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

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Gerade das habe ich gebraucht. I needed just that.
Du hast nicht lang hierher gebraucht. It didn’t take you long to get here.
Tom hat seinen LKW gebraucht gekauft. Tom bought his truck used.
Wo war ich, als ich mich selbst am meisten gebraucht habe? Where was I when I needed myself most?
Warum hast du so lange gebraucht? What took you so long?
Tom hat seinen Pick-up gebraucht gekauft. Tom bought his truck used.
Bis Athen haben wir zwei Stunden gebraucht. It took us two hours to get to Athens.
Die Lehrerin strafte die Schüler, weil jene böse Wörter gebraucht hatten. The teacher punished her students for using bad words.
Du hast nicht lange gebraucht, um herzukommen. It didn’t take you long to get here.
Ich habe jetzt schon Stunden dafür gebraucht. It already has taken me hours.
Ich habe eine Weile gebraucht um sie zu überzeugen. It took me some time to persuade her.
Wirklich? Ich habe mit dem Zug eine Stunde gebraucht. Really? It took me an hour by train.
Ich habe eine halbe Stunde gebraucht, dieses Problem zu lösen. It took me half an hour to work out this problem.
Ich habe fünf Stunden gebraucht, um diese Hundehütte zu bauen. It took me five hours to make this kennel.
Wie lange hat er gebraucht, um diesen Roman zu schreiben? How long did it take him to write this novel?
Ich habe zwei Stunden gebraucht, um diesen Satz auswendig zu lernen. It took me two hours to memorize this sentence.
Ich habe mehr als eine Woche gebraucht, um das Modellschiff zusammenzubauen. It took me more than a week to put the model ship together.
Ich habe über zwei Stunden gebraucht, um einige Seiten Englisch zu übersetzen. It took me more than two hours to translate a few pages of English.
Tom, ich brauche deine Hilfe. Tom, I need your help.
Ich brauche dafür nicht lange. It won't take me a long time.
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