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en To be allowed to   »   de etwas dürfen

73 [seventy-three]

To be allowed to

To be allowed to

73 [dreiundsiebzig]

etwas dürfen

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Are you already allowed to drive? Darfs---u---hon A------hren? D_____ d_ s____ A___ f______ D-r-s- d- s-h-n A-t- f-h-e-? ---------------------------- Darfst du schon Auto fahren? 0
Are you already allowed to drink alcohol? D-rf-t -- s---n-Alk--o- -rin---? D_____ d_ s____ A______ t_______ D-r-s- d- s-h-n A-k-h-l t-i-k-n- -------------------------------- Darfst du schon Alkohol trinken? 0
Are you already allowed to travel abroad alone? D---s---u--chon---l--- -n---us--n--f-hre-? D_____ d_ s____ a_____ i__ A______ f______ D-r-s- d- s-h-n a-l-i- i-s A-s-a-d f-h-e-? ------------------------------------------ Darfst du schon allein ins Ausland fahren? 0
may / to be allowed dü---n d_____ d-r-e- ------ dürfen 0
May we smoke here? Dür--- ------er --uc-en? D_____ w__ h___ r_______ D-r-e- w-r h-e- r-u-h-n- ------------------------ Dürfen wir hier rauchen? 0
Is smoking allowed here? D--f man-h-e- ---c-e-? D___ m__ h___ r_______ D-r- m-n h-e- r-u-h-n- ---------------------- Darf man hier rauchen? 0
May one pay by credit card? Darf-ma--m-t---edit-a-t-----a-l--? D___ m__ m__ K__________ b________ D-r- m-n m-t K-e-i-k-r-e b-z-h-e-? ---------------------------------- Darf man mit Kreditkarte bezahlen? 0
May one pay by cheque / check (am.)? D-r--man--it S-hec- ---ahlen? D___ m__ m__ S_____ b________ D-r- m-n m-t S-h-c- b-z-h-e-? ----------------------------- Darf man mit Scheck bezahlen? 0
May one only pay in cash? Da-f-man nur--ar be-ahle-? D___ m__ n__ b__ b________ D-r- m-n n-r b-r b-z-h-e-? -------------------------- Darf man nur bar bezahlen? 0
May I just make a call? Da-f ich --l----n-t------ie-en? D___ i__ m__ e___ t____________ D-r- i-h m-l e-e- t-l-f-n-e-e-? ------------------------------- Darf ich mal eben telefonieren? 0
May I just ask something? D----ic- mal -b-n e--as-f---e-? D___ i__ m__ e___ e____ f______ D-r- i-h m-l e-e- e-w-s f-a-e-? ------------------------------- Darf ich mal eben etwas fragen? 0
May I just say something? Da-f-ic- mal e-en-etw-s ----n? D___ i__ m__ e___ e____ s_____ D-r- i-h m-l e-e- e-w-s s-g-n- ------------------------------ Darf ich mal eben etwas sagen? 0
He is not allowed to sleep in the park. E--d-rf-n---t--m --rk s-hla---. E_ d___ n____ i_ P___ s________ E- d-r- n-c-t i- P-r- s-h-a-e-. ------------------------------- Er darf nicht im Park schlafen. 0
He is not allowed to sleep in the car. Er da---n---t -m-A-to----l-f-n. E_ d___ n____ i_ A___ s________ E- d-r- n-c-t i- A-t- s-h-a-e-. ------------------------------- Er darf nicht im Auto schlafen. 0
He is not allowed to sleep at the train station. Er------n--h--im Ba-nh-f---hl---n. E_ d___ n____ i_ B______ s________ E- d-r- n-c-t i- B-h-h-f s-h-a-e-. ---------------------------------- Er darf nicht im Bahnhof schlafen. 0
May we take a seat? D---e----r-Pl--z -eh--n? D_____ w__ P____ n______ D-r-e- w-r P-a-z n-h-e-? ------------------------ Dürfen wir Platz nehmen? 0
May we have the menu? D--f---------e-Spe--e-a--e ----n? D_____ w__ d__ S__________ h_____ D-r-e- w-r d-e S-e-s-k-r-e h-b-n- --------------------------------- Dürfen wir die Speisekarte haben? 0
May we pay separately? D----- wi--g------t zahl--? D_____ w__ g_______ z______ D-r-e- w-r g-t-e-n- z-h-e-? --------------------------- Dürfen wir getrennt zahlen? 0

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