| 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 | |
| Kinder |
| 1. en:children | |
| 2. n. plural of Kind | |
| Kind |
| 1. n. kid; child (young person) | |
| 2. n. child; offspring (person with regard to his or her parents; also a baby animal or young animal, especially as the second component in numerous compound nouns) | |
| Er war das zweitgeborene Kind in der Familie. - He was the second-born child in the family. | |
| Er ist das Kind zweier blinder Eltern. - He is the child of two blind parents. | |
| 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 | |
| Gemeinde |
| 1. n-f. municipality | |
| die zur Gemeinde gehörenden Einzelhöfe - the outlying farmsteads that are part of the municipality | |
| 2. n-f. parish | |
| von einer Gemeinde in die nächste versetzt werden - to be shifted from one parish to another | |
| 3. n-f. church, congregation, assembly | |
| es kam eine große Furcht über die ganze Gemeinde - great fear came over the whole church | |
| 4. n-f. (collective) community | |
| die türkische Gemeinde in Deutschland - the Turkish community in Germany | |
| führen ... auf |
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| auffahren |
| 1. v. (especially, automotive) to rear-end, to drive into | |
| Der Fahrer konnte nicht mehr bremsen und fuhr auf den vorderen Wagen auf. - The driver was unable to break and drove into the vehicle in front. | |
| 2. v. (automotive) to tailgate (to drive close behind another vehicle) | |
| dicht auffahren | |
| 3. v. (religion) to go up, ascend | |
| in den Himmel auffahren - to ascend to heaven | |
| 4. v. (military) to deploy (weapons) | |
| schweres Geschütz auffahren - to deploy heavy artillery | |
| 5. v. to move, enter (into a position) | |
| 6. v. (colloquial) to serve (up) (food or drink) | |
| 7. v. (construction) to deliver (building materials, bulk goods etc.) | |
| 8. v. (especially, mining) to bore, dig (a tunnel) | |
| 9. v. to slam open; to open abruptly | |
| 10. v. to spring up (out of shock) | |
| jedes |
| 1. pron. masculine genitive singular of jeder | |
| 2. pron. singular of jeder | |
| each |
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| Jahr |
| 1. n. year (solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun) | |
| Jahr für Jahr - year after year | |
| 2. n. year (time it takes for any astronomical object to directly orbit its star) | |
| 3. n. year (period between set dates that mark a year) | |
| 4. n. year (level or grade in school or college) | |
| 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 | |
| Weihnachten |
| 1. n. (often, in the see usage notes) Christmas | |
| Es ist Weihnachten. - It's Christmas. | |
| frohe Weihnachten! (fröhliche Weihnachten!) - merry Christmas! | |
| Wir wünschen Ihnen frohe Weihnachten und ein gutes neues Jahr! - (formal) We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! | |
| 2. v. (impersonal) to be nearly Christmas; to have a Christmassy atmosphere | |
| Es weihnachtet sehr in der Altstadt! - It's very Christmassy in the old town! | |
| ein |
| 1. art. a, an | |
| ein Mann - a man | |
| eine Frau - a woman | |
| ein Kind - a child | |
| 2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something | |
| ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen | |
| darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor | |
| 3. adj. (predicative) on | |
| Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.) | |
| Krippenspiel |
| 1. n. nativity play, Christmas pageant | |
