äußere |
1. adj. outer, outside, exterior | |
2. adj. utter | |
3. v. first-person singular present of äußern | |
4. v. first-person singular subjunctive of äußern | |
5. v. third-person singular subjunctive of äußern | |
6. v. singular imperative of äußern | |
äußern |
1. v. to utter; to say; to express | |
sowohl |
1. conj. both | |
Sowohl sie als auch er sprechen Englisch. - Both she and he speak English. | |
Strenge |
1. n. severity, strictness | |
2. adj. form of streng | |
Als |
1. n. creek, drainage channel | |
2. conj. (subordinating, referring to time of occurrence) at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as | |
Als er ankam, öffnete sie die Tür. - When he arrived, she opened the door. | |
Als wir jung waren, spielten wir im Wald. - We played in the forest when we were young. | |
3. conj. (used with a comparison or as an exception) than | |
Zwei ist größer als eins. - Two is greater than one. | |
Die Kopie sieht anders aus als das Original. - The copy looks different than the original. | |
Er sagt nichts anderes als die Wahrheit. - He tells nothing other than the truth. | |
4. conj. as; like; in the function of; in the form of | |
Als Polizist muss ich es tun. - As a policeman, I must do it. | |
Wir sind Feinde, aber im Moment müssen wir uns als Freunde verhalten. - We are enemies, but for now we must act like friends. | |
Sie verkleidete sich als Krankenschwester, um das Krankenhaus zu betreten. - She disguised herself as a nurse to enter the hospital. | |
5. conj. as if | |
6. conj. (after negative pronoun) but, other than | |
Auch |
1. Proper noun. , common in Southern Germany as an occupational surname for those who watched livestock at night | |
2. adv. also; too; as well (in addition to whatever or whoever has previously been listed) | |
Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “auch”: I too want icecream. | |
Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “Eis”: I want icecream, too. | |
3. adv. Used for emphasis. | |
4. adv. (To confirm a preceding statement by someone else): really, actually, indeed, in fact | |
Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “will”: I do indeed want icecream. | |
Das ist auch so. - Stress on “ist”: It really is like that. | |
Du solltest zur Polizei gehen. ― Mach ich auch. - You should go to the police. ― I will. | |
5. adv. (To ask for confirmation of something one considers necessary.) | |
Hast du das Licht auch ausgemacht? - Did you make sure to turn off the light? | |
6. adv. (To imply that something is unreasonable.) | |
Du bist auch witzig... Wie soll ich das denn ohne Auto alles schaffen?! - You’re oh so ingenious... How am I supposed to get all of this done wit | |
Warum müssen die auch alle ihren Müll hier abladen! - Why do they all have to dump their rubbish here! | |
7. adv. even ((implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality)) | |
Auch wenn das stimmt, ist es noch kein endgültiger Beweis. - Even if this is true, it is no definite proof. | |
Auch ein Professor schreibt schon mal was falsch. - Even a professor may misspell something at times. | |
8. adv. ever (as in whatever, whenever, however, etc.) | |
Was du auch tust, es wird immer einer besser sein. - Whatever you do, someone will always do it better. | |
9. interj. (in answering a yes-no question, used to express that the thing asked about covers part of the truth but not all of it); “yes, and more” | |
Ach, du bist Bauingenieur. Dann baust du Brücken? — Auch. - Oh, you’re a construction engineer. So you build bridges? — Yeah. And other things, too. | |
Milde |
1. n. mildness, leniency (a sensory property; and figuratively a characteristic of a man’s behaviour) | |
2. n-f. obsolete form of Melde, t=saltbush | |
3. adj. Alternative form of mild (Still common in the sense of merciful, otherwise obsolete.) | |
4. adj. form of mild | |
mild |
1. adj. mild (in all of its common senses) | |
Kälte |
1. n. coldness; cold | |
die |
1. art. feminine singular of der | |
die Frau - the woman | |
2. art. plural of der | |
die Männer - the men | |
3. pron. feminine singular of der | |
4. pron. plural of der | |
5. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose | |
Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that. | |
6. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them | |
die da - that one/she/they there | |
der |
1. art. the | |
2. art. feminine singular of der | |
3. art. genitive plural of der | |
