| vor |
| 1. prep. in front of, ahead of (relative location in space) | |
| 2. prep. before, prior to, ahead of (relative location in time) | |
| 3. prep. ago (location in the past relative to the present) | |
| vor drei Tagen - three days ago | |
| vor einiger Zeit - a while ago | |
| 4. prep. from, against (a threat or negative outcome) | |
| Er konnte vor dem Tsunami nicht mehr fliehen. - He couldn't escape (from) the tsunami. | |
| Du hast mich vorm Ertrinken gerettet. - You saved me from drowning. | |
| vor Verlusten schützen - to protect against losses | |
| sich vor jemandem verstecken - to hide from somebody | |
| 5. prep. (what) with, (out) of (stating cause) | |
| vor Freude weinen - to cry with joy | |
| Ich sterbe vor Durst. - I'm dying of thirst. | |
| Ich kann dich vor all dem Rauch gar nicht sehen. - I can't even see you, what with all the smoke. | |
| Vor lauter Angst traute sich keiner im Raum mehr zu atmen. - Nobody in the room dared to breathe out of sheer fright. | |
| langer |
| 1. adj. form of lang | |
| Zeit |
| 1. n-f. time (as a concept) | |
| 2. n-f. time of day ((clipping of Uhrzeit)) | |
| 3. n-f. period, era (time in the past) | |
| 4. n-f. stint (e.g. in the army) | |
| 5. n-f. (grammar) tense | |
| 6. prep. (solemn) for the entire time of, during | |
| Zeit ihrer Beziehung haben sie sich nie gestritten. - They never argued once during their relationship. | |
| einst |
| 1. adv. once, formerly (during some period in the past) | |
| 2. adv. one time, at one point (sometime in the future) | |
