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Rezept
1. n. (cooking) recipe
2. n. (healthcare) medical prescription
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
Maultaschen
1. n. plural of Maultasche
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)
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
mit
1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside)
Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends.
2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of)
Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil.
Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus.
3. prep. with (as an accessory to)
4. prep. with (having)
5. prep. at (with the age of)
6. prep. with, including, with ... included
7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group
Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town.
Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived.
8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well)
9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it
Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course.
Suppenwürze
und
1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
3. interj. so?, now?, and?
Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
Muskat
1. n. (usually) nutmeg (powdered spice)
abgeschmeckte
kochende
1. Participle. form of kochend
Brühe
1. n-f. broth
2. n-f. (colloquial, derogatory) thin tea or coffee
3. n-f. (derogatory) polluted water or liquid
4. v. first-person singular present of brühen
5. v. first-person singular subjunctive of brühen
6. v. third-person singular subjunctive of brühen
7. v. singular imperative of brühen
Legen
1. n. (gerund of legen); laying, placement
2. v. to lay, to put, to place, to position, so that it afterwards lies as opposed to being setzen, stellen
Leg deine Sachen auf den Stuhl! - Put your things on the chair!
Ich lege mich auf das Bett. - I lie down on the bed.
Eier legen - to lay eggs
ein Feuer legen - to set a fire
Leg dich auf den Boden! - Lie down on the floor!
3. v. (animal husbandry) to castrate
Ich habe meinen Hengst legen lassen. - I had my stallion castrated.
4. v. (colloquial especially video games) to slay, to defeat
5. v. (colloquial impersonal) to cause great amusement, to make someone collapse in laughter, to kill, to slay
Bei dem zweiten Witz hat's ihn komplett gelegt. - The second joke totally killed him.
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!
legen bei
1. v. first-person plural present of beilegen
2. v. third-person plural present of beilegen
3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of beilegen
4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of beilegen
geringer
1. adj. comparative of gering
2. adj. form of gering
Hitze
1. n. heat
Ziehen
1. n. gerund of ziehen
2. v. to pull (e.g., a door handle); to drag (+aux, haben)
3. v. to draw (e.g. a weapon); to extract; to puff (+aux, haben)
4. v. to draw (a conclusion, lesson, etc.) (+aux, haben)
5. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be drafty; there to be a draft (current of air)
Es zieht. - There’s a draft.
6. v. to move; to migrate (+aux, sein)
Ich ziehe nach Hamburg, aber mein Bruder zieht in eine andere Stadt. - I'm moving to Hamburg, but my brother is moving to another city.
7. v. to roam; to head (+aux, sein)
8. v. to stretch; to warp (+aux, haben)
zeihen
1. v. (ditransitive, dated, or elevated, accusative + genitive,) to accuse, to blame somebody (of)
Niemand kann mich einer Lüge zeihen. - Nobody can accuse me of a lie.
Selbst seinen Dienern traut er nicht, / zeiht seine Engel noch des Irrtums. - Even in his servants he puts no trust, and his angels he charges with error.
lassen
1. v. to allow; to permit; to let
lasset alle Hoffnung fahren - abandon all hope
2. v. to have someone (do something); to have (something done); to make (something happen); to cause (something to be done)
Wir haben neue Schränke für die Küche machen lassen. - We had new cabinets made for the kitchen.
Hast du dir die Haare schneiden lassen? - Did you get your hair cut?
3. v. to let remain, to leave (in a certain state)
Mir ist es lieber, meine Haare grau zu lassen. - I prefer to leave my hair grey.
4. v. to stop (something); to quit; to refrain from; to help doing (something)
5. v. to cease; to desist
Bis
1. n. (music) B-sharp
2. conj. (subordinating, temporal) until
Wir warten hier, bis das Gewitter vorbei ist. - We'll wait here until the thunderstorm is over.
3. conj. (coordinating) to
Ich arbeite 40 bis 50 Stunden in der Woche. - I work 40 to 50 hours a week.
Ihre Haare sind braun bis dunkelbraun. - Her hair is brown to dark brown.
4. prep. (temporal) until, to, (US) through
Meine Tochter ist bis zwei Uhr in der Schule. - My daughter is at school until two o'clock.
Ich war von Montag bis Freitag krank. - I was sick from Monday to Friday.
5. prep. (temporal) by
Die Aufgabe muss bis Donnerstag fertig sein. - The task must be complete by Thursday.
6. prep. (local) to; all the way to
Der Zug fährt bis Köln. - The train goes to Cologne.
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
Maultaschen
1. n. plural of Maultasche
oben
1. adv. above
2. adv. north
3. adv. upstairs
4. adv. at an earlier point in a text
Schwimmen
1. n. (gerund of schwimmen); swim, the act of swimming
2. v. to swim (to use swimming motions to move in the water) (+aux, sein)
3. v. to swim (i, for pleasure, as a sport, etc.) +aux, sein, haben
4. v. to swim (a certain distance) (+aux, haben, sein)
5. v. to transport by floating (+aux, haben)
6. v. to float, to be floating (+aux, haben, sein, q2=more rarely)
7. v. to float (somewhere), to move (somewhere) by floating (+aux, sein)
8. v. to be doused or covered in liquid (+aux, haben)
9. v. to be swimming in (money, etc.) (+aux, haben)
10. v. to be moving in a blurry or indistinct fashion, to swim (in someone's vision) (+aux, sein)
11. v. to lose control (of a situation) (+aux, haben)

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