wir |
1. pron. we | |
Leben |
1. n-n. (gerund of leben): living | |
Die Kunst des Lebens - The art of living. | |
2. n-n. life; being alive | |
3. n-n. (biology) a state in which organic entities such as animals, plants and bacteria have properties like metabolism, adaption and replication | |
Das Leben ist nicht an das geistige Bewusstsein gebunden. - Life is not dependent on mental consciousness. | |
4. n-n. (biology) the entirety of those who are in this state | |
Die Erde quillt über vor Leben. - Earth is full of life. | |
5. n-n. the time period in which one is in this state; the time between birth and death | |
Das Leben beginnt mit der Geburt und endet mit dem Tod. - Life begins with birth and ends with death. | |
Sowas habe ich mein Leben lang noch nicht getan. - I have never done such a thing in my life. | |
6. n-n. (religion, philosophy) a state of being in touch or in line with certain metaphysical forces and principles by which biological life is governed | |
Nicht jeder, der atmet, ist auch wirklich am Leben. - Not everyone who breathes is really alive. | |
7. n-n. life; way of life (a particular manner of behaving and passing one’s time, whether real or ideal, and whether self-chosen or not) | |
Lebensstandard - quality of life | |
ein angenehmes Leben - a comfortable life | |
ein christliches Leben - a Christian life | |
8. n-n. biography; life; life story (an account of a person’s life, whether real or virtual) | |
Das Leben der Edelgard. - The life of Edelgard. | |
Sein Leben weist viele Höhen und Tiefen auf. - There are many ups and downs in his biography. | |
Das ist ein Buch vom Leben berühmter Musiker. - This is a book about the lives of famous musicians. | |
9. n-n. (usually) existence; life (a position one has created for oneself, often manifested in success, prosperity, and standing) | |
Frau Schmidt hat sich in all diesen Jahren ein bewundernswertes Leben aufgebaut. - Mrs Schmidt has built up an admirable life in all these years. | |
10. n-n. (usually) life; precious or beloved thing that someone considers fundamental to their existence | |
Sie ist mein Ein und Alles, mein Leben! - She is my one and only, my life! | |
11. n-n. (video games) a measure of successful play | |
12. n-n. life; numbers of times a game can be played | |
Du hast nur noch drei Leben übrig. - You only have three lives left. | |
13. n-n. health; hit points | |
14. n-n. (youth slang) used as the object of certain verbs, often ones that are per se intransitive, for emphasis | |
Chill ma’ dein Leben! - Just chill your life! | |
15. v. to live, to be alive | |
16. v. to dwell, to reside | |
Ich lebe in der Schillerstraße in der Nähe des Stadtzentrums. - I live in the Schiller-street near the city's center. | |
17. v. to live, to exist, to occupy a place | |
Die Dinosaurier lebten für Jahrmillionen auf der Erde bevor der Mensch erschien. - The dinosaurs existed on Earth for millions of years prior to the rise of man. | |
18. v. to cope with, to live with, to deal with | |
Du wirst wohl damit leben müssen! - You'll have to cope with it! | |
Jeder muss mit seinen eigenen Problemen leben! - Everybody has to deal with his own issues. | |
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) | |
historischen |
1. adj. form of historisch | |
historisch |
1. adj. historical, historic | |
2. adv. historically | |
Zeiten |
1. n. plural of Zeit "times". | |
Zeit |
1. n-f. time (as a concept) | |
2. n-f. time of day ((clipping of Uhrzeit)) | |
3. n-f. period, era (time in the past) | |
4. n-f. stint (e.g. in the army) | |
5. n-f. (grammar) tense | |