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erst
1. adv. first, at first
2. adv. only (with progress, accomplishments or the present time)
Sie ist erst 28 Jahre alt. - She is only 28 years old.
Es ist erst halb zehn. - It is only half past nine.
3. adv. not until, not for, not before (with reference to a point or period of time in the future)
Ich bin erst nächsten Monat in Urlaub. - I'm not on vacation until next month.
Mein Bruder kommt erst in drei Wochen an. - My brother's not arriving for three weeks.
4. adv. only, as recently as (with reference to the past)
Er ist erst gestern gegangen. - He left only yesterday.
Er ist erst seit zwei Tagen da. - He has only been here for two days.
5. adv. short for, erstmal
Es ist kalt im Süden. Und im Norden erst! - It is cold in the South. And especially in the North.
6. adv. Switzerland synonym of zumal
mußte
1. v. Superseded spelling of musste
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)
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
schweren
1. v. (obsolete) to be difficult
2. v. (obsolete) to make difficult
3. adj. form of schwer
schwer
1. adj. heavy, weighty
2. adj. difficult, hard
eine schwere Aufgabe - a difficult task
3. adj. serious
4. adj. (of food) indigestible
Hunde
1. n. plural of Hund
Hund
1. n. dog, hound
2. n. (pejorative) scoundrel; dog (mean or morally reprehensible person)
ein gemeiner Hund - a mean dog
3. n. A board with casters used to transport heavy objects.
schieben
1. v. to push; to shove
2. v. to slide; to slip; to put
3. v. to push
4. v. to traffic (something); to profiteer; to racketeer
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?
Obacht
1. n. care, attention
geben
1. v. (ditransitive) to give (changing ownership)
Meine Frau hat mir eine neue Uhr gegeben. - My wife gave me a new watch.
2. v. (ditransitive) to hand, to pass, to put within reach
Gib mir das! - Give me that!
Gib mir deine Hand. - Give me your hand (to hold).
Könnten Sie mir den Stift geben? - Could you hand me that pen?
3. v. (impersonal, transitive) Used to indicate that something exists (often with a certain property and/or in a certain location). Usually translated as there be or there exist
Gibt es gute Schulen in der Nähe? - Are there good schools in the neighborhood?
Es gibt kein Wasser in dieser Wüste. - There is no water in this desert.
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
4. v. (ditransitive, transitive) to communicate (helpful information such as a hint or advice), to signal (in a certain way such as a sign)
Darf ich dir einen Rat geben? - May I give you some advice?
Der Spieler gab ein Signal, dass er eingewechselt werden wollte. - The player gave a signal that he wanted to be substituted.
5. v. to present; to put
6. v. to result in
daß
1. conj. Superseded spelling of dass
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)
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).
nicht
1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb)
Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb!
Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true.
2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not?
Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you?
den
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
2. art. dative plural of der
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Schädel
1. n-m. skull
2. n-m. (also, figurative) head
3. n-m. (colloquial) headache, particularly one due to excessive drinking
4. n-m. (slang) head
einrammte
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)
dem
1. art. dative singular of der: the
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
niedrigen
1. adj. form of niedrig
niedrig
1. adj. low
Gang
1. n. motion, movement, progress, way, going
Gang an die Börse ― initial public offering
2. n. gait, way (somebody walks), an instance of walking
Unser Gang durch die Stadt war sehr interessant. - Our walk through the city was very interesting.
Er hat einen langsamen, hinkenden Gang. - He has a slow, limping gait.
3. n. course (of events)
Ein Ereignis wie dieses kann den Gang der Geschichte verändern. - An event like this can change the course of history.
4. n. hallway, corridor
Die Toilette finden Sie am Ende des Ganges. - You'll find the toilet at the end of the corridor.
5. n. gear (machinery), level (of intensity), notch
Bitte schalten Sie einen Gang zurück, ich versuche zu schlafen. - Please take it down a notch, I'm trying to sleep.
6. n. (with in) in gear, progressing, working, going
Wenn man den Prozess einmal in Gang setzt, kann man ihn nicht mehr aufhalten, bis er fertig ist. - Once you get the process started, there is no way you can stop it until it finishes.
Die Konstruktion ist im Gange. - Construction is in progress.
7. n. (of a meal) course
Der erste Gang ist Salat. - The first course is salad.
8. n. gang (group of criminals, particularly in a North American context)
9. v. obsolete form of;geh;nocap=1;nodot=1, of geh
oder
1. conj. or
Danach alles gestr. oder noch 1–2 Wörter? - Is everything after that crossed out or are there one or two more words?
2. part. (tag question) right?; is it?; is it not?
Es ist kalt heute, oder? - It’s cold today, isn’t it?
Das war keine so gute Idee, oder? - That wasn’t such a good idea, was it?
Du kommst aus Deutschland, oder? - You’re from Germany, aren’t you?
überfahren
1. v. to run over, to run down
2. v. to go through, to overshoot
3. v. (dated, intransitive, to go from one shore of a river or other waterway to another) to pass over, to cross +aux, sein
4. v. (dated, transitive, to transport from one shore of a river or other waterway to another) to take across, to ferry over +aux, haben
wurde
1. v. first-person singular preterite of werden
2. v. third-person singular preterite of werden
werden
1. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense
Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home.
2. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs
3. v. (auxiliary) to be done; forms the passive voice
Das Buch wird gerade gelesen. (present tense) - The book is being read.
Ich wurde in Europa geboren. (preterite tense) - I was born in Europe.
Er war geschlagen worden. (past perfect tense) - He had been beaten.
4. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn
Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter.
5. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to begin or come to feel or experience (a condition)
Usage: In this sense werden is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. (See the usage no
Wird dir kalt? - Are you getting cold?
Den Kindern wird langweilig. - The children are getting bored.
Von Mayonnaise wird mir schlecht. - Mayonnaise makes me sick. (Literally: From mayonnaise I become sick.)
6. v. (copulative, colloquial) to be, to happen, to occur (in the future)
Wir werden zusammen glücklich. - We will be happy together.
Was wird aus mir? - What will become of me?
7. v. (colloquial) to be going to work
Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that.

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