Usage examples of "Preis nennen" in German with translation to English

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Könntest du mir eine ungefähre Zahl nennen? Could you give me a ball-park figure?
Er hat alles versucht, um diesen Preis zu gewinnen. He tried everything to win this prize.
Wie nennen Sie Ihre Freunde? What do your friends call you?
Ich habe noch nie irgendeinen Preis gewonnen. I have never won any kind of prize.
Die Einheimischen nennen diesen Fluss den „menschenverschlingenden Fluss“ und fürchten ihn. The locals call this river the man-eating river and fear it.
Er bekam den Preis durch seine harte Arbeit. He gained the prize by dint of hard work.
Er ging so weit, mich einen Lügner zu nennen. He went so far as to call me a liar.
Der Preis für Eier steigt. The price of eggs is going up.
Sie nennen diesen Planeten „Erde“. They call this planet 'Earth'.
Können Sie mir einen besseren Preis machen? Can you give me a better price?
Bitte nennen Sie mich Joe. Please call me Joe.
Für den Preis eines iPhone-Vertrages könnte man ein Dorf in Afrika ernähren. You could feed a village in Africa for the price of an iPhone subscription.
Damit eine Sprache international ist, reicht es nicht, sie so zu nennen. For a language to be international, it does not suffice to say that it is so.
Der Preis der Aktie fiel innerhalb eines Monats um die Hälfte. The price of the stock declined by half in a month.
Wie nennen euch eure Freunde? What do your friends call you?
Wir müssen diese Arbeit um jeden Preis fertigstellen. We must finish this work at any cost.
An diesem Tag im Jahre 1887 erschien in Warschau eine Broschüre von Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof über eine "Internationale Sprache". Ihr Umfang war bescheiden, ihr Motto ehrgeizig: "Damit eine Sprache international ist, reicht es nicht, sie so zu nennen." Als Autor war ein "Dr. Esperanto" angegeben. On this day in 1887 appeared in Warsaw a booklet of Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof about the "International Language". Its size was modest, its motto ambitious: "For a language to be an international one, is not enough to call it as such." The name of the author was given as "Dr. Esperanto".
Ohne Schweiß kein Preis. No sweet without sweat.
In unserem Leben ergeben sich immer wieder neue Herausforderungen. Einige nennen sie Probleme, andere Chancen zu wachsen. Again and again there are challenges in our life. Some call them problems, others call them growth opportunities.
Für einen Gebrauchtwagen ist der Preis etwas hoch. The price is kind of high for a used car.
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