Als |
1. n. creek, drainage channel | |
2. conj. (subordinating, referring to time of occurrence) at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as | |
Als er ankam, öffnete sie die Tür. - When he arrived, she opened the door. | |
Als wir jung waren, spielten wir im Wald. - We played in the forest when we were young. | |
3. conj. (used with a comparison or as an exception) than | |
Zwei ist größer als eins. - Two is greater than one. | |
Die Kopie sieht anders aus als das Original. - The copy looks different than the original. | |
Er sagt nichts anderes als die Wahrheit. - He tells nothing other than the truth. | |
4. conj. as; like; in the function of; in the form of | |
Als Polizist muss ich es tun. - As a policeman, I must do it. | |
Wir sind Feinde, aber im Moment müssen wir uns als Freunde verhalten. - We are enemies, but for now we must act like friends. | |
Sie verkleidete sich als Krankenschwester, um das Krankenhaus zu betreten. - She disguised herself as a nurse to enter the hospital. | |
5. conj. as if | |
6. conj. (after negative pronoun) but, other than | |
Wissenschaftler |
1. n-m. scientist | |
2. n-m. scholar, researcher, academic (male or of unspecified gender) | |
Muss |
1. n. necessity, a must | |
2. v. first-person singular present of müssen | |
3. v. third-person singular present of müssen | |
müssen |
1. v. (auxiliary) to have to (do something); must; to be obliged (to do something); to need (to do something). | |
Wir müssen es machen. - We must do it. | |
Wir müssen es nicht machen. - We need not do it. / We do not need to do it. | |
Ich musste es machen. - I had to do it. | |
2. v. to have to do something implied; must; to be obliged. | |
Ja, ich muss. - Yes, I must. | |
Ja, ich habe gemusst. - Yes, I had to. | |
3. v. (colloquial euphemism) to need to go to the bathroom. | |
Er |
1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male | |
Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me? | |
2. pron. (personal) he. | |
audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he? | |
audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi. | |
3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)). | |
audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old. | |
4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)). | |
Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far. | |
5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite) | |
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. | |
eine |
1. num. feminine singular of ein | |
2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an | |
3. pron. feminine singular of einer | |
4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer | |
5. pron. singular of einer | |
empirische |
1. adj. form of empirisch | |
empirisch |
1. adj. empirical | |
Betrachtungsweise |
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eintreten |
1. v. to enter, to come into (+aux, sein) | |
Bitte treten Sie ein! - Please enter! | |
2. v. to occur, to eventuate (+aux, sein) | |
Wir bedauern zutiefst, dass diese Situation eingetreten ist. - We deeply regret that this situation has arisen. | |
Ein sehr interessantes Phänomen ist eingetreten. - A rather interesting phenomenon has taken place. | |
3. v. to join a club association etc. (+preo, in, accusative) +aux, sein | |
Vor 5 Jahren ist er in die Firma eingetreten. - He joined the company 5 years ago. | |
Er wurde getauft und trat in die Kirche ein. - He was baptized and joined the church. | |
4. v. to advocate, to support, to stand for, to champion (+preo, für, accusative) +aux, sein | |
Wir müssen für unsere Rechte eintreten. - We must stand up for our rights. | |
5. v. to kick (+preo, auf, accusative) +aux, haben | |
Sie traten weiter auf das am Boden liegende Opfer ein, als es sich schon nicht mehr rührte. - They continued to kick the victim, who was lying on the ground, when it had already stopped moving. | |
6. v. to open (something e.g. a door) by kicking (+aux, haben) | |
Er war stark betrunken und hat die Wohnungstür eingetreten. - He was heavily drunk and kicked the apartment door in. | |
7. v. to get something in one's foot by stepping on it (+preo, accusative) +aux, haben | |
Weil sie kurz abgelenkt war, trat sie sich einen Nagel ein. - She got a nail in her foot because she was distracted for a moment. | |
8. v. to wear in (shoes) | |
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 | |
Projektionen |
1. n. plural of Projektion | |
Projektion |
1. n-f. projection | |
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? | |
Spekulationen |
1. n. plural of Spekulation | |
Spekulation |
1. n-f. speculation, venture (risky investment) | |
Spekulationen kommen auf. - Speculations arise. | |
2. n-f. guesswork, conjecture | |
vermeidet |
1. v. third-person singular present of vermeiden | |
2. v. second-person plural present of vermeiden | |
3. v. second-person plural subjunctive of vermeiden | |
4. v. plural imperative of vermeiden | |
vermeiden |
1. v. to avoid (something happening, doing something) | |
Ich möchte vermeiden, denselben Fehler noch einmal zu machen. - I want to avoid making the same mistake again. | |