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

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Time: That which man is always trying to kill, but which ends in killing him. Zeit ist, was der Mensch ständig totzuschlagen versucht, wovon er aber schließlich selbst getötet wird.
You are killing me slowly. Du tötest mich langsam.
Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country. Patrioten appellieren immer dafür, für sein Land zu sterben, aber nicht dafür, für sein Land Menschen umzubringen.
Killing is forbidden; every murderer is punished, unless he has killed accompanied by many men and to the sound of trumpets. Töten ist verboten; jeder Mörder wird bestraft, es sei denn, er hat gemeinsam mit vielen anderen Männern und zum Klang von Trompeten getötet.
She was on the verge of killing herself. Sie war kurz davor sich selbst zu töten.
That famous poet planned on killing himself in his library. Der berühmte Dichter plante sich in seiner Bücherei selbst zu töten.
Christopher Columbus's "The Idiot's Guide to Killing a Shark Barehanded" and "The Twenty Ways to Strangle a Giant Squid" both went on to become bestsellers. Christoph Kolumbus’ „Idiotensicherer Leitfaden, wie man einen Haifisch mit bloßen Händen tötet“ und „Die zwanzig Möglichkeiten, einen Riesenkalmar zu erwürgen“ wurden beide Verkaufsschlager.
Hundreds of people were killed. Hunderte Menschen wurden getötet.
Please, don't kill me. Bitte töte mich nicht.
She attempted to kill herself. Sie versuchte, sich umzubringen.
Why would someone kill Tom? Warum sollte jemand Tom ermorden?
Reading kills time on a train trip. Bei einer Zugfahrt kann man mit Lesen die Zeit totschlagen.
Barbara was killed by Alister. Barbara wurde von Alister getötet.
Please do not kill me. Bitte töte mich nicht.
They want to kill me. Sie wollen mich umbringen.
Betty killed Jane while she was singing. Betty ermordete Jane, während diese sang.
As if you could kill time without injuring eternity. Als ob du die Zeit totschlagen könntest, ohne die Ewigkeit zu verletzen.
He was killed in the war. Er wurde im Krieg getötet.
Don't kill the messenger. Tötet nicht den Boten!
My brother will kill me. Mein Bruder wird mich umbringen.
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