| wir |
| 1. pron. we | |
| Steuern |
| 1. n. plural of Steuer | |
| 2. v. to steer, to navigate, to pilot | |
| 3. v. to govern, to direct, to head | |
| 4. v. to control | |
| 5. v. to operate | |
| obschon |
| 1. conj. albeit (despite its being; although) | |
| das |
| 1. art. singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. singular of der | |
| 3. pron. (relative) who, that, which | |
| Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that. | |
| Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
| 4. pron. (demonstrative) this, that, it | |
| Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house. | |
| er - Er wissen | |
| Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned) | |
| 5. pron. (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb) | |
| Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again. | |
| Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is? | |
| 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 | |
| Schiff |
| 1. n. (nautical) ship | |
| 2. n. (architecture) nave | |
| 3. n. (informal) a large, unwieldy car (e.g. an SUV) | |
| 4. n. (obsolete) vessel (for holding fluids) | |
| 5. n. (dated, regional) boiler (metal container for boiling water in some old stoves and ovens) | |
| 6. n. (priting) galley (tray) | |
| Jetzt |
| 1. n. the present; now | |
| 2. adv. now (at this moment, right now) | |
| Ich bin jetzt da. - I’m here now. | |
| Jetzt gibt es sowas gar nicht mehr. - Such things don’t exist anymore now. | |
| Jetzt gab es ein lautes Geräusch. - Just then there was a loud noise. | |
| 3. adv. now, then (expressing a logical or temporal consequence) | |
| Wir haben abgewaschen, jetzt müssen wir noch abtrocknen. - We've washed up, now we must dry the dishes. | |
| Was bedeuten jetzt die geschilderten Entwicklungen für unser Land? - Now what do the aforementioned developments mean for our country? | |
| 4. adv. now (unstressed and expletive, used for minor emphasis) | |
| Was soll das jetzt heißen? - What's that supposed to mean now? | |
| 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. | |
| langsam |
| 1. adj. slow (taking a long time to move or travel; not happening in a short time) | |
| Das Projekt geht nur langsam voran. | |
| Schnecken sind sehr langsam. - Snails are very slow. | |
| 2. adv. slowly (at a slow pace), gradually, carefully | |
| Das Auto fährt langsam. - The car goes slowly. | |
| Draußen wird es langsam heißer. - It's gradually getting hotter outside. | |
| 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) | |
| Schritttempo |
| 1. n. walking pace | |
| 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. | |
| gegen |
| 1. prep. against | |
| Die Erklärung der Vereinten Nationen über die Beseitigung der Gewalt gegen Frauen. - The United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women. | |
| 2. prep. toward (i.e. directed to someone/something) | |
| 3. prep. toward (i.e. in the direction of) | |
| 4. prep. approximately, around | |
| 5. prep. in exchange for | |
| 6. prep. facing | |
| 7. prep. compare to | |
| 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 | |
| starke |
| 1. adj. form of stark | |
| stark |
| 1. adj. strong (intense, powerful, unyielding) | |
| 2. adj. strong (having a high concentration of some ingredient, e.g. alcohol) | |
| 3. adj. (of an action, especially, sports) good, great, skilled | |
| 4. adj. (colloquial slightly dated) brilliant, awesome | |
| 5. adj. (colloquial dated) incredible, unbelievable | |
| ein starkes Stück | |
| starker Tobak | |
| 6. adj. (dated, euphemistic) overweight, fat | |
| 7. adj. (grammar) strong (inflecting according to a pattern distinct from another called "weak") | |
| Strömung |
| 1. n-f. current, stream, flux, flow | |
| 2. n-f. movement (in politics, ideas, the arts, etc.) | |
