| German > English |
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| dicht auf den Fersen |
| adj. hot on the heels |
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| Analysis |
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| dicht |
| adj. thick, tight, dense |
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| adj. impermeable, sealed, shut, locked (preventing passage or entrance) |
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| dicht machen - to shut |
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| adj. (with bei or an) close to |
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| adj. (colloquial) intoxicated |
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| dichten |
| v. to compose (a text, almost always poetry) |
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| v. to caulk, seal (prevent leakage) |
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| adj. form of dicht |
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| auf |
| prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of) |
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| Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table. |
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| prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of) |
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| Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table. |
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| prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility) |
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| den |
| art. masculine accusative singular of der |
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| art. dative plural of der |
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| pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der |
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| Fersen |
| n. plural of Ferse |
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| Ferse |
| n-f. heel |
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