| wir |
| 1. pron. we | |
| Spenden |
| 1. n. plural of Spende | |
| 2. v. to donate, to give as charity | |
| Blut spenden. - to donate blood. | |
| Er spendete seiner Schwester eine Niere. - He donated a kidney to his sister. | |
| Der Erlös des Benefizkonzerts wird einem Kinderhilfswerk gespendet. - The proceeds of the benefit concert will be donated to a children's charity. | |
| 3. v. To cause the action implied by a noun to take place. | |
| Beifall, Applaus spenden - to applaud, to give applause | |
| Trost spenden - to console, to give consolation | |
| Lob spenden - to praise, to give praise | |
| 4. v. to provide | |
| Der Baum spendet Schatten. - The tree provides shade. | |
| Die Sonne spendet der Erde Licht und Wärme. - The sun provides light and warmth to the earth. | |
| 5. v. to administer (a sacrament) | |
| Der Priester spendet die Taufe. - The priest performs the baptism. | |
| Der Erzbischof spendete den Segen. - The archbishop gave the blessing. | |
| 6. v. to spend generously; to treat to | |
| für |
| 1. prep. for | |
| Das Geschenk ist für dich. - The present is for you. | |
| 2. prep. in favor of, in support of | |
| Ich bin für die erste Option. - I'm in favor of the first option. | |
| 3. prep. by the standards of | |
| Für einen Ausländer sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch. - For a foreigner, you speak German very well. | |
| 4. prep. on behalf of | |
| Mein Anwalt wird das für mich beantworten. - My lawyer will answer to that on my behalf. | |
| 5. prep. kind / type of | |
| Was für ein Kuchen ist das? - What kind of cake is this? | |
| 6. prep. (informal) instead of | |
| Für die Hose hab ich jetzt den Rock genommen. - Instead of the trousers which I chose not to buy, I took the skirt. | |
| 7. prep. (colloquial nonstandard) in order to (with zu and infinitive) | |
| Der Papa holt das Werkzeug, für die Waschmaschine zu reparieren. - Daddy is getting his tools in order to repair the washing machine. | |
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