| bei |
| 1. prep. (locative) by; near | |
| die Bank bei der Kirche - the bench/bank by the church | |
| die Bäckerei beim Bahnhof - the bakery near the train station | |
| 2. prep. (with a person, family, shop) at | |
| Ich schlafe bei Peter. - I’m sleeping at Peter’s place. | |
| Ich bin beim Metzger. - I'm at the butcher’s. | |
| 3. prep. (with an organization or company) for; at; in | |
| bei der Firma arbeiten - to work for the firm | |
| das Arbeitsklima bei Schmidt & Co. - the working atmosphere at Schmidt & Co. | |
| 4. prep. (formal, reflexive) with; on | |
| Er hat es nicht bei sich. - He doesn’t have it on him. | |
| → for which usually: Er hat es nicht dabei. | |
| 5. prep. (with an event considered certain) upon, at the time of | |
| bei Abfahrt des Zuges - upon departure of the train | |
| 6. prep. (with an event considered theoretical) in case of, in the event of | |
| bei Hochwasser - in case of flooding | |
| 7. prep. (with a continuing activity or condition) during; while; during the existence of | |
| bei der Arbeit - during work | |
| beim Lesen des Textes - while reading the text | |
| bei Schnee - when there is snow | |
| 8. prep. (with an item that implies an activity) over; during | |
| bei einem Glas Wein - over a glass of wine (that is, while drinking it) | |
| bei einem Film - during a film (that is, while watching it) | |
| 9. prep. (dated, in a postal address) care of; via | |
| Frau Tina Müller bei Firma Schmidt & Co. - Mrs Tina Müller, care of Schmidt & Co. | |
| 10. prep. (now dialectal, nonstandard, northern and central Germany, withaccusative) with, to, towards | |
| Leg dat bei die andern Sachen! - Put that with the other things! | |
| Komm ma bei mich! - Come to me! | |
| Sichtweiten |
| 1. n. plural of Sichtweite | |
| Sichtweite |
| 1. n-f. (distance of sight) visibility | |
| Unter |
| 1. n-m. jack, knave (playing card) | |
| 2. prep. under | |
| 3. prep. below | |
| 4. prep. among, between | |
| 5. prep. (chiefly literary) with; along with; accompanied by an action (often concessive) | |
| Die englische Sprache überlebte die normannische Eroberung unter weitgehendem Verlust ihrer ursprünglichen Struktur. - The English language survived the Norman conquest, largely losing, however | |
| 6. prep. (rare, or regional) during | |
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| M |
| 1. Letter. The thirteenth letter of the German alphabet. | |
| 2. n. (historical, DDR) abbreviation of Mark der DDR | |
| Sprechen |
| 1. n. (gerund of sprechen): "speaking". | |
| 2. v. to speak (some language, the truth, etc.) | |
| Ich spreche Deutsch. - I speak German. | |
| Sprich die Wahrheit oder bleib still. - Speak the truth or remain silent. | |
| Klartext sprechen - to speak plainly | |
| 3. v. to speak, to talk, to give a speech | |
| Sprechen Sie bitte langsam. - Speak slowly please. | |
| 4. v. to say, to speak (a word, phrase, sentence, prayer, etc.) | |
| Was? Du hast kein Wort darüber gesprochen. - What? You haven't spoken a word about it. | |
| 5. v. to have a pronunciation; to be pronounced (some way) | |
| Wie spricht sich das? - How do you pronounce this? | |
| 6. v. to pronounce (a judgment, a verdict, etc.) | |
| Die Geschichte wird das endgültige Urteil über sein Werk sprechen. - History will pronounce the final judgement on his work. | |
| 7. v. to say (something) | |
| 8. v. (Swiss, transitive, officialese) to grant, approve (a loan, funding, etc.) | |
| 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 | |
| Meteorologen |
| 1. n. genitive singular of Meteorologe | |
| 2. n. plural of Meteorologe | |
| Meteorologe |
| 1. n. meteorologist (male or of unspecified gender) | |
| 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) | |
| Nebel |
| 1. n-m. fog, mist, haze | |
| Wir warten bis der Nebel sich gelichtet hat. - We'll wait until the fog has cleared | |
| 2. n-m. (astronomy) nebula | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present of nebeln | |
| 4. v. singular imperative of nebeln | |
| 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? | |
| Verwenden |
| 1. n. gerund of verwenden | |
| 2. v. to use, to employ, to apply | |
| 3. v. (law) to make expenses applied on a material object | |
| 4. v. (formal, reflexive) to intercede | |
| Ich verwende mich bei ihm für dich. - I approach him on your behalf. | |
| 5. v. (obsolete) to turn away | |
| 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) | |
| den |
| 1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
| 2. art. dative plural of der | |
| 3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
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| entsprechende |
| 1. adj. form of entsprechend | |
| entsprechend |
| 1. Participle. present participle of entsprechen | |
| 2. adj. corresponding | |
| 3. adj. adequate, appropriate | |
| 4. adj. respective | |
| 5. adv. accordingly | |
| 6. prep. according to, in accordance with | |
| 7. post. according to, in accordance with | |
| Symbole |
| 1. n. plural of Symbol | |
| Symbol |
| 1. n. symbol, icon | |
