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

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Tell her to not look for me. Sage ihr, sie solle nicht nach mir suchen.

I have to look for my friends. Ich muss nach meinen Freunden suchen.

Surely no one will look for this sentence. Sicher wird niemand diesen Satz suchen.

Will you help me look for my purse? Hilfst du mir, nach meiner Handtasche zu suchen?

Would you help me look for my keys? Könnten Sie mir helfen, meine Schlüssel zu suchen?

We still have to look for the hook. Wir müssen noch den Haken suchen.

He had to look for his room by himself. Er musste allein nach seinem Zimmer suchen.

The girl went into the forest to look for mushrooms. Das Mädchen ging in den Wald, um Pilze zu suchen.

I went to many shops to look for the book. Ich suchte viele Geschäfte auf, um nach dem Buch zu suchen.

Look for a sign with a big "one" on it. Suche ein Schild mit einer großen "Eins" darauf.

We look for good luck, bad luck looks for us. Das Glück suchen wir, das Unglück sucht uns.

I prefer to look for a solution to problems, not only to report them. Ich ziehe es vor, eine Lösung für Probleme zu suchen und sie nicht nur anzuprangern.

I looked for a job. Ich suchte nach einer Arbeit.

I'm looking for work. Ich suche Arbeit.

Chickens were looking for food. Die Hühner suchten Nahrung.

Ken was looking for you. Ken suchte nach dir.

You might be looking for Sie suchen vielleicht

Are you looking for something? Suchst du etwas?

They're looking for you. Sie sind auf der Suche nach dir.

I'm looking for Tom. Ich suche Tom.

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