Sentence examples of "elder" in English

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But my elder sister can swim perfectly well. Aber meine ältere Schwester kann recht gut schwimmen.
You seem to have mistaken me for my elder brother. Du scheinst mich mit meinem älteren Bruder verwechselt zu haben.
My elder daughter Magdalena is like an angel. Meine ältere Tochter Magdalena ist wie ein Engel.
John's mother looks so young that she is often mistaken for his elder sister. Johns Mutter sieht so jung aus, dass sie fälschlicherweise oft für seine ältere Schwester gehalten wird.
His elder sister is older than my eldest brother. Seine ältere Schwester ist älter als mein ältester Bruder.
An old man entered the old church with his elder son, his younger daughter and her little baby. Ein alter Mann betrat die alte Kirche mit seinem älteren Sohn, seiner jüngeren Tochter und deren kleinem Säugling.
You must respect your elders. Du musst Älteren Achtung entgegenbringen.
He has three elder sisters. Er hat drei große Schwestern.
At last, my elder sister got married. Schließlich hat meine große Schwester geheiratet.
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