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Selbst
1. n. (psychology) the self
2. part. personally, by oneself
Du hast es selbst zugegeben. - You yourself admitted it.
Der Mann selbst hat uns es gesagt. - The man himself (personally) told us.
3. adv. even
Selbst du hast es zugegeben. - Even you admitted it.
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
speziell
1. adj. special
2. adj. particular, specific
für
1. prep. for
Das Geschenk ist für dich. - The present is for you.
2. prep. in favor of, in support of
Ich bin für die erste Option. - I'm in favor of the first option.
3. prep. by the standards of
Für einen Ausländer sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch. - For a foreigner, you speak German very well.
4. prep. on behalf of
Mein Anwalt wird das für mich beantworten. - My lawyer will answer to that on my behalf.
5. prep. kind / type of
Was für ein Kuchen ist das? - What kind of cake is this?
6. prep. (informal) instead of
Für die Hose hab ich jetzt den Rock genommen. - Instead of the trousers which I chose not to buy, I took the skirt.
7. prep. (colloquial nonstandard) in order to (with zu and infinitive)
Der Papa holt das Werkzeug, für die Waschmaschine zu reparieren. - Daddy is getting his tools in order to repair the washing machine.
diese
1. pron. feminine nominative singular of dieser; "this"
2. pron. feminine accusative singular of dieser; "this"
Ich will diese Frau - I want this woman.
3. pron. nominative plural of dieser; "these"
Diese Dinge sind dumm - These things are stupid.
4. pron. accusative plural of dieser; "these"
dieser
1. pron. this one, this
2. pron. that one, that
Zwecke
1. n. plural of Zweck
2. n-f. thumbtack
Zweck
1. n. purpose
zu diesem Zweck. - for this purpose.
point Was ist der Zweck? Es ist jetzt zu Ende. - What's the point? It's over now.
entwickelte
1. v. first-person singular preterite of entwickeln
2. v. third-person singular preterite of entwickeln
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of entwickeln
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of entwickeln
entwickeln
1. v. to develop, to gain (strength, a skill, a talent, an ability, etc.; slowly, often by natural growth or practice)
Hast du endlich einen Sinn für Humor entwickelt? - Have you finally developed a sense of humor?
2. v. to develop
3. v. to shape up
Feuerfestauskleidung
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
Transportpfannen
hält
1. v. third-person singular present of halten
halten
1. v. to hold
2. v. to stop; to halt; to hold back
Haltet den Dieb! - Stop the thief!
3. v. to support; to hold up
4. v. to keep; to maintain; to hold
Der Wein hält mich jung. - Wine keeps me young.
5. v. to keep
6. v. to hold; to keep; to stay
7. v. to stop
Der Zug hält nicht in Würzburg. - The train doesn’t stop in Würzburg.
8. v. to take for, to consider (+preo, für)
Hält er mich für einen Trottel? - Does he take me for a fool?
9. v. to adhere to, to follow (rules, the law, etc.) (+preo, an)
Er ist ein Aufrührer, der sich nicht an Ihre Regeln hält. - He's a rebel who doesn't follow your rules.
10. v. (with preposition: von) expresses a positive or negative opinion depending on quantity
Ich halte viel von Dieter. - I like Dieter a lot.
Ich halte wenig von Tomaten. - I do not like tomatoes very much.
11. v. to give (a presentation, lecture etc.)
Ich halte ein Referat morgen. - I'm giving a presentation tomorrow.
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
hohen
1. adj. form of hoch, en
hoch
1. adj. high, tall
2. adj. high, great, immense
3. adj. grand, important
4. adv. up, upwards
5. adv. (colloquial figurative) northwards
Wir fahren hoch an die Küste. - We'll drive up to the coast.
6. adv. (mathematics) to the power of
fünf hoch vier - five to the power of four, (5⁴)
Beanspruchung
durch
1. prep. by means of; by; through
Das Haus wurde durch ein Feuer zerstört. - The house was destroyed by fire.
2. prep. through; entering, then exiting
Wir wandern durch den Wald. - We're hiking through the forest.
3. prep. through (a period of time)
Sie hat mir durch eine schwierige Zeit geholfen. - She helped me through a difficult period.
4. prep. via
5. prep. owing to; because of
6. prep. (mathematics) divided by
7. adv. during; throughout; through
den ganzen Tag durch - the whole day through
8. adv. (colloquial with a time) past
Es ist acht Uhr durch. - It is past eight o’clock.
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
Stahlschmelze
nicht
1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb)
Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb!
Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true.
2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not?
Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you?
dauerhaft
1. adj. permanent, lasting, enduring, durable
Stand
1. n. standing, state, status, position, situation
Im Stande sein...zu - to be able to.
jemandem in den Stand setzen,...zu - to enable someone to.
Geld setzt einen in den Stand, alles zu kaufen - Money enables you to buy anything.
2. n. estate
3. n. booth, stand
4. n. (Swiss) canton (state of Switzerland)
5. v. first-person singular preterite of stehen
6. v. third-person singular preterite of stehen
stehen
1. v. to stand (to be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position)
Ich stehe an der Ecke. - I'm standing on the corner.
2. v. to be, to appear, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere)
Das steht nicht in dem Wörterbuch. - This does not appear in the dictionary.
3. v. to stay; to be still
Das Leben steht. - Life stands still.
4. v. to stay, to stand, to be (in a certain state, position or circumstance)
Das Haus steht leer. - The house stands empty.
Das Team steht an der Spitze seiner Liga. - The team stands at the top of their league.
5. v. to suit, to become (to look attractive on, of a garment, color etc.)
Blau steht dir sehr gut! - Blue suits you very well!
Der Tod steht ihr gut - Death Becomes Her (film title)
6. v. (Swiss) to put, place
7. v. (indtr, auf, .colloquial) to fancy
Ich glaube sie steht nicht auf dich. - I don't think she fancies you.

Dictionary entries from Wiktionary