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• Meine Damen und Herren
  • Ladies and gentlemen
• Das Haus des Herrn
  • The House of God
• Herr Schmidt
  • Mr. Schmidt; but:
• Herr Doktor von Braun
  • Dr. von Braun
• Herr Professor
  • Dr. (Ph.D.); professor
• After supper Frau Brechenmacher packed four of the five babies to bed, allowing Rosa to stay with her and help to polish the buttons of Herr Brechenmacher's uniform.
  • "Frau Brechenmaster Attends A Wedding", from "Selected Short Stories" by Katherine Mansfield (first published in 1910)
• Herr der Lage sein ('to be master of the situation'; a phrase meaning that somebody is able to cope with something)
• Weil die Tiere auf seinen Wink reagieren, nennt man ihn den Herren der Wölfe. ('Because the animals react on his wink, he is called lord of the wolves.')
• Wer ist Herr dieser Landen? Der Graf von Karabas. ('Who is the ruler/owner of these lands? The Count of Karabas.' From Der gestiefelte Kater, 'The Booted Tomcat'.)
• Jawohl, Herr Oberst! = Yes, sir! (lit.: 'Yes, Mr. Colonel.' Because Herr already is a respectful form of address, adding a term like 'sir' is unnecessary)
• Mein Herr? Sie haben ihre Uhr verloren. = Sir? You've lost your watch. (standard usage between strangers)
• Wie geht es Ihnen heute, Herr Müller?
• Comment allez-vous aujourd’hui, monsieur Müller?