| wir |
| 1. pron. we | |
| hatten |
| 1. v. first-person plural preterite of haben | |
| 2. v. third-person plural preterite of haben | |
| haben |
| 1. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses) | |
| Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that. | |
| 2. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic) | |
| 3. v. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself) | |
| Glaub und hab keine Angst. - Believe and don't be afraid or Believe and have no fear. | |
| 4. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire) | |
| 5. v. to get (to receive) | |
| 6. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend) | |
| 7. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from) | |
| 8. v. to contain, be composed of, equal | |
| Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres. | |
| 9. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are | |
| Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books. | |
| 10. v. to make a fuss | |
| Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss! | |
| 11. v. (colloquial with es and mit) to be occupied with, to like, to be into | |
| Ich hab's nich so mit Hunden. - I don't have it that much with dogs. | |
| 12. v. (colloquial with es and von or über) to talk about | |
| Wir hatten's grad von dir und deiner Freundin. - We just had it about you and your girlfriend. | |
| neben |
| 1. prep. next to, beside, alongside, adjacent to, near, near to | |
| Das Sofa gehört neben den Tisch. - The sofa belongs next to the table | |
| Das Sofa steht neben dem Tisch. - The sofa stands next to the table | |
| 2. prep. in addition to, besides, alongside, apart from, aside from, among, amongst, on top of | |
| 3. prep. compared with | |
| anderen |
| 1. adj. form of anderer, en | |
| Waren |
| 1. n. plural of Ware | |
| 2. v. first-person plural preterite of sein | |
| 3. v. third-person plural preterite of sein | |
| Ware |
| 1. n-f. goods, merchandise, ware | |
| vor |
| 1. prep. in front of, ahead of (relative location in space) | |
| 2. prep. before, prior to, ahead of (relative location in time) | |
| 3. prep. ago (location in the past relative to the present) | |
| vor drei Tagen - three days ago | |
| vor einiger Zeit - a while ago | |
| 4. prep. from, against (a threat or negative outcome) | |
| Er konnte vor dem Tsunami nicht mehr fliehen. - He couldn't escape (from) the tsunami. | |
| Du hast mich vorm Ertrinken gerettet. - You saved me from drowning. | |
| vor Verlusten schützen - to protect against losses | |
| sich vor jemandem verstecken - to hide from somebody | |
| 5. prep. (what) with, (out) of (stating cause) | |
| vor Freude weinen - to cry with joy | |
| Ich sterbe vor Durst. - I'm dying of thirst. | |
| Ich kann dich vor all dem Rauch gar nicht sehen. - I can't even see you, what with all the smoke. | |
| Vor lauter Angst traute sich keiner im Raum mehr zu atmen. - Nobody in the room dared to breathe out of sheer fright. | |
| allem |
| 1. pron. Dative singular masculine and neutral gender forms of alles ("all"). | |
| vor allem |
| 1. adv. above all (of prime importance), especially | |
| zweiundvierzig |
| 1. num. (cardinal) forty-two | |
| Ballen |
| 1. n-m. bale | |
| 2. n-m. (anatomy) ball, pad | |
| 3. n. gerund of ballen | |
| 4. v. to agglomerate | |
| 5. v. to bale | |
| 6. v. (fist) to clench | |
| 7. v. (clouds) to gather | |
| indische |
| 1. adj. form of indisch | |
| indisch |
| 1. adj. (relational) Indian (of or pertaining to India or its people); Indic | |
| Stoffe |
| 1. n. plural of Stoff | |
