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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
Ingenieure
1. n. plural of Ingenieur
Ingenieur
1. n-m. engineer
versuchten
1. v. first-person plural preterite of versuchen
2. v. third-person plural preterite of versuchen
3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of versuchen
4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of versuchen
versuchen
1. v. to try, attempt (to do something, often with an uncertain result)
Bitte sei still, ich versuche zu schlafen. - Please be quiet, I'm trying to sleep.
2. v. to try, taste
3. v. to tempt
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
Glocke
1. n-f. bell (percussive instrument)
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)
Mehr
1. n. increase, excess
ein Mehr an Arbeit, Steuern, Unkosten, ... - an excess of work, taxes, costs, ...
2. n. majority, more than half (50%) of some group
Der Gesetzesentwurf der Volksinitiative scheiterte am Volksmehr.
3. pron. something more
sich für mehr halten - to think one is something more
Mehr will er nicht bezahlen. - He doesn't want to pay more.
Er sieht mehr als ich. - He sees more than I see.
4. det. comparative of viel; more
Willst du mehr Essen? - Do you want more food?
mit mehr oder weniger Erfolg - with a greater or lesser degree of success
Ich habe mehr Haare als du. - I have more hair than you.
zwei Kilo mehr - two more kilos
5. adv. more
immer mehr - more and more
6. adv. (with negation) no longer, never again, nothing more, not anymore
Er ist kein Kind mehr - He is no longer a child.
Ich mag dich nicht mehr. - I don't like you anymore.
nicht mehr lange - not much longer
nichts mehr - nothing more, nothing left
nie mehr - never again
Als
1. n. creek, drainage channel
2. conj. (subordinating, referring to time of occurrence) at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as
Als er ankam, öffnete sie die Tür. - When he arrived, she opened the door.
Als wir jung waren, spielten wir im Wald. - We played in the forest when we were young.
3. conj. (used with a comparison or as an exception) than
Zwei ist größer als eins. - Two is greater than one.
Die Kopie sieht anders aus als das Original. - The copy looks different than the original.
Er sagt nichts anderes als die Wahrheit. - He tells nothing other than the truth.
4. conj. as; like; in the function of; in the form of
Als Polizist muss ich es tun. - As a policeman, I must do it.
Wir sind Feinde, aber im Moment müssen wir uns als Freunde verhalten. - We are enemies, but for now we must act like friends.
Sie verkleidete sich als Krankenschwester, um das Krankenhaus zu betreten. - She disguised herself as a nurse to enter the hospital.
5. conj. as if
6. conj. (after negative pronoun) but, other than
1500
Meter
1. n. meter (unit of length)
Meerestiefe
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.
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
Leck
1. n. leak (hole in a large container, such as in a tank)
2. n. (nautical) leak (hole in the body of a ship)
3. n. leak (unauthorized release of private or classified information)
4. adj. leaky
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
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