| aufheben |
| 1. v. to pick up (something lying on the ground) | |
| Er hob seinen Hut wieder auf, der ihm vom Kopf geweht wurde. - He picked his hat back up, which had been blown off his head. | |
| 2. v. (often with reflexive dative) to keep something for the future (emphasis on not throwing away) | |
| Ein Brötchen hab ich schon gegessen und das andere heb ich mir für später auf. - I’ve already eaten one breadroll and the other one I keep for later. | |
| Sie hat all unsere Spielsachen bis heute aufgehoben. - She's kept all of our old toys to this day. | |
| 3. v. to abolish (rule, law, etc.) | |
| Die Prohibition wurde aufgehoben. - Prohibition was abolished. | |
| 4. v. to sublate (preserve and cancel simultaneously) | |
| kann |
| 1. v. first-person singular present of können | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present of können | |
| können |
| 1. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can. | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary) | |
| Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him? | |
| Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that. | |
| Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be. | |
| Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
| 3. v. to be able to do something implied; can. | |
| Nein, ich kann nicht. - No, I can’t. | |
| Er hat gekonnt. - He was able to do it. | |
| 4. v. to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w | |
| Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. - I know German and English. | |
| Kannst du es? - Can you do it? | |
| Das hätte ich nicht gekonnt. - I couldn’t have done that. / I wouldn’t have been capable of that. | |
| 5. v. to be possible, to make sense | |
| Nächstes Jahr is’n Schaltjahr. – Das kann nich’. Letztes Jahr war doch Schaltjahr! - Next year is a leap year. – That’s not possible. Last year w | |
| 6. v. (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may. | |
| Kann ich mitkommen? - May I come along? | |
| Er hat nicht ins Kino gehen können. - He was not allowed to go to the cinema. | |
| 7. v. (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed | |
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| Ich |
| 1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego | |
| 2. n. self, me, him, etc. | |
| das wahre Ich - the real me | |
| 3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun) | |
| deinen |
| 1. det. (possessive) masculine accusative singular of dein | |
| 2. det. (possessive) dative plural of dein | |
| schrecklichen |
| 1. adj. form of schrecklich | |
| schrecklich |
| 1. adj. awful, terrible, horrible | |
| schrecklicher Lärm - awful noise | |
| 2. adv. awfully, terribly | |
| schrecklich laut - awfully noisy | |
| schrecklich nervös - awfully nervous | |
| schrecklich schwierig - terribly difficult | |
| Spruch |
| 1. n. short saying, expression or dictum that is remembered or is meaningful in itself | |
| 2. n. stock phrase | |
| 3. n. slogan | |
| 4. n. sharp remark or repartee | |
| 5. n. (often guter Spruch) witticism, witty quote | |
| 6. n. proverb, saying | |
| 7. n. popular verse or short poem | |
| 8. n. particular kind of medieval lyric poem | |
| 9. n. (law) judgment, decision | |
| zwar |
| 1. adv. Signals a following contrary clause, which is usually introduced with aber, stressing that the speaker is aware of the contradiction, but that it does not invalidate the statement. | |
| Dieser Rock ist zwar teuer, aber ich kaufe ihn trotzdem. - This skirt is admittedly expensive, but I’ll buy it anyway. | |
| Wir hatten zwar viele Probleme, aber letztlich hat es sich auf jeden Fall gelohnt. - We did have a lot of problems, but in the end it was definitely worth it. | |
| 2. adv. namely; (only in the form und zwar) | |
| Aber dann habe ich mir doch eins gekauft, und zwar das blaue. - But then I bought one anyway, namely the blue one. | |
| Ich habe was Tolles gemacht! Und zwar habe ich geschmacksfreies Eis erfunden. - I did something great! Namely I invented taste-free ice cream. | |
| nicht |
| 1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb) | |
| Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb! | |
| Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true. | |
| 2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not? | |
| Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you? | |
| Aber |
| 1. n. an objection, a but | |
| 2. conj. but; however; though | |
| Ich mag keine Orangen, aber ich mag Äpfel. - I don't like oranges, but I like apples. | |
| 3. adv. (obsolete, except in compounds) again | |
| 4. adv. (qualifier) rather; quite; unusually; used with adjectives to express a surprising degree, whether this surprise be real or for effect | |
| Das ist aber teuer. - That's rather expensive. ≈ That's more expensive than I would’ve thought. | |
| Du bist aber groß geworden! - Look how tall you’ve become! (said to a child) | |
| 5. adv. nonetheless, nevertheless | |
| mildern |
| 1. v. to mitigate | |