| Stoff |
| 1. n. stuff, matter, substance | |
| 2. n. (chemistry) substance | |
| 3. n. cloth, fabric, material | |
| 4. n. (slang) dope (narcotic drugs) | |
| 5. n. (bodybuilding, slang) juice, performance-enhancing substances | |
| auf Stoff - on juice | |
| 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 | |
| verschiedensten |
| 1. adj. superlative of verschieden | |
| 2. adj. form of verschieden | |
| verschieden |
| 1. Participle. past participle of verscheiden | |
| 2. adj. (dated) deceased | |
| 3. adj. different (von: from) | |
| 4. adj. several, various | |
| 5. adv. differently | |
| Art |
| 1. n-f. kind, sort, type (von) | |
| 2. n-f. (biology, taxonomy) species | |
| (hyponyms, Pflanzenart, Tierart) | |
| 3. n-f. nature, character | |
| 4. n-f. behaviour | |
| 5. n-f. way, method | |
| Das ist nicht seine Art. - That's not his way of doing things. | |
| 6. n-f. (grammar, of verbs) mode, mood | |
| 7. n-f. (grammar, rare, of verbs) voice | |
| wie |
| 1. adv. how | |
| Wie groß bist du? - How tall are you? | |
| Ich weiß nicht, wie die Katze hereingekommen ist. - I don't know how the cat got in. | |
| Wie wunderbar! - How wonderful! | |
| 2. conj. like | |
| Freunde sind wie Sterne in der Nacht. - Friends are like stars in the night. | |
| 3. conj. as | |
| Wie ihr wisst, bin ich in Dortmund aufgewachsen. - As you know, I grew up in Dortmund. | |
| Ich bin so schnell wie du. - I’m as fast as you are. | |
| 4. conj. (colloquial nonstandard) than | |
| Der Junge ist größer wie sein Vater. - The boy is taller than his father. | |
| 5. conj. (chiefly colloquial) when referring to the past | |
| Ich hab ihn gesehen, wie ich in Köln war. - I saw him when I was in Cologne. | |
| Wie ich zur Tür herauskomme, steht da mein alter Schulfreund. - When I came out the door, my old school-day friend was standing in front of me. | |
| Seiden |
| 1. n. plural of Seide | |
| 2. adj. (relational, attributive only) silk | |
| 3. adj. (higher register) shining like silk | |
| Seide |
| 1. n-f. silk | |
| 2. n-f. Any of several parasitic vines, of the genus Cuscuta, having small white flowers but no leaves. | |
| Musseline |
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| 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? | |
| feine |
| 1. adj. form of fein | |
| fein |
| 1. adj. fine (not rough, coarse, or thick) | |
| sehr feines Mehl - very fine flour | |
| ein feiner Sinn - a fine sense | |
| 2. adj. (dated, except in certain expressions) fine; very good; as it should be | |
| ein feiner Kerl - a fine young man | |
| 3. adj. refined; posh; fancy | |
| ein feines Restaurant - a fancy restaurant | |
| 4. adj. (with zu and often reflexive dative) too good; not willing to do something or associate with it because one thinks it beneath one | |
| Er ist (sich) zu fein zum Abwaschen. - He thinks himself too good for doing the dishes. | |
| Er ist (sich) zu fein für uns. - He thinks himself too good for our company. | |
| Chintze |
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| bei |
| 1. prep. (locative) by; near | |
| die Bank bei der Kirche - the bench/bank by the church | |
| die Bäckerei beim Bahnhof - the bakery near the train station | |
| 2. prep. (with a person, family, shop) at | |
| Ich schlafe bei Peter. - I’m sleeping at Peter’s place. | |
| Ich bin beim Metzger. - I'm at the butcher’s. | |
| 3. prep. (with an organization or company) for; at; in | |
| bei der Firma arbeiten - to work for the firm | |
| das Arbeitsklima bei Schmidt & Co. - the working atmosphere at Schmidt & Co. | |
