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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
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jährige
1. adj. form of jährig
Finanzminister
1. n-m. finance minister
Rapanos
klagte
1. v. first-person singular preterite of klagen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of klagen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of klagen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of klagen
klagen
1. v. to complain (to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment)
2. v. to wail, lament
3. v. (legal, transitive) to sue
4. v. (legal, transitive, Austria) to sue someone
über
1. prep. (accusative, or dative) above, over (spatially)
Über dem Wald ist der Himmel blau. - Over the forest, the sky is blue.
Die Vögel flogen über den Wald. - The birds flew over the forest.
2. prep. about, concerning, over, at (in reference to)
Die ganze Klasse lachte über ihren Witz. - The entire class laughed at her joke.
3. prep. (accusative) via, through, by way of
Der Zug fährt über den Hauptbahnhof. - The train goes via the main station.
Ich kaufe alles über das Internet. - I buy everything through the internet.
4. prep. (accusative) across
Ich fahre mit der Fähre über die Ostsee. - I travel on the ferry across the Baltic Sea.
5. prep. (accusative) during, for, over a time period
Es regnete über das Wochenende. - It rained over the weekend.
Er hat uns über Jahre belogen. - He's lied to us for years.
6. prep. (accusative) about
Ich schreibe ein Buch über Goethes Leben. - I'm writing a book about Goethe's life.
7. prep. around, among
8. prep. over, more than, above (a quantity)
9. prep. beyond
Die technischen Probleme in der Welt von heute gehen weit über den Rahmen des Technischen hinaus. - The technological problems in today's world extend far beyond the scope of technology.
10. prep. at (when 'over' or 'about' could roughly be substituted)
11. adj. (tlb, colloquial) left over, remaining, (replaces übrig in all its predicative instances, including those lexicalized as verb prefixoids.)
überbleiben - to be left over, to remain
Hier sind noch zwei Gurken über. Willst du die haben? - Here there are two gherkins left. Wanna have em?
12. adv. over (in certain select phrases)
über und über - over and over
13. post. (following accusative) throughout
Den ganzen Tag über. - Throughout the entire day.
Schwindel
1. n. swindle
2. n. dizziness, vertigo
3. v. first-person singular present of schwindeln
4. v. singular imperative of schwindeln
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?
Schweißausbrüche
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?
wurde
1. v. first-person singular preterite of werden
2. v. third-person singular preterite of werden
werden
1. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense
Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home.
2. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs
3. v. (auxiliary) to be done; forms the passive voice
Das Buch wird gerade gelesen. (present tense) - The book is being read.
Ich wurde in Europa geboren. (preterite tense) - I was born in Europe.
Er war geschlagen worden. (past perfect tense) - He had been beaten.
4. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn
Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter.
5. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to begin or come to feel or experience (a condition)
Usage: In this sense werden is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. (See the usage no
Wird dir kalt? - Are you getting cold?
Den Kindern wird langweilig. - The children are getting bored.
Von Mayonnaise wird mir schlecht. - Mayonnaise makes me sick. (Literally: From mayonnaise I become sick.)
6. v. (copulative, colloquial) to be, to happen, to occur (in the future)
Wir werden zusammen glücklich. - We will be happy together.
Was wird aus mir? - What will become of me?
7. v. (colloquial) to be going to work
Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that.
Wegen
1. n. dative plural of Weg
2. prep. for, because of
Wegen des schlechten Wetters werden wir zu Hause bleiben. - Because of the bad weather, we will stay at home.
eines
1. num. genitive singular of ein
2. art. genitive singular of ein: a, an
3. pron. singular of einer
4. pron. genitive singular of einer
Ohnmachtsanfalls
zur
1. contraction. contraction of zu der
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
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
Beobachtung
1. n-f. monitoring; surveillance; supervision
2. n-f. observation
3. n-f. sighting (of a bird, animal, UFO, etc.)
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)
eine
1. num. feminine singular of ein
2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an
3. pron. feminine singular of einer
4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer
5. pron. singular of einer
Privatklinik
eingewiesen
1. Participle. past participle of einweisen
einweisen
1. v. to brief, instruct
2. v. to take to a medical facility, to commit
Er wird ins Krankenhaus eingewiesen. - He is committed to the hospital.

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