Schmetterlinge |
1. n. plural of Schmetterling | |
Schmetterling |
1. n. (in common use) butterfly | |
2. n. (chiefly biology) any insect of the order Lepidoptera, i.e. a butterfly or moth | |
3. n. (swimming) butterfly (kind of stroke) | |
Spielen |
1. n. gerund of spielen | |
2. n. dative plural of Spiel | |
3. v. to play (engage in some activity for fun or entertainment) | |
Die Kinder spielen draußen. - The children are playing outside. | |
Die Katze spielt mit einer Schnur. - The cat is playing with a string. | |
4. v. to play, to engage in (a game, a sport, etc.) | |
Karten spielen - to play cards | |
5. v. to play, to perform (a piece of music, a role in theater or a movie) | |
6. v. to play, to listen to (a radio, a recording, etc.) | |
7. v. to play, to perform on (a musical instrument) | |
8. v. to act like, to behave like | |
den Narren spielen - to play the fool | |
9. v. to take place , to be set (in a particular time or place; of fiction) | |
Das Spiel spielt in einer postapokalyptischen Zukunft. - The game is set in a post-apocalyptic future. | |
im |
1. contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the | |
in |
1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building) | |
Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house. | |
Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator. | |
Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school. | |
Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop. | |
Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night. | |
2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to) | |
in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense | |
3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time) | |
Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen. | |
im Alter - in old age | |
im Mittelalter - during the middle ages | |
in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s | |
4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of)) | |
Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house. | |
Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland. | |
Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age. | |
5. adj. in, popular (in fashion) | |
dem |
1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
Sonnenlicht |
1. n. sunlight | |