| Recht |
| 1. n. a right, privilege | |
| Sie haben nicht das Recht, über irgendetwas belogen zu werden. - You do not have the right to be lied to about anything. | |
| 2. n. a title, claim | |
| 3. n. the law | |
| 4. adj. right (direction) | |
| 5. adj. proper, correct | |
| 6. adj. true, real | |
| 7. adj. just, lawful | |
| 8. adv. very, quite, rather, pretty, fairly | |
| Es ist recht warm heute Abend. - It's quite warm tonight. | |
| recht klein - smallish | |
| 9. adv. well, right | |
| ganz recht - that's right | |
| 10. adv. exactly | |
| Sprechen |
| 1. n. (gerund of sprechen): "speaking". | |
| 2. v. to speak (some language, the truth, etc.) | |
| Ich spreche Deutsch. - I speak German. | |
| Sprich die Wahrheit oder bleib still. - Speak the truth or remain silent. | |
| Klartext sprechen - to speak plainly | |
| 3. v. to speak, to talk, to give a speech | |
| Sprechen Sie bitte langsam. - Speak slowly please. | |
| 4. v. to say, to speak (a word, phrase, sentence, prayer, etc.) | |
| Was? Du hast kein Wort darüber gesprochen. - What? You haven't spoken a word about it. | |
| 5. v. to have a pronunciation; to be pronounced (some way) | |
| Wie spricht sich das? - How do you pronounce this? | |
| 6. v. to pronounce (a judgment, a verdict, etc.) | |
| Die Geschichte wird das endgültige Urteil über sein Werk sprechen. - History will pronounce the final judgement on his work. | |
| 7. v. to say (something) | |
| 8. v. (Swiss, transitive, officialese) to grant, approve (a loan, funding, etc.) | |
| richten |
| 1. v. to direct, to point (e.g. a weapon) | |
| Richte diese Waffe nicht auf mich! - Don't point that gun at me! | |
| 2. v. to fix, to rectify, to put right | |
| Wer kann diese Krise richten? - Who can solve this crisis? | |
| 3. v. to straighten (something bent or tilted or not lined up properly); to right | |
| Kannst du den Löffel auch richten? - Can you also straighten the spoon? | |
| zugrunde richten. - to destroy (to level to the ground). | |
| 4. v. to be directed (of emotions, words, etc.); to turn (toward) (of a look, one's eyes, gaze, etc.) | |
| Keine Sorge, ihre Wut richtet sich nicht gegen Sie. - Don't worry, her anger isn't directed at you. | |
| 5. v. to judge | |
| 6. v. to follow the lead of, to abide by (+preo, nach) (to adjust one's behavior according to a person, rule etc.) | |
| Das ist mir egal; ich richte mich nach dir. - I don't care, I will follow your lead | |
| 7. v. to depend ((+preo, nach, on)) (impersonal) | |
| Der Wechselkurs richtet sich nach den politischen Geschehnissen. - The exchange rate depends on political events. | |
| 8. v. to execute, to put to death | |
| das |
| 1. art. singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. singular of der | |
| 3. pron. (relative) who, that, which | |
| Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that. | |
| Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
| 4. pron. (demonstrative) this, that, it | |
| Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house. | |
| er - Er wissen | |
| Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned) | |
| 5. pron. (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb) | |
| Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again. | |
| Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is? | |
| 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 | |
| Urteil |
| 1. n. judgment (the preferred spelling in a legal context), verdict, sentence (court decision) | |
| Die Staatsanwaltschaft will das Urteil des Gerichts anfechten. - The prosecutors are going to appeal against the judgment of the court. | |
| 2. n. judgement, opinion, usually one given after detailed consideration | |
| Nach dem Urteil des Experten war das Gemälde eine Fälschung. - The painting was a forgery according to the expert’s judgement. | |
| Fällen |
| 1. n. gerund of fällen | |
| 2. n. noun form of Fall, , dat, p | |
| 3. v. to cut down, to fell (a tree) | |
| 4. v. to precipitate | |
| 5. v. (a decision) to make | |
| 6. v. (a judgement or sentence) to pass | |
