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I. both [bəʊθ, Am boʊθ] ADJ attr, inv

1. both predeterminer:

both
beide <beides, beiden>
both their teams played well
ihre beiden Mannschaften spielten gut
both my parents are journalists
meine Eltern sind beide Journalisten

2. both det:

both
beide <beides, beiden>
blind in both eyes
auf beiden Augen blind
in both cases
in beiden Fällen
at both ends
an beiden Enden
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 [or want] things [or it]both ways
alles haben wollen

II. both [bəʊθ, Am boʊθ] PRON

both
beide <beides, beiden>
both of you/us
ihr beiden/wir 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?
both of these pictures are fine
beide Bilder sind schön
I've got 2 children, both of whom are good at maths form
ich habe 2 Kinder, die beide gut in Mathe sind

III. both [bəʊθ, Am boʊθ] ADV

both ... and ...
sowohl ... als [o. wie] auch ...
both you and I
wir beide
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