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his [listen] (der; die; das) seinige {pron} [veraltend]

his family die seinigen; die Seinigen

his [listen] sein; seine {pron} (einem Mann gehörend) [listen] [listen]

My father forgot his present. Mein Vater vergaß sein Geschenk.

his equals; people of his kind; the likes of sb. seinesgleichen {pron}

to have no equals; to be unparalleled seinesgleichen suchen

He was well-liked by his peers. Er war sehr beliebt bei seinesgleichen.

As a musician he has no peer. Als Musiker sucht er seinesgleichen.

He has not his fellow. Er hat nicht seinesgleichen.

His bark is worse than his bite. [prov.] Bellende Hunde beißen nicht. [Sprw.]

His mind was in a haze. Er blickte nicht mehr durch.

His fingers are all thumbs. Er hat zwei linke Hände. [übtr.]

His mind was in a haze. Er war wie betäubt.

His friend helped him out. Sein Freund griff ihm unter die Arme.

His face was a perfect study. Sein Gesicht war sehenswert.

His life is completely taken up by work. Sein Leben ist ganz mit Arbeit ausgefüllt.

His spirit broke. Sein Mut verließ ihn.

His time is up. Seine Zeit ist abgelaufen.

on my / your / his / her / our / their account; on my / your / his / her / our / their behalf; because of sb. meinetwegen; deinetwegen; seinetwegen; ihretwegen; unsretwegen; Ihretwegen; meinethalben [veraltet]; deinethalben [veraltet]; seinethalben [veraltet]; ihrethalben [veraltet]; unserethalben [veraltet]; eurethalben [veraltet]; ihrethalben [veraltet] {adv} [listen]

Don't worry on my behalf. Mach dir meinetwegen keine Sorgen.

Please don't leave on my behalf. Meinetwegen müssen Sie nicht aufbrechen.

Because of you, we missed the bus. Deinetwegen haben wir den Bus versäumt.

Don't bother on my account; Don't trouble yourself on my account.; Don't go to any trouble on my behalf. Machen Sie sich meinetwegen keine Umstände.

Well folks, you didn't have to get dressed up on our behalf. Also Leute, unsretwegen hättet ihr euch nicht so schön anziehen müssen.

I'm not very hungry, so please don't cook on my account. Ich bin nicht besonders hungrig, also koche bitte nicht für mich alleine.

to take sb. at his word auf jds. Wort vertrauen; etw. für bare Münze nehmen; etw. einmal so hinnehmen; etw. einmal so zu Kenntnis nehmen {vt} (wie es jemand gesagt hat)

We took them at their word, but nothing has been done. Wir haben auf ihr Wort vertraut, aber es ist nichts geschehen.

I take her at her word, for I cannot go to see for myself. Ich nehme das einmal so hin, denn ich kann es nicht kontrollieren.

Your never know whether to take him at his word. Man weiß nie, ob man seine Äußerungen für bare Münze nehmen kann.

to deprive sb. of his civil rights; to exclude sb. from the rule of law jdn. entrechten; jdn. seiner Bürgerrechte berauben {vt} [pol.]

depriving of his civil rights; excluding from the rule of law entrechtend; seiner Bürgerrechte beraubend

deprived of his civil rights; excluded from the rule of law entrechtet; seiner Bürgerrechte beraubt

to take sb. at his word genau das tun; sich genau daran halten (was jemand gesagt hat) {vi}

When they begged us to do whatever was needed to raise more money we took them at their word. Als sie uns baten, alles Nötige zu veranlassen, um mehr Geld aufzutreiben, haben wir genau das getan.

Students would do well to take the professor at his word: Read slowly and thoughtfully, make lots of notes. Die Studenten tun gut daran, sich genau an den Rat des Professors zu halten: Langsam und aufmerksam lesen, sich viele Notizen machen.

paternal; on my/his/her father's side väterlicherseits {adv} [soc.]

paternal ancestors Vorfahren {pl} väterlicherseits

my paternal grandmother; my grandmother on my mother's side meine Großmutter väterlicherseits

Things have come full circle now that he is back in his hometown. Jetzt, wo er wieder in seiner Heimatstadt ist, schließt sich der Kreis.

domestic unit consisting of the recipient of unemployment benefit and his family Bedarfsgemeinschaft {f} (Arbeitslosenhilfe) [fin.] [adm.]

