HER - Translation from German into English

in the PONS Dictionary

her [he:ɐ̯] ADV

1. her (raus):

her

here

her

to me

her damit! inf

give it here! inf

immer her damit! inf

keep it/them coming! inf

2. her (herum):

um jdn her

all around sb

3. her (von einem Punkt aus):

von etw dat her räumlich

from sth

von weit her

from a long way away [or off]

wo kommst du so plötzlich her?

where have you come from so suddenly?

her zu mir!

come here!

irgendwo her sein

to come [or be] from somewhere

von ... her zeitlich

from

ich kenne ihn von meiner Studienzeit her

I know him from my time at university

lange/nicht lange/drei Wochen her sein

to be long/not so long/three weeks ago

unser letztes Treffen ist jetzt genau neun Monate her

we last met exactly nine months ago

längere Zeit her sein, dass ...

to be a long time [ago] since ...

lang her sein, dass ...

to be long ago since ...

nicht [so] lange her sein, dass ...

to be not such a long time [ago] since ...

wie lange ist es her, dass wir uns das letzte Mal gesehen haben?

how long is it since we last saw each other?

wie lange ist es her, dass wir uns das letzte Mal gesehen haben?

how long ago did we last see each other?

wie lange ist es her, dass wir uns das letzte Mal gesehen haben?

when did we last see each other?

von etw dat her kausal

as far as sth is concerned [or goes]

von der Technik her ist dieser Wagen Spitzenklasse

as far as the technology is concerned this car is top class

4. her (verfolgen):

hinter jdm/einem Tier/etw her sein

to be after sb/an animal/sth inf

5. her (haben wollen):

hinter jdm/etw her sein

to be after sb/sth fig inf

hinter jdm her sein, etw zu tun

to keep on at sb to do sth

hinter jdm her sein, etw zu tun

to keep an eye on it to see that sth is done

Phrases:

es ist nicht weit her mit jdm/etw inf

sb/sth is not up to much inf

Hin·und·her·ge·re·de, Hin-und-Her-Ge·re·de N nt inf

Hinundhergerede

aimless chatter

Hinundhergerede (Streit)

argy-bargy Brit inf