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. | |
himmelhohem |
1. adj. form of himmelhoch, em | |
Abgrund |
1. n. abyss, precipice | |
schwingt |
1. v. second-person plural present of schwingen | |
schwingen |
1. v. to swing (to move back and forth) (+aux, haben) | |
Sie schwingt auf einer Schaukel. - She is swinging on a swing. | |
2. v. to move (somewhere) by swinging (+aux, sein) | |
3. v. to swing (to move something using a swinging motion) (+aux, haben) | |
4. v. to wave; to brandish (+aux, haben) | |
5. v. to vibrate (+aux, haben) | |
6. v. to oscillate (+aux, haben) | |
7. v. to resound (+aux, haben) | |
8. v. to propagate (somewhere) as sound, to move throughout (an area) resounding (+aux, sein) | |
der Klang der Glocken schwang durch die Stadt - the sound of the bells resounded throughout the city | |
9. v. to be expressed (i, in someone's words) +aux, haben | |
10. v. (skiing) to ski back and forth +aux, sein | |
11. v. to arc (+aux, haben) | |
12. v. (regional) to clean (hemp or flax) of wood residues +aux, haben | |
13. v. (Switzerland, sports) to wrestle in the Schwingen (Swiss wrestling) style +aux, haben | |
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). | |
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 | |
eiserne |
1. adj. form of eisern | |
eisern |
1. adj. iron, ironclad, made of iron | |
2. adj. (figurative) staunch, unyielding | |
Brücke |
1. n-f. bridge | |
2. n-f. (software, design) The bridge pattern | |
3. n-f. pons (in the brain, "bridging" the brain stem with the rest of the brain) | |
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) | |
Berg |
1. n. a mountain, hill | |
2. Proper noun. , as of the composer Alban Berg | |
zu |
1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality) | |
zum Bahnhof - to the train station | |
2. prep. with respect to; regarding | |
Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that... | |
3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question)) | |
Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal | |
4. prep. at, on (indicates location) | |
zu Hause - at home | |
5. prep. at (indicates time) | |
zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time | |
zu Beginn - at the beginning | |
6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.)) | |
zu Pferd - on horseback | |
7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of) | |
8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of) | |
9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance) | |
10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of) | |
11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios) | |
12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate) | |
13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to | |
etwas zu essen - something to eat | |
14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively) | |
zu schnell - too fast | |
15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.) | |
Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good! | |
16. adv. towards; at | |
17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked | |
18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action)) | |
19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open) | |
Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed. | |
Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety. | |
Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there. | |
20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade) | |
21. adj. done up (fastened) | |
22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk | |
Berg |
1. n. a mountain, hill | |
2. Proper noun. , as of the composer Alban Berg | |
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? | |
Jenseits |
1. n. (metaphysical) the beyond, the hereafter, the afterlife | |
2. Proper noun. a district of the German town of Tübingen | |
3. prep. beyond, on the other side of | |
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. | |
Leitern |
1. n. plural of Leiter "ladders". | |
Leiter |
1. n-f. ladder | |
Er ist von der Leiter gefallen. - He fell off the ladder. | |
2. n-m. agent noun of leiten | |
3. n-m. leader, director, manager, head, chief (male or of unspecified sex) | |
4. n-m. (physics, electricity, electronics) conductor, lead, wire, line | |
wieder |
1. adv. Indicates that the action taking place has happened before. again | |
Siehst du, jetzt hast du’s schon wieder gesagt! - See, now you’ve said it again! | |
2. adv. Indicates that the action will return something to its original state or position. back | |
Schalte das Licht wieder aus. - Turn the light back off. | |
empor |
1. up, away from the ground | |