English-German dictionary - Letter "I" - Page 11
- I understand you will arrive tomorrow.
- I understood.
- I use unleaded four-star petrol / premium gas .
- I used to partner him in tennis matches.
- I usually read during the train journey.
- I usually sleep in/late on Sunday mornings.
- I usually wash my laundry at 40° C.
- I vaguely remember her saying something along those lines.
- I venture to say that ...
- I wait for you.
- I waited all day in the fond hope that she would change her mind after all.
- I waited with trepidation for the outcome.
- I wake up every morning at six o'clock.
- I want
- I want no ifs and buts / ifs, ands or buts , tidy your room now.
- I want to come clean with you.
- I want to leave early so I can get a jump on the rush-hour traffic.
- I want to make sure that my guests don't go hungry.
- I want to make that abundantly clear.
- I want to pick up on a point that you made about the inculcation of values.
- I want to read/have a coffee in peace.
- I want to repay the faith you/he/she/they has/have shown in me.
- I want to repay your/his/her/their faith in me.
- I want to run my own life.
- I want to see you soon.
- I want to shout my happiness from the rooftops.
- I want to spend a penny
- I want to spend the rest of my life with you.
- I want to tell you the truth.
- I want to watch my favourite TV show.
- I wanted that moment to last forever.
- I wanted to explain it to her but I couldn't get a word in edgeways.
- I wanted to go camping but the others quickly ruled out/vetoed that idea.
- I wanted to keep this question until last.
- I wanted to take the last piece of pie, but somebody beat me to it.
- I was about to reply when a sudden thought stopped me short.
- I was afraid he was going to slop it all over the table.
- I was afraid I might be late, but in the event I was early.
- I was almost stifled by the fumes.
- I was amazed at the clarity of her voice on the telephone.
- I was amazed to find out that ...
- I was apt to believe him until ...
- I was assailed by doubts.
- I was at my aunt's.
- I was born in 1964.
- I was born in Dresden.
- I was brought up to be punctual.
- I was careful not to name names.
- I was carried along by the atmosphere of the auction and spent more than I had planned.
- I was completely browned off.
- I was concerned at the news.
- I was cordially received.
- I was craving french fries, so I pulled into the nearest restaurant.
- I was delayed by the rain.
- I was disconcerted to realize that ...
- I was disgusted with myself for eating so much.
- I was embarrassed by this question.
- I was expecting him to come.
- I was first exposed ...
- I was flabbergasted.
- I was fobbed off with a hotline number.
- I was having difficulty reading, which I put down to the poor light.
- I was held captive to his story throughout the book.
- I was hoping the teacher wouldn't call on me, because I didn't know the answer.
- I was ill at ease.
- I was in luck!
- I was in such a rush yesterday that I failed to notice that.
- I was instructed that there had been a fraudulent transaction on my account.
- I was just about to apologize when she pre-empted me.
- I was just about to leave.
- I was just thinking aloud.
- I was just wondering.
- I was laid low with the flu.
- I was late for school.
- I was lucky.
- I was marooned at the office without a ride home.
- I was mesmerized by her gaze.
- I was nervous about the exam, but in the event it was not so difficult.
- I was nervous, but no one picked up on it.
- I was never one of the in-crowd at school.
- I was not born yesterday.
- I was on pins and needles.
- I was on sick leave for two weeks.
- I was on the point of giving up when I suddenly hit upon the solution.
- I was only joking.
- I was only listening with half an ear.
- I was outside smoking a cigarette, minding my own business, when all of a sudden ...
- I was overcome by ...
- I was overcome with fear.
- I was packed off to hospital.
- I was paired/partnered/teamed up with her for the tournament.
- I was poleaxed when my father told me my mother had gone.
- I was privy to a curious sight.
- I was properly scared and no mistake!
- I was quite disconcerted to realize ...
- I was really annoyed/irritated/ticked off when they were so late.
- I was sandwiched between the two burly men in the back of the car.
- I was secretly hoping that ...
- I was smitten with crafts just like other girls love ponies or dolls.
- I was so tired I could barely rouse myself to prepare dinner.
- I was staggered.
- I was standing next to him and he addressed me in the third person as if I wasn't even there.
- I was stirred from my sleep by the noise.
- I was surfing the Net looking for test reports.
- I was surprised to see that she was up and about at that early hour.
- I was tardy for school.
- I was tempted to walk out halfway through the meeting.
- I was thankful to be at home again.
- I was told that they would not cancel the order as it is not part of their standard/usual procedure.
- I was totally clocked by a falling coconut.
- I was truly grateful.
- I was trying to gain some perspective on the things that I learned in the course.
- I was undesirous to take issue with her.
- I was unwise enough to believe her.
- I was using the phrase in its literal/figurative sense.
- I was wondering ...
- I was wondering if you could ...
- I was wondering if you'd like to come to dinner.
- I wash my hands of it.
- I wash my hands.
- I washed myself.
- I wasn't able to
- I wasn't expecting that.
- I wasn't intending to sell, but I'm open to persuasion.
- I wasn't planning to ...
- I wasn't really very surprised.
- I wasn't saying that people should spoil their ballots/ballot papers.
- I watched over the children as they played in the garden.