technische |
1. adj. form of technisch | |
technisch |
1. adj. technical | |
Er arbeitet im technischen Bereich. - He works in the technical field. | |
2. adj. technological | |
3. adj. (relational) engineering | |
Vorrichtung |
1. n-f. device, rig, contrivance, facility | |
2. n-f. jig (tool) | |
um |
1. prep. about | |
Es geht um den Kuchen. - It's about the pie. | |
2. prep. around | |
Um die Ecke - around the corner | |
3. prep. at, by (qual, when relating to time) | |
Um acht Uhr reisen wir ab - At eight o’clock we depart | |
4. prep. by (qual, percentage difference) | |
Die Verkaufsmengen gingen um 6% zurück. - Sales in volume has decreased by 6%. | |
5. prep. (Austria) for qual, amount of money | |
Um einen Euro bekommt man heute nicht besonders viel. - You can't buy much for one euro these days. | |
Heute im Sonderangebot um nur 99 Euro. - Special offer today for only 99 euros. | |
6. conj. in order to, so as to | |
Wir sind gekommen, um zu helfen. - We’ve come (in order) to help. | |
7. adj. (predicative, not attributive) up, in the sense of finished | |
Werden dich in kurzem binden/ Erdgeist, deine Zeit ist um - source=Friedrich von Hardenberg, Novalis | |
8. adv. around, about | |
9. adv. turned over, changed, from one state to another | |
Einer |
1. n-m. (mathematics) unit | |
2. n-m. (mathematics) units' place, ones' place (place value of a number) | |
3. n-m. (sports) single scull | |
4. n-m. (swimming) one-meter diving board | |
5. num. feminine singular of ein | |
6. art. feminine singular of ein | |
7. pron. one | |
8. pron. someone, somebody | |
9. pron. feminine singular of einer | |
Person |
1. n-f. person, individual | |
Ein Tisch für zwei Personen, bitte! - A table for two, please! | |
An der Schlägerei waren mehrere polizeibekannte Personen beteiligt. - Several individuals known to police were involved in the brawl. | |
2. n-f. (pejorative, dated) someone (often female) who is not proper company, mostly because they are of lower class or doubtful morals | |
Diese Person kommt mir nicht mehr ins Haus! - I don’t want this person in my house again! | |
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? | |
Sache |
1. n-f. matter, affair, case, question, issue | |
beschlossene Sache - done deal | |
Die Polizei untersuchte die Sache ohne Ergebnis. - The police investigated the matter with no result. | |
2. n-f. thing, object | |
Da ist noch eine Sache. - There's one more thing (for me to say). | |
3. n-f. (law) thing: corporeal object | |
4. n-f. cause, action | |
5. n-f. subject, matter, business | |
Das ist Privatsache. - That's a private matter. | |
6. n-f. (chiefly in colloquial) kilometers per hour | |
Er raste mit hundert Sachen um die Ecke. - He raced around the corner at 100 per. | |
Halt |
1. n. hold; adhesion | |
2. n. foothold; grip | |
3. n. support | |
4. n. stop (e.g. of a train) | |
5. n. halt; cessation | |
6. v. singular imperative of halten | |
7. interj. stop!, wait! | |
8. adv. (colloquial modal particle) (Indicating that something is generally known, or cannot be changed, or the like; often untranslatable); so, just, simply, indeed, well | |
Er ist halt ein Idiot. - Well, he’s an idiot. | |
Dann müssen wir halt härter arbeiten. - Then we’ll just have to work harder. | |
zu |
1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality) | |
zum Bahnhof - to the train station | |
2. prep. with respect to; regarding | |
Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that... | |
3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question)) | |
Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal | |
4. prep. at, on (indicates location) | |
zu Hause - at home | |
5. prep. at (indicates time) | |
zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time | |
zu Beginn - at the beginning | |
6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.)) | |
zu Pferd - on horseback | |
7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of) | |
8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of) | |
9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance) | |
10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of) | |
11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios) | |
12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate) | |
13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to | |
etwas zu essen - something to eat | |
14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively) | |
zu schnell - too fast | |
15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.) | |
Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good! | |
16. adv. towards; at | |
17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked | |
18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action)) | |
19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open) | |
Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed. | |
Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety. | |
Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there. | |
20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade) | |
21. adj. done up (fastened) | |
22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk | |
geben |
1. v. (ditransitive) to give (changing ownership) | |
Meine Frau hat mir eine neue Uhr gegeben. - My wife gave me a new watch. | |
2. v. (ditransitive) to hand, to pass, to put within reach | |
Gib mir das! - Give me that! | |
Gib mir deine Hand. - Give me your hand (to hold). | |
Könnten Sie mir den Stift geben? - Could you hand me that pen? | |
3. v. (impersonal, transitive) Used to indicate that something exists (often with a certain property and/or in a certain location). Usually translated as there be or there exist | |
Gibt es gute Schulen in der Nähe? - Are there good schools in the neighborhood? | |
Es gibt kein Wasser in dieser Wüste. - There is no water in this desert. | |
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
4. v. (ditransitive, transitive) to communicate (helpful information such as a hint or advice), to signal (in a certain way such as a sign) | |
Darf ich dir einen Rat geben? - May I give you some advice? | |
Der Spieler gab ein Signal, dass er eingewechselt werden wollte. - The player gave a signal that he wanted to be substituted. | |
5. v. to present; to put | |
6. v. to result in | |