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.
Biz kuyrukta ayakta bekletildik.
- We were made to stand in line.
Tom üç saat kuyrukta beklemek zorunda kaldı.
- Tom had to wait in line for three hours.
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?
As soon as I get to Hokkaido, I'll drop you a line.
- Sobald ich in Hokkaido ankomme, schicke ich dir ein paar Zeilen.