Usage examples of "why the hell" in English with translation to German

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He explained why the experiment failed. Er erklärte, warum das Experiment fehlschlug.
What the hell are you doing? Was zum Teufel machst du?
I wonder why the train is late. Ich frage mich, warum sich der Zug verspätet.
Who the hell are you? Wer zum Teufel bist du?
I figured out why the machine wouldn't work. Ich habe herausgefunden, warum die Maschine nicht ging.
What the hell is this? Was zum Teufel ist das?
What I don't understand is why the children aren't being allowed to play outside on such a nice day. Ich verstehe nicht, warum es den Kindern nicht erlaubt ist, draußen zu spielen, wenn es so ein schöner Tag ist.
Get the hell out of here! Verschwinde hier, verdammt noch mal!
Tom doesn't know why the meeting was postponed. Tom weiß nicht, weshalb das Treffen verschoben wurde.
What the hell are you going to do with it? Was zur Hölle wirst Du damit tun?
Do you know the reason why the sky looks blue? Kennst du den Grund, warum der Himmel blau aussieht?
Where the hell are you going? Wo willst du hin, zum Teufel nochmal?
Nobody understood why the elephant suddenly turned on its owner. Niemand hat verstanden, warum der Elefant plötzlich seinen Besitzer angefallen hat.
He scared the hell out of me by popping a balloon right next to my ear. Er erschreckte mich zu Tode, indem er einen Luftballon direkt neben meinem Ohr zerplatzen ließ.
What the hell is that? Was zum Teufel ist das?
What the hell? That guy got his license from a cereal box! Ich brech zusammen. Wo hat der Kerl seinen Lappen gemacht?
What the hell is going on here? Was zur Hölle geht hier vor?
Oh, what the hell. Oh, was zum Teufel.
What the hell! Was zum Teufel!
It is impossible to burn a copy of Dante's Inferno because the ice of the ninth layer of hell will put out any fires kindled with earlier pages. Es ist unmöglich, eine Ausgabe von Dantes „Inferno“ zu verbrennen, weil das Eis im neunten Höllenkreise alles Feuer, angefacht von früheren Seiten, zum Erlöschen brächte.
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