| Wichtigste Übersetzungen |
| their adj | (they, them plural: possessive form) | ihr Pron |
| | It is their dog. |
| | Das ist ihr Hund. |
| their adj | ([sb] unspecified: possessive form) (männlich) | seinen Pron |
| | (weiblich) | ihren Pron |
| | Somebody left their pen here. |
| | Jemand hat seinen Stift hier gelassen. |
| their adj | (non-binary person: possessive form) | sier Pron |
| | I didn't recognise Alex at first because they had dyed their hair blue. |
| theirs pron | (belonging to more than one person) | ihr, ihre, ihrs Pron |
| | Our house is big, but theirs is much bigger. |
| | My car broke down, so my parents lent me theirs. |
| | I looked at your suggestions but I like theirs better. |
| | Are those books ours or theirs? |
| | Unser Haus ist groß, aber ihres ist viel größer. // Mein Auto war kaputt, weshalb meine Eltern mir ihres geliehen haben. // Ich habe mir Ihre Vorschläge angesehen, doch ich finde ihre beser. // Gehören diese Bücher uns oder ihnen? |
| theirs pron | (belonging to [sb]: unspecified gender) | sein, seine, seines Pron |
| | | ihr, ihres Pron |
| | Has a door key been handed in? One of my students has lost theirs. |
| theirs pron | (belonging to [sb] non-binary) | eines Pron |
| | I forgot my textbook, but Chris brought theirs and kindly let me share it. |
| theirs pron | (those belonging to them, plural) | ihre Pron |
| | I looked at your suggestions but I like theirs better. Are those books ours or theirs? |
| | Ich habe mir deine Vorschläge angesehen, aber ich mag ihre lieber. // Sind diese Bücher unsere oder ihre? |
| theirs pron | (those belonging to [sb]) | ihre Pron |
| | | seine Pron |
| theirs pron | (those belonging to [sb] non-binary) | siers Pron |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
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each to their own,
each to his own,
each to her own expr | (everyone has their own preferences) | jedem das Seine Rdw |
| | | Geschmäcker sind verschieden Rdw |
| | (gehoben) | suum cuique Rdw |
| give [sb] his/her/their due v expr | (give credit to) | jemandem etwas hoch anrechnen Adj + Vt, sepa |
keep [sb] on their toes,
keep [sb] on his toes,
keep [sb] on her toes v expr | (make [sb] concentrate) (übertragen) | jmdn auf Trab halten Rdw |
| | The teacher kept the students on their toes by giving them a surprise test. |
knock [sb] off their pedestal,
knock [sb] off his pedestal,
knock [sb] off her pedestal v expr | figurative (humble [sb] who is self-important) (übertragen, informell) | jmdn von seinem hohen Ross runterholen Rdw |
| | (übertragen) | jmdn von seinem Podest holen Rdw |
| | Losing a game so early in the tournament knocked him off his pedestal. |
| left to your/his/her/their own devices adj | (unsupervised, left alone) | allein gelassen Pron + V Part Perf |
| | | sich selbst überlassen Rdw |
| | | auf sich allein gestellt Rdw |
would make [sb] turn over in his/her/their grave,
would make [sb] turn in his/her/their grave v expr | figurative (would offend: dead person) | jemand würde sich im Grabe umdrehen Rdw |
| put your/their/our heads together v expr | figurative (work on [sth] together) | zusammen an etwas arbeiten VP |
| | (Brainstorming) | die Köpfe zusammenstecken Rdw |
sweet [sb] off their feet,
sweep [sb] off his feet,
sweep [sb] off her feet v expr | (make [sb] fall in love with you) | jmds Herz im Sturm erobern Rdw |
| | | jmdn von den Füßen fegen Rdw |
take [sb] at their word,
take [sb] at his word,
take [sb] at her word v expr | (believe [sb] is speaking honestly) | jmdn beim Wort nehmen Rdw |
| | | vertrauen Vt |
to each his own,
to each her own,
to each their own expr | (everyone has different preferences) | jedem das Seine Rdw |
| | | jeder wie er mag Rdw |
| | Greg likes anchovies and pineapple on his pizza? Well, to each their own. |