Usage examples of "sich betreiben" in German with translation to English

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Mein Vater betreibt ein Restaurant. My father runs a restaurant.
Wir mussten das Gebäude verkaufen, weil wir es jahrelang mit Verlust betrieben haben. We had to sell the building because for years we operated it in the red.
Ich möchte eine große Viehfarm betreiben. I'd like to run a big stock farm.
John betreibt den Familienbetrieb sehr effizient. John runs the family business very efficiently.
Er betreibt in der Stadt einen Supermarkt. He runs a supermarket in the town.
Der Motor wird von einer Batterie betrieben The engine runs by a battery
Der AStA betreibt eine Kneipe auf dem Campus. The Students' Union runs a bar on campus.
So hielt er mit Erfolg den Betrieb am laufen. This is how he has succeeded in running the factory.
Das Auftauchen von Salmonellen befleckte den Ruf der Spinatimporteure, saubere Fabriken zu betreiben. Salmonella outbreaks blemished spinach importers' reputation for running clean factories.
Gott gab dir ein Gehirn und ein Gemächt, doch nur so viel Blut, jeweils eins von beidem zu betreiben. God gave you a penis and a brain, but only enough blood to run one at a time.
Sie hat sich umgeschaut. She looked around.
Der Verlust beläuft sich auf mehr als eine Millionen Dollar. The loss adds up to more than one million dollar.
Laut der Washington Post gab die Regierung der USA zwischen 2000 und 2006 1,3 Milliarden Dollar an landwirtschaftlichen Subventionen für Menschen, die keine Landwirtschaft betreiben, aus. According to the Washington Post, between 2000 and 2006, the U.S. government sent $1.3 billion in farm subsidies to people who don’t farm.
Sie ärgert sich über mich. She is very annoyed with me.
Die Mathematik ist der Teil der Wissenschaft, den man weiter betreiben könnte, wenn man morgen aufwachen würde und entdecken würde, dass das Universum weg ist. Mathematics is the part of science you could continue to do if you woke up tomorrow and discovered the universe was gone.
Tom putzt sich die Nase. Tom is wiping his nose.
Tom und sein Cousin machten sich selbstständig. Tom and his cousin went into business together.
Der Polizist kümmerte sich um den Unfall. The policeman dealt with the accident.
Tom fürchtet sich vor Gespenstern. Tom is scared of ghosts.
Jeder ist auf sich selbst gestellt. It's every man for himself.
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