| Schauspieleralptraum |
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| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Bühne |
| 1. n-f. a stage | |
| 2. n-f. a scaffolding | |
| stehen |
| 1. v. to stand (to be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position) | |
| Ich stehe an der Ecke. - I'm standing on the corner. | |
| 2. v. to be, to appear, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere) | |
| Das steht nicht in dem Wörterbuch. - This does not appear in the dictionary. | |
| 3. v. to stay; to be still | |
| Das Leben steht. - Life stands still. | |
| 4. v. to stay, to stand, to be (in a certain state, position or circumstance) | |
| Das Haus steht leer. - The house stands empty. | |
| Das Team steht an der Spitze seiner Liga. - The team stands at the top of their league. | |
| 5. v. to suit, to become (to look attractive on, of a garment, color etc.) | |
| Blau steht dir sehr gut! - Blue suits you very well! | |
| Der Tod steht ihr gut - Death Becomes Her (film title) | |
| 6. v. (Swiss) to put, place | |
| 7. v. (indtr, auf, .colloquial) to fancy | |
| Ich glaube sie steht nicht auf dich. - I don't think she fancies you. | |
| Stück |
| 1. n. (invariant) one, item, piece (of something ; often untranslated in English) | |
| Ich brauche noch Glühbirnen. Geben Sie mir bitte drei Stück! - I also need light bulbs. Give me three, please! | |
| Wie viel Stück wollen Sie? - How many do you want? | |
| Die Äpfel kosten 50 Cent das Stück. - The apples are 50 cents apiece. | |
| 2. n. (invariant) head (a single animal) | |
| 200 Stück Vieh - 200 head of cattle | |
| 3. n. (declinable, or invariant) piece (portion of something bigger or of an unmass) | |
| Er schneidet das Fleisch in Stücke. - He's cutting the meat in pieces. | |
| Ich nehme zwei Stücke Zucker. - I take two lumps of sugar. | |
| Ich habe drei Stücke Kuchen mitgebracht. - I brought three pieces of cake. | |
| 4. n. Something of artistic or historic value; piece of art (of any kind, but less common of novels and films) | |
| Dieser Tisch ist ein besonders schönes Stück. - This table is a particularly beautiful piece. | |
| Spiel doch bitte mal ein Stück von den Beatles. - Play a Beatles song, please. | |
| Der Regisseur versteht das Stück nicht. - The director doesn’t understand the play. | |
| 5. n. (pejorative and/or sexual) a person, often female | |
| Sie ist ein heißes Stück. - She's a hot thing. | |
| Er ist ein verlogenes Stück. - He’s a lying bastard. | |
| 6. n. (military, obsolete) piece (artillery gun) | |
| 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? | |
| kennen |
| 1. v. to know; to be acquainted with; to be familiar with | |
| Text |
| 1. n. text (writing consisting of several sentences and forming a discrete unit) | |
| 2. n. text (passage of a larger opus, often Scripture, examined and interpreted as a unit) | |
| 3. n. lyrics, lines (words of a song, film, etc.) | |
| Vergessen |
| 1. n. gerund of vergessen | |
| 2. v. to forget (lose remembrance of) | |
| Diese ganzen Geschichten hatte ich ja ganz vergessen. - I'd completely forgotten all these stories. | |
| 3. v. to forget (fail to do something out of forgetfulness) | |
| Ich habe vergessen, den Brief abzuschicken. - I forgot to send off the letter. | |
| 4. v. to leave (forget to take) | |
| Ich habe meinen Schlüssel bei dir vergessen. - I left my key at your place. | |
| 5. v. to overlook, to miss | |
| 6. Participle. past participle of vergessen | |
| 7. adj. forgotten | |
| nie |
| 1. adv. never, never at all (referring to an indefinite period of time) | |
| Das ist nie passiert! - That has never happened! | |
| Wir werden die Wahrheit wohl nie erfahren. - We'll probably never know the truth. | |
| 2. adv. never, not once (referring to a defined period of time; see usage notes below) | |
| Er hat sich in zwei Wochen nie die Haare gewaschen. - He never washed his hair for two weeks. | |
| gekonnt |
| 1. Participle. past participle of können | |
| 2. adj. masterful, skilful | |
| 3. adv. masterfully, skilfully | |
| können |
| 1. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can. | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) | |
| Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him? | |
| Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that. | |
| Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be. | |
| Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
| 3. v. to be able to do something implied; can. | |
| Nein, ich kann nicht. - No, I can’t. | |
| Er hat gekonnt. - He was able to do it. | |
| 4. v. to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w | |
| Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. - I know German and English. | |
| Kannst du es? - Can you do it? | |
| Das hätte ich nicht gekonnt. - I couldn’t have done that. / I wouldn’t have been capable of that. | |
| 5. v. to be possible, to make sense | |
| Nächstes Jahr is’n Schaltjahr. – Das kann nich’. Letztes Jahr war doch Schaltjahr! - Next year is a leap year. – That’s not possible. Last year w | |
| 6. v. (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may. | |
| Kann ich mitkommen? - May I come along? | |
| Er hat nicht ins Kino gehen können. - He was not allowed to go to the cinema. | |
| 7. v. (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed | |
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