wir |
1. pron. we | |
passieren |
1. v. to happen | |
Wie konnte das nur passieren? - How could that have happened? | |
2. v. to move beyond; pass | |
Die Gruppe hat soeben die Grenze passiert. - The group has just passed the border. | |
3. v. to pass through a sieve, to strain (+aux, haben) | |
Als nächstes muss die Brühe durch das Sieb passiert werden. - Next, the broth needs to be passed through the sieve. | |
einen |
1. num. masculine accusative singular of ein | |
2. art. masculine accusative singular of ein: a, an | |
3. pron. masculine accusative singular of einer | |
4. pron. singular of einer | |
5. pron. plural of einer | |
6. v. (higher register, transitive) to unite | |
Eine Idee, die alle eint. - An idea that unites everybody. | |
7. v. (higher register, reflexive) to come to terms | |
Nach langem Diskutieren haben sie sich endlich geeint. - After discussing for a long time, they have eventually come to an agreement. | |
weiteren |
1. adj. form of weit | |
weit |
1. adj. wide | |
2. adj. large | |
3. adj. far, distant (of the past or future) | |
Der Roman spielt in der weiten Zukunft. - The novel takes place in the far future. | |
4. adj. Denotes a certain point in time or in some process or schedule, or a certain stage of development. | |
Es ist fast so weit, das Ritual durchzuführen. - It's almost time to perform the ritual. | |
Computer sind so weit fortgeschritten, dass sie Sprache verstehen. - Computers have advanced enough to understand language. | |
5. adv. far | |
Kreisverkehr |
1. n. (traffic) traffic circle, roundabout | |
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? | |
Biegen |
1. n. gerund of biegen | |
2. v. to bend something (to form something into a curve) (+aux, haben) | |
Diese Stange kann man leicht biegen. - You can easily bend this pole. | |
3. v. to bend; to be bent (to form oneself or be formed into a curve) (+aux, haben) | |
Die Bäume biegen sich im Wind. - The trees are bending in the wind. | |
4. v. to turn; to round a corner; to drive into a street; (always requires some adverbial of location with it; otherwise use abbiegen) +aux, sein | |
Er ist um die Ecke gebogen. - He’s turned around the corner. | |
Er biegt auf die Hauptstraße. - He turns into the main street. | |
auf |
1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of) | |
Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table. | |
2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of) | |
Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table. | |
3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility) | |
Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house. | |
Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up. | |
4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in | |
Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that. | |
auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square | |
Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea. | |
auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair | |
auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post) | |
5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in | |
auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair | |
auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post) | |
6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below) | |
Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German? | |
7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable) | |
Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine. | |
Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday! | |
8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of) | |
auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come | |
9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish) | |
Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health! | |
Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time. | |
10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something) | |
X auf Y Meter groß | |
11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open | |
Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open. | |
12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food) | |
Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup? | |
Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed) | |
13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed | |
Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock. | |
14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before) | |
15. interj. have a go | |
eine |
1. num. feminine singular of ein | |
2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an | |
3. pron. feminine singular of einer | |
4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer | |
5. pron. singular of einer | |
Kleine |
1. n. female equivalent of Kleiner: girl; young woman | |
2. n. plural of Kleiner | |
3. n. nominative singular of Kleiner | |
4. adj. form of klein | |
klein |
1. adj. small, little, tiny, wee, small-scale | |
2. adj. little, young (in age) | |
3. adj. insignificant | |
Straße |
1. n-f. street; road (a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or outside a settlement) | |
Das Kind überquerte die Straße. - The child crossed the street. | |
Diese Straße führt nach Kirchdorf. - This road goes to Kirchdorf. | |
Die Straße ist für den Verkehr gesperrt. - The street is closed for traffic. | |
2. n-f. carriageway (the part of a road or street used by vehicles, excluding the pavement, etc.) | |
3. n-f. (figuratively) public, any area accessible to anyone | |
4. n-f. (figuratively) general public, using the locale to describe people not part of a specific group | |
5. n-f. the streets, areas or groups of people of no income or criminal affiliation, or the leading of a life associated with these | |
6. n-f. strait (channel of water) | |
7. n-f. (poker) straight | |
ab |
1. prep. beginning at that time or location; from | |
Ab heute verfügbar. - Available from today. | |
2. adj. (colloquial predicative) off; not attached to anything anymore | |
Der Arm ist ab. - The arm is (hewn) off. | |
3. adj. (nonstandard) off; not attached to anything anymore | |
Der abbe Arm ist verschwunden. - The (hewn) off arm has disappeared. | |
die |
1. art. feminine singular of der | |
die Frau - the woman | |
2. art. plural of der | |
die Männer - the men | |
3. pron. feminine singular of der | |
4. pron. plural of der | |
5. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose | |
Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that. | |
6. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them | |
die da - that one/she/they there | |
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 | |
wider |
1. prep. (formal, literary) against | |
Kain, der erste Rebell wider den autoritären Vater-Gott. (Cain, the first to rebel against the authoritarian father God.) | |
erwarten |
1. v. to expect, to consider likely | |
Keine Sorge, ich erwarte, dass bald Hilfe kommt. - Don't worry, I'm expecting help to arrive soon. | |
Was erwartest du von mir? - What do you expect from me? | |
2. v. to await, to expect (someone to arrive) | |
Kommen Sie rein, wir haben Sie erwartet. - Come in, we've been expecting you. | |
wider Erwarten |
1. adv. contrary to expectations, unexpectedly | |
nicht |
1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb) | |
Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb! | |
Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true. | |
2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not? | |
Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you? | |
an |
1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against | |
Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall. | |
2. prep. by; near; close to; next to | |
3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at | |
Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday. | |
Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening. | |
4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in | |
zweimal am Tag - twice a day | |
5. prep. on; onto | |
Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall. | |
6. prep. at; against | |
Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard. | |
7. prep. to; for | |
Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna. | |
8. adv. onward; on | |
von heute an - from today on | |
9. adj. (predicative) on | |
Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off. | |
den |
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
2. art. dative plural of der | |
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
Fluß |
1. n. Superseded spelling of Fluss | |
führt |
1. v. third-person singular present of führen | |
2. v. second-person plural present of führen | |
3. v. plural imperative of führen | |
führen |
1. v. to lead | |
2. v. to carry, to sell | |
Der Laden führt keine Zigaretten. - The shop doesn't carry cigarettes. | |
3. v. to conduct some activity or process, to hold (a discussion, a negotiation), to have (a conversation), to lead (one's life), to wage (a war or campaign), to fight (a war) | |
Regie führen - to direct (a film) | |
4. v. to wield (a weapon) | |
Die Heldin führte ein mächtiges Schwert. - The heroine wielded a mighty sword. | |
5. v. to behave oneself, to conduct oneself (of prisoner, student or other person under supervision) | |
6. v. (of an athlete or sports team) to be in the lead | |
7. v. first-person plural preterite subjunctive of fahren | |
8. v. third-person plural preterite subjunctive 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. | |