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

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Peter sees that the garage door is open. Peter sieht, dass das Garagentor offen ist.

The man is imagining he sees a young girl. Der Mann stellt sich vor, dass er ein junges Mädchen vor sich sieht.

No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist. Kein großer Künstler sieht die Dinge, wie sie wirklich sind. Wenn er es täte, wäre er kein Künstler.

Section 214b, in my opinion one of the stranger provisions of the Land of Schleswig-Holstein's General Administrative Code, seems to imply that somebody who sees a pink elephant must give it a receipt. Paragraph 214b, meiner Meinung nach eine der seltsameren Vorschriften des Allgemeinen Verwaltungsgesetzes des Landes Schleswig-Holstein, scheint zu besagen, dass jemand, der einen rosa Elefanten sieht, ihm eine Quittung ausstellen muss.

One who not long ago thought he had control over something is suddenly lying motionless in a wooden box, and when everyone around sees that such a person is no longer good for anything, they simply burned him up in an oven. Jemand der vor nicht allzu langer Zeit dachte er hätte Kontrolle über etwas, liegt plötzlich regungslos in einer Holzkiste. Und wenn alle um ihn herum sehen, dass solch eine Person keinen Nutzen mehr hat, verbrennen sie ihn in einem Ofen.

I saw him but once. Ich habe ihn nur ein Mal gesehen.

He saw the red light Er erkannte die Gefahr

I see what you mean. Ich verstehe, was du meinst.

Waiting for Kate, I saw Bob and Mary. Während ich auf Kate wartete, erblickte ich Bob und Mary.

Today, I saw a starling. Heute habe ich einen Star gesehen.

You can see the difference very easily. Man kann den Unterschied leicht erkennen.

I fail to see what you mean Ich verstehe nicht, was Sie meinen

Tom had never seen a girl as beautiful as Mary before. Ein solch schönes Mädchen wie Maria hatte Tom niemals zuvor erblickt.

I saw Andrea leaving home. Ich sah Andrea von zuhause weggehen.

I can see his hand in this. Darin erkenne ich seine Handschrift.

I don't see what he says. Ich verstehe nicht, was er sagt.

I saw a sleeping dog. Ich sah einen schlafenden Hund.

You can easily see the politician in him. Man kann leicht den Politiker in ihm erkennen.

I like to take things apart to see what makes them tick. Ich mag es, Dinge auseinander zu nehmen, um zu verstehen, wie sie funktionieren.

We saw a flying saucer. Wir haben ein Ufo gesehen.

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