Usage examples of "build on" in English with translation to German

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He built on his father's fortune. Er hat auf das Vermögen seines Vaters gebaut.
Our policy is to build for the future, not the past. Unser Grundsatz ist, die Zukunft zu gestalten, nicht die Vergangenheit.
Man invented the atomic bomb, but no mouse would ever have thought to build a mousetrap! Der Mensch hat die Atombombe erfunden - aber keine Maus würde je auf die Idee kommen, eine Mausefalle zu bauen!
It is foolish of you to build a castle in the air while forgetting to drive in pilings for its foundation. Es ist töricht von dir, ein Luftschloss zu bauen und dabei zu vergessen, Pfähle für das Fundament einzurammen.
He likes to build model planes. Er mag es, Modellflugzeuge zu bauen.
Our company is planning to build a new chemical plant in Russia. Unser Betrieb plant, in Russland eine neue Chemiefabrik zu bauen.
I thought he was angry at me because I didn't help him build his house. Ich dachte, er wäre wütend auf mich, weil ich ihm nicht beim Bau seines Hauses half.
Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a carpenter to build one. Jeder Esel kann einen Stall abbrechen, aber ein Zimmermann ist notwendig, einen aufzubauen.
His brother wants to build himself two nice new houses in your garden. Sein Bruder will sich zwei schöne neue Häuser in eurem Garten bauen.
It's fun to build a snowman in winter. Es macht Spaß, im Winter einen Schneemann zu bauen.
I never thought it'd be this hard to build a picnic table. Ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass es so schwer ist, einen Picknicktisch zu bauen.
Sadako's friends wanted to build a monument to her and all children who were killed by the atomic bomb. Sadakos Freunde wollten ein Denkmal bauen für sie und alle Kinder, die durch die Atombombe getötet wurden.
They decided to build a bridge. Sie entschieden sich eine Brücke zu bauen.
And in a moment we smashed up, what it had taken us years to build. Und ein Augenblick zertrümmerte, was wir in Jahren bauten.
I like to build bridges. Ich baue gerne Brücken.
It took ten years to build the amusement park. Es dauerte zehn Jahre, um den Vergnügungspark zu bauen.
Birds build nests. Vögel bauen Nester.
His plan is to build a bridge over that river. Sein Plan ist es, eine Brücke über diesen Fluss zu bauen.
They want to build a fence around their home. Sie wollen einen Zaun um ihr Haus bauen.
The children looked forward to the first snow that they might build a snowman. Die Kinder erwarteten den ersten Schnee, um einen Schneemann zu bauen.
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