selten |
1. adj. rare, infrequent, uncommon, scarce | |
2. adj. unusual, curious | |
3. adv. seldom; rarely | |
Er ist selten unfreundlich. - He’s rarely ever unfriendly. | |
4. adv. (chiefly informal, with adjective) unusually; extremely | |
Der Typ war ja selten unfreundlich! - That guy was extremely unfriendly! | |
Das ist selten dämlich. - That’s peculiarly stupid. | |
kurz |
1. adj. short, brief | |
2. adj. concise | |
3. adv. briefly, in short | |
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. | |
Pferdeapfel |
1. n. road apple | |