| Erhebung |
| 1. n-f. elevation | |
| 2. n-f. uprising | |
| 3. n-f. survey | |
| auf |
| 1. prep. (with dative) on, upon | |
| Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. | |
| The book is lying on the table. | |
| 2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto | |
| Leg das Buch auf den Tisch! | |
| Put the book on the table! | |
| 3. prep. (colloquial, otherwise archaic, regional, northern and western Germany) on (a day; usually of the week) | |
| Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! | |
| You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday! | |
| 4. adv. (somewhat, informal) open | |
| Die Tür ist auf. | |
| The door is open. | |
| 5. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food) | |
| Hast du deine Suppe auf? | |
| Have you finished your soup? | |
| Die Milch is’ auf. | |
| The milk is gone. (= All the milk has been consumed.) | |
| 6. interj. carry on | |
| 7. interj. have a go | |
| auf alles gefaßt |
| auf seine Gemahlin |
| der |
| 1. art. the; definite article for several declensions: | |
| 2. art. Nominative singular masculine | |
| 3. art. Genitive singular feminine | |
| 4. art. Dative singular feminine | |
| 5. art. Genitive plural for all genders. | |
| 6. pron. who; that; which | |
| Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that. | |
| 7. pron. (attributive, stressed) that | |
| Der Mann war es! - It was that man! | |
| 8. pron. (indicative) him, he | |
| Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it! | |
| 9. pron. (differential) the one, him | |
| Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat | |
| der ganz leer war |
| an der Wand entlang |
| Erdoberfläche |
| 1. n-f. surface of the Earth | |
| Unter |
| 1. n-m. jack, knave (playing card) | |
| 2. prep. under | |
| 3. prep. below | |
| 4. prep. among; between | |
| 5. prep. (chiefly literary) with; along with; accompanied by an action (often concessive) | |
| Die englische Sprache überlebte die normannische Eroberung unter weitgehendem Verlust ihrer ursprünglichen Struktur. | |
| The English language survived the Norman conquest, largely losing, however, its original structure. | |
| 6. prep. (rare or regional) during | |
| etwa |
| 1. adv. approximately | |
| 2. adv. for instance | |
| 3. adv. by any chance | |
| 4. adv. (modal) really (expresses the expectation of a negative answer) | |
| Willst du etwa schon gehen? (Do you really want to leave so soon?) | |
| 300 |
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| Meter |
| 1. n-m. meter (unit of measure) | |
| es stand mindestens fünfhundert Meter vom nächsten Hof entfernt |
| Höhe |
| 1. n-f. height | |
| meist |
| 1. adv. (formal) mostly, most often, usually | |
| von |
| 1. prep. from | |
| Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg. | |
| Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister. | |
| 2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below) | |
| das Auto von meinem Vater - my father’s car / the car of my father | |
| 3. prep. by (with passive voice) | |
| Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company. | |
| 4. prep. about, of (a topic) | |
| Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth. | |
| 5. prep. on, with (a resource) | |
| Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays? | |
| Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. q | |
| ihm von weitem |
| geh weg! geh weg von hier! |
| gerundeter |
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| Form |
| 1. n. shape | |
| 2. n. form (order of doing things) | |
| 3. v. imperative singular of formen | |
| 4. v. (colloquial) first-person singular present of formen | |
