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schon
1. adv. already (happening rather early, continuing rather long)
Es ist erst 11 Uhr und schon über 30 Grad im Schatten. - It’s only 11 a.m. and already more than 30 degrees (°C) in the shade.
Er ist schon seit drei Wochen krank. - He’s been sick for three weeks already.
2. adv. previously, before (at some time in the past; butnot: before a certain event)
Ich erinnere mich, dass wir solche Fälle schon hatten. - I remember that we had such cases before.
3. adv. expresses that an action has been completed; already (i, but more frequent); yet i, in questions
Wir sind spät dran, aber diesen Stapel haben wir immerhin schon bearbeitet. - We’re running late, but at least we’ve (already) finished this pile.
Hast du dir schon die Zähne geputzt? - Have you brushed your teeth yet?
4. adv. (modal particle) expresses a weighing of arguments, contrast between two statements, partial agreement, concession; admittedly; sure(ly); definitely; indeed
Man sollte Kinder nicht bestrafen. — Man sollte Kinder schon bestrafen, nur eben sinnvoll. - One shouldn’t punish children. — One should definitely punish children, but wisely.
Niedrige Steuern heben den Konsum. — Das ist schon richtig, aber... - Low taxes increase consumption. — That is admittedly true, but...
Du merkst doch auch, dass ich Recht habe? — Ja, schon. - You do see I’m right, don’t you? — Yeah, I guess.
5. adv. really (as an intensifier)
Das ist schon etwas merkwürdig. - That's really a little strange.
6. v. singular imperative of schonen
7. v. colloquial of
schonen
1. v. to spare (not harm)
2. v. to rest, to avoid overexertion
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)
diesen
1. pron. masculine accusative singular of dieser; "this"
Ich will diesen Apfel - I want this apple.
2. pron. dative plural of dieser; "these"
Ich half diesen Tieren - I helped these animals.
dieser
1. pron. this one, this
2. pron. that one, that
Sätzen
1. n. dative plural of Satz
Satz
1. n. (mathematics) proposition, theorem
2. n. set (matching collection of similar things)
3. n. (music) movement
4. n. (tennis) set
5. n. jump, leap
6. n. sediment, grounds (something that has precipitated from a liquid)
7. n. typesetting
steckt
1. v. third-person singular present of stecken
2. v. second-person plural present of stecken
3. v. plural imperative of stecken
stecken
1. v. to stick; to put; to insert; to pin
2. v. to stick; to be stuck
Die Katze steckt im Baum. - The cat is stuck in the tree.
in Schwierigkeiten stecken - to be in trouble (lit. to be stuck in difficulty)
3. v. to be hiding (by location or causally behind something)
Er wusste nicht, wo seine Katze wieder steckt. - He didn’t know where his cat is again.
Nur seine Eltern und zwei gute Freunde wissen, dass er hinter dem Auftritt steckt. - Only his parents and two good friends know he is hiding behind the site.
Kartelle stecken hinter den hohen Preisen bei Matratzen. - Cartels are behind the high prices in matresses.
4. v. (ditransitive, informal) to inform privily, to intimate
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
Gemütlichkeit
1. n. cosiness
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
den
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
2. art. dative plural of der
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Tee
1. n. tea (drink made by infusing parts of a plant, especially leaves or buds of Camellia sinensis, in water)
2. n. (golf) tee
vom
1. contraction. from the, of the; about the (contraction of von + dem)
von
1. prep. from
Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg.
Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister.
2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)
das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father
3. prep. by (with passive voice)
Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company.
4. prep. about, of (a topic)
Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth.
5. prep. on, with (a resource)
Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays?
Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb)
dem
1. art. dative singular of der: the
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
eher
1. adv. rather, somewhat, quite
Es scheint eher unwahrscheinlich, dass sie jemals ins Ausland gehen wird. - It seems rather unlikely that she will ever go abroad.
2. adv. earlier, sooner
Es tut mir leid, aber ich kann nicht eher kommen. - I'm sorry, but I can't come any earlier.
3. adv. prefer to, rather, sooner (indicating a preference, often used sarcastically)
Ich glaube, du würdest eher über Bier als über uralte Geschichte reden. - I think you'd rather talk about beer than ancient history.
Eher will ich einen Affen heiraten als dich! - I'd sooner marry an ape than you!
4. adv. more likely, more possible, more like
Sie behaupten, die Goldbachsche Vermutung bewiesen zu haben, aber eher haben Sie einen Fehler gemacht. - You claim to have proven Goldbach's Conjecture, but it's more likely you made a mistake.
Du scheinst nicht im mittleren Alter zu sein, eher alt. - You don't seem to be middle-aged, more like old.
hektisch
1. adj. hectic
getrunkenen
1. Participle. form of getrunken
Männergetränk
Espresso
1. n. espresso
heftigst
unterscheidet
1. v. third-person singular present of unterscheiden
2. v. second-person plural present of unterscheiden
unterscheiden
1. v. to distinguish, differentiate
Man muss Äpfel von Birnen unterscheiden. - One must distinguish apples from pears.
Man muss Äpfel und Birnen unterscheiden. - -
Man muss zwischen Äpfeln und Birnen unterscheiden. - One must distinguish (between) apples and pears. (Latter two constructions are interchangeable.)
2. v. to differ, be different, distinct
Äpfel unterscheiden sich von Birnen. - Apples differ from pears.
Äpfel und Birnen unterscheiden sich. - Apples and pears differ.

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