gemein zu

mean to

→ gemein
phrase Uncommon #17,539
mean to Used to describe someone being unkind to another person.
GE: Warum bist du so gemein zu deiner Schwester?
EN: Why are you so mean to your sister?

Vielleicht sind die anderen Drachen ja gemein zu ihm.

Perhaps the other dragons are being mean to him.

— Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen (2001)

Ihr seid alle gemein zu mir!

You're all being mean to me!

— The Flowers of War (2011)

Tom war sehr gemein zu Maria.

Tom was very mean to Maria.

War jemand gemein zu dir?

Was someone mean to you?

— TÁR (2022)

Auch wenn sie gemein zu mir war.

Even though she was mean to me.

— Loveless (2017)

Wir waren gemein zu Tom.

We were mean to Tom.

Finden Sie, daß die Leute gemein zu Ihnen sind?

Do you find that people are mean to you?

Du hättest nicht so gemein zu Tom sein sollen.

You shouldn't have been so mean to Tom.

Sein Bruder war gemein zu mir.

His brother was mean to me.

Tom ist sehr gemein zu mir.

Tom is very mean to me.

Maria ist oft gemein zu ihrer besten Freundin.

Maria is often mean to her best friend.

Warum ist Tom gemein zu Mary?

Why is Tom mean to Mary?