| beim |
| 1. contraction. contraction of bei dem : at the, by the, etc. (followed by a masculine or neuter singular noun in the dative case) | |
| Das Postamt befindet sich beim Hauptbahnhof. - The post office is near the main train station. | |
| Anstoß |
| 1. n. impetus, initiation, trigger | |
| 2. n. offense | |
| 3. n. (football) kick-off | |
| trat |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterite of treten | |
| 2. v. third-person singular preterite of treten | |
| treten |
| 1. v. to step, to walk (a short distance) | |
| Bitte treten Sie hierher. - Please step over here. | |
| 2. v. to appear | |
| Als sie die Tragödie sah, traten ihr Tränen in die Augen. - As she saw the tragedy, tears appeared in her eyes. | |
| 3. v. to come into a state implied by a phrase. | |
| in Kraft treten - to come into effect | |
| an die Stelle treten - to take the place | |
| in Erscheinung treten - to appear (come into appearance) | |
| in den Hintergrund treten - to become less important (step into the background) | |
| in den Ruhestand treten - to retire (come into retirement) | |
| in Kontakt treten - to get in touch (come into contact) | |
| auf den Plan treten - to appear (literally, to come onto the map) | |
| an die Öffentlichkeit treten - to go public (to come into the public) | |
| in Aktion treten - to become active, to take action | |
| zutage (zu Tage) treten - to come to light (literally, day) | |
| 4. v. to step; to tread; to trample | |
| Wasser treten - to tread water | |
| 5. v. to kick | |
| Der Räuber schlug und trat sein Opfer. - The robber beat and kicked his victim. | |
| 6. v. to step; to tread | |
| 7. v. to step (on) | |
| 8. v. to pedal | |
| Er |
| 1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male | |
| Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me? | |
| 2. pron. (personal) he. | |
| audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he? | |
| audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi. | |
| 3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)). | |
| audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old. | |
| 4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)). | |
| Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far. | |
| 5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite) | |
| kräftig |
| 1. adj. strong, sturdy, vigorous, powerful, bold | |
| an |
| 1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against | |
| Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall. | |
| 2. prep. by; near; close to; next to | |
| 3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at | |
| Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday. | |
| Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening. | |
| 4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in | |
| zweimal am Tag - twice a day | |
| 5. prep. on; onto | |
| Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall. | |
| 6. prep. at; against | |
| Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard. | |
| 7. prep. to; for | |
| Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna. | |
| 8. adv. onward; on | |
| von heute an - from today on | |
| 9. adj. (predicative) on | |
| Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off. | |
| den |
| 1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
| 2. art. dative plural of der | |
| 3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
| Ball |
| 1. n. ball (round or roundish object, most commonly used in games) | |
| Können wir uns deinen Ball ausleihen? - Can we borrow your ball? | |
| Er formte einen Ball aus Papier. - He shaped the paper into a ball. | |
| 2. n. (ball games, informal) pass, play | |
| ein guter Ball in den Strafraum - a great ball into the box | |
| Die Bälle müssten öfter über links kommen. | |
| 3. n. (dance) ball (social gathering for dancing), prom (US) | |
