| bei |
| 1. prep. (locative) by; near | |
| die Bank bei der Kirche - the bench/bank by the church | |
| die Bäckerei beim Bahnhof - the bakery near the train station | |
| 2. prep. (with a person, family, shop) at | |
| Ich schlafe bei Peter. - I’m sleeping at Peter’s place. | |
| Ich bin beim Metzger. - I'm at the butcher’s. | |
| 3. prep. (with an organization or company) for; at; in | |
| bei der Firma arbeiten - to work for the firm | |
| das Arbeitsklima bei Schmidt & Co. - the working atmosphere at Schmidt & Co. | |
| 4. prep. (formal, reflexive) with; on | |
| Er hat es nicht bei sich. - He doesn’t have it on him. | |
| → for which usually: Er hat es nicht dabei. | |
| 5. prep. (with an event considered certain) upon, at the time of | |
| bei Abfahrt des Zuges - upon departure of the train | |
| 6. prep. (with an event considered theoretical) in case of, in the event of | |
| bei Hochwasser - in case of flooding | |
| 7. prep. (with a continuing activity or condition) during; while; during the existence of | |
| bei der Arbeit - during work | |
| beim Lesen des Textes - while reading the text | |
| bei Schnee - when there is snow | |
| 8. prep. (with an item that implies an activity) over; during | |
| bei einem Glas Wein - over a glass of wine (that is, while drinking it) | |
| bei einem Film - during a film (that is, while watching it) | |
| 9. prep. (dated, in a postal address) care of; via | |
| Frau Tina Müller bei Firma Schmidt & Co. - Mrs Tina Müller, care of Schmidt & Co. | |
| 10. prep. (now dialectal, nonstandard, northern and central Germany, withaccusative) with, to, towards | |
| Leg dat bei die andern Sachen! - Put that with the other things! | |
| Komm ma bei mich! - Come to me! | |
| gutem |
| 1. adj. form of gut | |
| gut |
| 1. adj. good (acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral) | |
| Wir müssen gut sein, um uns gut zu fühlen. - We must be good to feel good. | |
| 2. adj. good (effective; useful) | |
| 3. adj. good (fortunate) | |
| 4. adj. good (having a particularly pleasant taste) | |
| 5. adj. all right, fair, proper (satisfactory) | |
| 6. adj. good (full; entire; at least as much as) | |
| 7. adv. well (accurately, competently, satisfactorily) | |
| Die Mannschaft hat gut gespielt. - The team played well. | |
| 8. adv. a little more than (with measurements) | |
| Ich wohne seit gut zwanzig Jahren in Berlin. - I've lived in Berlin for over twenty years/for a good twenty years. | |
| Das Bett ist gut zwei Meter lang. - The bed is a little over two meters long. | |
| 9. adv. easily, likely | |
| Dieser Gegenstand ist gut zu finden. - That item is easily found. | |
| Es kann gut sein, dass du nächstes Jahr verheiratet bist. - You may well be married next year. | |
| 10. interj. okay, all right, now then | |
| Gut, dann fangen wir mal an. - All right, then let's get started. | |
| Wetter |
| 1. n-n. weather | |
| 2. n-n. storm | |
| 3. adj. form of wett | |
| genießt |
| 1. v. second-person singular present of genießen | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present of genießen | |
| 3. v. second-person plural present of genießen | |
| 4. v. plural imperative of genießen | |
| genießen |
| 1. v. to enjoy (an experience); to relish; to savor | |
| das Leben genießen - to enjoy life | |
| 2. v. to have (food or beverage), to eat, to drink | |
| 3. v. (figuratively) to receive; to have | |
| eine Erziehung genießen - to receive an education | |
| man |
| 1. pron. one, you (indefinite pronoun; construed as a third-person singular) | |
| Man kann nicht immer kriegen, was man will. - You can’t always get what you want. | |
| Manchmal muss man Kompromisse machen. - Sometimes one must compromise. | |
| 2. pron. they, people (people in general) | |
| Zumindest sagt man das so... - At least that’s what they say... | |
| 3. pron. someone, somebody (some unspecified person) | |
| 4. pron. they (some unspecified group of people) | |
| 5. adv. (colloquial regional northern Germany) just; only | |
| Komm man hier rüber! - Just come over here! | |
| Das sind man dreißig Stück oder so. - These are only thirty or so. | |
| jedoch |
| 1. adv. however, yet, nevertheless | |
| 2. conj. but | |
| Ich mag Schokolade, jedoch bevorzuge ich Äpfel. - I like chocolate, but I prefer apples. | |
| immer |
| 1. adv. always | |
| 2. adv. at all times without exception | |
| Irgendwo scheint immer die Sonne. - The sun is always shining somewhere. | |
| 3. adv. very often; all the time; constantly | |
| Er will immer nur fernsehen. - He just wants to watch telly all the time. | |
| 4. adv. every time; whenever some precondition is given | |
| Er erzählt immer dieselbe Geschichte. - He always tells that same story. | |
| 5. adv. (with) to a greater degree over time, more and more | |
| Es wird immer kälter. - It's getting colder and colder. | |
| 6. adv. (colloquial unstressed) used to emphasize another adverb of time, which itself is stressed | |
| Er kommt immer nie pünktlich. - He’s never on time. | |
