"we took them at their word but nothing has been done" in German We took them at their word, but nothing has been done. Wir haben auf ihr Wort vertraut, aber es ist nichts geschehen. Detailed translations for "we took them at their word but nothing has been done" We took them at their word, but nothing has been done. We took them at their word, but nothing has been done. Wir haben auf ihr Wort vertraut, aber es ist nichts geschehen.