Sentence examples of "elders" in English

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You must respect your elders. Du musst Älteren Achtung entgegenbringen.

But my elder sister can swim perfectly well. Aber meine ältere Schwester kann recht gut schwimmen.

My elder daughter Magdalena is like an angel. Meine ältere Tochter Magdalena ist wie ein Engel.

You seem to have mistaken me for my elder brother. Du scheinst mich mit meinem älteren Bruder verwechselt zu haben.

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.

Is that anyway to speak to your elders and betters! Spricht man trotzdem so zu seinen Eltern und besseren Ehehälften?

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