| US |
| 1. Proper noun. uncommon, outside, compounds synonym of USA | |
| die US-Regierung - q1=in compounds/derivatives | |
| die US Regierung, U. S.-Regierung, U. S. Regierung - q1=in compounds/derivatives; obsolete | |
| Amerikanisch |
| 1. Proper noun. (colloquial) American English, American | |
| 2. adj. (relational) American | |
| zwischen |
| 1. prep. between | |
| die Schere zwischen Arm und Reich - the gap between the poor and rich | |
| 2. prep. among, amongst | |
| Schwarz |
| 1. n. black (colour) | |
| 2. n. (heraldry) sable; black in heraldry | |
| 3. Proper noun. surname, common, from=nicknames, varform=Schwartz | |
| 4. adj. black, reflecting little or no light | |
| 5. adj. (figurative) illegal | |
| 6. adj. black, having a high amount of melanin in an organ, e.g. the skin | |
| 7. adj. (politics, Germany, relational) of the CDU or CSU (large center-right Christian Democratic parties, whose associated colour is black) | |
| 8. adj. (of coffee) without milk | |
| 9. adj. (trick-taking card games) not having won any trick (or only tricks with zero points) | |
| 10. adj. (relational) Goth (of Goth music or culture, called schwarze Szene in German) | |
| 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? | |
| Weiß |
| 1. n. white, whiteness | |
| 2. n. powder, face powder | |
| 3. n. (slang) cocaine | |
| 4. Proper noun. surname, common, from=nicknames | |
| 5. adj. white | |
| 6. v. first-person singular present of wissen | |
| ich - Ich weiß das bereits. | |
| ich - Ich weiß nicht. | |
| 7. v. third-person singular present of wissen | |
| er - Er weiß das bereits. | |
| er - Er weiß nicht. | |
| wissen |
| 1. v. to know; to be aware of (a fact) | |
| Ich weiß, wo du bist. - I know where you are. | |
| von etwas wissen - to know about something | |
| 2. v. to remember (with noch) | |
| von |
| 1. prep. from | |
| Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg. | |
| Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister. | |
| 2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below) | |
| das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father | |
| 3. prep. by (with passive voice) | |
| Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company. | |
| 4. prep. about, of (a topic) | |
| Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth. | |
| 5. prep. on, with (a resource) | |
| Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays? | |
| Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb) | |
| ähnlicher |
| 1. adj. comparative of ähnlich | |
| 2. adj. form of ähnlich | |
| Farbe |
| 1. n-f. colour | |
| 2. n-f. paint | |
| 3. n-f. dye, colourant for hair | |
| 4. n-f. suit (playing cards) | |
| 5. n-f. (heraldry) tincture | |
| wie |
| 1. adv. how | |
| Wie groß bist du? - How tall are you? | |
| Ich weiß nicht, wie die Katze hereingekommen ist. - I don't know how the cat got in. | |
| Wie wunderbar! - How wonderful! | |
| 2. conj. like | |
| Freunde sind wie Sterne in der Nacht. - Friends are like stars in the night. | |
| 3. conj. as | |
| Wie ihr wisst, bin ich in Dortmund aufgewachsen. - As you know, I grew up in Dortmund. | |
| Ich bin so schnell wie du. - I’m as fast as you are. | |
| 4. conj. (colloquial nonstandard) than | |
| Der Junge ist größer wie sein Vater. - The boy is taller than his father. | |
| 5. conj. (chiefly colloquial) when referring to the past | |
| Ich hab ihn gesehen, wie ich in Köln war. - I saw him when I was in Cologne. | |
| Wie ich zur Tür herauskomme, steht da mein alter Schulfreund. - When I came out the door, my old school-day friend was standing in front of me. | |
| Wolken |
| 1. n. plural of Wolke | |
| Wolke |
| 1. n-f. cloud, a visible mass of condensed water droplets in the air | |
| Der Himmel ist heute von Wolken bedeckt. - The sky is covered in clouds today. | |
| 2. n-f. cloud, made of steam, ash, smoke or anything that resembles such a mass (may also be Schwaden or Schwade in this sense) | |
| Bei Vulkanausbrüchen entstehen meist riesige Aschewolken. - During volcanic eruptions, vast ash clouds do often appear. | |
| 3. n-f. nebula, enormous masses of interstellar dust and hydrogen in outerspace (may also be Nebel in this sense) | |
| Interstellare Staubwolken sind häufig die Kinderstuben neuer Sterne. - Interstellar nebulae are often the cradles for new stars. | |
| bei |
| 1. prep. (locative) by; near | |
| die Bank bei der Kirche - the bench/bank by the church | |
| die Bäckerei beim Bahnhof - the bakery near the train station | |
| 2. prep. (with a person, family, shop) at | |
| Ich schlafe bei Peter. - I’m sleeping at Peter’s place. | |
| Ich bin beim Metzger. - I'm at the butcher’s. | |
| 3. prep. (with an organization or company) for; at; in | |
| bei der Firma arbeiten - to work for the firm | |
| das Arbeitsklima bei Schmidt & Co. - the working atmosphere at Schmidt & Co. | |
| 4. prep. (formal, reflexive) with; on | |
| Er hat es nicht bei sich. - He doesn’t have it on him. | |
| → for which usually: Er hat es nicht dabei. | |
| 5. prep. (with an event considered certain) upon, at the time of | |
| bei Abfahrt des Zuges - upon departure of the train | |
| 6. prep. (with an event considered theoretical) in case of, in the event of | |
| bei Hochwasser - in case of flooding | |
| 7. prep. (with a continuing activity or condition) during; while; during the existence of | |
| bei der Arbeit - during work | |
| beim Lesen des Textes - while reading the text | |
| bei Schnee - when there is snow | |
| 8. prep. (with an item that implies an activity) over; during | |
| bei einem Glas Wein - over a glass of wine (that is, while drinking it) | |
| bei einem Film - during a film (that is, while watching it) | |
| 9. prep. (dated, in a postal address) care of; via | |
| Frau Tina Müller bei Firma Schmidt & Co. - Mrs Tina Müller, care of Schmidt & Co. | |
| 10. prep. (now dialectal, nonstandard, northern and central Germany, withaccusative) with, to, towards | |
| Leg dat bei die andern Sachen! - Put that with the other things! | |
| Komm ma bei mich! - Come to me! | |
| Regen |
| 1. n-m. rain | |
| 2. v. to move (a small amount or unconsciously) | |
| Er regte seinen Finger so weit wie möglich. - He moved his finger as far as possible. | |
| 3. v. to move (intransitive), to stir | |
| 4. v. to be active doing something, occupying oneself | |
| 5. v. to budge, to become noticeable | |
