| zu |
| 1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality) | |
| zum Bahnhof - to the train station | |
| 2. prep. with respect to; regarding | |
| Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that... | |
| 3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question)) | |
| Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal | |
| 4. prep. at, on (indicates location) | |
| zu Hause - at home | |
| 5. prep. at (indicates time) | |
| zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time | |
| zu Beginn - at the beginning | |
| 6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.)) | |
| zu Pferd - on horseback | |
| 7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of) | |
| 8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of) | |
| 9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance) | |
| 10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of) | |
| 11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios) | |
| 12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate) | |
| 13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to | |
| etwas zu essen - something to eat | |
| 14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively) | |
| zu schnell - too fast | |
| 15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.) | |
| Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good! | |
| 16. adv. towards; at | |
| 17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked | |
| 18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action)) | |
| 19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open) | |
| Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed. | |
| Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety. | |
| Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there. | |
| 20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade) | |
| 21. adj. done up (fastened) | |
| 22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk | |
| den |
| 1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
| 2. art. dative plural of der | |
| 3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
| Rauschgiften |
| 1. n. dative plural of Rauschgift | |
| Rauschgift |
| 1. n. drug, narcotic (psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal) | |
| 2. n. dope | |
| 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? | |
| Betäubungsmitteln |
| 1. n. dative plural of Betäubungsmittel | |
| zählt |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of zählen | |
| 2. v. second-person plural present of zählen | |
| 3. v. plural imperative of zählen | |
| zählen |
| 1. v. to count (to determine the number of objects in a group) | |
| Ich habe gerade gezählt, dass wir nur noch zwölf Tomaten haben. - I have just counted and seen us to have only twelve tomatoes in total. | |
| Wie viele Flaschen zählst du? — Ich zähle dreizehn Flaschen. - How many bottles do you count? — I count thirteen bottles. | |
| 2. v. to count (to enumerate the digits of one's numeral system) | |
| Unsere Tochter zählt schon. - Our daughter is able to count already. | |
| 3. v. to have, comprise, span (some numerical value) | |
| Die Stadt zählt etwa 13.000 Einwohner. - The town has approximately 13,000 inhabitants. | |
| Die Stadt zählt über 2.000 Jahre. - The town is more than 2,000 years old. | |
| 4. v. to reckon, to consider, to deem (later used in the active voice with a passive meaning) | |
| Der Wal wird nicht zu den Fischen gezählt. - The whale is not considered a fish. | |
| Der Wal zählt nicht zu den Fischen. - The whale is not to be considered a fish. | |
| Man zählt mich zu den Gegnern dieser Politik. - One considers me an opponent of such politics. | |
| Ich zähle mich glücklich, dazuzugehören. - I consider myself fortunate to be a part. | |
| 5. v. to be of significance, to matter, to count | |
| Jede Stimme zählt. - Every vote counts. | |
| Was zählt, ist dass du heil aus der Sache herauskommst. - What is the most important is that you come out intact out of the affair. | |
| man |
| 1. pron. one, you (indefinite pronoun; construed as a third-person singular) | |
| Man kann nicht immer kriegen, was man will. - You can’t always get what you want. | |
| Manchmal muss man Kompromisse machen. - Sometimes one must compromise. | |
| 2. pron. they, people (people in general) | |
| Zumindest sagt man das so... - At least that’s what they say... | |
| 3. pron. someone, somebody (some unspecified person) | |
| 4. pron. they (some unspecified group of people) | |
| 5. adv. (colloquial regional northern Germany) just; only | |
| Komm man hier rüber! - Just come over here! | |
| Das sind man dreißig Stück oder so. - These are only thirty or so. | |
| 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 | |
| Reihe |
| 1. n-f. row | |
| 2. n-f. rank, succession, series, sequence, range | |
| 3. n-f. (maths) series | |
| 4. n-f. (chess) rank | |
| 5. v. first-person singular present of reihen | |
| 6. v. first-person singular subjunctive of reihen | |
| 7. v. third-person singular subjunctive of reihen | |
| 8. v. singular imperative of reihen | |
| eine Reihe |
| 1. Phrase. a number of | |
| von |
| 1. prep. from | |
| Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg. | |
| Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister. | |
| 2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below) | |
| das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father | |
| 3. prep. by (with passive voice) | |
| Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company. | |
| 4. prep. about, of (a topic) | |
| Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth. | |
| 5. prep. on, with (a resource) | |
| Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays? | |
| Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb) | |
| Drogen |
| 1. n. drugs | |
| pflanzlicher |
| 1. adj. form of pflanzlich | |
| pflanzlich |
| 1. adj. herbal, vegetable | |
| 2. adj. botanical | |
| Herkunft |
| 1. n. origin, source | |
| 2. n. descent (lineage or hereditary derivation) | |
| Meine Familie sind germanischer Herkunft. - My family are of Germanic heritage. | |
| 3. n. etymology (origin of a word) | |
