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.) | |
unten |
1. adv. below | |
2. adv. (colloquial) south | |
3. adv. at a later point in a text | |
ausgehöhlter |
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Schliff |
1. n. (singular only) sharpening i, of a blade | |
2. n. (singular only) grinding | |
3. n. (singular only) cutting i, of precious stones or glass | |
4. n. cut (i, of jewelry) | |
5. n. (figurative) polish, sheen, sophistication | |
etwas den letzten Schliff geben - put the finishing touches to something | |
6. v. first-person singular preterite of schleifen | |
7. v. third-person singular preterite of schleifen | |
bei |
1. prep. (locative) by; near | |
die Bank bei der Kirche - the bench/bank by the church | |
die Bäckerei beim Bahnhof - the bakery near the train station | |
2. prep. (with a person, family, shop) at | |
Ich schlafe bei Peter. - I’m sleeping at Peter’s place. | |
Ich bin beim Metzger. - I'm at the butcher’s. | |
3. prep. (with an organization or company) for; at; in | |
bei der Firma arbeiten - to work for the firm | |
das Arbeitsklima bei Schmidt & Co. - the working atmosphere at Schmidt & Co. | |
4. prep. (formal, reflexive) with; on | |
Er hat es nicht bei sich. - He doesn’t have it on him. | |
→ for which usually: Er hat es nicht dabei. | |
5. prep. (with an event considered certain) upon, at the time of | |
bei Abfahrt des Zuges - upon departure of the train | |
6. prep. (with an event considered theoretical) in case of, in the event of | |
bei Hochwasser - in case of flooding | |
7. prep. (with a continuing activity or condition) during; while; during the existence of | |
bei der Arbeit - during work | |
beim Lesen des Textes - while reading the text | |
bei Schnee - when there is snow | |
8. prep. (with an item that implies an activity) over; during | |
bei einem Glas Wein - over a glass of wine (that is, while drinking it) | |
bei einem Film - during a film (that is, while watching it) | |
9. prep. (dated, in a postal address) care of; via | |
Frau Tina Müller bei Firma Schmidt & Co. - Mrs Tina Müller, care of Schmidt & Co. | |
10. prep. (now dialectal, nonstandard, northern and central Germany, withaccusative) with, to, towards | |
Leg dat bei die andern Sachen! - Put that with the other things! | |
Komm ma bei mich! - Come to me! | |
Schmucksteinen |
1. n. dative plural of Schmuckstein | |
Schmuckstein |
1. n. ornamental stone, gemstone | |