| vor |
| 1. prep. in front of, ahead of (relative location in space) | |
| 2. prep. before, prior to, ahead of (relative location in time) | |
| 3. prep. ago (location in the past relative to the present) | |
| vor drei Tagen - three days ago | |
| vor einiger Zeit - a while ago | |
| 4. prep. from, against (a threat or negative outcome) | |
| Er konnte vor dem Tsunami nicht mehr fliehen. - He couldn't escape (from) the tsunami. | |
| Du hast mich vorm Ertrinken gerettet. - You saved me from drowning. | |
| vor Verlusten schützen - to protect against losses | |
| sich vor jemandem verstecken - to hide from somebody | |
| 5. prep. (what) with, (out) of (stating cause) | |
| vor Freude weinen - to cry with joy | |
| Ich sterbe vor Durst. - I'm dying of thirst. | |
| Ich kann dich vor all dem Rauch gar nicht sehen. - I can't even see you, what with all the smoke. | |
| Vor lauter Angst traute sich keiner im Raum mehr zu atmen. - Nobody in the room dared to breathe out of sheer fright. | |
| Scham |
| 1. n. shame (uncomfortable feeling at one's own impropriety or at the exposure of something private; but not in the sense of disgrace or being dishonored, for which Schande) | |
| 2. n. bashfulness, prudishness, shamefacedness | |
| 3. n. (dated, except in compounds) pubic region including the genitals | |
| 4. n. (dated) vulva | |
| errötete |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterite of erröten | |
| 2. v. third-person singular preterite of erröten | |
| 3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of erröten | |
| 4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of erröten | |
| erröten |
| 1. v. to blush | |
| Er |
| 1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male | |
| Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me? | |
| 2. pron. (personal) he. | |
| audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he? | |
| audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi. | |
| 3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)). | |
| audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old. | |
| 4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)). | |
| Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far. | |
| 5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite) | |
| Tief |
| 1. n. (meteorology) low | |
| 2. adj. (also, figuratively) deep | |
| Wie tief ist das Wasser? - How deep is the water? | |
| Sie hat ein tiefes Verständnis der russischen Kultur. - She has a deep understanding of Russian culture. | |
| 3. adj. low (situated close to, or below, the ground) | |
| Du hast das Bild zu tief gehängt. - You hung the picture too low. | |
| 4. adj. (figuratively, Switzerland) low (small, not high in amount or quantity, value, etc.) | |
| tiefere Abgaben - lower taxes | |
| 5. adv. deeply, profoundly | |
| 6. adv. thoroughly, in depth | |
