Usage examples of "when confronted by" in English with translation to German

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The policeman was confronted by the angry mob. Der Polizist wurde von der aufgebrachten Menge konfrontiert.
The world is confronted with the problem of environmental pollution. Die Welt steht dem Problem der Umweltverschmutzung gegenüber.
When did you get back from London? Wann bist du aus London zurückgekehrt?
I am confronted with a difficult problem. Ich sehe mich einem schwierigen Problem gegenüber.
Do you know when they will be back? Weisst du, wann sie zurück sein wollen?
Do you know when she will come? Weißt du, wann sie kommt?
I don't know when he'll come again. Ich weiß nicht, wann er wiederkommt.
I had been working for two hours when I suddenly felt sick. Ich hatte zwei Stunden lang gearbeitet, als ich mich plötzlich krank fühlte.
I'm not always right, I just always correct you when you make mistakes. Ich habe nicht immer Recht, ich verbessere dich nur immer, wenn du Fehler machst.
When was it that Mary bought this skirt? Wann war es, als Maria diesen Rock gekauft hat?
When do you play tennis? Wann spielst du Tennis?
I learned how to ride a bike when I was six years old. Ich habe mit sechs Jahren Fahrradfahren gelernt.
Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority. Große Männer sind fast immer böse Männer, selbst wenn sie Einfluss ausüben und nicht Autorität.
When did the accident happen to her? Wann hatte sie diesen Unfall?
My bicycle was gone when I returned. Mein Fahrrad war weg, als ich zurückkam.
The teacher was about to finish the useless discussion, when his face was hit by a blow from a pupil's fist. Der Lehrer war im Begriff, das nutzlose Gespräch zu beenden, als plötzlich die Faust eines Schülers sein Gesicht traf.
Life starts when you decide what you are expecting from it. Das Leben beginnt, wenn man entscheidet, was man von ihm erwartet.
We don't know when this world came into being. Wir wissen nicht, wann diese Welt entstand.
When was the last time you caught a fish? Wann haben Sie das letzte Mal geangelt?
I suppose it's different when you think about it over the long term. Ich vermute, das ist anders, wenn du darüber längerfristig nachdenkst.
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