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 | He has dedicated his life to scientific research. | Er hat sein Leben in den Dienst der Forschung gestellt. | |
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| He has to do his job. | Er muss seine Arbeit machen. | |
| He put his life on the line to ... | Er setzte sein Leben aufs Spiel, um ... | |
| He can't sing to save his life. [coll.] | Er kann nicht für fünf / zehn Pfennig singen. [ugs.] | |
| He can't sing to save his life. [coll.] | Er kann ums Verrecken nicht singen. [ugs.] [derb] | |
| He is completely dedicated, he thinks of nothing but his work. | Er hat sich völlig seiner Arbeit verschrieben, er denkt an nichts anderes. | |
| His team are at the forefront of scientific research into vaccines. | Sein Team steht an der Spitze der wissenschaftlichen Erforschung von Impfstoffen. | |
| He has fulfilled his obligations. | Er hat seine Verpflichtungen erfüllt. | |
| He has lost his wind. | Er ist außer Atem. | |
| He has not his fellow. [archaic] | Er hat nicht seinesgleichen. | |
| He has a mind of his own! | Er hat seinen eigenen Kopf! | |
| He has done well in his career. | Er hat es im Beruf weit gebracht. | |
| He has left his childhood behind. [idiom] | Er ist den Kinderschuhen entwachsen. [Redewendung] | |
| idiom He has the world at his feet. | Ihm liegt die Welt zu Füßen. | |
| He always has something up his sleeve. [idiom] | Er hat immer etwas in petto. [Redewendung] | |
| He has a scar running across his chest. | Eine Narbe zieht sich quer über seine Brust. | |
| idiom He has not yet left his childhood behind. | Er hat die Kinderschuhe noch nicht ausgezogen. [ugs.] [fig.] | |
| He has plenty of skeletons in his closet. | Er hat einige Leichen im Keller. [ugs.] | |
| He has really taken leave of his senses. | Er ist wirklich nicht mehr ganz bei Sinnen. | |
| He has really taken leave of his senses. | Er ist wohl von allen guten Geistern verlassen. | |
| He has set his sights too high. [fig.] | Sein Ziel ist zu hoch gegriffen. [fig.] | |
| He has taken it into his head. [idiom] | Er hat es sich in den Kopf gesetzt. [Redewendung] | |
| Life in the camp has turned his mind. | Er hat einen Lagerkoller. | |
| He got the shock of his life. | Er erlebte sein blaues Wunder. [ugs.] [Redewendung] | |
| He had his whole life in front of him. | Er hatte das ganze Leben noch vor sich. | |
| In the course of his training he has been through all the departments of the company. | Während der Ausbildung hat er alle Abteilungen des Betriebs durchlaufen. | |
| He has decided to retire. | Er hat sich entschlossen, sich zurückzuziehen. | |
| He has firewood to spare. | Er kann Feuerholz erübrigen. | |
| He has no right to ... | Er hat kein Recht zu ... | |
| idiom He risked his neck to ... | Er riskierte Kopf und Kragen, um ... | |
| content to live his life | mit seinem Leben zufrieden | |
| He hardly has time to breathe. | Er hat kaum Zeit, Luft zu holen. | |
| He has to be brought here. | Er muss hierhergebracht werden. | |
| Everyone has a right to his / her own opinion. | Jeder hat das Recht auf seine eigene Meinung. | |
| law He invoked his right to silence. | Er berief sich auf sein Auskunftsverweigerungsrecht. | |
| He is on his way to ... | Er ist auf dem Weg zu ... | |
| He liked to amuse his friends. | Er unterhielt seine Freunde gern. | |
| He tried to catch his eye. | Er versuchte, seinen Blick auf sich zu ziehen. | |
| He tried to save his bacon. | Er versuchte, mit heiler Haut davonzukommen. | |
| To give him his due, he ... | Man muss gerechterweise zugeben, dass er ... | |
| He has been to see the doctor. | Er war beim Arzt. | |
| He appeared / seemed resigned to his fate. | Er schien sich in sein Schicksal ergeben zu haben. | |
| He hugged his legs tight to him. | Er schlang die Arme eng um die Beine. | |
| He is quite devoted to his work. | Er geht ganz in seiner Arbeit auf. | |
| He won everyone over to his plans. | Er hat uns alle für seine Pläne eingenommen. | |
| He has gone to rack and ruin. [idiom] | Er ist unter die Räder gekommen. [Redewendung] | |
| He has gone to the dogs. [coll.] [idiom] | Er ist vor die Hunde gegangen. [ugs.] [Redewendung] | |
| idiom His fortune has come too late for him to enjoy it. | Nun, da er keine Zähne mehr hat, bekommt er Brot. | |
| He used to walk to his office every day. | Früher ging er jeden Tag zu Fuß ins Büro. | |
| He was understood to have lost his fortune. | Er hatte allem Anschein nach sein Vermögen verloren. | |
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