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alles
1. pron. (indefinite) everything; all
Alles ist gut. - All is well.
2. pron. (indefinite, chiefly colloquial, appositional) all (as in "we all" etc.)
Ihr seid alles Idioten. - You're all idiots.
Die Politiker haben alle keine Ahnung. - The politicians all don’t have a clue.
3. det. of all
Alles Geld der Welt würde ich für dich geben. - All the money in the world I'd give for you.
Ich wünsche dir alles Gute. - I wish you all the best.
dreht
1. v. third-person singular present of drehen
2. v. second-person plural present of drehen
3. v. plural imperative of drehen
drehen
1. v. to turn
Dreh den Spiegel etwas nach links! - Turn the mirror a little to the left!
2. v. to turn (one’s body), turn around
Dreh dich mal etwas nach links! - Turn a little to the left!
3. v. to roll, twist, make something revolve, rotate
4. v. to revolve, rotate, spin
Die Erde dreht sich um die Sonne. - The earth revolves around the sun.
5. v. (film, transitive, or intransitive) to shoot
Wir drehen, bis alles im Kasten ist. - We’re shooting until it’s all in the can.
6. v. (smoking, transitive, or intransitive) to roll
7. v. (automobile, intransitive) to make a u-turn, turn around
Ich drehe hier mal, bei dem Verkehr nehmen wir besser die Landstraße. - I’m going to turn around here, in this kind of traffic we better take the country road.
8. v. (table football, intransitive) to let go of the handle while shooting, causing the pole to spin
Das zählt nicht, du hast gedreht!
9. v. to shape with a lathe
sich
1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object).
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
Boden
1. n. ground, soil
heiliger Boden - hallowed ground
2. n. sea bottom (typically called Meeresboden)
3. n. any defined type of soil
4. n. floor
5. n. attic, garret, loft
6. n. (colloquial) flooring, floor cover (often used in this sense in compound nouns: Teppichboden, Parkettboden)
schwankt
1. v. third-person singular present of schwanken
2. v. second-person plural present of schwanken
3. v. plural imperative of schwanken
schwanken
1. v. to fluctuate; to vary; to waver (+aux, haben)
2. v. to shake; to rock; to sway (+aux, haben)
3. v. to stagger (+aux, sein)
Schwindel
1. n. swindle
2. n. dizziness, vertigo
3. v. first-person singular present of schwindeln
4. v. singular imperative of schwindeln
jeder
1. pron. each
jedem das Seine - to each their own
2. det. each, every
jedes Mal - every time
kennt
1. v. third-person singular present of kennen
2. v. second-person plural present of kennen
3. v. plural imperative of kennen
kennen
1. v. to know; to be acquainted with; to be familiar with
Es
1. n. (music) E-flat
2. n. (psychoanalysis) id
3. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun
Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table.
Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it.
Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white.
Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him.
Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed.
Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish.
4. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also.
Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess.
Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive!
Es regnet. - It’s raining.
Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow.
Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael.
Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing.
Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far.
5. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das
Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window?
vom
1. contraction. from the, of the; about the (contraction of von + dem)
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)
dem
1. art. dative singular of der: the
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
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