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

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Translations: all11 common5 nasty1 other translations5
Kinder können so gemein sein. Kids can be so mean.
Es ist gemein von ihm, eine alte Frau zu betrügen. It is mean of him to deceive an elderly lady.
Was mag ihn dazu veranlasst haben, sich so gemein zu verhalten? What can have induced him to behave so cruelly?
Er will nicht gemein sein, er ist es halt von Natur aus. He doesn't mean to be mean. It's just his nature.
Es ist gemein von dir von mir zu erwarten, dass ich eine Speise esse, die ich nicht essen will. It is very rude of you to expect me to eat food that I do not want to.
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