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Dictionary: "im Angesicht" - translations and examples

im Angesicht preposition

in the face of (+ Gen., figurativ)

Was sind schon die Taten des Menschen im Angesicht der Ewigkeit?

What are then the deeds of men in the face of eternity?

Collocations with "im Angesicht" (1)

im Angesicht von

Exemples with "im angesicht"

Was sind schon die Taten des Menschen im Angesicht der Ewigkeit? What are then the deeds of men in the face of eternity?

Wir befanden uns im Angesicht des Todes. We stood face to face with death.

Weißt du, was es heißt, im Angesicht des Meeres vor Durst zu sterben? Does anyone know what it means to die of thirst in front of the sea?

Du weißt, die Nacht verlarvt mein Angesicht; sonst würde Mädchenröt' es hell umglühn. Thou know’st the mask of night is on my face, else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek.

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