Translation for "initiative ergriffen" to english

Initiative ergriffen

• took the initiative
• initiative taken

Translation examples

took the initiative

Ich glaube, als Jared die Initiative ergriff, war dein Vater erleichtert.
When Jared took the initiative, I think your father was relieved.

Einen Moment lang stand er sprachlos da, bis Serena die Initiative ergriff.
For a moment he stood without speaking, and Serena took the initiative.

Aber ich verspürte immer leichtes Unbehagen, wenn sie die Initiative ergriff.
But I always felt a mild pang of resentment when she took the initiative.

Kein Wunder, daß er froh gewesen war, als Jim Vidor die Initiative ergriffen hatte.
Small wonder he had been so glad when Jim Vidor took the initiative.

Und beide hatten Recht – nur dass Hagen als erster die Initiative ergriffen und gehandelt hat.
And they were both right—only Hagen took the initiative to act first.

Sie war offensiv gewesen und hatte die Initiative ergriffen, während Edvard träge hinterhertrottete.
She had been the one on the offense, the one who took the initiative, while Edvard had followed her lead.

Es spricht vieles dafür, dass die Löwin von Cintra damals die Initiative ergriffen hat. Roegner starb.
There is much to suggest that at the moment the Lioness of Cintra took the initiative, Roegner died.

Mir schien, daß wir uns nur dann umarmten und küßten, wenn ich die Initiative ergriff, aber da kann ich mich irren, vielleicht war es nicht immer so.
It seemed to me we embraced only when I took the initiative, but I could be wrong, maybe it wasn't always like that.