| leg |
| 1. v. colloquial of | |
| 2. v. singular imperative of legen | |
| 3. v. colloquial of | |
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| legen |
| 1. v. to lay, to put, to place, to position, so that it afterwards lies as opposed to being setzen, stellen | |
| Leg deine Sachen auf den Stuhl! - Put your things on the chair! | |
| Ich lege mich auf das Bett. - I lie down on the bed. | |
| Eier legen - to lay eggs | |
| ein Feuer legen - to set a fire | |
| Leg dich auf den Boden! - Lie down on the floor! | |
| 2. v. (animal husbandry) to castrate | |
| Ich habe meinen Hengst legen lassen. - I had my stallion castrated. | |
| 3. v. (colloquial especially video games) to slay, to defeat | |
| 4. v. (colloquial impersonal) to cause great amusement, to make someone collapse in laughter, to kill, to slay | |
| Bei dem zweiten Witz hat's ihn komplett gelegt. - The second joke totally killed him. | |
| doch |
| 1. part. (in response to a negative question or statement) yes; surely; really; on the contrary | |
| Das darfst du nicht sagen. — Doch! - You can’t say that. — Yes, I can! | |
| Du wirst nicht kommen? — Doch! - You're not going to come? — Yes, I am! | |
| 2. conj. though; yet; but; however; nevertheless | |
| 3. conj. for all that; after all; but | |
| 4. adv. after all; yet; however; nevertheless | |
| 5. adv. really; just | |
| 6. adv. indicates proposal Why don't you/we | |
| Komm doch mal mit. - Why don't you just come with us? | |
| deine |
| 1. pron. feminine singular of deiner | |
| 2. pron. plural of deiner | |
| 3. det. feminine singular of dein | |
| 4. det. plural of dein | |
| dein |
| 1. det. thy, your (esp. to friends, relatives, children, etc.). | |
| 2. det. singular of dein | |
| Straße |
| 1. n-f. street; road (a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or outside a settlement) | |
| Das Kind überquerte die Straße. - The child crossed the street. | |
| Diese Straße führt nach Kirchdorf. - This road goes to Kirchdorf. | |
| Die Straße ist für den Verkehr gesperrt. - The street is closed for traffic. | |
| 2. n-f. carriageway (the part of a road or street used by vehicles, excluding the pavement, etc.) | |
| 3. n-f. (figuratively) public, any area accessible to anyone | |
| 4. n-f. (figuratively) general public, using the locale to describe people not part of a specific group | |
| 5. n-f. the streets, areas or groups of people of no income or criminal affiliation, or the leading of a life associated with these | |
| 6. n-f. strait (channel of water) | |
| 7. n-f. (poker) straight | |
| auf |
| 1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of) | |
| Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table. | |
| 2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of) | |
| Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table. | |
| 3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility) | |
| Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house. | |
| Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up. | |
| 4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in | |
| Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that. | |
| auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square | |
| Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea. | |
| auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair | |
| auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post) | |
| 5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in | |
| auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair | |
| auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post) | |
| 6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below) | |
| Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German? | |
| 7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable) | |
| Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine. | |
| Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday! | |
| 8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of) | |
| auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come | |
| 9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish) | |
| Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health! | |
| Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time. | |
| 10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something) | |
| X auf Y Meter groß | |
| 11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open | |
| Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open. | |
| 12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food) | |
| Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup? | |
| Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed) | |
| 13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed | |
| Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock. | |
| 14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before) | |
| 15. interj. have a go | |
| den |
| 1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
| 2. art. dative plural of der | |
| 3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
| Tisch |
| 1. n. table (a piece of furniture with a relatively deep surface at roughly waist or knee level); (specific uses include:) | |
| 2. n. dining table, dinner table | |
| Kommt, der Tisch ist gedeckt! - Come, the table is set! | |
| 3. n. desk (table used for writing) | |
| Legen amerikanische Chefs wirklich die Füße auf den Tisch? - Do American bosses really put their feet on the desk? | |
| 4. n. bench, workbench (table at which manual work is done) | |
| 5. n. (figuratively, now only in compounds and expressions) meal (food served or eaten as a repast) | |
| Herr Weber ist zu Tisch. - Mr Weber is at lunch. | |
