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aushängendes
virtuelles
     1. adj. form of virtuell
Brett
     1. n. board, plank
           Die Fenster des verlassenen Hauses waren alle mit Brettern vernagelt. - The windows of the abandoned house were all boarded up (nailed shut with boards).
für
     1. prep. for
           Das Geschenk ist für dich. - The present is for you.
     2. prep. in favor of, in support of
           Ich bin für die erste Option. - I'm in favor of the first option.
     3. prep. by the standards of
           Für einen Ausländer sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch. - For a foreigner, you speak German very well.
     4. prep. on behalf of
           Mein Anwalt wird das für mich beantworten. - My lawyer will answer to that on my behalf.
     5. prep. kind / type of
           Was für ein Kuchen ist das? - What kind of cake is this?
     6. prep. (informal) instead of
           Für die Hose hab ich jetzt den Rock genommen. - Instead of the trousers which I chose not to buy, I took the skirt.
     7. prep. (colloquial nonstandard) in order to (with zu and infinitive)
           Der Papa holt das Werkzeug, für die Waschmaschine zu reparieren. - Daddy is getting his tools in order to repair the washing machine.
Mitteilungen
     1. n. plural of Mitteilung
     Mitteilung
          1. n-f. message (communications: Information which is sent from a source to a receiver)
insbesondere
     1. adv. in particular, particularly
Als
     1. n. creek, drainage channel
     2. conj. (subordinating, referring to time of occurrence) at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as
           Als er ankam, öffnete sie die Tür. - When he arrived, she opened the door.
           Als wir jung waren, spielten wir im Wald. - We played in the forest when we were young.
     3. conj. (used with a comparison or as an exception) than
           Zwei ist größer als eins. - Two is greater than one.
           Die Kopie sieht anders aus als das Original. - The copy looks different than the original.
           Er sagt nichts anderes als die Wahrheit. - He tells nothing other than the truth.
     4. conj. as; like; in the function of; in the form of
           Als Polizist muss ich es tun. - As a policeman, I must do it.
           Wir sind Feinde, aber im Moment müssen wir uns als Freunde verhalten. - We are enemies, but for now we must act like friends.
           Sie verkleidete sich als Krankenschwester, um das Krankenhaus zu betreten. - She disguised herself as a nurse to enter the hospital.
     5. conj. as if
     6. conj. (after negative pronoun) but, other than
Seite
     1. n-f. (geometry, and in general) side (a bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape)
           Ein Dreieck hat drei Seiten. - A triangle has three sides.
     2. n-f. (geometry) face, side, surface of any three-dimensional object
           Ein Würfel hat sechs identische Seiten. - A cube has six identical sides.
     3. n-f. page (single leaf of any manuscript or book)
     4. n-f. side (one of the two surfaces of a sheet of paper)
           Du kannst auf beide Seiten des Blattes schreiben. - You can write on both sides of the paper.
     5. n-f. one side or half of something or someone
           Auf der rechten Seite findest du nützliche Info. Die andere Seite ist nutzlos. - On the right side you will find useful information. The other side is useless.
           Beide Seiten sind unleserlich. - Both sides are illegible.
           Die eine Seite des Gebäudes brannte. - One side of the building was aflame.
     6. n-f. (figuratively) a certain aspect of a concept
           Versuch es einmal von der schönen Seite zu betrachten. - Try to look at it from the bright side.
           Um ein Problem zu lösen muss man den Sachverhalt von allen Seiten betrachten. - To solve a problem, one has to take into account all the specific aspects of the issue.
     7. n-f. (figuratively) side, faction or group of competitors in a war, game, conflict or any other competitive situation in opposite to their opponents
           Keine Seite kann diesen Krieg gewinnen. - No faction is able to win this war.
           Ich bin immer auf der Seite der Verlierer. - I am always on the side of the losers.
     8. n-f. face of a coin or dice
     9. n-f. (computing) website
im
     1. contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the
     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)
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
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