Sentence examples of "he or she" in English

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In most societies, it's rude to refer to someone in the third person when he or she is standing right there. In den meisten Gesellschaften ist es unhöflich, über jemanden in der dritten Person zu reden, wenn er anwesend ist.
"Learn from your mistakes" and "Experience is the best teacher" they say, but in the long run even the best teacher gets mad, if he or she has too much to teach in too little time. "Lern aus deinen Fehlern" und "Erfahrung ist der beste Lehrer" so sagt man, doch letzten Endes verliert selbst der beste Lehrer den Verstand, wenn er zu viel in zu kurzer Zeit unterrichten muss.
Who is younger, he or I? Wer ist jünger, er oder ich?
She swam across the wide river. Sie durchschwamm den breiten Fluss.
The girl always looked happy, but she wasn't at all happy. Das Mädchen sah immer glücklich aus, aber es war ganz und gar nicht glücklich.
She doesn't want to talk about it. Sie will nicht darüber sprechen.
She comes from a small but wealthy town. Sie kommt aus einer kleinen, aber wohlhabenden Stadt.
She loves the child as if it were her own. Sie liebt das Kind, als wäre es ihr eigenes.
She really wanted to tell the secret. Sie wollte das Geheimnis verraten.
Betty talks as if she knew everything. Betty redet als wüsste sie alles.
She is in love with him. Sie ist in ihn verliebt.
She did it against her will. Sie tat es gegen ihren Willen.
She gave him something cold to drink. Sie gab ihm etwas Kaltes zu trinken.
She got the short end of the stick. Sie zog den Kürzeren.
She spoke with her voice trembling. Sie sprach mit zitternder Stimme.
She speaks Russian. Sie spricht Russisch.
Do you know when she will come? Weißt du, wann sie kommt?
She blamed him for all her problems. Sie gab ihm die Schuld für all ihre Probleme.
She has a slender figure. Sie hat eine schlanke Figur.
She has no fear. Sie hat keine Angst.
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