| Herr |
| 1. n. man, gentleman (polite term) | |
| Herrenbekleidung - gentlemen's wear | |
| Herrentoilette - gentlemen's toilet | |
| Ein älterer Herr - An old gentleman | |
| 2. n. sir (title of respect) | |
| Wie kann ich Euch zu Diensten sein, Herr? - How can I serve you, sir? | |
| Gnädiger Herr! - (Can be translated as my lord in English, but there is no direct equivalent) | |
| 3. n. Mr., mister, sir | |
| Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt - (Dear) Mr. Schmidt | |
| Die Herren Schmidt und Müller - Messrs. Schmidt and Müller | |
| Herr Doktor von Braun - Dr. von Braun | |
| Herr Professor - Dr. (Ph.D.) / Professor | |
| Herr Bundeskanzler - Mr. Chancellor or Sir | |
| Jawohl, Herr Oberst! - Yes, Mr. Colonel. | |
| Entschuldigung, der Herr? Sie haben Ihre Uhr verloren. - Excuse me, sir? You've lost your watch. (standard usage between strangers) | |
| Was kann ich Ihnen bringen, meine Herren? - What can I bring you, sirs? | |
| Sehr verehrte Damen und Herren - Dear Sir or Madam (address in formal letters and e-mails) | |
| 4. n. gentleman | |
| Meine Damen und Herren... - Ladies and gentlemen... | |
| 5. n. master, lord ((generally denotes that somebody has control over something, either in a generic or in a regal sense)) | |
| Herr der Lage sein - to be master of the situation | |
| Weil die Tiere auf seinen Wink reagieren, nennt man ihn den Herren der Wölfe. - Because the animals are at his beck and call, he is called Lord of the Wolves. | |
| Der Schirmherr - the patron | |
| 6. n. (historical) the lowest title of German nobility | |
| Gans Edle Herren zu Putlitz - Gans (noble) lords of Putlitz | |
| 7. n. Lord, God | |
| Das Haus des Herrn - The House of God | |
| Gott der Herr - The Lord | |
| Doktor |
| 1. n. (academia) doctor | |
| 2. n. (medicine, informal) doctor, physician | |
| Ich |
| 1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego | |
| 2. n. self, me, him, etc. | |
| das wahre Ich - the real me | |
| 3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun) | |
| fühle |
| 1. v. first-person singular present of fühlen | |
| 2. v. first-person singular subjunctive of fühlen | |
| 3. v. third-person singular subjunctive of fühlen | |
| 4. v. singular imperative of fühlen | |
| fühlen |
| 1. v. to feel (a thing, sensation, emotion) | |
| Ich fühle den Sonnenschein auf meinem Gesicht. - I feel the sunshine on my face. | |
| Ich fühle reines Glück. - I feel sheer happiness. | |
| 2. v. to feel (somehow) | |
| Ich fühle mich verschwitzt. - I feel sweaty. | |
| Ich fühle mich glücklich. - I feel happy. | |
| 3. v. to touch so as to perceive something | |
| Fühl mal, wie kalt meine Hand ist. - Feel how cold my hand is. | |
| 4. v. to feel for, to search by feeling | |
| Er fühlte nach seinem Portmonee. - He felt for his purse. | |
| 5. v. (colloquial perhaps regional) to touch (in general) | |
| Der Typ hat mir an den Hintern gefühlt. - That guy touched my butt. | |
| mich |
| 1. pron. accusative of ich: me | |
| immer |
| 1. adv. always | |
| 2. adv. at all times without exception | |
| Irgendwo scheint immer die Sonne. - The sun is always shining somewhere. | |
| 3. adv. very often; all the time; constantly | |
| Er will immer nur fernsehen. - He just wants to watch telly all the time. | |
| 4. adv. every time; whenever some precondition is given | |
| Er erzählt immer dieselbe Geschichte. - He always tells that same story. | |
| 5. adv. (with) to a greater degree over time, more and more | |
| Es wird immer kälter. - It's getting colder and colder. | |
| 6. adv. (colloquial unstressed) used to emphasize another adverb of time, which itself is stressed | |
| Er kommt immer nie pünktlich. - He’s never on time. | |
| Ich bin oft immer sehr vergesslich. - I’m often very forgetful. | |
| Manchmal hab ich immer das Gefühl, dass... - Sometimes I get the feeling that... | |
| 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) | |
| Matt |
| 1. n. (chess) mate, checkmate | |
| 2. adj. dull (not shiny) | |
| 3. adj. exhausted, weak, feeble (not lively, vigorous, energetic) | |
