Usage examples of "come up" in English with translation to German

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The sun will come up soon. Die Sonne wird bald aufgehen.

The sun is coming up. Die Sonne geht auf.

Ken came up to me. Ken ist auf mich zugekommen.

A putrid smell came up out of the hole in the ground. Ein fauliger Geruch kam aus dem Erdloch herauf.

I saw her coming up the road. Ich sah sie die Straße hochkommen.

It's coming up for Christmas. Es geht auf Weihnachten zu.

Mary came up to me when she saw me. Mary ist auf mich zugekommen, als sie mich gesehen hat.

Want to come up and see my etchings? Willst du kommen und meine Kupferstiche ansehen?

I've just come up with a great idea. Mir ist gerade eine tolle Idee gekommen.

I can't come up with a good idea. Mir fällt einfach nichts Gutes ein.

How did you come up with such a good excuse? Wie ist dir denn so eine gute Ausrede eingefallen?

Let's have a contest. The side to come up with the worst insult wins. Wir treten gegeneinander an. Wer sich die übelsten Beschimpfungen ausdenkt, hat gewonnen.

How did you come up with this crazy idea? Wie bist du auf diese verrückte Idee gekommen?

It was impossible to come up with a really satisfactory solution. Es war unmöglich, sich eine wirklich zufriedenstellende Lösung einfallen zu lassen.

His new book did not come up to our expectations. Sein neues Buch hat unsere Erwartungen nicht erfüllt.

Scientists will come up with new methods of increasing the world's food supply. Wissenschaftler werden neue Methoden erdenken, um die Lebensmittelversorgung der Welt zu erhöhen.

Why don't you come visit us? Warum kommst du uns nicht besuchen?

Could you come back a little later? Könntest du etwas später wiederkommen?

Do you know when she will come? Weißt du, wann sie kommt?

I don't know when he'll come again. Ich weiß nicht, wann er wiederkommt.

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