| 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? | |
| quer |
| 1. adj. crosswise, cross | |
| 2. adv. crosswise, across | |
| Das Blut transportiert die Nährstoffe quer durch den Körper. - The blood transports nutrients throughout the body. | |
| sondern |
| 1. conj. (coordinating, with a negative in the preceding clause) rather, but (instead). | |
| 2. interj. so?, then what?, so you tell me! | |
| Naja, ganz so ist es ja auch nicht! — Sondern? - Well, it’s not quite like that! — Then what? | |
| 3. v. to separate, to sunder | |
| den |
| 1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
| 2. art. dative plural of der | |
| 3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
| Arm |
| 1. n. (anatomy) an arm | |
| 2. n. (figurative) anything that resembles an arm | |
| 3. n. (textiles, technical use, or informal) a sleeve | |
| mit langem Arm - long-sleeved (technical) | |
| sich die Arme hochkrempeln - to roll up one's sleeves (informal) | |
| 4. n. a long protusion on a device or machine, e.g. a lever | |
| 5. n. a branch, a section of a structure | |
| 6. n. (geography) an arm of a creek or a river | |
| 7. n. influence, might | |
| 8. adj. poor (having little money) | |
| 9. adj. poor (to be pitied) | |
| arm dran sein - to have bad luck | |
| lieber arm dran als Arm ab - better to have bad luck than to lose an arm (the play on words is lost in translation) | |
| 10. adj. low (having a small amount) | |
| entlang |
| 1. post. (indicates movement following or toward something), along | |
| Ich gehe den Fluss entlang. - I'm walking along the river. | |
| Ich gehe an dem Fluss entlang. - I'm walking along the river. | |
| Ich gehe hier entlang. - I'm walking this way. | |
| 2. prep. along | |
| Ich gehe entlang des Flusses. - I walk along the river. | |
| Ich gehe entlang dem Fluss. - I walk along the river. | |
