nicht |
1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb) | |
Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb! | |
Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true. | |
2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not? | |
Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you? | |
nur |
1. adv. only, just, merely, simply | |
Nur reife Kirschen dürfen auf den Kuchen. - Only ripe cherries may go on the cake. | |
Du musst nur die Werte eingeben und den Rest macht der Computer. - You just have to enter the values and the computer will do the rest. | |
2. adv. ever; at all | |
Ich helfe dir, wo ich nur kann. - I’ll help you wherever I can. | |
3. adv. however, though | |
Wir könnten es versuchen. Nur wären die Risiken sehr hoch. - We could try. The risks would be very high, however. | |
4. conj. (chiefly colloquial) but | |
Ich wär auf jeden Fall dabei, nur ich hab echt keine Zeit. - I’d definitely come along, but I really don’t have the time. | |
Künstler |
1. n-m. artist (male or of unspecified gender) | |
Der Künstler macht ein Bild. - The artist creates a picture. | |
produzieren |
1. v. to produce | |
Unsere Firma produziert Büromaterialien. - Our company produces office utensils. | |
2. v. to show off | |
Kunst |
1. n. art | |
Kunstgeschichte - history of art | |
bildende Kunst - visual arts | |
die sieben freien Künste - the seven liberal arts | |
2. n. (collectively) artworks, works of art | |
Kunstsammler - art collector | |
Diese Woche wird im Museum mittelalterliche Kunst ausgestellt. - This week, medieval works of art are on display in the museum. | |
3. n. (usually accompanied by a genitive or adjective or as part of a compound) craft | |
die Kunst des Kochens - the craft of cooking | |
keine Kunst sein - to not be a craft | |
4. n. (informal, by extension) skill, ability | |
seine Künste anbieten - to offer one's abilities | |
5. n. (now chiefly as the first part of compound words) something artificially created or manufactured, as opposed to something natural | |
Kunstschnee - artificial snow | |
Kunst sein - to be artificial | |