Usage examples of "cast about for" in English with translation to German

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How about going for a swim? Sollen wir schwimmen gehen?
How about going for a walk after lunch? Wie wäre es, wenn wir nach dem Mittagessen spazieren gehen würden?
Tom is thinking about applying for a better-paying job. Tom denkt darüber nach, sich um eine besser bezahlte Arbeit zu bewerben.
We had a chat about our plans for the summer vacation. Wir redeten über unsere Pläne für die Sommerferien.
I'm just about to set off for the station. Ich bin gerade auf dem Sprung zum Bahnhof.
How about dining out for a change? Sollen wir zur Abwechslung mal essen gehen?
What about having fish for dinner? Wie wäre es mit Fisch zum Abendessen?
The plane is about to take off for Paris. Das Flugzeug ist dabei, nach Paris zu starten.
What I told you about him also holds good for his brother. Was ich dir über ihn sagte, gilt auch für seinen Bruder.
How about eating out this evening for a change? Was hältst du davon, wenn wir heute Abend zur Abwechslung mal draußen essen?
The landlord told me a cock and bull story about why we didn't have heat for three days. Der Vermieter erzählte mir ein Ammenmärchen darüber, warum wir für drei Tage keine Heizung hatten.
It exists, but seeing as it is taboo and that nobody talks about it, there's no need to have words for it. Das existiert, aber da es ein Tabu ist und man daher nicht darüber redet, braucht man keine Wörter dafür.
The remark you made at the party about Lisa's weight was totally uncalled for. Die Bemerkung, die du auf der Party über Lisas Gewicht gemacht hast, war total unnötig.
I wonder whether I should be proud or ashamed that there is no information about me on the first five pages of internet search results for my name. Ich frage mich, ob ich stolz darauf sein sollte, dass auf den ersten fünf Seiten der Suche nach meinem Namen nichts über mich steht, oder ob ich mich dafür schämen sollte.
On this day in 1887 appeared in Warsaw a booklet of Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof about the "International Language". Its size was modest, its motto ambitious: "For a language to be an international one, is not enough to call it as such." The name of the author was given as "Dr. Esperanto". An diesem Tag im Jahre 1887 erschien in Warschau eine Broschüre von Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof über eine "Internationale Sprache". Ihr Umfang war bescheiden, ihr Motto ehrgeizig: "Damit eine Sprache international ist, reicht es nicht, sie so zu nennen." Als Autor war ein "Dr. Esperanto" angegeben.
I bought it for about twelve dollars. Ich habe es für zwölf Dollar gekauft.
Will you lend me the books by Osame Tezuka for about a week? Leihst du mir die Bücher von Osame Tezuka für etwa eine Woche?
She has been dating him for about two years. Sie ist seit ungefähr zwei Jahren mit ihm zusammen.
We walked for about 6 kilometers. Wir sind um die sechs Kilometer weit gegangen.
It's been raining for about a week. Es regnet seit ungefähr einer Woche.
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