| Auch |
| 1. Proper noun. , common in Southern Germany as an occupational surname for those who watched livestock at night | |
| 2. adv. also; too; as well (in addition to whatever or whoever has previously been listed) | |
| Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “auch”: I too want icecream. | |
| Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “Eis”: I want icecream, too. | |
| 3. adv. Used for emphasis. | |
| 4. adv. (To confirm a preceding statement by someone else): really, actually, indeed, in fact | |
| Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “will”: I do indeed want icecream. | |
| Das ist auch so. - Stress on “ist”: It really is like that. | |
| Du solltest zur Polizei gehen. ― Mach ich auch. - You should go to the police. ― I will. | |
| 5. adv. (To ask for confirmation of something one considers necessary.) | |
| Hast du das Licht auch ausgemacht? - Did you make sure to turn off the light? | |
| 6. adv. (To imply that something is unreasonable.) | |
| Du bist auch witzig... Wie soll ich das denn ohne Auto alles schaffen?! - You’re oh so ingenious... How am I supposed to get all of this done wit | |
| Warum müssen die auch alle ihren Müll hier abladen! - Why do they all have to dump their rubbish here! | |
| 7. adv. even ((implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality)) | |
| Auch wenn das stimmt, ist es noch kein endgültiger Beweis. - Even if this is true, it is no definite proof. | |
| Auch ein Professor schreibt schon mal was falsch. - Even a professor may misspell something at times. | |
| 8. adv. ever (as in whatever, whenever, however, etc.) | |
| Was du auch tust, es wird immer einer besser sein. - Whatever you do, someone will always do it better. | |
| 9. interj. (in answering a yes-no question, used to express that the thing asked about covers part of the truth but not all of it); “yes, and more” | |
| Ach, du bist Bauingenieur. Dann baust du Brücken? — Auch. - Oh, you’re a construction engineer. So you build bridges? — Yeah. And other things, too. | |
| Gegenüber |
| 1. n. counterpart | |
| 2. n. opponent | |
| 3. n. the other; the partner in a conversation; someone who is face to face with you | |
| 4. prep. opposite | |
| Die Bank liegt dem Bahnhof gegenüber. - The bank is located across from the railroad station. | |
| 5. prep. to, toward, towards | |
| 6. prep. compared to | |
| 7. prep. vis-à-vis, in dealings with, in dealing with, towards | |
| 8. adv. on the opposite side | |
| dem |
| 1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
| rabiaten |
| 1. adj. form of rabiat | |
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| 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 | |
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| zeigte |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterite of zeigen | |
| 2. v. third-person singular preterite of zeigen | |
| 3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of zeigen | |
| 4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of zeigen | |
| zeigen |
| 1. v. to show, make see | |
| 2. v. (with auf) to point at | |
| Man zeigt nicht mit dem Finger auf die Leute! - You don’t point your finger at people! | |
| 3. v. to exhibit, allow to see | |
| Zeig mir mal deine Briefmarkensammlung! - Please show me your stamp collection! | |
| 4. v. to display, manifest | |
| Die Bäume zeigen schon die ersten grünen Blätter. - The trees are already displaying the first green leaves. | |
| 5. v. to demonstrate, explain by doing | |
| Kannst du mir mal zeigen, wie das geht? - Could you show me how this is done? | |
| 6. v. to go to show, demonstrate, prove | |
| Das zeigt wieder mal, dass du keine Ahnung hast. - This only shows again that you don't have a clue. | |
| 7. v. to appear, become apparent, come out, turn out, show up, to be manifested | |
| 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 | |
| britische |
| 1. adj. form of britisch | |
| britisch |
| 1. adj. (relational) British | |
| Regierung |
| 1. n-f. (politics) government , administration | |
| 2. n-f. (politics) the act of governing | |
| nachgiebig |
| 1. adj. pliable, complying with attempts to change its/his/her position (physically or figuratively) | |
| 2. adj. (law) being a statutory provision not mandatory to the parties | |
