Usage examples of "ran into" in English with translation to German

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This morning we ran into heavy traffic on the motorway. Heute Morgen gerieten wir auf der Autobahn in dichten Verkehr.
He ran into the room. Er rannte ins Zimmer.
He ran into the classroom. Er rannte ins Klassenzimmer.
The car ran into a tree. Das Auto fuhr gegen einen Baum.
I ran into an old friend. Ich habe zufällig einen alten Freund getroffen.
The mouse ran into the hole. Die Maus lief in das Loch.
I'm really happy I ran into you. Ich bin wirklich froh, dass ich Sie getroffen habe.
I ran into your mother in the library. Ich bin auf deine Mutter in der Bibliothek gestoßen.
We ran into each other at the airport. Wir sind uns am Flughafen begegnet.
I ran into Mary at the party last week. Ich habe Mary zufällig letzte Woche auf der Party getroffen.
I ran into the house because it started to rain. Ich bin in das Haus gerannt, weil es zu regnen begann.
The gasoline truck ran into the gate and blew up. Der Tanklaster rammte das Tor und flog in die Luft.
As it began to rain, I ran into my house. Als es zu regnen begann, bin ich in mein Haus gerannt.
I ran into my professor at a restaurant last night. Ich habe mich letzte Nacht zufällig mit meinem Professor an einem Restaurant getroffen.
I ran into an old friend of mine outside the station. Vor dem Bahnhof traf ich einen alten Freund von mir.
On my way to work, I ran into my uncle. Während ich auf dem Weg zu Arbeit war, habe ich zufällig meinen Onkel getroffen.
The man ran into the room wearing a boot on his head, shouted a bunch of gibberish, and promptly exited. Ein Mann kam mit einem Stiefel auf dem Kopf ins Zimmer gerannt, schrie irgendeinen Unsinn und ging gleich darauf wieder hinaus.
Yesterday, I ran into my teacher at the amusement park. Ich habe gestern im Vergnügungspark zufällig meinen Lehrer getroffen.
He ran water into the bathtub. Er ließ Wasser in die Badewanne laufen.
The police are really good at understanding "someone stole my credit card and ran up a lot of money". It's a lot harder to get them to buy into "someone stole my magic sword". Die Polizei ist gut darin, zu verstehen, dass jemand meine Kreditkarte gestohlen hat und viel Geld abgehoben hat. Es ist viel schwieriger, ihnen beizubrigen, dass "jemand mein magisches Schwert gestohlen" hat.
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