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

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Dieses Seil ist sehr strapazierfähig. This rope is very tough.
Er ließ das Seil los. He let go of the rope.
Lass das Seil nicht los. Don't let go of the rope.
Mach das Seil am Baum fest. Fasten the rope to the tree.
Das Seil ist unter der Belastung gerissen. The rope broke under the strain.
Er ergriff das Seil und rettete sich. He caught hold of a rope and saved himself.
Dieses Seil kostet 200 Yen pro Meter. This rope is 200 yen a meter.
Ich brauche ein Messer, um das Seil durchzuschneiden. I want a knife to cut the rope with.
Er wurde mit einem Seil an den Baum gefesselt. He was tied to the tree with a rope.
Die zwei Kinder zogen am Seil, bis es riss. The two children pulled at the rope until it broke.
Ich warf das Seil und sie bekam es zu fassen. I threw the rope and she caught hold of it.
Ihr sagt, es ist euer Brauch, Witwen zu verbrennen. Also gut. Wir haben auch einen Brauch: Wenn Männer eine Frau lebend verbrennen, binden wir ein Seil um ihre Hälse und hängen sie. Baut euren Scheiterhaufen; daneben werden meine Zimmermänner einen Galgen bauen. Ihr dürft eurem Brauch folgen. Und dann folgen wir unserem. You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows. You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours.
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