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transitiv
1. adj. (grammar, of verbs) transitive
2. adj. (math) transitive
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
Verhandlung
1. n-f. negotiation
2. n-f. (law) hearing, trial
führen
1. v. to lead
2. v. to carry, to sell
Der Laden führt keine Zigaretten. - The shop doesn't carry cigarettes.
3. v. to conduct some activity or process, to hold (a discussion, a negotiation), to have (a conversation), to lead (one's life), to wage (a war or campaign), to fight (a war)
Regie führen - to direct (a film)
4. v. to wield (a weapon)
Die Heldin führte ein mächtiges Schwert. - The heroine wielded a mighty sword.
5. v. to behave oneself, to conduct oneself (of prisoner, student or other person under supervision)
6. v. (of an athlete or sports team) to be in the lead
7. v. first-person plural preterite subjunctive of fahren
8. v. third-person plural preterite subjunctive of fahren
fahren
1. v. (chiefly of a person or animal) to go at speed
Der Fuchs fährt aus dem Bau. - The fox dashes from his kennel.
aus der Haut fahren - to fly off the handle
einen fahren lassen - to blow off, to break wind
Die Sonne fährt über das Himmelszelt. - The sun moves athwart the firmament.
2. v. to go; to run; to drive; to sail
Autos können schneller fahren als Fahrräder. - Cars can go faster than bikes.
3. v. to leave; to depart
Beeil dich! Der Zug fährt jetzt gleich. - Hurry up! The train is departing in a moment.
4. v. to go by vehicle; to sail; to travel
Er fährt wie ein Bekloppter. - He drives like a maniac.
Wir fahren diesen Sommer nach Holland. - We’re going to Holland this summer. Implying a trip by car, bike, train, or ship.
5. v. to leave and therefor use a vehicle
Wir fahren jetzt. - We’re leaving now. (Implying the use of a vehicle.)
6. v. to drive; to ride; to sail (a vehicle)
Sie fährt einen roten Wagen. - She drives a red car.
7. v. to take (someone somewhere by vehicle); to drive; to transport
Ich fahre dich zum Bahnhof. - I’ll take you to the train station.
über
1. prep. (accusative, or dative) above, over (spatially)
Über dem Wald ist der Himmel blau. - Over the forest, the sky is blue.
Die Vögel flogen über den Wald. - The birds flew over the forest.
2. prep. about, concerning, over, at (in reference to)
Die ganze Klasse lachte über ihren Witz. - The entire class laughed at her joke.
3. prep. (accusative) via, through, by way of
Der Zug fährt über den Hauptbahnhof. - The train goes via the main station.
Ich kaufe alles über das Internet. - I buy everything through the internet.
4. prep. (accusative) across
Ich fahre mit der Fähre über die Ostsee. - I travel on the ferry across the Baltic Sea.
5. prep. (accusative) during, for, over a time period
Es regnete über das Wochenende. - It rained over the weekend.
Er hat uns über Jahre belogen. - He's lied to us for years.
6. prep. (accusative) about
Ich schreibe ein Buch über Goethes Leben. - I'm writing a book about Goethe's life.
7. prep. around, among
8. prep. over, more than, above (a quantity)
9. prep. beyond
Die technischen Probleme in der Welt von heute gehen weit über den Rahmen des Technischen hinaus. - The technological problems in today's world extend far beyond the scope of technology.
10. prep. at (when 'over' or 'about' could roughly be substituted)
11. adj. (tlb, colloquial) left over, remaining, (replaces übrig in all its predicative instances, including those lexicalized as verb prefixoids.)
überbleiben - to be left over, to remain
Hier sind noch zwei Gurken über. Willst du die haben? - Here there are two gherkins left. Wanna have em?
12. adv. over (in certain select phrases)
über und über - over and over
13. post. (following accusative) throughout
Den ganzen Tag über. - Throughout the entire day.
fahren über
1. v. first-person plural present of überfahren
2. v. third-person plural present of überfahren
3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of überfahren
4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of überfahren
einen
1. num. masculine accusative singular of ein
2. art. masculine accusative singular of ein: a, an
3. pron. masculine accusative singular of einer
4. pron. singular of einer
5. pron. plural of einer
6. v. (higher register, transitive) to unite
Eine Idee, die alle eint. - An idea that unites everybody.
7. v. (higher register, reflexive) to come to terms
Nach langem Diskutieren haben sie sich endlich geeint. - After discussing for a long time, they have eventually come to an agreement.
Fall
1. n. fall, drop (the act of falling or an instance thereof)
freier Fall - free fall
2. n. fall, capture (the act of being seized by enemy forces)
der Fall von Konstantinopel - the fall of Constantinople
3. n. fall; the loss of one's innocence, honour, reputation, fortune, etc.
4. n. case (actual event, situation, or fact)
Im Falle eines Falles. - in case of an emergency.
5. n. case (instance or event as a topic of study)
6. n. case (piece of work subject to case handling in an authority, court, customer support etc.)
7. n. (medicine) case (instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms)
8. n. (grammar) case (kind of inflection of a nominal)
9. n. (nautical) halyard
10. v. singular imperative of fallen
11. v. colloquial of
Verhandeln
1. n. gerund of verhandeln
2. v. to negotiate, to debate
Die Führer verhandelten einen Plan für ein Ende der Gewalt. - The leaders negotiated a plan to end the violence.
3. v. to bargain
4. v. to try (a court case)
Der Fall wird nächste Woche verhandelt. - The case will be tried next week.
5. v. (dated, derogatory) to sell
richten
1. v. to direct, to point (e.g. a weapon)
Richte diese Waffe nicht auf mich! - Don't point that gun at me!
2. v. to fix, to rectify, to put right
Wer kann diese Krise richten? - Who can solve this crisis?
3. v. to straighten (something bent or tilted or not lined up properly); to right
Kannst du den Löffel auch richten? - Can you also straighten the spoon?
zugrunde richten. - to destroy (to level to the ground).
4. v. to be directed (of emotions, words, etc.); to turn (toward) (of a look, one's eyes, gaze, etc.)
Keine Sorge, ihre Wut richtet sich nicht gegen Sie. - Don't worry, her anger isn't directed at you.
5. v. to judge
6. v. to follow the lead of, to abide by (+preo, nach) (to adjust one's behavior according to a person, rule etc.)
Das ist mir egal; ich richte mich nach dir. - I don't care, I will follow your lead
7. v. to depend ((+preo, nach, on)) (impersonal)
Der Wechselkurs richtet sich nach den politischen Geschehnissen. - The exchange rate depends on political events.
8. v. to execute, to put to death

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