecht hat, ist weise. Whoever shuts up when he notices he's wrong is wise.
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?
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.
Sie kann nicht einmal eine Sekunde lang den Mund halten. She simply cannot keep her mouth shut, not even for a second.
Er sagte, wir sollen den Mund halten. He told us to keep quiet.
Sie kann einfach nicht ihren Mund halten, nicht mal für eine Sekunde. She simply cannot keep her mouth shut, not even for a second.
Er lebt von der Hand in den Mund. He lives from hand to mouth.
Du kannst dich darauf verlassen, dass Jane kein Blatt vor den Mund nimmt. You can always rely on Jane to tell it like it is.
Diese heimatlosen Menschen leben von der Hand in den Mund. Those homeless people are living hand-to-mouth.
Der großartige Kuchen macht mir den Mund wässrig. The gorgeous cake made my mouth water.
Wir lebten in jenen Tagen von der Hand in den Mund. We lived from hand to mouth in those days.
Die Kartoffel war so heiß, dass sie mir den Mund verbrannte. The potato was so hot that it burned my mouth.
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