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

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Der Plural von Ochse ist Ochsen. The plural of ox is oxen.
Die Mehrzahl von „Ochse“ lautet „Ochsen“. The plural of ox is oxen.
Der Plural von Ochse ist Ochsen. The plural of ox is oxen.
Die Mehrzahl von „Ochse“ lautet „Ochsen“. The plural of ox is oxen.
Spann die Ochsen vor den Pflug. Yoke the oxen to the plow.
Vom älteren Ochsen lernt der junge zu pflügen. From the old ox, the young one learns to plow.
Beim Horne fasst man den Ochsen, beim Worte den Mann. An ox is captured by the horns, a person is bound by his word.
Das Pferd hat keine Hörner; der Ochse und das Schaf haben Hörner The horse doesn't have horns; the ox and the sheep have horns.
Sie hatten ein Feuer gemacht, auf dem man einen Ochsen hätte braten können. They had lit a fire fit to roast an ox.
Die Bauern hatten fünf Ochsen und neun Kühe und zwölf Schäfchen vor das Dorf gebracht, die wollten sie verkaufen. The farmers had brought five oxen and nine cows and twelve little sheep to the village; they wanted to sell them.
Der Unternehmer versucht, seine Leute mit Durchhalteparolen auf Trapp zu halten, aber die stehen nur wie der Ochs vorm Berg. The businessman is trying to keep his people on the go by keeping a stiff upper lip, but they are just acting like a dying duck in a thunderstorm.
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