Sentence examples of "doch" in German with translation "but"
Du fügst Beispielsätze hinzu, doch du übersetzt sie nicht.
You add examples but you don't translate them.
Er versuchte seine Frau glücklich zu machen, doch vergebens.
He tried to make his wife happy, but in vain.
Ich bemühte mich aufzustehen, doch mein Körper war bleischwer.
I attempted to get up, but my body was heavy as lead.
Esperanto ist eine kleine Sprache, doch ... sie wächst beständig.
Esperanto is a small language, but...it keeps on growing.
Die Stadtbesichtigung gefiel uns zwar, doch ermüdeten wir ein wenig.
We enjoyed seeing the city, but we got a little tired.
Doch wie entscheiden Sie, was wichtig ist und was nicht?
But how are you going to decide what is important, and what isn't?
Tom suchte allerenden nach Maria, doch er konnte sie nicht finden.
Tom looked everywhere for Mary, but couldn't find her.
Ich zog sie am Ärmel, doch sie plauderte ganz unbekümmert weiter.
I pulled her by the sleeve, but she went on talking unconcernedly.
Ich bemühte mich aufzustehen, doch mein Körper war schwer wie Blei.
I attempted to get up, but my body was heavy as lead.
Doch still, mich dünkt, ich wittre Morgenluft: kurz lass mich sein.
But, soft! Methinks I scent the morning air; brief let me be.
Sie ist in den USA aufgewachsen, doch ihre Muttersprache ist Japanisch.
She was raised in the United States of America but her mother tongue is Japanese.
Sie versucht zu pfeifen, doch sie weiß nicht, wie es geht.
She's trying to whistle, but she doesn't know how.
Sie ließ sich nicht auf der Feier sehen, doch warum, weiß niemand.
She didn't show up at the party, but nobody knows why.
Sie ließ sich nicht auf der Feier sehen, doch niemand weiß, warum.
She didn't show up at the party, but nobody knows why.
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