Christ's farewell to his mother; Christ taking leave of his mother (art subject) Christi Abschied von seiner Mutter; Abschied Christi von Maria (Kunstsujet) [art]

to serve notice on the garnishee of the attachment of a debt in his hands dem Drittschuldner einen Pfändungsbeschluss/ein Zahlungsverbot zustellen {v} [jur.]

claim by the owner for the return of his property; rei vindicatio Eigentumsherausgabeanspruch {m}; rei vindicatio [jur.]

postdoc preparing his/her university lecturing qualification Habilitant {m}; Habilitandin {f} [stud.]

poop scooper; pooper scooper (dog owner who removes his dogs' solid waste in a public area) Hundebesitzer {m}, der die Haufen seines Hundes (im öffentlichen Raum) entfernt

person celebrating his jubilee Jubilar {m}

to put sb. off his/her stride jdn. aus dem Konzept bringen {vt}

traitor to his/her country; treasonist Landesverräter {m}; Landesverräterin {f}

traitors to their country; treasonists Landesverräter {pl}; Landesverräterinnen {pl}

street trader crying his wares; hawker crying (out) his wares; spruiker [Austr.] Marktschreier {m} [econ.]

my/his/her/their family; my/his/her/their folks [Am.]; my/his/her/their people [dated] [listen] [listen] [listen] die Meinigen / die meinigen {pl}; die Seinigen / die seinigen {pl}; die Ihrigen / die ihrigen {pl} [soc.]

to send sb. to his doom jdn. ans Messer liefern {vt} [übtr.]

OEM manufacturer (who integrates components from other companies in his products) OEM-Hersteller {m} (der Bauteile von Fremdherstellern verbaut) [techn.] [comp.]

to take sb. up on his (her) promise jdn. in die Pflicht nehmen {vt}

doctrinaire; person who sticks rigidly to his/her principles Prinzipienreiter {m}

to give sb. his cue; to cue sb. in; to cue sb. jdm. das Stichwort geben (Theater); jdm. den/seinen Einsatz geben [mus.] {v}

With a nod of his head, the drummer cued the lead singer in. Mit einem Kopfnicken gab der Schlagzeuger der Sängerin den Einsatz.

employee's duty of good faith (towards his employer); duty of the employee to represent the interests of his employer Treuepflicht {f} (des Arbeitnehmers) [jur.]

according to his/her lights für seine/ihre Verhältnisse

to bring sb. to his senses jdn. zur Vernunft bringen; jdn. zur Besinnung bringen {vt}

doctor on his ward round Visite {f} (Arzt und Begleitpersonal auf Visite) [med.]

to hold sb. to his word/promise/commitment jdn. beim Wort nehmen {vt}

I'll hold you to your word! Ich nehm' dich beim Wort!

conscientious objector performing his civilian service Zivildienstleistende {m}; Zivildienstleistender /Zivi/; Zivildiener {m} [Ös.]

due to my/his/her/... absence abwesenheitsbedingt {adj}

to break down sb.'s reserve; to break through sb.'s reserve; to bring/draw sb. out of his/her shell; to draw sb. out jds. Panzer durchbrechen; jdn. dazu bringen, sich zu öffnen / aus sich herauszugehen {vt} [psych.]

Johannine (relating to the apostle John or his writings) johanneisch {adj} (auf den Apostel Johannes oder seine Schriften bezogen) [relig.]

for his sake; for him seinetwillen; seinetwegen {adv}; ihm zuliebe

to put sb. in her/his place jdn. in seine Schranken weisen {vt}

to pension off ↔ sb. [Br.]; to force sb. to retire (from his job) jdn. zwangsberenten [Dt.]; auf Rente setzen [Dt.] [ugs.]; jdn. zwangspensionieren [Ös.]; jdn. in Pension schicken [Ös.] {vt}

He who does lend, loses his friend. [prov.] Borgen macht Sorgen. [Sprw.]

That speaks in his favour. Das spricht für ihn.

An evening red and a morning grey will set the traveller on his way. [prov.] Der Abend rot, der Morgen grau bringt das schönste Tagesblau. [Sprw.]

A prophet has no honour in his own country. [prov.] Der Prophet gilt nichts in seinem Vaterland. [Sprw.]

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