both

both
[bəʊɵ, Am boʊɵ] adj
attr, inv
1) predeterminer beide;
\both my parents are journalists meine Eltern sind beide Journalisten
2) determiner beide;
I think it's important to listen to \both sides ich denke, es ist wichtig, beide Seiten anzuhören;
I had been looking forward to a delicious meal with excellent service - but I was disappointed on \both counts ich hatte mich auf ein leckeres Essen mit exzellentem Service gefreut - aber ich wurde in beiden Punkten enttäuscht;
in \both cases in beiden Fällen;
at \both ends an beiden Enden;
\both eyes/hands/legs beide Augen/Hände/Beine;
he was blind in \both eyes er war auf beiden Augen blind;
\both sexes Männer und Frauen;
on \both sides of the Atlantic auf beiden Seiten des Atlantiks
PHRASES:
to burn the candle at \both ends Raubbau mit seiner Gesundheit betreiben;
to have/want things [or it] \both ways alles haben wollen pron beide;
Mike and Jim \both have red hair Mike und Jim haben beide rote Haare;
would you like milk or sugar or \both? möchtest du Milch oder Zucker oder beides?;
Jackie and I are \both self-employed Jackie und ich sind beide selbständig;
\both of these pictures are fine beide Bilder sind schön;
are \both of us invited, or just you? sind wir beide eingeladen oder nur du?;
a picture of \both of us together ein Bild von uns beiden gemeinsam (form);
I've got 2 children, \both of whom are good at maths ich habe 2 Kinder, die beide gut in Mathe sind adv
\both ... and ...;
I felt \both happy and sad at the same time ich war glücklich und traurig zugleich;
\both Mike and Jim have red hair Mike und Jim haben beide rote Haare;
it has won favour with \both young and old es hat Zustimmung bei Jung und Alt gefunden;
our products need to be competitive in terms of \both quality and price unsere Produkte müssen sowohl bei der Qualität als auch beim Preis wettbewerbsfähig sein;
\both men and women sowohl Männer als auch Frauen

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