| reflexiv |
| 1. adj. (grammar, mathematics) reflexive | |
| sich |
| 1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object). | |
| 2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object). | |
| mit |
| 1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside) | |
| Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends. | |
| 2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of) | |
| Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil. | |
| Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus. | |
| 3. prep. with (as an accessory to) | |
| 4. prep. with (having) | |
| 5. prep. at (with the age of) | |
| 6. prep. with, including, with ... included | |
| 7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group | |
| Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town. | |
| Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived. | |
| 8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well) | |
| 9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it | |
| Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course. | |
| großem |
| 1. adj. form of groß | |
| Kraftaufwand |
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| Großer |
| 1. n. (title) great (referring to a male) | |
| Alexander der Große - Alexander the Great | |
| 2. n. adult (male or of unspecified gender) | |
| 3. adj. form of groß | |
| Mühe |
| 1. n-f. effort, difficulty | |
| Fleiß |
| 1. n. diligence, industriousness, assiduity, assiduousness, effort, hard work | |
| Ausdauer |
| 1. n. constancy | |
| 2. n. endurance | |
| 3. n. perseverance | |
| 4. n. persistence | |
| 5. n. stamina | |
| und |
| 1. conj. (co-ordinating) and | |
| Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake | |
| Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered. | |
| 2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them | |
| Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year! | |
| 3. interj. so?, now?, and? | |
| Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go? | |
| So |
| 1. n. (nonstandard) abbreviation of Sonntag, t=Sunday Alternative form of So. | |
| 2. adv. so, such, that | |
| Die Leute sind so nett. - People are so nice. | |
| Dieser Hammer ist nicht so gut. - This hammer is not that good. | |
| Das ist so eine gute Idee! - That is such a good idea! | |
| so und so - such and such | |
| 3. adv. as (followed by an adjective or adverb plus wie in a statement of equality) | |
| Er rennt so schnell wie der Blitz. - He runs as fast as lightning. | |
| 4. adv. thus, like this/that, in this/that way, in this/that manner | |
| Wenn du den Ball so wirfst, triffst du die Zielscheibe. - If you throw the ball like this, you'll hit the target. | |
| 5. adv. then (in that case) | |
| Wirst du wieder gesund, so freue ich mich. - If you get healthy again, then I'll be happy. | |
| 6. adv. (colloquial) expletive; sometimes intensifying, sometimes with no noticeable meaning | |
| Wir sind runtergegangen und haben uns hier so hingesetzt. - We went downstairs and, like, sat down here. | |
| 7. conj. (coordinating) thus, so, pursuant to the aforementioned premises | |
| 8. conj. (subordinating, chiefly archaic, sometimes legal and regional) an, if | |
| So es Euch beliebt. - If it pleases you. | |
| 9. part. (colloquial) (quotative particle, somewhat similar to be like but also combinable with other verbs) | |
| Ich so: "Mach mal dalli!", und er dann so: "Ich bin ja schon dabei!" - I was like, "Hurry up!" and he was like, "I'm already on it!". | |
| Ich dachte mir nur so: "Ja komm, lass stecken." - All I thought to myself at that moment was, "Yeah whatever, forget about it.". | |
| 10. pron. (obsolete, relative) that, which, who | |
| Derhalben sind die Christen schuldig, der Obrigkeit unterthan ... zu seyn in Allem, so ohne Sünde geschehen mag. - That do the Christians owe: to be obedient to the authority ... zu seyn in All | |
| 11. interj. (tlb, colloquial) (a discourse marker in the beginning of a sentence indicating a topic having been dealt with and another being tackled) | |
| weiter |
| 1. adj. comparative of weit | |
| 2. adv. comparative of weit | |
| Ich kann weiter springen als du. - I can jump further than you. | |
| 3. adv. further, farther, more | |
| noch weiter - even more | |
| weiter umfassend - further comprising | |
| 4. adv. on; expresses the continuation of an action | |
| Geh weiter! - Walk on! | |
| Er spricht einfach weiter. - He just keeps talking. | |
| Wir müssen weiter unsere Pflicht tun. - We must continue to do our obligations. | |
| 5. interj. go on | |
| 6. interj. next | |
| weit |
| 1. adj. wide | |
| 2. adj. large | |
| 3. adj. far, distant (of the past or future) | |
| Der Roman spielt in der weiten Zukunft. - The novel takes place in the far future. | |
| 4. adj. Denotes a certain point in time or in some process or schedule, or a certain stage of development. | |
| Es ist fast so weit, das Ritual durchzuführen. - It's almost time to perform the ritual. | |
| Computer sind so weit fortgeschritten, dass sie Sprache verstehen. - Computers have advanced enough to understand language. | |
| 5. adv. far | |
| und so weiter |
| 1. adv. et cetera, and so on, and so forth | |
| 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. | |
| eine |
| 1. num. feminine singular of ein | |
| 2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an | |
| 3. pron. feminine singular of einer | |
| 4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer | |
| 5. pron. singular of einer | |
| Leistung |
| 1. n-f. performance, accomplishment | |
| ausgezeichnete Leistung. - outstanding performance. | |
| 2. n-f. service | |
| 3. n-f. (law) contractual performance | |
| 4. n-f. (physics) power | |
| 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? | |
| Leistungssteigerung |
| 1. n-f. performance enhancement | |
| einsetzen |
| 1. v. to put in; set in; insert | |
| 2. v. (medicine) to implant | |
| 3. v. to use; employ | |
| 4. v. to appoint | |
| Wir sollten ihn als Leiter der Kommission einsetzen. - We should appoint him (as) head of the commission. | |
| 5. v. to risk | |
| Für die Rettung der anderen setzte er sein Leben ein. - He risked his life to save the others. | |
| 6. v. to stake | |
| 7. v. to start; begin | |
| 8. v. to speak up for; to dedicate considerable mental or physical energy in pursuit of a goal | |
| Wir werden uns nachdrücklich dafür einsetzen. - We will do all we can to achieve this goal. | |
| sich weiterhin dafür einsetzen. - to continue to advocate. | |
