Sentence examples of "come a close second" in English

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Had you come a little earlier, you could have met her. Wärst du ein bisschen früher gekommen, hättest du sie treffen können.
I took a close shot of her face. Ich habe eine Nahaufnahme von ihrem Gesicht gemacht.
The ASEAN nations have come a long way. Die ASEAN-Staaten haben viel erreicht.
He made a close analysis of the situation. Er analysierte die Situation sorgfältig.
Mr. Ichiro Fukuoka, a close friend of mine, would like to meet you. Herr Ichirō Fukuoka, ein enger Freund von mir, möchte dich gerne treffen.
I had a close shave. Das war knapp.
That was a close shave. Das war aber knapp.
The war was finally brought to a close. Der Krieg wurde endlich zu einem Ende gebracht.
Lida is a close friend of Mary's. Lida ist eine enge Freundin Marias.
I am bound to him by a close friendship. Ich bin ihm durch eine enge Freundschaft verbunden.
Keep a close eye on him. Halten Sie ein wachsames Auge auf ihn.
Don't go too close to the pond so that you won't fall in. Geh nicht zu nahe zum Teich, damit du nicht hineinfällst.
Come to my house this afternoon. Kommen Sie heute Nachmittag zu mir.
He is second to none in his command of French. Er beherrscht das Französische wie kein Zweiter.
Don't let the enemy get close. Lasst den Feind nicht näherkommen.
The dream has come true. Der Traum ist wahr geworden.
Their financial problems began in the second half of the year. Ihre finanziellen Probleme begannen in der zweiten Jahreshälfte.
At what time does it close? Wann schließt es?
It makes no difference to me whether you come or not. Es macht keinen Unterschied für mich, ob du kommst oder nicht.
He decided not to buy the house, because in the first place it was too expensive, and in the second place it was too far from his office. Er entschied sich, das Haus nicht zu kaufen, denn erstens war es zu teuer und zweitens war es zu weit von seinem Büro entfertnt.
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