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

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Wir waren Zeugen des Unfalls. We were witnesses of the accident.
Der Polizist schützte den Zeugen. The policeman protected the witness.
Wart ihr jemals Zeugen bei einem Gerichtsverfahren? Have you ever been a witness in a court case?
Sie versuchten umsonst, den Zeugen zu bestechen. They attempted in vain to bribe the witness.
Es gab keine Zeugen, die das Delikt beobachteten. There were no witnesses to the crime.
Die Zeugen waren imstande, die falsche Aussage des Verdächtigen zu widerlegen. The witnesses were able to refute the false testimony of the suspect.
Sechs Zeugen sagten, dass sie Tom beim Schummeln während der Prüfung sahen. Six witnesses said they saw Tom cheating on the exam.
Wir durchkämmten die Polizeiaufzeichnungen des Vorfalls, fanden aber keine Erwähnung von Zeugen, die einen großen, bärtigen Mann sahen. We combed police records of the incident but found no mention of witnesses seeing a tall, bearded man.
Ich denke, dass die Zeugen Jehovas, die immer an meine Türe klopfen, keinen Unterschied machen zu den religiösen Fanatikern, die mir deren Glauben versuchen aufzudrängen. I consider the Jehovah's witnesses who knock on my door all the time to be no different from religious zealots trying to force their beliefs on me.
Ich traue dem, was Mathäus, Markus, Lukas und Johannes sagten, und wenn ich jemals ein Opfer werde in einem Autounfall, wäre ich sehr glücklich, wenn sie meine Zeugen wären. I trust what Matthew, Mark, Luke and John said, and if I were ever the victim in a car accident I'd be very happy if they were my witnesses.
Er wurde Zeuge des Mords. He witnessed the murder.
Ich kann solches süßes Zeug nicht trinken. I can't drink such sweet stuff.
Wenn Adam und Eva die ersten und bis dahin einzigen Menschen waren, wer hat dann ihre Enkel gezeugt? If Adam and Eve were the first and up to that point only people, who did beget their grandchildren?
Unser einziger Zeuge weigert sich auszusagen. Our only witness is refusing to testify.
Tom war ein Zeuge des Unfalls. Tom was a witness to the accident.
Was ist das für fettiges Zeug auf denem Hemd? What is that greasy stuff on your shirt?
Er war der einzige Zeuge des Unfalls. He was the only witness of the accident.
Es is nich so, dass wir Zeug verkaufen müssen, weißte? It ain't like we gotta sell stuff, you know.
Tom ist der einzige Zeuge des Verbrechens. Tom is the only witness to the crime.
Das Einzige auf dem Tisch, das ich normalerweise nicht essen würde, ist das Zeug auf dem gelben Teller. The only thing on the table that I normally wouldn't eat is that stuff on the yellow plate.
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