stumm |
1. adj. mute; dumb (unable to speak) | |
Der Junge war stumm und schwachsinnig. - The boy was mute and imbecile. | |
2. adj. silent (not speaking); (with verbs or adverbs expressing a grade or temporary state) | |
Was bist du heute so stumm? - Why are you so silent today? | |
Er ist ziemlich stumm. - He’s rather silent. | |
Sie blieb stumm. - She remained silent. | |
3. adj. non-verbal, not explicitly expressed; silent | |
ein stummer Vorwurf - a silent reproach | |
4. adj. (phonetics, orthography) mute; silent (unpronounced) | |
Das h im englischen Wort „honour“ ist stumm. - The h in the English word “honour” is silent. | |
Das h im deutschen Wort „leihen“ ist stumm. - The h in the German word “leihen” (to borrow) is silent. | |
fährt |
1. v. third-person singular present of fahren | |
fahren |
1. v. (chiefly of a person or animal) to go at speed | |
Der Fuchs fährt aus dem Bau. - The fox dashes from his kennel. | |
aus der Haut fahren - to fly off the handle | |
einen fahren lassen - to blow off, to break wind | |
Die Sonne fährt über das Himmelszelt. - The sun moves athwart the firmament. | |
2. v. to go; to run; to drive; to sail | |
Autos können schneller fahren als Fahrräder. - Cars can go faster than bikes. | |
3. v. to leave; to depart | |
Beeil dich! Der Zug fährt jetzt gleich. - Hurry up! The train is departing in a moment. | |
4. v. to go by vehicle; to sail; to travel | |
Er fährt wie ein Bekloppter. - He drives like a maniac. | |
Wir fahren diesen Sommer nach Holland. - We’re going to Holland this summer. Implying a trip by car, bike, train, or ship. | |
5. v. to leave and therefor use a vehicle | |
Wir fahren jetzt. - We’re leaving now. (Implying the use of a vehicle.) | |
6. v. to drive; to ride; to sail (a vehicle) | |
Sie fährt einen roten Wagen. - She drives a red car. | |
7. v. to take (someone somewhere by vehicle); to drive; to transport | |
Ich fahre dich zum Bahnhof. - I’ll take you to the train station. | |
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) | |
mit |
1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside) | |
Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends. | |
2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of) | |
Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil. | |
Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus. | |
3. prep. with (as an accessory to) | |
4. prep. with (having) | |
5. prep. at (with the age of) | |
6. prep. with, including, with ... included | |
7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group | |
Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town. | |
Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived. | |
8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well) | |
9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it | |
Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course. | |
dem |
1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
Löffel |
1. n-m. spoon | |
2. n-m. hare's ear | |
3. v. first-person singular present of löffeln | |
4. v. singular imperative of löffeln | |
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) | |
seinem |
1. det. (possessive) dative singular of sein | |
nun |
1. adv. now, at this moment | |
2. adv. now, then; expressing a logical or temporal consequence | |
Wir haben abgewaschen, nun müssen wir noch abtrocknen. - We've washed up, now we must dry the dishes. | |
Was bedeuten nun die geschilderten Entwicklungen für unser Land? - Now what do the aforementioned developments mean for our country? | |
3. adv. unstressed and expletive, used for minor emphasis | |
Was soll das nun heißen? - What's that supposed to mean now? | |
4. interj. now, well, so | |
Nun, das ist eine schwierige Frage. - Well, that's a tough question. | |
5. conj. (tlb, literary or dated colloquial) now that, given that it has occurred that the circumstances do not withstand that … | |
fast |
1. adv. almost; nearly | |
Fast 60 Spielfilme sind zu sehen. - There are almost 60 feature films to see. | |
2. adv. (in a negative clause) hardly | |
3. adv. (obsolete) extremely, very much | |
4. v. second-person singular present of fasen | |
5. v. third-person singular present of fasen | |
6. v. second-person plural present of fasen | |
7. v. plural imperative of fasen | |
fasen |
1. v. to chamfer | |
Leeren |
1. n. plural of Leere | |
2. v. to empty | |
3. adj. form of leer | |
Becher |
1. n-m. a cylindrical or slightly conical drinking vessel without a stem, typically with no handle, beaker | |
2. v. first-person singular present of bechern | |
3. v. singular imperative of bechern | |
umher |
1. adv. around, round, about | |