| 4. prep. (formal, reflexive) with; on | |
| Er hat es nicht bei sich. - He doesn’t have it on him. | |
| → for which usually: Er hat es nicht dabei. | |
| 5. prep. (with an event considered certain) upon, at the time of | |
| bei Abfahrt des Zuges - upon departure of the train | |
| 6. prep. (with an event considered theoretical) in case of, in the event of | |
| bei Hochwasser - in case of flooding | |
| 7. prep. (with a continuing activity or condition) during; while; during the existence of | |
| bei der Arbeit - during work | |
| beim Lesen des Textes - while reading the text | |
| bei Schnee - when there is snow | |
| 8. prep. (with an item that implies an activity) over; during | |
| bei einem Glas Wein - over a glass of wine (that is, while drinking it) | |
| bei einem Film - during a film (that is, while watching it) | |
| 9. prep. (dated, in a postal address) care of; via | |
| Frau Tina Müller bei Firma Schmidt & Co. - Mrs Tina Müller, care of Schmidt & Co. | |
| 10. prep. (now dialectal, nonstandard, northern and central Germany, withaccusative) with, to, towards | |
| Leg dat bei die andern Sachen! - Put that with the other things! | |
| Komm ma bei mich! - Come to me! | |
| uns |
| 1. pron. of wir: us | |
| dazu |
| 1. adv. in addition to it, in addition, besides | |
| 2. adv. for that purpose | |
| 3. adv. to it, to that | |
| Fünfzehn |
| 1. n-f. fifteen (number) | |
| 2. num. (cardinal) fifteen | |
| Ballen |
| 1. n-m. bale | |
| 2. n-m. (anatomy) ball, pad | |
| 3. n. gerund of ballen | |
| 4. v. to agglomerate | |
| 5. v. to bale | |
| 6. v. (fist) to clench | |
| 7. v. (clouds) to gather | |
| sehr |
| 1. adv. very | |
| Ich bin sehr glücklich. - I am very happy. | |
| 2. adv. a lot, much | |
| Ich vermisse dich sehr. - I miss you a lot. | |
| kostbare |
| 1. adj. form of kostbar | |
| kostbar |
| 1. adj. precious | |
| 2. adj. sumptuous, magnificent, luxurious, splendid | |
| chinesische |
| 1. adj. form of chinesisch | |
| chinesisch |
| 1. adj. (relational) Chinese | |
| Seiden |
| 1. n. plural of Seide | |
| 2. adj. (relational, attributive only) silk | |
| 3. adj. (higher register) shining like silk | |
| Seide |
| 1. n-f. silk | |
| 2. n-f. Any of several parasitic vines, of the genus Cuscuta, having small white flowers but no leaves. | |
| 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? | |
| Siebzig |
| 1. n-f. seventy (number) | |
| 2. num. (cardinal) seventy (70) | |
| Bündel |
| 1. n-n. bundle | |
| 2. v. first-person singular present of bündeln | |
| 3. v. singular imperative of bündeln | |
| oder |
| 1. conj. or | |
| Danach alles gestr. oder noch 1–2 Wörter? - Is everything after that crossed out or are there one or two more words? | |
| 2. part. (tag question) right?; is it?; is it not? | |
| Es ist kalt heute, oder? - It’s cold today, isn’t it? | |
| Das war keine so gute Idee, oder? - That wasn’t such a good idea, was it? | |
| Du kommst aus Deutschland, oder? - You’re from Germany, aren’t you? | |
| Ballen |
| 1. n-m. bale | |
| 2. n-m. (anatomy) ball, pad | |
| 3. n. gerund of ballen | |
| 4. v. to agglomerate | |
| 5. v. to bale | |
| 6. v. (fist) to clench | |
| 7. v. (clouds) to gather | |
| Gewürze |
| 1. n. plural of Gewürz | |
| Gewürz |
| 1. n-n. spice, condiment, seasoning | |
| insbesondere |
| 1. adv. in particular, particularly | |
| Nelken |
| 1. n. plural of Nelke | |
| Nelke |
| 1. n-f. clove (plant and spice) | |
| 2. n-f. carnation, pink | |
| 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? | |
| Muskatnüsse |
| 1. n. plural of Muskatnuss | |
