Usage examples of "very little" in English with translation to German

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Tom has very little money. Tom hat sehr wenig Geld.
The Americans had very little gunpowder. Die Amerikaner hatten sehr wenig Schießpulver.
I know very little about her. Ich weiß sehr wenig über sie.
I know very little about him. Ich weiß sehr wenig über ihn.
They have very little to live on. Sie haben sehr wenig zum Leben.
There is very little wine in the bottle, if any. Es ist sehr wenig Wein in der Flasche, wenn überhaupt.
As a matter of fact, he knows very little of the matter. Eigentlich weiß er sehr wenig über diese Angelegenheit.
There's very little we can do now. Wir können jetzt nicht mehr viel tun.
His observation is sharp, but he says very little. Er hat eine scharfe Beobachtungsgabe, aber ist sehr einsilbig.
To leave is to die a little, but to die is to leave very much. Verlassen heißt, ein bisschen zu sterben, aber sterben heißt, viel zu verlassen.
"Learn from your mistakes" and "Experience is the best teacher" they say, but in the long run even the best teacher gets mad, if he or she has too much to teach in too little time. "Lern aus deinen Fehlern" und "Erfahrung ist der beste Lehrer" so sagt man, doch letzten Endes verliert selbst der beste Lehrer den Verstand, wenn er zu viel in zu kurzer Zeit unterrichten muss.
In this winter, it seems that it gets very cold. Diesen Winter scheint es sehr kalt zu werden.
He took away what little money I had. Er nahm mir das wenige Geld, das ich hatte.
Arabic is a very important language. Arabisch ist eine sehr wichtige Sprache.
But people have little hope. Aber die Leute haben wenig Hoffnung.
She is very sad. Sie ist sehr traurig.
Tom became a little flustered. Tom wurde ein wenig nervös.
Life is very dear to me. Leben ist für mich sehr wertvoll.
The little boy was lost in the forest. Der kleine Junge ging im Wald verloren.
It's a very clever piece of kit. Es ist ein raffiniertes Stück Ausrüstung.
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