| Haltung |
| 1. n-f. attitude | |
| 2. n-f. posture | |
| 3. n-f. husbandry | |
| 4. n-f. (military) attention | |
| infrage |
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| zu |
| 1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality) | |
| zum Bahnhof - to the train station | |
| 2. prep. with respect to; regarding | |
| Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that... | |
| 3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question)) | |
| Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal | |
| 4. prep. at, on (indicates location) | |
| zu Hause - at home | |
| 5. prep. at (indicates time) | |
| zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time | |
| zu Beginn - at the beginning | |
| 6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.)) | |
| zu Pferd - on horseback | |
| 7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of) | |
| 8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of) | |
| 9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance) | |
| 10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of) | |
| 11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios) | |
| 12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate) | |
| 13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to | |
| etwas zu essen - something to eat | |
| 14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively) | |
| zu schnell - too fast | |
| 15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.) | |
| Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good! | |
| 16. adv. towards; at | |
| 17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked | |
| 18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action)) | |
| 19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open) | |
| Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed. | |
| Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety. | |
| Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there. | |
| 20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade) | |
| 21. adj. done up (fastened) | |
| 22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk | |
| Stellen |
| 1. n. gerund of stellen | |
| 2. n. plural of Stelle | |
| alle Ziffern sind signifikante Stellen. (All digits are significant figures.) | |
| 3. v. to put, to place, to position such that it stands upright (compare setzen, legen) | |
| Stell die Flasche auf den Boden! - Put the bottle on the floor! | |
| 4. v. (figuratively, abstractly) to pose, to lodge | |
| Die Beklagte stellte den Antrag, die Klage abzuweisen. - The defendant lodged the application to reject the claim. | |
| Kann ich dir eine Frage stellen? - Can I ask you a question? | |
| 5. v. to provide, to afford, to place at someone's disposal | |
| Die Schutzbekleidung muss vom Arbeitgeber gestellt werden. - The protective gear must be provided by the employer. | |
| Aus dem Sicherungsvertrage war die A-Gesellschaft verpflichtet, eine Bürgschaft zu stellen. - From the surety agreement the A company was obliged | |
| 6. v. to encounter and stop | |
| Die Hunde haben den Hirsch gestellt. - The hounds stopped the stag. | |
| Die Polizei stellte den Dieb. - The police stopped (and arrested) the thief. | |
| 7. v. to set, adjust | |
| Müssen wir am Sonntag wieder die Uhren stellen? - Do we have to adjust the clocks again on Sunday? | |
| 8. v. to expose oneself, to succumb, to come out to face, to confront | |
| Du musst dich der Gefahr stellen. - You have to face the danger. | |
| Der Dieb stellte sich der Polizei. - The thief surrendered to the police. | |
| 9. v. to feign, to simulate, to pretend | |
| Es war alles nur gestellt! - It was all fake! | |
| Sie hatte ihre Krankheit nur gestellt. - She merely simulated her ailment. | |
| sich tot stellen - to play dead | |
| So |
| 1. n. (nonstandard) abbreviation of Sonntag, t=Sunday Alternative form of So. | |
| 2. adv. so, such, that | |
| Die Leute sind so nett. - People are so nice. | |
| Dieser Hammer ist nicht so gut. - This hammer is not that good. | |
| Das ist so eine gute Idee! - That is such a good idea! | |
| so und so - such and such | |
| 3. adv. as (followed by an adjective or adverb plus wie in a statement of equality) | |
| Er rennt so schnell wie der Blitz. - He runs as fast as lightning. | |
| 4. adv. thus, like this/that, in this/that way, in this/that manner | |
| Wenn du den Ball so wirfst, triffst du die Zielscheibe. - If you throw the ball like this, you'll hit the target. | |
| 5. adv. then (in that case) | |
| Wirst du wieder gesund, so freue ich mich. - If you get healthy again, then I'll be happy. | |
| 6. adv. (colloquial) expletive; sometimes intensifying, sometimes with no noticeable meaning | |
| Wir sind runtergegangen und haben uns hier so hingesetzt. - We went downstairs and, like, sat down here. | |
| 7. conj. (coordinating) thus, so, pursuant to the aforementioned premises | |
| 8. conj. (subordinating, chiefly archaic, sometimes legal and regional) an, if | |
| So es Euch beliebt. - If it pleases you. | |
| 9. part. (colloquial) (quotative particle, somewhat similar to be like but also combinable with other verbs) | |
| Ich so: "Mach mal dalli!", und er dann so: "Ich bin ja schon dabei!" - I was like, "Hurry up!" and he was like, "I'm already on it!". | |
| Ich dachte mir nur so: "Ja komm, lass stecken." - All I thought to myself at that moment was, "Yeah whatever, forget about it.". | |
| 10. pron. (obsolete, relative) that, which, who | |
| Derhalben sind die Christen schuldig, der Obrigkeit unterthan ... zu seyn in Allem, so ohne Sünde geschehen mag. - That do the Christians owe: to be obedient to the authority ... zu seyn in All | |
| 11. interj. (tlb, colloquial) (a discourse marker in the beginning of a sentence indicating a topic having been dealt with and another being tackled) | |
| Hagel |
| 1. n. hail (also, figuratively) | |
| 2. n. (historical, firearms) small-shot, hail-shot | |
