their - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ German Dictionary

Prepositions / Pronouns
				`their pron.`			`ihr \| ihre \| ihr`

Nouns
				`women in their forties pl.`			`die Vierzigerinnen pl.`
				`person in their twenties`			`der Twen pl.: die Twens`
				`potatoes in their jacket pl.`			`die Pellkartoffeln pl.`
				`automotive manufacturers and their subcontractors [AUTOM.]`			`die Automobil- und Zulieferindustrie`
				`person setting up their own business`			`der Existenzgründer pl.: die Existenzgründer`
				`potatoes boiled in their jacket pl.`			`die Pellkartoffeln pl.`
				`classes of business having problems with their balance of payments [INSUR.]`			`notleidende (or: Not leidende) Versicherungszweige`

Verbs
				`so. is sick (to their stomach) (Amer.)`			`jmdm. ist (es) schlecht`
				`to perform their respective duties`			`ihren jeweiligen Verpflichtungen nachkommen`
				`to speed so. on their way`			`jmdn. verabschieden \| verabschiedete, verabschiedet \|`
				`to keep so. on their toes`			`jmdn. auf (or: in) Trab halten`
				`so. has to rack their brain about sth.`			`etw.^nom. bereitet jmdm. Kopfzerbrechen`
				`so. has to rack their brain about sth.`			`etw.^nom. macht jmdm. Kopfzerbrechen`
				`to pay so. out in their own coin`			`es jmdm. mit gleicher Münze heimzahlen`
				`to put so. out of their misery`			`jmdn. aus seiner Qual erlösen`
				`to put so. out of their misery`			`jmdn. von seinem Leid erlösen`
				`to take so. at their word`			`jmdn. beim Wort nehmen`
				`to give so. a run for their money`			`jmdm. nichts schenken`
				`to put so. on their guard`			`jmdn. warnen \| warnte, gewarnt \|`
				`to stop so. in their tracks`			`jmdn. aufhalten \| hielt auf, aufgehalten \|`
				`to bring so. to their knees`			`jmdn. in die Knie zwingen`

Adjectives / Adverbs
				`for their part`			`ihrerseits adv.`
				`for their sake`			`um derentwillen (or: deretwillen)`
				`on their part`			`ihrerseits adv.`
				`in all their official functions [LAW]`			`bei allen Amtshandlungen`

Examples
				`If a student loses their ID card, they have to pay for a new one.`			`Studierende, die ihren Ausweis verlieren, müssen für einen neuen bezahlen.`
				`Their marriage is running into trouble.`			`Es kriselt in ihrer Ehe.`
				`until their arrival`			`bis zu deren Ankunft`
				`Some have eyes bigger than their belly.`			`Bei manchen sind die Augen größer als der Magen.`
				`They claimed their money back.`			`Sie verlangten ihr Geld zurück.`
				`They reconciled their differences.`			`Sie haben ihre Differenzen beigelegt.`
				`All my friends have their own cars.`			`Alle meine Freunde haben ein eigenes Auto.`
				`All of my friends have their own cars.`			`Alle meine Freunde haben ein eigenes Auto.`
				`All students turn in their exam papers.`			`Alle Studenten geben ihre Prüfungsunterlagen ab. infinitive: abgeben`
				`blend into their natural surroundings`			`passen gut in ihr natürliches Umfeld`
				`whatever their skin color^AE is`			`egal welche Hautfarbe sie haben`
				`whatever their skin colour^BE is`			`egal welche Hautfarbe sie haben`
				`are famous for their quality`			`sind berühmt für ihre Qualität`
				`beyond their control`			`außerhalb ihrer Kontrolle liegend`

Phrases / Collocations
				`by the sweat of their brows`			`im Schweiße ihres Angesichts`
				`Each to their own`			`Jedem das Seine.`
				`Each to their own.`			`Jedem das Seine (or: seine).`
				`to keep so. on their toes`			`jmdn. auf Zack halten`
				`to begrudge so. the shirt on their back`			`jmdm. nicht das Weiße im Auge gönnen`
				`to give so. their marching orders`			`jmdm. den Laufpass geben`
				`to give so. their head`			`jmdn. gewähren lassen`
				`to give so. their head`			`jmdn. machen lassen`
				`to throw so. off their guard`			`jmdn. überrumpeln \| überrumpelte, überrumpelt \|`
				`so. is shaking in their boots [coll.] infinitive: shake in one's boots`			`jmdm. geht der Hintern auf Grundeis [coll.]`
				`so. is shaking in their boots [coll.] infinitive: shake in one's boots`			`jmdm. schlottern die Knie [coll.]`
				`to let so. stew in their own grease [fig.]`			`jmdn. im eigenen Fett schmorenlassen (or: schmoren lassen) [fig.]`
				`to let so. stew in their own grease [fig.]`			`jmdn. seinem Schicksal überlassen`
				`to let so. stew in their own grease [fig.]`			`jmdn. im eigenen Saft schmorenlassen (or: schmoren lassen) [fig.]`

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ether, heir, other, theirs, there, There, therm, Third, third, thirl	Ether, Thein, Theiß, Äther

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Knifflige Einzelfälle Die Gefahr der falschen Verwendung besteht insbesondere bei it's – its, you're – your, who's – whose und they're – their – there
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