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| besteht |
| 1. v. third-person singular present of bestehen | |
| 2. v. second-person plural present of bestehen | |
| 3. v. plural imperative of bestehen | |
| bestehen |
| 1. v. to succeed, to pass (an exam) | |
| Er hat die Prüfung bestanden. - He has passed the exam. | |
| 2. v. to consist (aus) | |
| 3. v. to exist | |
| Durch geschicktes Management blieb die Firma auch im starken Wettbewerb bestehen. - By smart management the company survived in the strong competition. | |
| 4. v. to insist (auf with dative) | |
| Er besteht darauf, dass dem Druck nicht nachgegeben wird. - He insists on not giving in to the pressure. | |
| seit |
| 1. conj. since | |
| 2. prep. since | |
| Ich bin seit letzter Woche krank. - I’ve been ill since last week. | |
| 3. prep. for (some past period of time) | |
| Ich bin seit einer Woche krank. - I’ve been ill for a week now. | |
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| gebildet |
| 1. Participle. past participle of bilden | |
| 2. adj. educated | |
| 3. adj. erudite, literate | |
| 4. adj. intellectual, cultured | |
| bilden |
| 1. v. to form, to train | |
| 2. v. to educate oneself | |
| Aus |
| 1. n. (sports) an out; the end of play for an individual or a team | |
| 2. n. (sports) the out of bounds area | |
| 3. n. end | |
| 4. adv. out | |
| 5. adv. (with sein) over; finished; done; up | |
| Das Spiel ist aus! - The game is up! | |
| 6. adj. (of a device) off | |
| 7. prep. out of; from (from the inside of something) | |
| Hol das Besteck aus der Schublade! - Get the cutlery from the drawer! | |
| 8. prep. from (a place; see usage notes below) | |
| Er kommt aus dem selben Dorf wie ich. - He’s from the same village as I am. | |
| 9. prep. of; made of; out of | |
| ein Haus aus Eis - a house made of ice | |
| 10. prep. for; out of (because of a feeling or inner quality) | |
| etwas aus Freundschaft tun - to do something out of friendship (i.e. a sense of friendship) | |
| etwas aus Feigheit unterlassen - to neglect something out of cowardice | |
| bilden aus |
| 1. v. first-person plural present of ausbilden | |
| 2. v. third-person plural present of ausbilden | |
| 3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of ausbilden | |
| 4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of ausbilden | |
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| was |
| 1. pron. (interrogative) what | |
| Was machst du heute? - What are you doing today? | |
| 2. pron. (relative) which ((referring to the entire preceding clause)) | |
| Sie tanzte gut, was er bewunderte. - She was a good dancer, which he admired. | |
| 3. pron. (relative) that, which ((referring to das, alles, etwas, nichts, and neuter substantival adjectives)) | |
| Das ist alles, was ich weiß. - That's all that I know. | |
| Das ist das Beste, was mir passieren konnte. - That's the best that could have happened to me. | |
| 4. pron. (relative, colloquial) that, which ((referring to neuter singular nouns, instead of standard das)) | |
| Siehst du das weiße Haus, was renoviert wird? - Do you see that white house, which is being renovated? | |
| 5. pron. (indefinite, colloquial) something, anything ((instead of standard etwas)) | |
| Ich hab was gefunden. - I've found something. | |
| 6. pron. (interrogative, dated) why (with emphasis, astonishment or disapproval) | |
| Was birgst du so bang dein Gesicht? - Why on earth are you hiding your face so fearfully? | |
| 7. adv. (colloquial) a little, somewhat | |
| Ich komm was später. - I'll arrive a little later. | |
| 8. adv. (interrogative, colloquial) why, what for | |
| Was bist du heute so stumm? - Why are you so silent today? | |
| Ofen |
| 1. n. oven ((clipping of Backofen)) | |
| 2. n. stove | |
| 3. n. furnace | |
| 4. n. kiln ((clipping of Brennofen)) | |
| 5. Proper noun. (chiefly Austria) Buda, the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest. | |
| bedeutet |
| 1. Participle. past participle of bedeuten | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present of bedeuten | |
| 3. v. second-person plural present of bedeuten | |
| 4. v. second-person plural subjunctive of bedeuten | |
| 5. v. plural imperative of bedeuten | |
| bedeuten |
| 1. v. to imply, to mean, to signify, to indicate, to spell, to betoken | |
| Ein klarer Himmel bedeutet eine kalte Nacht. - A clear sky means a cold night. | |
| 2. v. (ditransitive) to signify to, to have meaning to | |
| Aber Liebling! Sabina bedeutet mir nichts! - But darling! Sabina means nothing to me! | |
| 3. v. to signify, to represent, to denote (To have a certain meaning (when translated, deciphered, etc.) | |
| Übersetzt bedeutet der Name so viel wie "starker Krieger". - Translated, the name means something like "strong warrior". | |
| 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? | |
| dem |
| 1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
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| Pest |
| 1. n. (usually definite) bubonic plague, the plague | |
| Die Pest wütete besonders in den Städten. - The plague devastated especially towns and cities. | |
| 2. n. (in compounds) any of various unrelated epidemic diseases affecting animals | |
