| intransitiv |
| 1. adj. (grammar, of verbs) intransitive (not taking a direct object) | |
| ausweichen |
| 1. v. (with dative object) to dodge, avoid (hitting), (just) miss, swerve around | |
| Ich wich dem Schlag aus. - I dodged the punch. | |
| 2. v. (with dative object) to avoid, to keep away from, to give a wide berth to | |
| 3. v. to switch, to change (to) | |
| kneifen |
| 1. v. to pinch, to squeeze | |
| 2. v. to chicken out; to back out; to shirk | |
| vor etwas kneifen - to shirk something | |
| sich |
| 1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object). | |
| 2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object). | |
| vor |
| 1. prep. in front of, ahead of (relative location in space) | |
| 2. prep. before, prior to, ahead of (relative location in time) | |
| 3. prep. ago (location in the past relative to the present) | |
| vor drei Tagen - three days ago | |
| vor einiger Zeit - a while ago | |
| 4. prep. from, against (a threat or negative outcome) | |
| Er konnte vor dem Tsunami nicht mehr fliehen. - He couldn't escape (from) the tsunami. | |
| Du hast mich vorm Ertrinken gerettet. - You saved me from drowning. | |
| vor Verlusten schützen - to protect against losses | |
| sich vor jemandem verstecken - to hide from somebody | |
| 5. prep. (what) with, (out) of (stating cause) | |
| vor Freude weinen - to cry with joy | |
| Ich sterbe vor Durst. - I'm dying of thirst. | |
| Ich kann dich vor all dem Rauch gar nicht sehen. - I can't even see you, what with all the smoke. | |
| Vor lauter Angst traute sich keiner im Raum mehr zu atmen. - Nobody in the room dared to breathe out of sheer fright. | |
| Etwas |
| 1. n. thing, being | |
| 2. n. a quality or talent that is hard to pin down | |
| Sie hat dieses gewisse Etwas. (She has this certain something.) | |
| 3. pron. something | |
| 4. adv. somewhat, slightly | |
| 5. adv. a little, a bit | |
| 6. det. (with unor plural noun) some, a bit of | |
| Hab etwas Respekt vor den Toten. - Have some respect for the dead. | |
| Drücken |
| 1. n. dative plural of Druck | |
| 2. v. to press; to push (e.g., a door handle) | |
| Drück diesen Knopf nicht! - Don't press that button! | |
| 3. v. to squeeze; to hug (somebody) | |
| Sie drückte liebevoll meine Hand. - She squeezed my hand affectionately. | |
| Richten Sie die Waffe und drücken Sie den Abzug. - Aim the gun and pull the trigger. | |
| 4. v. to shirk; to avoid (work or responsibility) | |
| Er hat sich in letzter Zeit vor seinen Aufgaben gedrückt. - He's been shirking his chores lately. | |
| 5. v. (slang) to shoot (to inject a drug) | |
| Druck |
| 1. n. pressure (+Drücke) | |
| unter Druck stehen - to be under pressure | |
| 2. n. print (+Drucke) | |
| 3. n. (slang) fix (drug injection) | |
