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Greifen
1. n. gerund of greifen
2. n. plural of Greif
3. n. genitive singular of Greif
4. v. to grab; to grasp; to grip (something)
5. v. to grab; to seize; to snatch (in an aggressive way)
6. v. to reach; to grab
an etwas greifen - to grab onto something
nach etwas greifen - to reach for something
zu etwas greifen - to reach for something
in etwas greifen - to reach into something
7. v. to capture (someone)
8. v. to strike
9. v. to take hold; to bite
Trotz des schlechten Wetters griffen die Reifen hervorragend - The tires did bite perfectly despite the bad weather.
Greif
1. n. griffin
2. n. (heraldry) griffin
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
umgesetzten
1. adj. form of umgesetzt
umgesetzt
1. Participle. past participle of umsetzen
2. adj. implemented
3. adj. converted, transformed
Maßnahmen
1. n. plural of Maßnahme
Maßnahme
1. n-f. measure (tactic or strategy)
2. n-f. sanction
3. n-f. scheme
4. n-f. activity
5. n-f. method
6. n-f. step
7. n-f. action
8. n-f. device
So
1. n. (nonstandard) abbreviation of Sonntag, t=Sunday Alternative form of So.
2. adv. so, such, that
Die Leute sind so nett. - People are so nice.
Dieser Hammer ist nicht so gut. - This hammer is not that good.
Das ist so eine gute Idee! - That is such a good idea!
so und so - such and such
3. adv. as (followed by an adjective or adverb plus wie in a statement of equality)
Er rennt so schnell wie der Blitz. - He runs as fast as lightning.
4. adv. thus, like this/that, in this/that way, in this/that manner
Wenn du den Ball so wirfst, triffst du die Zielscheibe. - If you throw the ball like this, you'll hit the target.
5. adv. then (in that case)
Wirst du wieder gesund, so freue ich mich. - If you get healthy again, then I'll be happy.
6. adv. (colloquial) expletive; sometimes intensifying, sometimes with no noticeable meaning
Wir sind runtergegangen und haben uns hier so hingesetzt. - We went downstairs and, like, sat down here.
7. conj. (coordinating) thus, so, pursuant to the aforementioned premises
8. conj. (subordinating, chiefly archaic, sometimes legal and regional) an, if
So es Euch beliebt. - If it pleases you.
9. part. (colloquial) (quotative particle, somewhat similar to be like but also combinable with other verbs)
Ich so: "Mach mal dalli!", und er dann so: "Ich bin ja schon dabei!" - I was like, "Hurry up!" and he was like, "I'm already on it!".
Ich dachte mir nur so: "Ja komm, lass stecken." - All I thought to myself at that moment was, "Yeah whatever, forget about it.".
10. pron. (obsolete, relative) that, which, who
Derhalben sind die Christen schuldig, der Obrigkeit unterthan ... zu seyn in Allem, so ohne Sünde geschehen mag. - That do the Christians owe: to be obedient to the authority ... zu seyn in All
11. interj. (tlb, colloquial) (a discourse marker in the beginning of a sentence indicating a topic having been dealt with and another being tackled)
sollte
1. v. first-person singular preterite of sollen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of sollen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of sollen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of sollen
sollen
1. v. (auxiliary) should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall
Ich soll das machen. - I should do that.
Ich sollte das nicht tun. - I should not do it.
2. v. (auxiliary) to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something)
3. v. (auxiliary) to be intended (to do something); to be meant (to be something)
4. v. (auxiliary) to be said (to do something); reportedly; they say that; I hear that; so they say; rumor has it; supposedly.
Es soll da viele Leute geben. - They say that there are many people there.
5. v. (auxiliary) would; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates something that would happen in the past but after the time frame of the main clause
6. v. (auxiliary) should; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates a hypothetical and unlikely condition for the main clause
bald
1. adv. soon, near in time
Bald ist der Urlaub vorbei. - The vacation will soon be over.
2. adv. almost
Mit bald 80 Jahren ist mein Vater noch auf Apfelbäume geklettert. - At almost 80 years, my father still used to climb on apple trees.
3. adv. (repeated) Indicates a quick succession of events.
bald Regen und bald Sonnenschein
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
Verbesserung
1. n-f. improvement
Das Ziel der Zusammenarbeit ist die Verbesserung und Entwicklung von Finanzdienstleistungen. - The objective of cooperation is the improvement and development of financial services.
2. n-f. (homework) correction
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
Situation
1. n-f. situation, circumstances
Schade, dass diese Situation eingetreten ist. - It is a pity that such a situation has occurred.
2. n-f. setting (background, atmosphere)
eintreten
1. v. to enter, to come into (+aux, sein)
Bitte treten Sie ein! - Please enter!
2. v. to occur, to eventuate (+aux, sein)
Wir bedauern zutiefst, dass diese Situation eingetreten ist. - We deeply regret that this situation has arisen.
Ein sehr interessantes Phänomen ist eingetreten. - A rather interesting phenomenon has taken place.
3. v. to join a club association etc. (+preo, in, accusative) +aux, sein
Vor 5 Jahren ist er in die Firma eingetreten. - He joined the company 5 years ago.
Er wurde getauft und trat in die Kirche ein. - He was baptized and joined the church.
4. v. to advocate, to support, to stand for, to champion (+preo, für, accusative) +aux, sein
Wir müssen für unsere Rechte eintreten. - We must stand up for our rights.
5. v. to kick (+preo, auf, accusative) +aux, haben
Sie traten weiter auf das am Boden liegende Opfer ein, als es sich schon nicht mehr rührte. - They continued to kick the victim, who was lying on the ground, when it had already stopped moving.
6. v. to open (something e.g. a door) by kicking (+aux, haben)
Er war stark betrunken und hat die Wohnungstür eingetreten. - He was heavily drunk and kicked the apartment door in.
7. v. to get something in one's foot by stepping on it (+preo, accusative) +aux, haben
Weil sie kurz abgelenkt war, trat sie sich einen Nagel ein. - She got a nail in her foot because she was distracted for a moment.
8. v. to wear in (shoes)

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