| humorvoll |
| 1. adj. humorous | |
| nur |
| 1. adv. only, just, merely, simply | |
| Nur reife Kirschen dürfen auf den Kuchen. - Only ripe cherries may go on the cake. | |
| Du musst nur die Werte eingeben und den Rest macht der Computer. - You just have to enter the values and the computer will do the rest. | |
| 2. adv. ever; at all | |
| Ich helfe dir, wo ich nur kann. - I’ll help you wherever I can. | |
| 3. adv. however, though | |
| Wir könnten es versuchen. Nur wären die Risiken sehr hoch. - We could try. The risks would be very high, however. | |
| 4. conj. (chiefly colloquial) but | |
| Ich wär auf jeden Fall dabei, nur ich hab echt keine Zeit. - I’d definitely come along, but I really don’t have the time. | |
| Plural |
| 1. n-m. (grammar) plural | |
| 2. adj. pluralistic | |
| Konfrontation |
| 1. n-f. confrontation (the act of confronting or challenging another, especially face-to-face) | |
| 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? | |
| Kampf |
| 1. n. fight, struggle | |
| ohne |
| 1. conj. (+ dass or zu clause) without | |
| Viele Jahre sind vergangen, ohne dir zu sagen, was du mir bedeutest. - Many years have gone by without telling you what you mean to me. | |
| 2. prep. (+accusative) without | |
| Ohne dich bin ich nichts. - Without you I am nothing. | |
| 3. adv. without | |
| Ich mag Fußball, aber ich kann auch ohne leben. - I like soccer, but I could live without. | |
| Ernst |
| 1. n. earnestness, seriousness | |
| 2. n. (with possessive determiner, idiomatic) a serious statement, a seriously meant action | |
| Ist das dein Ernst? - Is that your serious opinion? | |
| Das ist mein Ernst, wenn ich sage, dass dieser Rock zu kurz ist. - I mean it when I say this skirt is too short. | |
| 3. Proper noun. given name, male, eq=Ernest, f=Erna | |
| 4. adj. serious, severe, grave | |
| 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? | |
| Kraft |
| 1. n. power, force, strength | |
| Er hat keine Kraft mehr. - He has no more power. | |
| 2. n. (physics) force | |
| Bei der Geschwindigkeit wirken immense Kräfte. | |
| 3. n. (military usually plural) force (soldier) | |
| Die Front braucht frische Kräfte. - The front needs fresh forces. | |
| 4. n. (often in compounds) worker, employee | |
| Man müsste eine Kraft einstellen, um diese ganzen Akten zu sortieren. - We should hire someone to organize all these files. | |
| 5. prep. (officialese) on the basis of; by virtue of; by means of, through | |
