English-German translation for "sidelines"

"sidelines" German translation

sidelines
plural | Plural pl

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  • Seitenlinienplural | Plural pl
    sidelines
    sidelines
examples
  • to be on the sidelines figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    unbeteiligter Zuschauer sein
    to be on the sidelines figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
Leider werden wir hier im Parlament nur Zaungäste sein.
Sadly we here in Parliament will be witnessing it from the sidelines.
Source: Europarl
Stiften denn die Heckenschützen weniger Unruhe?
To those who snipe from the sidelines, I would ask are all the latter mischief-making?
Source: Europarl
Das Europäische Parlament sitzt im Höchstfall am Katzentisch.
The European Parliament has been allowed to sit on the sidelines but no more than that.
Source: Europarl
Man kann um etwas herumreden oder auf Randerscheinungen ausweichen.
We can skirt around the issue or divert to the sidelines.
Source: Europarl
Die Zeit, in der Japan nur stumm vom Spielfeldrand zuschauen konnte, sind vorbei.
The time when Japan could remain on the sidelines is over.
Source: News-Commentary
Glücklicherweise sagte die Frau Kommissarin, sie wolle nicht an der Seitenlinie stehen.
Fortunately, the Commissioner has said that she did not want to be on the sidelines.
Source: Europarl
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