Usage examples of "look down" in English with translation to German

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You must not look down on old people. Man darf nicht auf alte Menschen herabsehen.

Boys tend to look down on their younger sisters. Jungen neigen dazu, auf ihre jüngeren Schwestern hinabzuschauen.

We always looked down on him. Wir haben immer auf ihn herabgesehen.

I looked down at the sea. Ich schaute hinunter zum Meer.

You shouldn't look down on him. Du solltest nicht auf ihn herabschauen.

If you don't do your duty, people will look down on you. Wenn du deine Pflicht nicht tust, werden die Leute auf dich herabschauen.

The ambulance broke down in the middle of the avenue. Der Krankenwagen hatte in der Mitte der Avenue eine Panne.

Does it look cloudy today? Schaut es heute wolkig aus?

Ok. I knuckle down. Ok. Ich beuge mich.

Please, take a look at my first post and let me know what you think about it. Bitte seh dir meinen ersten Beitrag an und lass mich wissen, was du darüber denkst.

Tom asked Mary to marry him, but she turned down his proposal. Tom machte Mary einen Heiratsantrag, aber sie lehnte ihn ab.

First I'll look at the prices, and only then I'll decide whether I'll buy the camera or not. Zuerst werde ich die Preise vergleichen und erst dann werde ich entscheiden, ob ich die Kamera kaufe.

Please turn down the volume a little bit more. Bitte drehe die Lautstärke noch ein wenig herunter.

Look behind you. Schau hinter dich.

Let me put down your new phone number in my notebook. Lassen Sie mich Ihre neue Telefonnummer in meinem Notizbuch aufschreiben. (formal)

These apples look very fresh. Diese Äpfel sehen sehr frisch aus.

My car broke down on the way. Unterwegs hatte mein Auto eine Panne.

You look like your father looked thirty years ago. Du siehst aus wie dein Vater vor dreißig Jahren.

Sit down with me. Setz dich zu mir.

You look stupid. Du siehst dumm aus.

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