Usage examples of "own goal" in English with translation to German

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He who wants to travel the path of wisdom must not fear failure, for no matter how much progress he makes, his goal remains unattainably far off. Wer auf dem Pfad der Weisheit wandeln will, darf keine Angst vor dem Misserfolg haben, denn wenn er auch noch so weit vorankommt, bleibt sein Ziel doch in unerreichbarer Ferne.
She loves the child as if it were her own. Sie liebt das Kind, als wäre es ihr eigenes.
She achieved her goal. Sie erreichte ihr Ziel.
Sweden has a language of its own. Schweden hat eine eigene Sprache.
This time my goal is Paris. Dieses Mal ist mein Ziel Paris.
Tom did it in his own way. Tom machte es nach seiner Weise.
If you don't know what your goal is, you'll never be able to achieve it. Wenn du nicht weißt, was dein Ziel ist, wirst du es nie erreichen können.
The soldier saved his friend at the cost of his own life. Der Soldat opferte sein eigenes Leben, um seinen Freund zu retten.
Mary will stop at nothing to achieve her goal. Maria wird vor nichts haltmachen, um ihr Ziel zu erreichen.
I would rather let him have his own way. Ich würde ihm eigentlich seinen eigenen Weg überlassen.
He reached his goal. Er erreichte sein Ziel.
This is a bag of her own making. Das ist eine Tasche, die sie selbst gemacht hat.
My goal in life is to be Prime Minister. Mein Lebensziel ist, Premierminister zu werden
Nowadays parents treat their children more as equals than they used to and the child is given more freedom to make his or her own decisions in life. Heutzutage behandeln Eltern ihre Kinder stärker als Gleichgestellte als früher und ein Kind erhält mehr Freiheiten, seine eigenen Entscheidungen zu treffen.
She differs from the others in that she has a goal. Sie unterscheidet sich von den anderen dadurch, dass sie ein Ziel hat.
They decided to adopt a child rather than having one of their own. Sie beschlossen, lieber ein Kind zu adoptieren als ein eigenes zu bekommen.
At last he attained his goal. Schließlich erreichte er sein Ziel.
To feather one's own nest. Sein Schäfchen ins Trockene bringen.
This is our main goal. Das ist unser Hauptziel.
It was his own fault. Er hat selbst Schuld.
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