Stange |
1. n-f. pole; bar; rod; post (a long stick, usually round and of metal, but also of other material, especially when fixed somewhere) | |
2. n-f. small straight glass for beer (especially Kölsch) | |
3. n-f. (of cigarettes) carton (lengthy box containing several packets) | |
4. n-f. (colloquial) a lot (especially of money); a packet | |
eine Stange Geld - a lot of money | |
5. n-f. (in von der Stange or compounds) run-of-the-mill, chiefly with clothes (referring to the poles on which clothes are presented in large fashion shops) | |
Stangenkleidung ist mir nicht individuell genug. - I find run-of-the-mill garments lacking in individuality. | |
6. n-f. (Austria, sports) crossbar (the bar which conjoins two goalposts) | |
liegt |
1. v. third-person singular present of liegen | |
2. v. second-person plural present of liegen | |
3. v. plural imperative of liegen | |
liegen |
1. v. to lie (to be in a horizontal position) | |
2. v. (Swiss) to lie down | |
3. v. to be, to lie somewhere (of flat objects, also of inpatients in a hospital; otherwise use sitzen or stehen) | |
4. v. to be located, to lie somewhere (of countries, towns, houses, etc.) | |
5. v. to be, to stand (of indices, measurements) | |
nördlich |
1. adj. north, northern | |
von |
1. prep. from | |
Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg. | |
Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister. | |
2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below) | |
das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father | |
3. prep. by (with passive voice) | |
Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company. | |
4. prep. about, of (a topic) | |
Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth. | |
5. prep. on, with (a resource) | |
Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays? | |
Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb) | |
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