Onu aradım, ancak hat meşguldü.
- I called her, but the line was busy.
Eve girmeden önce, hırsız telefon hatlarını kesmiş.
- The thief cut the telephone lines before breaking into the house.
Tom kuyruktaki son kişi.
- Tom is the last person in line.
O kuyrukta otuz dakika durdum.
- I stood in that line for thirty minutes.
Since you like to write letters, why don't you drop her a line?
- Wo du doch so gern Briefe schreibst, warum schreibst du ihr nicht mal ein paar Zeilen?
If you read between the lines, this letter is a request for money.
- Wenn du zwischen den Zeilen liest, ist dieser Brief eine Geldanforderung.