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 | |
Fake |
1. n. fake, rip-off (inferior copy) | |
2. n. fake (fraudulent presentation, such as a staged video) | |
3. adj. (tlb, informal) fake, sham, counterfeit | |
News |
1. n. (latest) news | |
Jeden Morgen lese ich die News. - Every morning I read the news. | |
Fake News |
1. n. (chiefly in the plural) fake news | |
sagte |
1. v. first-person singular preterite of sagen | |
2. v. third-person singular preterite of sagen | |
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of sagen | |
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of sagen | |
sagen |
1. v. to say (to pronounce; communicate verbally) | |
2. v. to tell (to inform (someone) verbally) | |
3. v. to mean (to convey or signify) | |
4. v. to speak up (+obj, etwas) | |
man |
1. pron. one, you (indefinite pronoun; construed as a third-person singular) | |
Man kann nicht immer kriegen, was man will. - You can’t always get what you want. | |
Manchmal muss man Kompromisse machen. - Sometimes one must compromise. | |
2. pron. they, people (people in general) | |
Zumindest sagt man das so... - At least that’s what they say... | |
3. pron. someone, somebody (some unspecified person) | |
4. pron. they (some unspecified group of people) | |
5. adv. (colloquial regional northern Germany) just; only | |
Komm man hier rüber! - Just come over here! | |
Das sind man dreißig Stück oder so. - These are only thirty or so. | |
früher |
1. adj. former, previous | |
2. adj. earlier | |
3. adv. formerly | |
4. adv. sooner | |
5. adj. comparative of früh | |
Schwindel |
1. n. swindle | |
2. n. dizziness, vertigo | |
3. v. first-person singular present of schwindeln | |
4. v. singular imperative of schwindeln | |