| (hyponyms, Geflügelpest, Hasenpest, Rinderpest, Schweinepest) | |
| 3. n. (figurative) anything that negatively affects vast areas, especially a natural disaster | |
| Ölpest - oil spill | |
| Drogenpest - drug plague | |
| 4. n. (figurative, informal) anything terrible or odious | |
| die Wahl zwischen Pest und Cholera - between the plague and cholera | |
| Sowas hasse ich wie die Pest. - something I hate like the plague. | |
| 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? | |
| Auch |
| 1. Proper noun. , common in Southern Germany as an occupational surname for those who watched livestock at night | |
| 2. adv. also; too; as well (in addition to whatever or whoever has previously been listed) | |
| Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “auch”: I too want icecream. | |
| Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “Eis”: I want icecream, too. | |
| 3. adv. Used for emphasis. | |
| 4. adv. (To confirm a preceding statement by someone else): really, actually, indeed, in fact | |
| Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “will”: I do indeed want icecream. | |
| Das ist auch so. - Stress on “ist”: It really is like that. | |
| Du solltest zur Polizei gehen. ― Mach ich auch. - You should go to the police. ― I will. | |
| 5. adv. (To ask for confirmation of something one considers necessary.) | |
| Hast du das Licht auch ausgemacht? - Did you make sure to turn off the light? | |
| 6. adv. (To imply that something is unreasonable.) | |
| Du bist auch witzig... Wie soll ich das denn ohne Auto alles schaffen?! - You’re oh so ingenious... How am I supposed to get all of this done wit | |
| Warum müssen die auch alle ihren Müll hier abladen! - Why do they all have to dump their rubbish here! | |
| 7. adv. even ((implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality)) | |
| Auch wenn das stimmt, ist es noch kein endgültiger Beweis. - Even if this is true, it is no definite proof. | |
| Auch ein Professor schreibt schon mal was falsch. - Even a professor may misspell something at times. | |
| 8. adv. ever (as in whatever, whenever, however, etc.) | |
| Was du auch tust, es wird immer einer besser sein. - Whatever you do, someone will always do it better. | |
| 9. interj. (in answering a yes-no question, used to express that the thing asked about covers part of the truth but not all of it); “yes, and more” | |
| Ach, du bist Bauingenieur. Dann baust du Brücken? — Auch. - Oh, you’re a construction engineer. So you build bridges? — Yeah. And other things, too. | |
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| das |
| 1. art. singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. singular of der | |
| 3. pron. (relative) who, that, which | |
| Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that. | |
| Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
| 4. pron. (demonstrative) this, that, it | |
| Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house. | |
| er - Er wissen | |
| Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned) | |
| 5. pron. (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb) | |
| Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again. | |
| Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is? | |
| 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 | |
| ebenfalls |
| 1. adv. also, likewise, as well | |
| Ofen |
| 1. n. oven ((clipping of Backofen)) | |
| 2. n. stove | |
| 3. n. furnace | |
| 4. n. kiln ((clipping of Brennofen)) | |
| 5. Proper noun. (chiefly Austria) Buda, the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest. | |
| Bedeuten |
| 1. n. gerund of bedeuten | |
| 2. v. to imply, to mean, to signify, to indicate, to spell, to betoken | |
| Ein klarer Himmel bedeutet eine kalte Nacht. - A clear sky means a cold night. | |
| 3. v. (ditransitive) to signify to, to have meaning to | |
| Aber Liebling! Sabina bedeutet mir nichts! - But darling! Sabina means nothing to me! | |
| 4. v. to signify, to represent, to denote (To have a certain meaning (when translated, deciphered, etc.) | |
| Übersetzt bedeutet der Name so viel wie "starker Krieger". - Translated, the name means something like "strong warrior". | |
| Soll |
| 1. n. debit | |
| 2. n. kettle lake | |
| 3. v. first-person singular present of sollen | |
| 4. v. third-person singular present of sollen | |
| sollen |
| 1. v. (auxiliary) should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall | |
| Ich soll das machen. - I should do that. | |
| Ich sollte das nicht tun. - I should not do it. | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something) | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) to be intended (to do something); to be meant (to be something) | |
| 4. v. (auxiliary) to be said (to do something); reportedly; they say that; I hear that; so they say; rumor has it; supposedly. | |
| Es soll da viele Leute geben. - They say that there are many people there. | |
| 5. v. (auxiliary) would; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates something that would happen in the past but after the time frame of the main clause | |
| 6. v. (auxiliary) should; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates a hypothetical and unlikely condition for the main clause | |
