Words similar to wie
Example sentences for: wie
How can you use “wie” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
wie Gott in Frankreich leben, Lit. to live like God in France: to be in clover
sich freuen wie ein Schneekönig, Lit. as pleased as a snow king: as happy as a dog with two tails
Ranke, with his avowed intention to show history wie es eigentlich gewesen --how it really was--and with his ambition to put the study of history on a scientific footing, doubtless had a more pervasive influence on the formal output of generations of historians.
The last German phrase in Ms. Flanders' article, ein Gesicht wie 37 Regenwetter haben , is also not quite correct, as Robert J. Powers notes [EPISTOLA, XXII,3,14].
ein Gesicht wie 37 Tage Regenwetter haben, Lit. to have a face like 37 days of rain: to have a long face