HE

HE
I pronoun
er; referring to personified things or animals which correspond to German feminines/neuters sie/es

it was he — (formal) er war es

he who — wer; see also academic.ru/34956/him">him; himself; his

II interjection
haha
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[hi:] 1. pronoun
(used as the subject of a verb)
1) (a male person or animal already spoken about: When I spoke to John, he told me he had seen you.) er
2) (any (male) person: He who hesitates is lost.) derjenige
2. noun
(a male person or animal: Is a cow a he or a she?) der Mann, das Männchen
- he-
- he-man
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he
[hi:, hi]
I. pron pers
1. (person) er; (form: him)
hello, is Mr Rodgers there? — yes, this is \he hallo, ist Mr. Rodgers da? — ja, am Apparat
who did that? — it was \he! wer war das? — er [war's]!
2. (animal) er; (unspecified) er/sie/es
a strong horse you have there, does \he work hard? ein starkes Pferd hast du, arbeitet es [o er] hart?
3. (unspecified person) er/sie/es
every child needs to know that \he is loved jedes Kind muss wissen, dass es geliebt wird
\he who ... (form) wer ...
\he who is silent consents wer schweigt, stimmt zu
4. REL (God)
H\he Er
5.
\he who laughs last, laughs best [or loudest] [or longest] (prov) wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am besten
II. n usu sing Er m fam
is that a \he or a she? ist das ein Er oder eine Sie? fam
III. n modifier männlich
\he-antelope/-zebra Antilope-/Zebramännchen nt
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abbr S. E.
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HE abk
1. high explosive
2. His Excellency (His oder Her Excellency)
* * *
I pronoun
er; referring to personified things or animals which correspond to German feminines/neuters sie/es

it was he — (formal) er war es

he who — wer; see also him; himself; his

II interjection
haha
* * *
pron.
er pron.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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