| auf |
| 1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of) | |
| Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table. | |
| 2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of) | |
| Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table. | |
| 3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility) | |
| Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house. | |
| Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up. | |
| 4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in | |
| Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that. | |
| auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square | |
| Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea. | |
| auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair | |
| auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post) | |
| 5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in | |
| auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair | |
| auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post) | |
| 6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below) | |
| Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German? | |
| 7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable) | |
| Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine. | |
| Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday! | |
| 8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of) | |
| auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come | |
| 9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish) | |
| Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health! | |
| Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time. | |
| 10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something) | |
| X auf Y Meter groß | |
| 11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open | |
| Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open. | |
| 12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food) | |
| Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup? | |
| Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed) | |
| 13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed | |
| Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock. | |
| 14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before) | |
| 15. interj. have a go | |
| Einer |
| 1. n-m. (mathematics) unit | |
| 2. n-m. (mathematics) units' place, ones' place (place value of a number) | |
| 3. n-m. (sports) single scull | |
| 4. n-m. (swimming) one-meter diving board | |
| 5. num. feminine singular of ein | |
| 6. art. feminine singular of ein | |
| 7. pron. one | |
| 8. pron. someone, somebody | |
| 9. pron. feminine singular of einer | |
| hohen |
| 1. adj. form of hoch, en | |
| hoch |
| 1. adj. high, tall | |
| 2. adj. high, great, immense | |
| 3. adj. grand, important | |
| 4. adv. up, upwards | |
| 5. adv. (colloquial figurative) northwards | |
| Wir fahren hoch an die Küste. - We'll drive up to the coast. | |
| 6. adv. (mathematics) to the power of | |
| fünf hoch vier - five to the power of four, (5⁴) | |
| Achtung |
| 1. n. attention | |
| 2. n. esteem | |
| 3. n. respect | |
| 4. interj. watch out, attention, warning or caution | |
| 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) | |
| Würde |
| 1. n-f. dignity | |
| 2. v. first-person singular subjunctive of werden | |
| 3. v. third-person singular subjunctive of werden | |
| Erhabenheit |
| 1. n. sublimity | |
| 2. n. loftiness | |
| oder |
| 1. conj. or | |
| Danach alles gestr. oder noch 1–2 Wörter? - Is everything after that crossed out or are there one or two more words? | |
| 2. part. (tag question) right?; is it?; is it not? | |
| Es ist kalt heute, oder? - It’s cold today, isn’t it? | |
| Das war keine so gute Idee, oder? - That wasn’t such a good idea, was it? | |
| Du kommst aus Deutschland, oder? - You’re from Germany, aren’t you? | |
| Wert |
| 1. n. value (determinable numerical quantity) | |
| Dieser Wert schwankt normalerweise zwischen 95 und 99%. - This value usually ranges between 95 and 99%. | |
| Die gemessenen Werte werden in der Tabelle eingetragen. - The measured values are entered in the chart. | |
| 2. n. worth, value (state or degree of being estimated) | |
| Der Wert eines Menschenlebens darf nicht an Bedingungen gebunden sein. - The worth of a human life must not be tied to conditions. | |
| Der Wert des Hauses beläuft sich auf rund 360.000 Euro. - The value of the house amounts to around 360,000 euros. | |
| 3. n. (often, plural) value (moral ideal or norm) | |
| Ehrlichkeit ist für mich ein wichtiger Wert. - Honesty is an important value to me. | |
| die Werte des christlichen Abendlands - the values of the Christian Occident | |
| 4. adj. (with accusative; higher register with genitive) worth something, worthy of something | |
| Das ist die Mühe nicht wert. - That's not worth the effort. | |
| Sie fand es nicht der Mühe wert. - She didn't find it worth the effort. | |
| Der Wein ist seinen Preis wert. - The wine is worth its price. | |
| Gold(es) wert sein - to be worth gold/worth its weight in gold | |
| Er ist die ganze Aufmerksamkeit nicht wert, die er bekommt. - He's not worthy of all the attention he gets. | |
| 5. adj. (higher register, with genitive) worthy of someone | |
| Das ist meiner nicht wert. - That’s below my dignity. | |
| 6. adj. (formal) dear | |
| Werte Gäste, ... - Dear guests, ... | |
| beruhende |
| 1. adj. form of beruhend | |
| beruhend |
| 1. Participle. present participle of beruhen | |
| 2. adj. based (on) | |
| Scheu |
| 1. n. shyness | |
| 2. adj. shy (reserved) | |
| 3. adj. shy, skittish, startlish (easily frightened) | |
