wir |
1. pron. we | |
blinken |
1. v. to blink (flash on and off) | |
2. v. to indicate (signal that one intends to turn left or right) | |
besser |
1. adj. comparative of gut; better | |
2. v. first-person singular present of bessern | |
3. v. singular imperative of bessern | |
bessern |
1. v. to improve, to better | |
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. | |
Spiegeln |
1. n. gerund of spiegeln | |
2. n. dative plural of Spiegel | |
3. v. to mirror | |
Spiegel |
1. n-m. mirror (smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light) | |
Sie hatte einen großen Spiegel. - She had a large mirror. | |
2. n-m. level (of a liquid within a delimited space or a substance in a liquid mixture) | |
Meeresspiegel - sea level | |
Alkoholspiegel - alcohol level (amount in blood, for example) | |
Testosteronspiegel - testosterone level | |
3. n-m. surface (flat overside or up-side of a liquid) | |
4. n-m. schematic overview, table (two-dimensional presentation of data) | |
Notenspiegel - transcript (as in a set of notes that mirrors the conversation) | |
Gehaltsspiegel - salary tables (pay levels) | |
5. n-m. white or light-coloured mark (on an animal) | |
6. n-m. (on the forehead of horses and cattle) | |
Das Pony hatte einen hübsch geformten Spiegel auf der Stirn. - The pony had a nicely shaped mark on the forehead. | |
7. n-m. (on the wing of a goose, capercaillie, or black cock) | |
8. n-m. (on the hindquarters of deer) | |
oder |
1. conj. or | |
Danach alles gestr. oder noch 1–2 Wörter? - Is everything after that crossed out or are there one or two more words? | |
2. part. (tag question) right?; is it?; is it not? | |
Es ist kalt heute, oder? - It’s cold today, isn’t it? | |
Das war keine so gute Idee, oder? - That wasn’t such a good idea, was it? | |
Du kommst aus Deutschland, oder? - You’re from Germany, aren’t you? | |
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) | |