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

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Quiet, otherwise you'll be thrown out! Ruhe, sonst wirst du rausgeschmissen!
Some are wise, some are otherwise. Einige sind intelligent, einige sind anders.
I was ill, otherwise I would have attended the meeting. Ich war krank. Andernfalls wäre ich zum Treffen gekommen.
I am busy; otherwise I would accept your invitation. Ich habe viel zu tun, sonst würde ich Ihre Einladung annehmen.
Did you see his work? Would he have wanted to do it badly, he wouldn't have proceeded otherwise. Hast du seine Arbeit gesehen? Hätte er vorgehabt, sie schlecht zu machen, wäre er nicht anders vorgegangen.
He worked hard; otherwise he would have failed in the examination. Er hat hart gearbeitet; andernfalls hätte er die Prüfung nicht bestanden.
I ran and ran; otherwise I might have been late. Ich lief und lief; sonst wäre ich zu spät gekommen.
You may think otherwise, but I prefer to think of it as helping you come to a decision more easily. Du magst darüber anders denken, aber ich ziehe es vor, es so zu sehen, dass es dir hilft, zu einer Entscheidung zu kommen.
He left early; otherwise he could not have caught the train. Er ist früh los, sonst hätte er den Zug nicht gekriegt. [ugs.]
You have to talk really loud, otherwise he won't understand us. Man muß laut schreien, sonst versteht er uns nicht.
We must leave the hotel before 10 a.m., otherwise we will miss the train for Miami. Wir müssen das Hotel vor 10 Uhr früh verlassen, sonst verpassen wir den Zug nach Miami.
Some clarinetists use clarinets tuned to A instead of B flat in passages which would otherwise be written in unusual keys. Einige Klarinettisten benutzen A-Klarinetten anstatt B-Klarinetten für Passagen, die sonst in ungewöhnlichen Tonarten stünden.
Pipe down, otherwise you will be hauled out. Ruhe oder du fliegst raus.
My dear child, stay down here, otherwise the mean geese will bite you to death. Mein liebes Kind, bleib hier unten stehen, die bösen Gänse beißen dich tot.
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