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Nichts
1. n. nothingness, void
2. pron. nothing
Ich weiß, dass ich nichts weiß. - I know that I know nothing.
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
Hüte
1. n. plural of Hut "hats"
2. v. first-person singular present of hüten
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of hüten
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of hüten
5. v. singular imperative of hüten
Hut
1. n. hat (see usage notes)
2. n. (of mushrooms) head; top
3. n-f. protection keeping, care, supervision, guard, ward
Auf der Hut sein. - To be on guard.
Strohhüte
1. n. plural of Strohhut
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?
Filzhüte
Damenhüte
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?
Herrenhüte
Weiche
1. n-f. railway switch, points
2. n. softness
3. n. (anatomy) flank, loin (especially of animals)
4. adj. form of weich
5. v. first-person singular present of weichen
6. v. first-person singular subjunctive of weichen
7. v. third-person singular subjunctive of weichen
8. v. singular imperative of weichen
weichen
1. v. to move farther away, to make room, to yield (+obj, dative) or +preo, vor
2. v. to wane, to decrease
3. v. to soften, to make more flexible or yielding (+aux, haben)
4. v. to soften (+aux, sein)
5. adj. form of weich
Hüte
1. n. plural of Hut "hats"
2. v. first-person singular present of hüten
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of hüten
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of hüten
5. v. singular imperative of hüten
Hut
1. n. hat (see usage notes)
2. n. (of mushrooms) head; top
3. n-f. protection keeping, care, supervision, guard, ward
Auf der Hut sein. - To be on guard.
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?
harte
1. adj. form of hart
hart
1. adj. hard
2. adj. severe, harsh
3. adj. (figurative) unmoved, cold, cruel
4. adv. hard (with force or effort)
Sie haben die ganze Woche hart gearbeitet. - They worked hard all week.
5. adv. sharply, roughly, severely
6. adv. close (an (+ dative) to)
Macht
1. n. power, authority
Die Kanzlerin übernahm die Macht im Jahr 2005. - The Chancellor took power in 2005.
2. n. might, strength
Glauben Sie an die Macht der Liebe? - Do you believe in the power of love?
3. v. third-person singular present of machen
Der Künstler macht ein Bild. - The artist creates a picture.
4. v. second-person plural present of machen
5. v. plural imperative of machen
machen
1. v. to make, produce, create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.)
Ich hab dir einen Kuchen gemacht! - I made you a pie!
Du hast einen Fehler gemacht. - You made a mistake.
2. v. to make, prepare
Machst du heute das Essen? - Are you making dinner today?
sich eine Pizza machen - to prepare a pizza for oneself
3. v. to do, perform, carry out (to execute; to put into operation (an action))
Mach es! - Do it!
Das hat er ganz allein gemacht! - He did that all by himself!
ein Experiment machen - to perform an experiment
4. v. to do; (indicates an activity associated with a noun)
Sport machen - do sports
eine Party machen - have a party
5. v. to go (to make the (specified) sound)
Das Auto machte "Bumm" und hielt an. - The car went "boom" and stopped.
6. v. to make (to cause or compel (to do something))
7. v. to cause (to set off an event or action or produce as a result)
8. v. to make (to cause to be)
Dieser Film macht mich schläfrig. - This movie makes me sleepy.
9. v. to make (transform from one thing into another)
Die Mühle macht Mehl aus Weizen. - The mill makes flour from wheat.
10. v. to make (to have as a feature)
Die Straße macht vor uns eine Linkskurve. - The road makes a turn to the left ahead.
11. v. to come to, total, cost (to require the payment of)
Wie viel macht das? - How much does that come to?
12. v. to make, be (the result of a calculation)
Sieben plus fünf macht zwölf. - Seven plus five makes twelve.
13. v. to make (to earn, gain wages, profit, etc.)
Der Herr Müller ist echt reich; der macht mehr als 5000 Euro im Monat. - Mr Müller is quite rich; he makes more than 5000 Euros per month.
14. v. to be, play (to act as the indicated role, especially in a performance)
15. v. to matter (to be important)
Das macht nichts! - That doesn't matter!
16. v. to make, make oneself out to be, act, play (to behave so as to give an appearance of being; to act as if one were (something, or a certain way)) (+preo, auf)
17. v. to do one's business, do number two or number one, go (to defecate or urinate)
(childish) groß machen - to go poop
(childish) klein machen - to go pee
18. v. to do (to fare or perform (well or poorly))
Machen Sie sich gut? - Are you doing well?
19. v. to look (to have an appearance of being)
Der Mantel macht sich sehr schön. - The coat looks very nice.
20. v. to get cracking (an (“on,” “with”)), get a move on (it), to get down (an (“to”)) (something); (in imperative:) come on, let's go
diese
1. pron. feminine nominative singular of dieser; "this"
2. pron. feminine accusative singular of dieser; "this"
Ich will diese Frau - I want this woman.
3. pron. nominative plural of dieser; "these"
Diese Dinge sind dumm - These things are stupid.
4. pron. accusative plural of dieser; "these"
dieser
1. pron. this one, this
2. pron. that one, that
Stadt
1. n. city (large settlement)
2. n. town (settlement larger than a village)
3. n. (metonymy) city center (central business area of a city)
4. n. (metonymy) city, town, town council, city council (governing body of people elected to oversee management of a municipality)

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