Sentence examples of "geschweige denn" in German
Ich kann Französisch nicht lesen, geschweige denn sprechen.
I can't read French, let alone speak it.
Ich kann es mir nicht leisten, einen Gebrauchtwagen zu kaufen, geschweige denn einen Neuwagen.
I can't afford to buy a used car, much less a new one.
Der Mann muss über 60 sein, denn sein Haar ist schon grau.
The man must be over sixty, for his hair is gray.
Was soll ich denn mit ihr machen, wenn sie zu weinen anfängt?
When she starts to cry, what shall I do with her?
Ich bat ihn, mit mir zu kommen, denn ich war fremd in diesem Teil der Stadt.
I asked him to come with me, for I was a stranger in that part of the city.
Was ist das denn für eine Logik: man liegt immer falsch, bis die Richtigkeit bewiesen ist?
What kind of logic is this: one's always wrong, until proved right?
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