vielleicht |
1. adv. perhaps, maybe | |
Vielleicht hat er einen Unfall gehabt. - Maybe he’s had an accident. | |
2. adv. frequently replaces bitte in polite questions | |
Könnten Sie vielleicht das Fenster aufmachen? - Could you perhaps open the window? | |
3. adv. (colloquial) expresses amazement or excitement, particularly at something negative | |
Das is’ vielleicht ’ne Geldverschwendung da! - Now, that’s some waste of money! | |
Sehen |
1. n. (gerund of sehen): "seeing". | |
2. v. to see; to have sight | |
Er sieht nicht gut. - He doesn’t see well. | |
3. v. to see (something); to perceive by vision | |
4. v. to realize; to notice; to see; to find out | |
5. v. to meet (somebody); to meet up; to see; (butnot in the sense of “pay a visit to”, nor as a euphemism for having a romantic or sexual relation) | |
Siehst du den Markus noch? - Do you still see Markus? (Do you meet him regularly? Are you still friends with him?) | |
6. v. to look at; to watch; (the construction with nach often implies a turning of the head; other prepositions can be used depending on the context) | |
auf/nach etwas sehen - to look at something | |
7. v. to check on; to look after; to see to (+preo, nach) | |
Hast du in letzter Zeit nach dem Baby gesehen? - Have you seen to the baby recently? | |
8. v. to decide spontaneously and/or by personal preference; to wait and see | |
Das werden wir dann sehen. - We’ll see then. / We’ll play it by ear. | |
Soll ich Nudeln oder Pizza nehmen? — Das musst du selber sehen. - Should I take pasta or pizza? — You’ll have to decide for yourself. | |
Sie |
1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural) | |
Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner? | |
2. pron. she | |
Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick? | |
Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili. | |
Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her? | |
3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die) | |
Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down. | |
Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it? | |
4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die) | |
Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed. | |
Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that. | |
5. pron. they; them | |
blonde |
1. adj. form of blond | |
Haare |
1. n. plural of Haar "hair/hairs" | |
2. v. first-person singular present of haaren | |
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of haaren | |
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of haaren | |
5. v. singular imperative of haaren | |
Haar |
1. n. hair | |
Frauen |
1. en:womenn. plural of Frau | |
Frau |
1. n-f. woman (adult female human) | |
2. n-f. wife (married woman, especially in relation to her spouse) | |
Maria ist meine Frau. - Mary is my wife. | |
3. n-f. a title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, (n-g, which has nearly replaced Fräulein in the function of) Miss | |
Sehr geehrte Frau Schmidt - Dear Miss/Ms./Mrs. Schmidt | |
4. n-f. madam (non-gloss, (polite form of address for a woman or lady)) | |
Frau Bundeskanzlerin - Madam Chancellor | |
5. n-f. lady; noblewoman (woman of breeding or higher class) | |
Unsere Liebe Frau - Our Lady | |
Gnädige Frau (polite address to an unknown woman or to a noblewoman) - Gracious lady | |
Frau des Hauses - Mistress of the house | |
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. | |
kräftigen |
1. v. synonym of stärken, to strengthen | |
2. adj. form of kräftig | |
kräftig |
1. adj. strong, sturdy, vigorous, powerful, bold | |
Beinen |
1. n. dative plural of Bein | |
Bein |
1. n. leg of a person, animal, or object | |
2. n. (technical, archaic, except in compounds) bone | |
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? | |
einem |
1. num. dative singular of ein | |
2. art. dative singular of ein: a, an | |
3. pron. dative singular of einer | |
Krimi |
1. n. A crime story, a crime thriller | |
2. n. (figuratively) An exciting event, a course of events whose expected outcome changes often | |
Unter |
1. n-m. jack, knave (playing card) | |
2. prep. under | |
3. prep. below | |
4. prep. among, between | |
5. prep. (chiefly literary) with; along with; accompanied by an action (often concessive) | |
Die englische Sprache überlebte die normannische Eroberung unter weitgehendem Verlust ihrer ursprünglichen Struktur. - The English language survived the Norman conquest, largely losing, however | |
6. prep. (rare, or regional) during | |
dem |
1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
Arm |
1. n. (anatomy) an arm | |
2. n. (figurative) anything that resembles an arm | |
3. n. (textiles, technical use, or informal) a sleeve | |
mit langem Arm - long-sleeved (technical) | |
sich die Arme hochkrempeln - to roll up one's sleeves (informal) | |
4. n. a long protusion on a device or machine, e.g. a lever | |
5. n. a branch, a section of a structure | |
6. n. (geography) an arm of a creek or a river | |
7. n. influence, might | |
8. adj. poor (having little money) | |
9. adj. poor (to be pitied) | |
arm dran sein - to have bad luck | |
lieber arm dran als Arm ab - better to have bad luck than to lose an arm (the play on words is lost in translation) | |
10. adj. low (having a small amount) | |