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Translations ? lag behind vi → zurückbleiben; we lag behind in space exploration → in der Raumforschung liegen wir (weit) zurück or hinken wir hinterher (inf); the government is lagging behind in the polls → die Regierung liegt in den Meinungsumfragen zurück; why don’t you walk beside me instead of always lagging behind? → warum läufst du nicht neben mir, anstatt immer hinterherzutrödeln?; they are lagging ten points behind → sie liegen zehn Punkte zurück How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Did one forge ahead an arrow found his heart; did one lag behind he never again was seen alive; did one stumble to one side, even for a bare moment from the sight of his fellows, he did not return--and always when they came upon the bodies of their dead they found those terrible arrows driven with the accuracy of superhuman power straight through the victim's heart. Put on your hat, friend, and follow us, for you lag behind and are late. "Let no man," he said, "relying on his strength or horsemanship, get before the others and engage singly with the Trojans, nor yet let him lag behind or you will weaken your attack; but let each when he meets an enemy's chariot throw his spear from his own; this be much the best; this is how the men of old took towns and strongholds; in this wise were they minded. |
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