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Was heißt »Greis« auf Englisch?
Das Substantiv Greis lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:
Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen
Ein Greis und sein Weib lebten einst zusammen einen kleinen Dorf.
Once upon a time an old man and his wife lived together in a little village.
Wir werden zu schnell Greise, und zu langsam weise.
We're too soon old, too late smart.
Tom sah in den Spiegel und erblickte einen Greis.
Tom looked into the mirror and saw an old man.
Warum werden in diesem Land eigentlich immer nur Greise Staatsoberhaupt oder Regierungschef?
Why is it that it's only ever old men who become head of state or government in this country?
Englische Beispielsätze
An old man entered the old church with his elder son, his younger daughter and her little baby.
But my elder sister can swim perfectly well.
My elder daughter Magdalena is like an angel.
Tom is my elder brother.
At last, my elder sister got married.
I am your elder sister.
I'm your elder sister.
He has three elder sisters.
His elder sister is older than my eldest brother.
My elder brother is really tall, about 1.8m.
You seem to have mistaken me for my elder brother.
Ken shared the room with his elder brother.
John's mother looks so young that she is often mistaken for his elder sister.
Then the younger brother set off, and the elder remained behind.
I have three elder and two younger siblings.
I think that my younger brother is stronger than my elder brother.
The wives of the two elder brothers watched her and did exactly the same.
I'm not in touch with the older of my elder brothers, but I meet with the other one every week.
Then the younger brother set off, the elder remaining behind.
The youngest of my elder brothers is already over fifty.
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