Sentence examples of "exact" in English

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The measurement has to be exact. Die Messung muss genau sein.
Art is not an exact science, it's an art. Kunst ist keine exakte Wissenschaft, es ist eine Kunst.
They have the exact same face. Sie haben genau das gleiche Gesicht.
Life is not an exact science, it is an art. Das Leben ist keine exakte Wissenschaft, es ist eine Kunst.
Can you tell me the exact time, please? Können Sie mir bitte die genaue Zeit sagen?
I don't know the exact length of this bridge. Ich kenne die genaue Länge dieser Brücke nicht.
I'd like to know the exact exchange rate for yen. Ich möchte gern den genauen Wechselkurs des Yen wissen.
Tell me the exact time when the next train will arrive. Sagen Sie mir, wann genau der nächste Zug eintreffen wird.
Tom and Mary have about 20 children, but they're not quite sure of the exact number. Tom und Maria haben um die zwanzig Kinder, sind sich aber der genauen Zahl nicht sicher.
A curious German word is "entfernen" (to put some distance between), because the prefix "ent-" means to take something away, in this case the distance, but taking away the distance would mean to bring it closer which is the exact opposite of what the word "entfernen" means. Ein seltsames deutsches Wort ist "entfernen", denn die Vorsilbe "ent-" bedeutet, dass man etwas fortnimmt, in diesem Fall also die Ferne fortnimmt, sich also nähert, was aber das genaue Gegenteil der wirklichen Bedeutung von "entfernen" ist.
The plane arrived exactly at nine. Das Flugzeug kam exakt um neun an.
The plane took off exactly at six. Exakt um sechs hob das Flugzeug ab.
The plane took off at exactly nine o'clock. Das Fluzeug hat exakt um neun Uhr abgehoben.
Our plane took off exactly at 6 p.m. Unser Flugzeug hob exakt um 18 Uhr ab.
It isn't totally exact. Das ist nicht ganz richtig.
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