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Wirtschaft
     1. n-f. economy
     2. n-f. (southern) inn, pub
     3. n-f. economics ((clipping of Wirtschaftswissenschaft))
     4. n-f. (colloquial) mess
Anlage
     1. n-f. public green area, site, park, garden
     2. n-f. (area or building) plant, facility, installation
     3. n-f. device, system, rig
     4. n-f. music centre
     5. n-f. annex, appendix
     6. n-f. (finance) asset
     7. n-f. (medicine, biology) disposition
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)
Kapital
     1. n. (economics, Marxism, rarely in the plural) capital
     2. n. (East Germany, only singular) capitalists collectively
     3. adj. capital
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)
Vermögen
     1. n-n. fortune (lots of riches), wealth
           Vermögen aufbauen. - to accumulate wealth.
     2. n-n. ability
     3. n-n. capacity
     4. v. to be able to; may (+preo, zu, infinitive)
           Das vermag ich nicht zu machen. - I'm not able to do that.
     5. v. to cause someone to do something, to impel
um
     1. prep. about
           Es geht um den Kuchen. - It's about the pie.
     2. prep. around
           Um die Ecke - around the corner
     3. prep. at, by (qual, when relating to time)
           Um acht Uhr reisen wir ab - At eight o’clock we depart
     4. prep. by (qual, percentage difference)
           Die Verkaufsmengen gingen um 6% zurück. - Sales in volume has decreased by 6%.
     5. prep. (Austria) for qual, amount of money
           Um einen Euro bekommt man heute nicht besonders viel. - You can't buy much for one euro these days.
           Heute im Sonderangebot um nur 99 Euro. - Special offer today for only 99 euros.
     6. conj. in order to, so as to
           Wir sind gekommen, um zu helfen. - We’ve come (in order) to help.
     7. adj. (predicative, not attributive) up, in the sense of finished
           Werden dich in kurzem binden/ Erdgeist, deine Zeit ist um - source=Friedrich von Hardenberg, Novalis
     8. adv. around, about
     9. adv. turned over, changed, from one state to another
Gewinn
     1. n. profit, gain, yield
     2. n. winnings, prize
     3. v. singular imperative of gewinnen
zu
     1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality)
           zum Bahnhof - to the train station
     2. prep. with respect to; regarding
           Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that...
     3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question))
           Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal
     4. prep. at, on (indicates location)
           zu Hause - at home
     5. prep. at (indicates time)
           zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time
           zu Beginn - at the beginning
     6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.))
           zu Pferd - on horseback
     7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of)
     8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of)
     9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance)
     10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of)
     11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios)
     12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate)
     13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to
           etwas zu essen - something to eat
     14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively)
           zu schnell - too fast
     15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.)
           Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good!
     16. adv. towards; at
     17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked
     18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action))
     19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open)
           Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed.
           Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety.
           Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there.
     20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade)
     21. adj. done up (fastened)
     22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk
erzielen
     1. v. to achieve, to obtain, to attain, to reach, to arrive, to realize
           eine Einigung erzielen - to reach an agreement
     2. v. to score (to earn points in a game)
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