| nach |
| 1. prep. after, past (later in time) | |
| Viertel nach sechs (a quarter past six) | |
| nach einer Woche (after a week) | |
| 2. prep. after, behind (in sequence) | |
| B kommt nach A. (B comes after A.) | |
| 3. prep. to, towards (with geographical names; see usage notes below) | |
| die Flucht nach Ägypten (the flight into Egypt) | |
| 4. prep. according to; guided by | |
| 5. prep. by the authority of; following | |
| die Analyse nach Marx (the analysis following Marx) | |
| 6. prep. (with verbs of sensual perception) like (see usage notes below) | |
| Das riecht nach Knoblauch. - This smells like garlic. | |
| 7. prep. for (qual, indicating desire for an object) | |
| nach etwas greifen - to reach for something | |
| nach etwas streben - to strive for/after something | |
| nach etwas suchen - to search for something | |
| 8. post. according to | |
| meiner Meinung nach - in my opinion | |
| meinem Urteil nach - in my judgement | |
| 9. adv. (in compound verbs) after, behind, later, next to | |
| Meine Uhr geht nach. - My watch is slow. | |
| Speck |
| 1. n. bacon, fatty cellular tissue under the porkrind | |
| 2. n. (colloquial) adipose tissue, bodyfat | |
| führen |
| 1. v. to lead | |
| 2. v. to carry, to sell | |
| Der Laden führt keine Zigaretten. - The shop doesn't carry cigarettes. | |
| 3. v. to conduct some activity or process, to hold (a discussion, a negotiation), to have (a conversation), to lead (one's life), to wage (a war or campaign), to fight (a war) | |
| Regie führen - to direct (a film) | |
| 4. v. to wield (a weapon) | |
| Die Heldin führte ein mächtiges Schwert. - The heroine wielded a mighty sword. | |
| 5. v. to behave oneself, to conduct oneself (of prisoner, student or other person under supervision) | |
| 6. v. (of an athlete or sports team) to be in the lead | |
| 7. v. first-person plural preterite subjunctive of fahren | |
| 8. v. third-person plural preterite subjunctive of fahren | |
| fahren |
| 1. v. (chiefly of a person or animal) to go at speed | |
| Der Fuchs fährt aus dem Bau. - The fox dashes from his kennel. | |
| aus der Haut fahren - to fly off the handle | |
| einen fahren lassen - to blow off, to break wind | |
| Die Sonne fährt über das Himmelszelt. - The sun moves athwart the firmament. | |
| 2. v. to go; to run; to drive; to sail | |
| Autos können schneller fahren als Fahrräder. - Cars can go faster than bikes. | |
| 3. v. to leave; to depart | |
| Beeil dich! Der Zug fährt jetzt gleich. - Hurry up! The train is departing in a moment. | |
| 4. v. to go by vehicle; to sail; to travel | |
| Er fährt wie ein Bekloppter. - He drives like a maniac. | |
| Wir fahren diesen Sommer nach Holland. - We’re going to Holland this summer. Implying a trip by car, bike, train, or ship. | |
| 5. v. to leave and therefor use a vehicle | |
| Wir fahren jetzt. - We’re leaving now. (Implying the use of a vehicle.) | |
| 6. v. to drive; to ride; to sail (a vehicle) | |
| Sie fährt einen roten Wagen. - She drives a red car. | |
| 7. v. to take (someone somewhere by vehicle); to drive; to transport | |
| Ich fahre dich zum Bahnhof. - I’ll take you to the train station. | |
| viele |
| 1. adj. form of viel | |
| viel |
| 1. pron. much, a lot | |
| Es ist viel passiert. - Much has happened. | |
| 2. det. much, many | |
| Er hat viel Geld verloren. - He lost a lot of money. | |
| 3. det. In the singular, the adjective is usually left unchanged when it is not preceded by an article or determiner (see example sentence above). Otherwise it is declined like a normal adjective: das viele | |
| 4. det. In the plural, the adjective is usually declined even without a preceding article or determiner: viele Kinder. However, it may be left unchanged when modified by a preceding adverb, e.g. in the combi | |
| 5. det. The comparative form mehr is invariable and never declined; it cannot be preceded by any article or determiner (note however mehrere, mehreres, and obsolete mehre, mehr | |
| 6. adv. much, a lot | |
| Wir haben viel gelacht. - We laughed a lot. | |
| Wege |
| 1. n. nominative plural of Weg | |
| 2. n. genitive plural of Weg | |
| 3. n. accusative plural of Weg | |
| Weg |
| 1. n. path, trail, track (usually for foot traffic) | |
| Der Wald kann gefährlich sein, also bleib auf dem Weg. - The forest can be dangerous, so stay on the path. | |
| 2. n. route, way (to get from one place to another) | |
| Kennst du den Weg nach Schönebeck? - Do you know the way to Schönebeck? | |
| auf dem Weg - on the way | |
| 3. n. method, way (of doing something) | |
| Wir haben einen Weg gefunden, Milch aus Hafer zu erhalten. - We found a way to extract milk from oats. | |
| Mittel und Wege - ways and means | |
| 4. n. (with preposition) someone's planned course or path, the space needed for movement | |
| in den Weg - in the way | |
| aus dem Weg - out of the way | |
