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

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I thought you were happy. Ich dachte, du wärest glücklich.
Tom thought he heard a mouse in the kitchen. Tom glaubte eine Maus in der Küche gehört zu haben.
I suddenly thought of my dead mother. Ich dachte plötzlich an meine verstorbene Mutter.
I thought she was cute. Ich fand sie süß.
Have you ever thought about that? Hast du je darüber nachgedacht?
It's the thought that counts. Der Gedanke zählt.
He thought up an excuse. Er dachte sich eine Ausrede aus.
It was much more difficult than we initially thought. Es war weitaus schwieriger, als wir anfänglich geglaubt hatten.
I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me. Ich glaubte, meinen Augen nicht zu trauen.
I thought your remark was interesting. Ich fand deine Bemerkung interessant.
You should have thought about it before! Du hättest vorher darüber nachdenken sollen!
He was absorbed in deep thought. Er war ganz in Gedanken versunken.
I thought he would come. Ich dachte, er käme.
For a moment there, I thought he had gone mad. Einen Moment lang habe ich geglaubt, er wäre verrückt geworden.
The last person I told my idea to thought I was nuts. Die letzte Person, der ich meine Idee erzählt habe, dachte, ich wäre bekloppt.
At first, he thought English very difficult, but now he thinks it is easy. Zuerst fand er Englisch sehr schwer, aber jetzt findet er es einfach.
Have you ever thought of becoming a nurse? Hast du je darüber nachgedacht, Krankenschwester zu werden?
The professor seemed to be lost in thought. Der Professor schien in Gedanken versunken zu sein.
That's what I thought. Das war es, was ich dachte.
Tom bought that camera because Mary thought it was the one he should buy. Tom hat diese Kamera gekauft, weil Mary meinte, dass er sie kaufen sollte.
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