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Dunkel
1. n. dark
2. adj. (of light, colour) dark
Im Winter wird es früher dunkel. - In the winter, it gets dark earlier.
Das dunkle Rot gefällt mir besser. - I like the dark red better.
3. adj. (of sound) deep
Er hat schon eine ganz dunkle Stimme. - He’s already got a very deep voice.
4. adj. (of memory, ideas) vague, faint
Ich habe nur dunkle Erinnerungen an meine Großmutter. - I have only faint memories of my grandmother.
5. v. first-person singular present of dunkeln
6. v. singular imperative of dunkeln
dunkeln
1. v. to darken
Kaum fing es an zu dunkeln, als ... - It had just started to get dark, when ..., It had just started to get dark, when ...
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
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
Hautfarbe
1. n-f. skin color; complexion
Viele Sudanesen sind von fast pechschwarzer Hautfarbe. - Many Sudanese people are of almost pitch-black skin color.
2. n-f. a color similar to the average skin color of white people in central and northern Europe, often found in colored pencils; flesh
Die Milch in deinem Bild sieht unappetitlich aus, weil du sie mit Hautfarbe ausgemalt hast. - The milk in your picture looks unappetizing, because you colored it in skin color.
bezogen
1. Participle. past participle of beziehen
2. adj. related
Bevölkerungsbezogene Untersuchungen. - Population-based studies.
3. v. first-person plural preterite of beziehen
4. v. third-person plural preterite of beziehen
beziehen
1. v. to refer, relate to
Worauf bezieht sich dieser Satz? - What does this sentence refer to?
Ich beziehe mich auf Paragraf 3 der Satzung. - I refer to paragraph 3 of the charter.
2. v. Senses related to covering.
3. v. to put a sheet or cover on (a mattress, duvet etc.)
Könntest du das Bett beziehen? - Could you put sheets on the bed?
4. v. to upholster (a piece of furniture)
Die Stuhllehne muss neu bezogen werden. - The back of the chair must be re-upholstered.
5. v. to become overcast
Der Himmel bezog sich. - The sky became overcast.
6. v. Senses related to settling in a place.
7. v. to move into (a dwelling)
Wann haben Sie die Wohnung bezogen? - When did you move into the apartment?
8. v. to take up (a position)
Die Wachsoldaten haben ihre Posten bezogen. - The sentry soldiers have taken up their posts.
9. v. to take (a position, stand)
Wir müssen in dieser Sache ganz deutlich Stellung/Position beziehen. - We must take a very clear stand in this matter.
10. v. Senses related to obtaining.
11. v. to draw, receive (a regular payment such as a pension or benefit)
Beziehen Sie eine Rente? - Do you draw a pension?
12. v. to buy something regularly from the same provider
Die Safterei bezieht ihre Äpfel von Obsthöfen aus der Umgebung. - The juice factory procures its apples from near-by fruit farms.
13. v. to have a subscription to/for
Er bezieht drei Tageszeitungen. - He has subcriptions to three daily newspapers.
Wir beziehen Kabelfernsehen. - We are subscribed to cable TV.
14. v. to collect (taxes)

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