| Ich bin oft immer sehr vergesslich. - I’m often very forgetful. | |
| Manchmal hab ich immer das Gefühl, dass... - Sometimes I get the feeling that... | |
| 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. | |
| immer wieder |
| 1. adv. over and over, again and again, time and again | |
| 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 | |
| herrliche |
| 1. adj. form of herrlich | |
| herrlich |
| 1. adj. fantastic; marvelous; wonderful; splendid; glorious; lovely | |
| Heute ist ein herrlicher Tag! - Today is a wonderful day! | |
| Aussicht |
| 1. n-f. scenery, view, outlook (also figuratively) | |
| auf |
| 1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of) | |
| Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table. | |
| 2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of) | |
| Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table. | |
| 3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility) | |
| Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house. | |
| Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up. | |
| 4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in | |
| Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that. | |
| auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square | |
| Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea. | |
| auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair | |
| auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post) | |
| 5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in | |
| auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair | |
| auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post) | |
| 6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below) | |
| Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German? | |
| 7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable) | |
| Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine. | |
| Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday! | |
| 8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of) | |
| auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come | |
| 9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish) | |
| Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health! | |
| Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time. | |
| 10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something) | |
| X auf Y Meter groß | |
| 11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open | |
| Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open. | |
| 12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food) | |
| Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup? | |
| Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed) | |
| 13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed | |
| Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock. | |
| 14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before) | |
| 15. interj. have a go | |
| schroffe |
| 1. adj. form of schroff | |
| schroff |
| 1. adj. steep | |
| 2. adj. gruff, bluff, harsh, rugged, brusque | |
| Gebirgskämme |
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| 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? | |
| in |
| 1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building) | |
| Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house. | |
| Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator. | |
| Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school. | |
| Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop. | |
| Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night. | |
| 2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to) | |
| in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense | |
| 3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time) | |
| Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen. | |
| im Alter - in old age | |
| im Mittelalter - during the middle ages | |
| in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s | |
| 4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of)) | |
| Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house. | |
| Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland. | |
| Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age. | |
| 5. adj. in, popular (in fashion) | |
| Tiefe |
| 1. n-f. depth | |
| 2. adj. form of tief | |
| tief |
| 1. adj. (also, figuratively) deep | |
| Wie tief ist das Wasser? - How deep is the water? | |
| Sie hat ein tiefes Verständnis der russischen Kultur. - She has a deep understanding of Russian culture. | |
| 2. adj. low (situated close to, or below, the ground) | |
| Du hast das Bild zu tief gehängt. - You hung the picture too low. | |
| 3. adj. (figuratively, Switzerland) low (small, not high in amount or quantity, value, etc.) | |
| tiefere Abgaben - lower taxes | |
| 4. adv. deeply, profoundly | |
| 5. adv. thoroughly, in depth | |
| Fjordtäler |
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