 | English | German | |
 | His voice belied his words. | Seine Stimme strafte seine Worte Lügen. | |
| Partial Matches |
| bibl. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbour's. [2nd part, tenth commandment, King James Version] | Du sollst nicht begehren deines Nächsten Weib, Knecht, Magd, Rind, Esel, noch alles, was dein Nächster hat. [das zehnte Gebot nach Luther] | |
| His word is his bond. | Auf sein Wort kann man vertrauen. | |
| in his place {adv} [in his stead] | an seiner Statt [alt] [geh.] | |
| in his place {adv} [in his stead] | an seiner statt [geh.] | |
| on his return {adv} [after his return] | nach seiner Rückkehr | |
| his young lady [dated] [his girlfriend] | seine Freundin {f} | |
| proverb His bark is worse than his bite. | Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht. | |
| His heart is in his mouth. [idiom] | Ihm pocht das Herz bis zum Hals / Halse. [Redewendung] | |
| His whole life revolves around his family. | Er geht ganz in der Familie auf. [seine Erfüllung finden] | |
| in his eyes {adv} [also fig.: in his opinion] | in seinen Augen [auch fig.: seiner Ansicht nach] | |
| He was carrying his coat over his arm. | Er trug den Mantel über dem Arm. | |
| His eyes were bigger than his belly. [idiom] | Seine Augen waren größer als sein Magen. [Redewendung] | |
| His eyes were bigger than his stomach. [idiom] | Seine Augen waren größer als sein Magen. [Redewendung] | |
| idiom His heart drops into his gut. [coll.] [Am.] | Sein Herz fällt / rutscht ihm in die Hose. [ugs.] | |
| His heart is in his mouth. [coll.] [idiom] | Ihm schlägt das Herz bis zum Hals / Halse. [Redewendung] | |
| His word is as good as his bond. | Sein Wort ist so gut wie seine Unterschrift. | |
| His eyes popped out of his head. [fig.] [coll.] | Er hat geguckt wie ein Auto. [ugs.] | |
| idiom His eyes were popping out of his head. [coll.] | Ihm fielen fast die Augen aus dem Kopf. [vor Staunen oder Überraschung] | |
| lit. F Him With His Foot In His Mouth [Saul Bellow] | Der mit dem Fuß im Fettnäpfchen | |
| mus. F To each his own! [also: To each only his due!] | Nur jedem das Seine! [J. S. Bach, BWV 163] | |
| hist. pol. quote From each according to his ability, to each according to his need. | Jeder nach seinen Fähigkeiten, jedem nach seinen Bedürfnissen. | |
| mus. F I shall acknowledge His name [also: I will acknowledge His name] | Bekennen will ich seinen Namen [J. S. Bach, BWV 200] | |
| his exact words | genau seine Worte {pl} | |
| Wednesday is his night for meeting his friends at the pub. [Br.] | Er hat mittwochs seinen Stammtisch. [ugs.] | |
| lit. F The Dragon and his Grandmother / The Devil and his Grandmother [Grimm Brothers] | Der Teufel und seine Großmutter [Brüder Grimm] | |
| judging by his words {adv} | seinen Worten nach zu urteilen | |
| She confirmed his words. | Sie bestätigte seine Worte. | |
| His own words condemned him. | Er verurteilte sich selbst. | |
| Those were his exact words. | So hat er wörtlich gesagt. | |
| to have trust in his words | seinen Worten trauen | |
| I heard his voice. | Ich hörte seine Stimme. | |
| His words were tinged with sadness. | In seinen Worten schwang eine gewisse Traurigkeit mit. | |
| to recognize sb. by his voice | jdn. an der Stimme erkennen | |
| the loudness of his voice | seine laute Stimme {f} | |
| ... and his Jane [coll.] [often pej.] [said of a male person, referring to his girlfriend/wife] | ... und seine Tusnelda [hum.] [oft pej.] | |
| He doesn't mince his words. [idiom] | Er nimmt kein Blatt vor den Mund. [Redewendung] | |
| His voice was thick with emotion. | Er sprach mit bewegter Stimme. | |
| His voice was thick with fear. | Er sprach mit angstvoller Stimme. | |
| lit. F His Master's Voice [Stanisław Lem] | Die Stimme des Herrn | |
| I put / have no trust in his words. | Ich traue seinen Worten nicht. | |
| His voice was thick with a cold. | Er sprach mit belegter Stimme. | |
| His voice was thick with a drink. | Er sprach mit schwerer Zunge. | |
| There was a catch in his voice. | Er sprach mit erstickter Stimme. | |
| After his voice had broken he left the choir. | Nach dem Stimmbruch verließ er den Chor. | |
| sports to punch clear [goalkeeper with his fists to clear the ball from his goalmouth] | wegboxen [Torwart den Ball mit der Faust] | |
| sports to punch clear [goalkeeper with his fists to clear the ball from his goalmouth] | wegfausten [wegboxen] | |
| belied {past-p} | enttäuscht [Hoffnungen, Erwartungen] | |
| anat. His angle [also: His' angle, His's angle] [Incisura cardiaca, Incisura cardialis] | His-Winkel {m} | |
| sth. belied | etw. log | |
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