| 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 | |
| seit |
| 1. conj. since | |
| 2. prep. since | |
| Ich bin seit letzter Woche krank. - I’ve been ill since last week. | |
| 3. prep. for (some past period of time) | |
| Ich bin seit einer Woche krank. - I’ve been ill for a week now. | |
| Jahren |
| 1. n. dative plural of Jahr | |
| Jahr |
| 1. n. year (solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun) | |
| Jahr für Jahr - year after year | |
| 2. n. year (time it takes for any astronomical object to directly orbit its star) | |
| 3. n. year (period between set dates that mark a year) | |
| 4. n. year (level or grade in school or college) | |
| Arbeiten |
| 1. n. gerund of arbeiten | |
| 2. n. plural of Arbeit | |
| 3. v. to work (to do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers) (+preo, an, dative) | |
| Wir arbeiten an der Wiederherstellung des Service. - We are working on resuming service. | |
| 4. v. to work, function, run, operate (to be operative, in action) | |
| einwandfrei arbeiten. - to work properly. | |
| 5. v. to ferment (to react, using fermentation) | |
| 6. v. to work, execute (to set into action) | |
| 7. v. to make, produce (to create) | |
| Die Kommode ist aus Eichenholz gearbeitet. - The drawer is made of oak-wood. | |
| 8. v. to do, perform (to carry out or execute, especially something involving work) | |
| Was arbeitest du? - What are you doing? | |
| Ich arbeite nichts. - I'm doing nothing. | |
| 9. v. to work oneself (to) (to make oneself (a certain state) by working) | |
| sich zu Tode arbeiten - to work oneself to death | |
| sich erschöpft arbeiten - to work oneself to the point of exhaustion | |
| 10. v. to work one's way (to attain through work, by gradual degrees) | |
| 11. v. to work (translated by rephrasing to use a general “you” or with the gerund, “working”) (to do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers) | |
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| daran |
| 1. en:on,about it,themadv. on it, on that | |
| 2. adv. at it, at that | |
| 3. adv. thereto | |
| Ihre |
| 1. pron. (possessive) feminine singular of Ihr | |
| 2. pron. (possessive) plural of Ihr | |
| Ist das Ihre Katze, Frau Schulz? - Is that your cat, Mrs. Schulz? | |
| Sind diese Bücher Ihre, Herr Meyer? - Are these books yours, Mr. Meyer? | |
| 3. det. feminine singular of ihr | |
| 4. det. plural of ihr | |
| 5. det. her, its, their (i, referring to a feminine or plural noun in the nominative or accusative) | |
| Reifen |
| 1. n-m. tyre; tire | |
| 2. n-m. hoop | |
| 3. n. dative plural of Reif | |
| 4. n. (gerund of reifen): ripening, maturation | |
| 5. v. to ripen, to mature | |
| 6. v. to frost | |
| umweltfreundlicher |
| 1. adj. comparative of umweltfreundlich | |
| 2. adj. form of umweltfreundlich | |
| 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? | |
| nachhaltiger |
| 1. adj. comparative of nachhaltig | |
| 2. adj. form of nachhaltig | |
| herzustellen |
| 1. v. de-zu-infinitive of herstellen | |
