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A
     1. n. A
           Von A bis Z. - From A to Z.
           Wer A sagt, muss auch B sagen. - One who says A must also say B.
     2. n. abbr of A-Dur
     3. n. abbr of Ampere
     4. n. abbr of Autobahn
     5. n. Alternative form of Å (symbol for Ångström)
     6. n. alt form-lite, A
     7. n. abbreviation of a-Moll
     8. n. abbreviation of Ar
Car
     1. n. (Switzerland) clipping of Autocar
nosed
carefully
round
the
Corner
     1. n-m. (soccer, Austria, Switzerland) corner kick
ein
     1. art. a, an
           ein Mann - a man
           eine Frau - a woman
           ein Kind - a child
     2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
           ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
           darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
     3. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
Auto
     1. n. car
           Das ist das Auto meines Vaters. - That is my father’s car.
fuhr
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of fahren
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of fahren
     fahren
          1. v. (chiefly of a person or animal) to go at speed
                Der Fuchs fährt aus dem Bau. - The fox dashes from his kennel.
                aus der Haut fahren - to fly off the handle
                einen fahren lassen - to blow off, to break wind
                Die Sonne fährt über das Himmelszelt. - The sun moves athwart the firmament.
          2. v. to go; to run; to drive; to sail
                Autos können schneller fahren als Fahrräder. - Cars can go faster than bikes.
          3. v.          to leave; to depart
                        Beeil dich! Der Zug fährt jetzt gleich. - Hurry up! The train is departing in a moment.
          4. v. to go by vehicle; to sail; to travel
                Er fährt wie ein Bekloppter. - He drives like a maniac.
                Wir fahren diesen Sommer nach Holland. - We’re going to Holland this summer. Implying a trip by car, bike, train, or ship.
          5. v.          to leave and therefor use a vehicle
                        Wir fahren jetzt. - We’re leaving now. (Implying the use of a vehicle.)
          6. v.          to drive; to ride; to sail (a vehicle)
                        Sie fährt einen roten Wagen. - She drives a red car.
          7. v.          to take (someone somewhere by vehicle); to drive; to transport
                        Ich fahre dich zum Bahnhof. - I’ll take you to the train station.
vorsichtig
     1. adj. deliberate (not hasty or sudden); careful, cautious, wary, circumspect
           vorsichtige Schätzung - conservative/modest estimate
     2. adv. carefully
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
die
     1. art. feminine singular of der
           die Frau - the woman
     2. art. plural of der
           die Männer - the men
     3. pron. feminine singular of der
     4. pron. plural of der
     5. pron.          (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose
                   Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that.
     6. pron.          (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them
                   die da - that one/she/they there
     der
          1. art. the
          2. art. feminine singular of der
          3. art. genitive plural of der
          4. pron. who; that; which
                Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that.
          5. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that
          6. pron. (attributive, stressed) that
                Der Mann war es! - It was that man!
          7. pron. (indicative) him, he
                Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it!
          8. pron. (differential) the one, him
                Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat
          9. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her
Ecke
     1. n-f. corner, edge
           Der Tisch steht in der Ecke. - The table stands in the corner.
     2. n-f. a roughly triangular or quadrangular piece of something
           Gib mir mal eine kleine Ecke von dem Kuchen. - Give me a small piece of the cake, please.
     3. n-f. (chiefly colloquial) region; area; neighbourhood
           Ihr wohnt ja hier in ’ner ganz netten Ecke. - You guys live in a nice area around here.
     4. n-f. (graph theory) vertex, node
     5. n-f. (sports) corner, corner kick
die Ecke
     1. adv. (colloquial idiomatic postpositioned) thereabout, approximately, roughly
           Wo seid ihr überall gewesen? – Nürnberg, Würzburg, Bamberg, so die Ecke. - “What places did you visit?” − “Nuremberg, Würzburg, Bamberg, thereabout.”
           Ich bin um Mitternacht die Ecke wieder da. - “I'll be back at midnight or thereabout.”
           Der Baum ist bestimmt zwanzig Meter hoch. – Ja, die Ecke. - “That tree must be twenty metres high.” – “Yes, thereabout.”
Kriechen
     1. n. creep (motion, deformation), (gerund of kriechen)
     2. n. plural of Krieche
     3. v. to creep; to crawl
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary