| Bürste |
| 1. n-f. brush | |
| 2. v. first-person singular present of bürsten | |
| 3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of bürsten | |
| 4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of bürsten | |
| 5. v. singular imperative of bürsten | |
| bürsten |
| 1. v. to scrub; to clean a surface with a brush (but not usually teeth, for which putzen) | |
| Die Kacheln müsste ich mal richtig bürsten. - I have to properly brush these tiles sometime. | |
| 2. v. to brush (hair) | |
| Ich bürste dir kurz die Haare. - I’ll brush your hair quickly. | |
| 3. v. to brush someone’s hair (should be used with caution in some contexts because of the vulgar sense below) | |
| Ich bürste dich kurz. - I’ll brush you quickly. | |
| 4. v. to brush one’s own hair | |
| Ich bürste mich kurz. - I’ll brush my hair quickly. | |
| 5. v. to fuck, have sex with | |
| zum |
| 1. contraction. to or for the (contraction of zu + dem) | |
| 2. contraction. to or for a (contraction of zu + einem) | |
| 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 | |
| dem |
| 1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
| Putzen |
| 1. n. gerund of putzen | |
| 2. n. plural of Putze | |
| 3. v. to clean, especially by rubbing with something wet, to brush (one's teeth) | |
| 4. v. to groom oneself | |
| 5. v. to beautify oneself by washing, styling, and putting on fancy clothes | |
| Putze |
| 1. n-f. (colloquial) charwoman, housekeeper | |
| 2. n. plural of Putz | |
| 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 | |
| Zähne |
| 1. n. plural of Zahn | |
| Meine Zähne sind weiß. - My teeth are white. | |
| Zahn |
| 1. n. tooth | |
| 2. n. fang | |
| 3. n. tusk | |
| 4. n. cog, tine | |
