Usage examples of "fern" in German with translation to English

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Er hielt sich von ihr fern. He stood aloof from her.
Warum in die Ferne schweifen? Why roam so far afield?
Mit dem Teleskop kann man ferne Dinge sehen. We can see distant objects with a telescope.
Wir sahen ein weißes Schiff in der Ferne. We saw a white ship far away.
Nachdem er mit drei Jahren Waise wurde, wurde er von einem fernen Verwandten aufgezogen. An orphan at three, he was brought up by a distant relative.
Wer auf dem Pfad der Weisheit wandeln will, darf keine Angst vor dem Misserfolg haben, denn wenn er auch noch so weit vorankommt, bleibt sein Ziel doch in unerreichbarer Ferne. He who wants to travel the path of wisdom must not fear failure, for no matter how much progress he makes, his goal remains unattainably far off.
Mein kleiner Bruder sieht fern. My little brother is watching TV.
Halte dich vom Feuer fern! Keep away from the fire.
Halt die Katze von der Couch fern. Keep the cat off the couch.
Sie sah fern als ich nach Hause kam. When I came home, she was watching TV.
Ein Apfel am Tag hält den Doktor fern. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Er sieht jeden Tag fern. He watches TV every day.
Wir sehen jeden Tag fern. We watch TV every day.
Mary sieht jeden Abend fern. Mary watches TV every night.
Sieh nicht immer so viel fern. Don't spend so much time watching TV.
Die meisten Menschen sehen gerne fern. Most people like watching TV.
Er sah den ganzen Tag nur fern. He did nothing but watch TV all day.
Meine Mutter sieht des Abends selten fern. My mother seldom watches TV at night.
Wie lange sieht der durchschnittliche Teenager täglich fern? How much time does the average teenager watch TV every day?
Heute Abend um 9 sehe ich fern, auch wenn ich viele Hausaufgaben habe. I will be watching TV at nine o'clock tonight in spite of much homework.
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