Sentence examples of "auf den Kopf stellen" in German
Er drehte die Flasche auf den Kopf und schüttelte sie, aber der Honig wollte trotzdem nicht herauskommen.
He turned the bottle upside down and shook it, but still the honey wouldn't come out.
Als er sich gerade unter einem Baum ausruhte, fiel ihm ein Apfel auf den Kopf.
He was resting under a tree when an apple fell on his head.
Er hat sich den Kopf zerbrochen, um eine Lösung zu finden.
He racked his brains, trying to find a solution.
Alle Dinge auf den Feldern und in den Bergen schauen frisch aus, wenn der Frühling kommt.
Everything in the fields and mountains looks fresh when spring comes.
Der Schwimmer reckte den Kopf und schnappte nach Luft.
The swimmer raised his head and gasped for breath.
Ich dachte, du wärest nur auf mich und nicht auf den Rest meiner Familie wütend.
I thought you were only angry with me and not with the rest of my family.
"Strauß!" - und alle steckten den Kopf unter den Tisch.
"Ostrich!"—and everyone stuck their heads under the table.
Wenn man zum Beispiel in Bulgarien den Kopf schüttelt, bedeutet das ja, wenn man mit dem Kopf nickt, bedeutet das nein.
For example in Bulgaria, shaking one’s head means yes while nodding one’s head means no.
Es hatte den Kopf einer Frau, den Körper eines Löwen, die Flügel eines Vogels und den Schwanz einer Schlange.
It had the head of a woman, the body of a lion, the wings of a bird, and the tail of a serpent.
Wir warteten im Kino auf den Anfang des Films.
We waited in the movie theater for the film to start.
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