| 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? | |
| funktionieren |
| 1. v. (of a device) to work, function | |
| Die neue Waschmaschine funktioniert ausgezeichnet. - The new washing machine works perfectly. | |
| 2. v. (of a plan etc.) to work, work out | |
| 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? | |
| Arbeiten |
| 1. n. gerund of arbeiten | |
| 2. n. plural of Arbeit | |
| 3. v. to work (to do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers) (+preo, an, dative) | |
| Wir arbeiten an der Wiederherstellung des Service. - We are working on resuming service. | |
| 4. v. to work, function, run, operate (to be operative, in action) | |
| einwandfrei arbeiten. - to work properly. | |
| 5. v. to ferment (to react, using fermentation) | |
| 6. v. to work, execute (to set into action) | |
| 7. v. to make, produce (to create) | |
| Die Kommode ist aus Eichenholz gearbeitet. - The drawer is made of oak-wood. | |
| 8. v. to do, perform (to carry out or execute, especially something involving work) | |
| Was arbeitest du? - What are you doing? | |
| Ich arbeite nichts. - I'm doing nothing. | |
| 9. v. to work oneself (to) (to make oneself (a certain state) by working) | |
| sich zu Tode arbeiten - to work oneself to death | |
| sich erschöpft arbeiten - to work oneself to the point of exhaustion | |
| 10. v. to work one's way (to attain through work, by gradual degrees) | |
| 11. v. to work (translated by rephrasing to use a general “you” or with the gerund, “working”) (to do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers) | |
| Arbeit |
| 1. n-f. toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation | |
| Seine Arbeit macht ihm Spaß. - He enjoys his work/job. | |
| Ich kann gerade nicht. Ich bin bei der Arbeit! - I can't do it now. I am at work! | |
| Er war auf dem Weg zur Arbeit. - He was on the way to work. | |
| Er war auf der Arbeit. - He was on his work place. | |
| Während der Arbeit - While doing work. | |
| Während der Arbeitszeit - During work. | |
| Er ging zur Arbeit. - He went to his work place. | |
| uxi, Er ging auf die Arbeit., He went to his work place. | |
| In diesem Dorfe gibt es keine Arbeit. - There are no opportunities for employment in this hamlet. | |
| Er hat keine Arbeit. - He is without employment/He lollygags. | |
| 2. n-f. job, task, assignment | |
| Ich muss zuvor noch einige Arbeiten erledigen. - First I have to complete some assignments/finish some jobs. | |
| Er ging an die Arbeit. - He tackled his job. | |
| 3. n-f. effort, work, human expenditure | |
| Das ist mir zu viel Arbeit. - This is too much effort for me. | |
| Nach der Operation muss für zwei bis drei Tage die Arbeit gemieden werden. - After the surgical operation work should be avoided for two to three days. | |
| 4. n-f. performance, workmanship, work, the result of effort that might consist in a product or performance itself depending on what is owed(refn, group=n, name=n2, According to the German contract law there | |
| Sagenhafte Arbeit! - Great work! | |
| Gute Arbeit muss belohnt werden. - Decent work must be requited. | |
| 5. n-f. (physics) work, energy transmitted by force through a body | |
