Zustand |
1. n. condition; state | |
in einem einwandfreien Zustand. - in perfect condition. | |
2. n. (software, design) state pattern | |
3. n. (obsolete, grammar) predicate of a sentence | |
4. v. first-person singular preterite of zustehen | |
5. v. third-person singular preterite of zustehen | |
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) | |
Leid |
1. n. woe, grief, distress, sorrow, suffering, affliction | |
2. n. wrong, harm, injury | |
3. adj. (obsolete outside of fixed expressions) distressing, uncomfortable | |
Elend |
1. n. misery | |
2. adj. miserable | |
3. adj. wretched | |
4. adj. sordid | |