4. pron. who; that; which | |
Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that. | |
5. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that | |
6. pron. (attributive, stressed) that | |
Der Mann war es! - It was that man! | |
7. pron. (indicative) him, he | |
Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it! | |
8. pron. (differential) the one, him | |
Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat | |
9. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her | |
bei |
1. prep. (locative) by; near | |
die Bank bei der Kirche - the bench/bank by the church | |
die Bäckerei beim Bahnhof - the bakery near the train station | |
2. prep. (with a person, family, shop) at | |
Ich schlafe bei Peter. - I’m sleeping at Peter’s place. | |
Ich bin beim Metzger. - I'm at the butcher’s. | |
3. prep. (with an organization or company) for; at; in | |
bei der Firma arbeiten - to work for the firm | |
das Arbeitsklima bei Schmidt & Co. - the working atmosphere at Schmidt & Co. | |
4. prep. (formal, reflexive) with; on | |
Er hat es nicht bei sich. - He doesn’t have it on him. | |
→ for which usually: Er hat es nicht dabei. | |
5. prep. (with an event considered certain) upon, at the time of | |
bei Abfahrt des Zuges - upon departure of the train | |
6. prep. (with an event considered theoretical) in case of, in the event of | |
bei Hochwasser - in case of flooding | |
7. prep. (with a continuing activity or condition) during; while; during the existence of | |
bei der Arbeit - during work | |
beim Lesen des Textes - while reading the text | |
bei Schnee - when there is snow | |
8. prep. (with an item that implies an activity) over; during | |
bei einem Glas Wein - over a glass of wine (that is, while drinking it) | |
bei einem Film - during a film (that is, while watching it) | |
9. prep. (dated, in a postal address) care of; via | |
Frau Tina Müller bei Firma Schmidt & Co. - Mrs Tina Müller, care of Schmidt & Co. | |
10. prep. (now dialectal, nonstandard, northern and central Germany, withaccusative) with, to, towards | |
Leg dat bei die andern Sachen! - Put that with the other things! | |
Komm ma bei mich! - Come to me! | |
Temperaturen |
1. n. plural of Temperatur | |
Temperatur |
1. n-f. temperature | |
im |
1. contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the | |
in |
1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building) | |
Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house. | |
Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator. | |
Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school. | |
Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop. | |
Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night. | |
2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to) | |
in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense | |
3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time) | |
Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen. | |
im Alter - in old age | |
im Mittelalter - during the middle ages | |
in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s | |
4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of)) | |
Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house. | |
Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland. | |
Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age. | |
5. adj. in, popular (in fashion) | |
dem |
1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
Bereich |
1. n. area, realm, range, scope | |
2. n. course of study or domain of knowledge or practice; field | |
Er arbeitet im technischen Bereich. - He works in the technical field. | |
3. n. (wine) region | |
Unter |
1. n-m. jack, knave (playing card) | |
2. prep. under | |
3. prep. below | |
4. prep. among, between | |
5. prep. (chiefly literary) with; along with; accompanied by an action (often concessive) | |
Die englische Sprache überlebte die normannische Eroberung unter weitgehendem Verlust ihrer ursprünglichen Struktur. - The English language survived the Norman conquest, largely losing, however | |
6. prep. (rare, or regional) during | |
Null |
1. n-f. (mathematics) zero (a numeral; numeric symbol of zero) | |
Die Null und der Großbuchstabe „O“ sind sich im Schriftbild sehr ähnlich. - Zero and the capital letter "O" are very similar in typeface. | |
Er malte eine große Null auf das Papier. - He painted a big zero in the sheet of paper. | |
