| lautliche |
| 1. adj. form of lautlich | |
| übereinstimmung |
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| 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? | |
| ähnlichkeit |
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| 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) | |
| gleicher |
| 1. adj. form of gleich | |
| gleich |
| 1. adj. equal | |
| Zwei plus zwei ist gleich vier. - Two plus two is equal to four. | |
| 2. adj. same; very similar | |
| Zufälligerweise hatten wir beide die gleiche Idee. - Coincidentally, we both had the same idea. | |
| 3. adj. (often proscribed) same; identical | |
| 4. adv. alike | |
| Er malt alle seine Bilder gleich. - He paints all of his pictures alike. | |
| 5. adv. in a moment | |
| Warte, ich komme gleich zu dir. - Hold on, I'll come to you in a moment. | |
| 6. adv. at once, at a time, simultaneously | |
| Weil ich hungrig war, habe ich mir gleich zwei Stücke Kuchen vom Buffet genommen. - Because I was hungry, I took two piece of cake at once from the buffet. | |
| 7. adv. right; just; directly | |
| Mein Haus befindet gleich neben dem Stadtpark. - My house is located right next to the city park. | |
| 8. adv. now; immediately; straight away | |
| Nachdem sie im Hotel angekommen war, legte sie sich gleich ins Bett. - After she had arrived at the hotel, she immediately went to bed. | |
| Position |
| 1. n-f. position, location | |
| 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! | |
| sprachlichen |
| 1. adj. form of sprachlich | |
| Ausdrücken |
| 1. n. noun form of Ausdruck, , dat, p | |
| 2. v. to squeeze, to squeeze out | |
| Benutz die Saftpresse, aber drück die Schalen dann noch mal kräftig mit der Hand aus. - Use the juicer, but then squeeze the peels out firmly once more with your hands. | |
| 3. v. to stub out (a cigarette) | |
| Er drückte seine Zigarette aus. - He stubbed out his cigarette. | |
| 4. v. (usually transitive) to express | |
| Ich weiß nicht, wie ich das ausdrücken soll. - I don’t know how to express this. | |
| Lassen sie es mich noch einmal etwas anders ausdrücken. - Let me rephrase it. | |
| 5. v. to express (oneself) | |
| Er kann sich sowohl mit Worten als auch mit Gestik sehr gut ausdrücken. - He is very good at expressing himself both with words and with gestures. | |
| Ich habe mich eben vielleicht nicht ganz klar ausgedrückt. - Perhaps I did not make myself entirely clear. | |
| Ausdruck |
| 1. n. expression, term | |
| 2. n. diction | |
| 3. n. expression, manifestation | |
| (Meinung/Idee, etc) zum Ausdruck bringen. - to express (opinion, idea, etc). | |
| 4. n. manner | |
| 5. n. printout | |
