| Dreh |
| 1. n. (nomen vicis of drehen): a turn, spin, twist, a single rotation | |
| 2. n. (film) shooting, filming | |
| 3. n. (informal) knack, trick | |
| Mal |
| 1. n. time (as in the first time; many times) | |
| 2. n. occasion, case, occurrence | |
| 3. n. a mark on the body, e.g. a scar, mole, etc. | |
| 4. n. (chiefly in compounds) mark, sign in the landscape, e.g. a milestone | |
| 5. n. (ball games) base | |
| 6. adv. times (indicating multiplication of two numbers) | |
| sechs mal sieben ist zweiundvierzig - six times seven is forty-two | |
| 7. adv. (informal) Alternative form of einmal, , sometime, ever, once, may serve to introduce a new information. | |
| Wenn du in Köln bist, musst du mal bei deiner Tante anrufen. - When you’re in Cologne, you must call your aunt sometime. | |
| Ich geh mal zum Kaffeestand. - I’m off to the coffee stall. | |
| 8. adv. (informal) Softening a sentence, thus making a request or command more polite. By extension, indicating a command or request. | |
| Haben Sie mal Feuer? - Do you have a lighter please? | |
| Haste Feuer? - D'ya have fire? | |
| Du musst mal deine Tante anrufen. - You have to call your aunt. | |
| 9. v. singular imperative of malen | |
| 10. v. colloquial of | |
| malen |
| 1. v. to paint (do paintwork) | |
| 2. v. to paint (create a painting) | |
| 3. v. (loosely) to draw, depict (with a pencil, computer program, etc.) | |
| den |
| 1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
| 2. art. dative plural of der | |
| 3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
| Wasserhahn |
| 1. n. tap, faucet (plumbing fitting), water tap | |
| 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 | |