Die Zahl Hundert wird mit zwei Nullen geschrieben. - The number one hundred is written with two zeros. | |
2. n-f. (derogatory) failure, loser | |
In Mathematik ist er eine totale Null. - He is a total failure in mathematics. | |
3. num. (cardinal) zero; nil; nought; (tennis) love (integer number between -1 and 1, denoting no quantity at all) | |
Null mal null ist null. - Zero times zero is zero. | |
4. num. (colloquial) zero; no | |
Ich hab echt null Bock, da mit dir jetzt drüber zu diskutieren. - I frankly have zero interest in discussing this with you right now. | |
5. adj. (specialist, law, chiefly predicative) null (having no validity) | |
Grad |
1. n. degree | |
0 Grad Celsius (0°C) sind 273,15 Kelvin. - Zero degrees Celsius (0°C) are 273.15 Kelvin. | |
2. adv. (colloquial) Alternative form of gerade | |
Celsius |
1. n. Celsius | |
Grad Celsius |
1. n. degree Celsius | |
also |
1. conj. so, therefore | |
Er aß zu viel Kuchen, also wurde er krank. - He ate too much cake so he got sick. | |
2. adv. then, thus, so, hence (Used to connect a sentence or clause with previous information.) | |
Heute bin ich beschäftigt. Also sollen wir uns morgen treffen? - I'm busy today. Should we meet tomorrow then? | |
3. adv. Used to introduce additional information about something previously mentioned. | |
Kürbiskuchengewürz, also eine Mischung aus Zimt und anderen Gewürzen, ist zu dieser Jahreszeit sehr beliebt. - Pumpkin spice, a mixture of cinnamon and other spices, is very popular at this tim | |
4. adv. (dated) thus, in this way | |
5. interj. alright (Indicates agreement with something.) | |
Ich würde gerne spazieren. Also, los geht's! - I would like to take a walk. Alright, let's go! | |
6. interj. so (Used as a lead-in or to start a new topic.) | |
Also, was sollen wir zu Abend essen? - So, what should we have for dinner? | |
7. interj. Used to resume an interrupted train of thought. | |
Das ist nicht wichtig. Also, wie ich bereits sagte, es kommt auf den Preis an. - That's not important. As I said before, the price matters. | |
8. interj. An intensifier, indicates an emotional connection to the statement. | |
Schmeckt dir die Suppe? Nein, also ich hasse sie! - Do you like the soup? No, I hate it! | |
unterhalb |
1. prep. (with the genitive) below | |
Eintrittskarten können nur im Dorf unterhalb des Schlosses erworben werden. - Entrance tickets can only be bought in the village below the castle. | |
Des |
1. n. (music) D-flat | |
2. art. genitive singular of der: the | |
der |
1. art. the | |
2. art. feminine singular of der | |
3. art. genitive plural of der | |
4. pron. who; that; which | |
Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that. | |
5. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that | |
6. pron. (attributive, stressed) that | |
Der Mann war es! - It was that man! | |
7. pron. (indicative) him, he | |
Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it! | |
8. pron. (differential) the one, him | |
Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat | |
9. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her | |
Gefrierpunktes |
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von |
1. prep. from | |
Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg. | |
Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister. | |
2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below) | |
das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father | |
3. prep. by (with passive voice) | |
Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company. | |
4. prep. about, of (a topic) | |
Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth. | |
5. prep. on, with (a resource) | |
Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays? | |
Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb) | |
Wasser |
1. n. water (H₂O) | |
2. n. alcoholic beverage, similar to brandy, made from fermented fruit | |
3. n. (colloquial) (clipping of Mineralwasser/Tafelwasser) | |
4. v. first-person singular present of wassern | |
5. v. singular imperative of wassern | |
Eintritt |
1. n. (chiefly un) occurring; occurrence (the fact that something happens) | |
2. n. (chiefly un) joining; enlistment (becoming a member, e.g. of a club) | |
3. n. (chiefly un) entrance, access (right to go in, also the fee thereof) | |
Eintritt frei für Kinder. - Free entry for children. | |
4. n. (rather rare) entry, entrance (door or area where one enters) | |
5. v. third-person singular present of eintreten | |