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

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We heard this song before. Wir haben dieses Lied schon mal gehört.

We must fuel the machine. Man muss die Maschine mit Treibstoff versorgen.

We tried to persuade him. Wir haben versucht, ihn zu überzeugen.

We should let sleeping dogs lie. Schlafende Hunde soll man nicht wecken.

We are not at fault Wir sind nicht schuld

We can hear the ocean from here. Man kann von hier aus das Meer hören.

We slept in a tent. Wir haben gezeltet.

He is what we call a walking dictionary. Er ist das, was man unter einem wandelnden Wörterbuch versteht.

we cannot wait to return wir können es kaum erwarten, zurückzukehren

We can see distant objects with a telescope. Mit dem Teleskop kann man ferne Dinge sehen.

We don't like violence. Wir mögen keine Gewalt.

We could apply the theory of punctuated equilibrium to languages. Man könnte die Theorie des Punktualismus auf Sprachen anwenden.

We don't need him. Wir brauchen ihn nicht.

Lake Biwa could be seen from where we were standing. Man konnte den Biwa-See von unserem Standpunkt sehen.

What time shall we meet? Um wie viel Uhr sollen wir uns treffen?

Sometimes we lie to keep from hurting someone else's feelings. Manchmal lügt man, um die Gefühle anderer nicht zu verletzen.

We cannot meet your demands. Wir können Ihre Forderungen nicht erfüllen.

Can we trust his words if he uses non official stems? Kann man seinen Worten trauen, wenn er nichtoffizielle Wortwurzeln verwendet?

We happened to see it Wir sahen es zufällig

To do him justice, we must admit that his intentions were good. Gerechterweise muss man zugeben, dass seine Absichten gut waren.

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