| vom |
| 1. contraction. from the, of the; about the (contraction of von + dem) | |
| von |
| 1. prep. from | |
| Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg. | |
| Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister. | |
| 2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below) | |
| das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father | |
| 3. prep. by (with passive voice) | |
| Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company. | |
| 4. prep. about, of (a topic) | |
| Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth. | |
| 5. prep. on, with (a resource) | |
| Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays? | |
| Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb) | |
| dem |
| 1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
| Feuer |
| 1. n-n. fire (chemical process) | |
| Feuer fangen - to catch fire | |
| 2. n-n. fire (instance of something burning) | |
| 3. n-n. (firearms) fire; the act of firing | |
| 4. n-n. (informal) a means for lighting a fire, i.e. a lighter or matches | |
| Hätten Sie mal Feuer für mich? - Do you have a light please? | |
| 5. v. first-person singular present of feuern | |
| 6. v. singular imperative of feuern | |
| 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? | |
| Licht |
| 1. n. light | |
| 2. n. (colloquial) candle | |
| 3. n. (hunting) eye of game, especially ground game | |
| 4. adj. light, bright (luminescent) | |
| 5. adj. unobstructed, clear | |
| Du hast da eine lichte Stelle. - You have an almost bald spot. | |
| aufhören |
| 1. v. (with mit + noun or zu + infinitive) to stop; to quit; to cease | |
| Der Regen hört bestimmt gleich auf. - Surely the rain will stop soon. | |
| Hör damit auf und komm her! - Stop that and come here! | |
| Sie hat aufgehört zu rauchen. - - | |
| Sie hat mit dem Rauchen aufgehört. - She’s stopped smoking. | |
| 2. v. (informal) to stop talking about something +preo, von | |
| Kannst du nicht mal davon aufhören? Das ist Jahre her. - Can’t you stop bringing it up? This was years ago. | |
| 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 | |
| Brennen |
| 1. n. gerund of brennen | |
| 2. v. to burn; to light on fire | |
| Ich beobachtete, wie das Haus brannte. - I watched the house burn. | |
| Es brennt! - There is a fire! | |
| 3. v. to burn; to be on fire | |
| Mein Haus brennt! - My house is on fire! | |
| Trockenes Holz brennt am besten. - Dry wood burns best. | |
| 4. v. to have a strong affection for; to be affectionate | |
| Ich brenne darauf sie zu besuchen! - I would really like to visit her. | |
| 5. v. to be lit, to be on (of a light or lamp) | |
| Das Licht in der Küche brannte noch immer. - The light in the kitchen was still on. | |
| 6. v. to irritate; to induce pain or another painful sensation; to bite; to sting | |
| Die Zwiebeln brennen in meinen Augen! - The onions sting in my eyes! | |
| Dieser Senf brennt wie Teufel auf meiner Zunge! - This mustard bites my tongue like hell! | |
| 7. v. to smart; to sting (a sore or wound) | |
| 8. v. to fire; to bake; to kiln (tiles and pottery) | |
| Dachziegel werden im Brennofen gebrannt. - Tiles are baked in a kiln. | |
| Nach drei Tagen kann die Vase gebrannt werden. - The vase can be fired after three days. | |
| Keramikwaren müssen gebrannt werden, bevor sie genutzt werden können. - Pottery needs to be fired before one can use it. | |
| 9. v. to distil (alcoholic beverages such as schnapps) | |
| 10. v. to burn; to archive data on a storage medium. (such as CDs, DVDs, etc.) | |
| Kannst du mir 'Das weiße Album' von den Beatles brennen? - Can you burn 'The White Album' from The Beatles for me? | |
| 11. v. to emit heat | |
| Die Sonne brannte auf sie herab. - The sun was shining upon them with great heat. | |
| 12. v. to roast | |
| 13. v. to bream (clean a ship etc. by fire and scraping) | |
| 14. v. (Austria, informal) to fork out, to shell out | |
