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 | |
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Krawatte |
1. n-f. necktie | |
sorgt |
1. v. third-person singular present of sorgen | |
2. v. second-person plural present of sorgen | |
3. v. plural imperative of sorgen | |
sorgen |
1. v. to take care of, to care for, to look after | |
Er sorgt für den Haushalt. - He takes care of the household. | |
Sie sorgt für meine Kinder. - She cares for my children. | |
2. v. to bring, ensure, make for | |
Die Livemusik sorgte für gute Stimmung. - Live music made for a good atmosphere. | |
3. v. to worry, be worried | |
Ich sorge mich um deine Gesundheit. - I am worried about your health. | |
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. | |
sorgen für |
1. v. to care for, take care of | |
2. v. to provide for | |
3. v. to cause (commotion, excitement, sensation) | |
4. v. to provide (music, provisions etc.) | |
Farbenfreude |
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im |
1. contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the | |
in |
1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building) | |
Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house. | |
Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator. | |
Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school. | |
Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop. | |
Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night. | |
2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to) | |
in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense | |
3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time) | |
Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen. | |
im Alter - in old age | |
im Mittelalter - during the middle ages | |
in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s | |
4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of)) | |
Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house. | |
Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland. | |
Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age. | |
5. adj. in, popular (in fashion) | |
dem |
1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
Leben |
1. n-n. (gerund of leben): living | |
Die Kunst des Lebens - The art of living. | |
2. n-n. life; being alive | |
3. n-n. (biology) a state in which organic entities such as animals, plants and bacteria have properties like metabolism, adaption and replication | |
Das Leben ist nicht an das geistige Bewusstsein gebunden. - Life is not dependent on mental consciousness. | |
4. n-n. (biology) the entirety of those who are in this state | |
Die Erde quillt über vor Leben. - Earth is full of life. | |
5. n-n. the time period in which one is in this state; the time between birth and death | |
Das Leben beginnt mit der Geburt und endet mit dem Tod. - Life begins with birth and ends with death. | |
Sowas habe ich mein Leben lang noch nicht getan. - I have never done such a thing in my life. | |
6. n-n. (religion, philosophy) a state of being in touch or in line with certain metaphysical forces and principles by which biological life is governed | |
Nicht jeder, der atmet, ist auch wirklich am Leben. - Not everyone who breathes is really alive. | |
7. n-n. life; way of life (a particular manner of behaving and passing one’s time, whether real or ideal, and whether self-chosen or not) | |
Lebensstandard - quality of life | |
ein angenehmes Leben - a comfortable life | |
ein christliches Leben - a Christian life | |
8. n-n. biography; life; life story (an account of a person’s life, whether real or virtual) | |
Das Leben der Edelgard. - The life of Edelgard. | |
Sein Leben weist viele Höhen und Tiefen auf. - There are many ups and downs in his biography. | |
Das ist ein Buch vom Leben berühmter Musiker. - This is a book about the lives of famous musicians. | |
9. n-n. (usually) existence; life (a position one has created for oneself, often manifested in success, prosperity, and standing) | |
Frau Schmidt hat sich in all diesen Jahren ein bewundernswertes Leben aufgebaut. - Mrs Schmidt has built up an admirable life in all these years. | |
10. n-n. (usually) life; precious or beloved thing that someone considers fundamental to their existence | |
Sie ist mein Ein und Alles, mein Leben! - She is my one and only, my life! | |
11. n-n. (video games) a measure of successful play | |
12. n-n. life; numbers of times a game can be played | |
Du hast nur noch drei Leben übrig. - You only have three lives left. | |
13. n-n. health; hit points | |
14. n-n. (youth slang) used as the object of certain verbs, often ones that are per se intransitive, for emphasis | |
Chill ma’ dein Leben! - Just chill your life! | |
15. v. to live, to be alive | |
16. v. to dwell, to reside | |
Ich lebe in der Schillerstraße in der Nähe des Stadtzentrums. - I live in the Schiller-street near the city's center. | |
17. v. to live, to exist, to occupy a place | |
Die Dinosaurier lebten für Jahrmillionen auf der Erde bevor der Mensch erschien. - The dinosaurs existed on Earth for millions of years prior to the rise of man. | |
18. v. to cope with, to live with, to deal with | |
Du wirst wohl damit leben müssen! - You'll have to cope with it! | |
Jeder muss mit seinen eigenen Problemen leben! - Everybody has to deal with his own issues. | |
Des |
1. n. (music) D-flat | |
2. art. genitive singular of der: the | |
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 | |
Mannes |
1. n. genitive singular of Mann | |
Mann |
1. n. man, male human being | |
2. n. husband | |
und |
1. conj. (co-ordinating) and | |
Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake | |
Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered. | |
2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them | |
Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year! | |
3. interj. so?, now?, and? | |
Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go? | |
drückt ... aus |
1. v. second-person plural present of ausdrücken | |
2. v. third-person singular present of ausdrücken | |
3. v. plural imperative of ausdrücken | |
ausdrücken |
1. v. to squeeze, to squeeze out | |
Benutz die Saftpresse, aber drück die Schalen dann noch mal kräftig mit der Hand aus. - Use the juicer, but then squeeze the peels out firmly once more with your hands. | |
2. v. to stub out (a cigarette) | |
Er drückte seine Zigarette aus. - He stubbed out his cigarette. | |
3. v. (usually transitive) to express | |
Ich weiß nicht, wie ich das ausdrücken soll. - I don’t know how to express this. | |
Lassen sie es mich noch einmal etwas anders ausdrücken. - Let me rephrase it. | |
4. v. to express (oneself) | |
Er kann sich sowohl mit Worten als auch mit Gestik sehr gut ausdrücken. - He is very good at expressing himself both with words and with gestures. | |
Ich habe mich eben vielleicht nicht ganz klar ausgedrückt. - Perhaps I did not make myself entirely clear. | |
das |
1. art. singular of der: the | |
2. pron. singular of der | |
3. pron. (relative) who, that, which | |
Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that. | |
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
4. pron. (demonstrative) this, that, it | |
Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house. | |
er - Er wissen | |
Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned) | |
5. pron. (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb) | |
Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again. | |
Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is? | |
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 | |
Zeitgefühl |
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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. | |
Mode |
1. n-f. fashion, trend | |
2. n. vibrational mode (Form of oscillation of electromagnetic waves especially in waveguides) | |