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

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Läuten Sie, wenn Sie mich brauchen. Ring the bell when you want me.

Wir konnten das Läuten einer nahegelegenen Kirche hören. We could hear the donnnng ... donnnng of the church bells nearby.

Sofort nach dem Läuten kam der Lehrer in die Klasse. Immediately after the bell rang the teacher came into the classroom.

Ich war gerade dabei ins Bett zu gehen, als das Telefon zu läuten begann. I had hardly gotten into bed when the telephone began to ring.

Die Zeit hat keine Trennlinien, um ihren Fortlauf anzuzeigen. Es gibt nie ein Gewitter oder einen Fanfarenstoß, um den Beginn eines neuen Monats oder Jahres anzuzeigen. Sogar wenn ein neues Jahrhundert beginnt, sind es nur wir Sterblichen, die Glocken läuten und Pistolen abfeuern. Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunderstorm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even when a new century begins it is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols.

Das Telefon hat einige Male geläutet. The telephone rang several times.

Die Glocken läuteten, als das Paar aus der Kirche kam. The bells chimed as the couple left the church.

Als die Glocke läutete, schauten wir fern. We were watching TV when the bell rang.

Ich war kaum eingeschlafen, als das Telefon läutete. I had hardly fallen asleep when the telephone rang.

Ich war gerade beim Mittagessen, als das Telefon läutete. I was eating lunch when the phone rang.

Ich rannte zur Schule, aber die Glocke hatte schon geläutet. I ran to school, but the bell had already rung.

Die Glocke hatte schon geläutet, als ich in der Schule ankam. The bell had already rung when I got to school.

Direkt nachdem der Lehrer die Stunde beendet hatte, läutete die Glocke. Right after the teacher finished the class the bell rang.

Die Glocke läutete. Der Lehrer sagte den Schülern, sie sollten ihre Arbeiten abgeben. The bell rang. The teacher told the students to hand in the papers.

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