Usage examples of "mehr denn je" in German with translation to English

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Er raucht mehr denn je. He's smoking more than ever.
Johny war ein Chemiker; jetzt weilt er nicht mehr hier. Denn was er für Wasser hielt, war H2SO4. Johnny was a chemist; now Johnny is no more. For what he thought was water, was H2SO4.
Ich bin mehr als einmal trunken gewesen, meine Leidenschaften waren nie weit vom Wahnsinn, und beides reut mich nicht: denn ich habe in meinem Maße begreifen lernen, wie man alle außerordentlichen Menschen, die etwas Großes, etwas Unmöglichscheinendes wirkten, von jeher für Trunkene und Wahnsinnige ausschreien musste. I have been more than once intoxicated, my passions have always bordered on extravagance: I am not ashamed to confess it; for I have learned, by my own experience, that all extraordinary men, who have accomplished great and astonishing actions, have ever been decried by the world as drunken or insane.
Ich war mehr als einmal berauscht, meine Leidenschaften waren nie weit von der Extravaganz entfernt: Ich schäme mich nicht, es zuzugeben; denn ich habe aus eigener Erfahrung gelernt, dass alle außergewöhnlichen Männer, die Großes und Atemberaubendes geleistet haben, von der Welt als verrückt oder betrunken verschrien waren. I have been more than once intoxicated, my passions have always bordered on extravagance: I am not ashamed to confess it; for I have learned, by my own experience, that all extraordinary men, who have accomplished great and astonishing actions, have ever been decried by the world as drunken or insane.
Sie werden ihre Schwerter zu Pflugscharen und ihre Spieße zu Sicheln machen. Denn es wird kein Volk wider das andere ein Schwert aufheben, und werden hinfort nicht mehr kriegen lernen. They will hammer their swords into ploughshares and their spears into sickles. Nation will not lift sword against nation, no longer will they learn how to make war.
Geben ist seliger denn nehmen. It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Wir haben kein Brot mehr. We do not have any more bread.
Was habe ich denn damit zu tun? What on earth does this have to do with me?
Letztes Jahr forderten Erdbeben und Flutwellen auf den Philippinen mehr als 6000 Todesopfer. Last year in the Philippines, earthquakes and tidal waves resulted in the deaths of more than 6,000 people.
Der Mann muss über 60 sein, denn sein Haar ist schon grau. The man must be over sixty, for his hair is gray.
Da waren mehr als fünfzig Mädchen auf der Party. There were more than fifty girls at the party.
Was soll ich denn mit ihr machen, wenn sie zu weinen anfängt? When she starts to cry, what shall I do with her?
Mehr als zwanzig Prozent der Bevölkerung hat ein Auto. More than 20% of the population owns a car.
Ich bat ihn, mit mir zu kommen, denn ich war fremd in diesem Teil der Stadt. I asked him to come with me, for I was a stranger in that part of the city.
Je mehr, desto besser. The more, the merrier.
Was ist das denn für eine Logik: man liegt immer falsch, bis die Richtigkeit bewiesen ist? What kind of logic is this: one's always wrong, until proved right?
Ich trage keine Brille mehr. I don't wear glasses anymore.
Weißt du denn nicht, was gestern passiert ist? Do not you know what happened yesterday?
Der Verlust beläuft sich auf mehr als eine Millionen Dollar. The loss adds up to more than one million dollar.
Wozu brauchst du denn vier Autos? What do you need four cars for?
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