der |
1. art. the | |
2. art. feminine singular of der | |
3. art. genitive plural of der | |
4. pron. who; that; which | |
Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that. | |
5. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that | |
6. pron. (attributive, stressed) that | |
Der Mann war es! - It was that man! | |
7. pron. (indicative) him, he | |
Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it! | |
8. pron. (differential) the one, him | |
Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat | |
9. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her | |
Spaziergang |
1. n. walk (trip made by walking) | |
Viele Menschen machen am Sonntag einen Spaziergang mit ihrer Familie. - On Sunday, many people go for a walk with their families. | |
2. n. (figurative) walk in the park | |
Dieser Kampf wird für ihn kein Spaziergang. - This fight won’t be a walk in the park for him. | |
führt |
1. v. third-person singular present of führen | |
2. v. second-person plural present of führen | |
3. v. plural imperative of führen | |
führen |
1. v. to lead | |
2. v. to carry, to sell | |
Der Laden führt keine Zigaretten. - The shop doesn't carry cigarettes. | |
3. v. to conduct some activity or process, to hold (a discussion, a negotiation), to have (a conversation), to lead (one's life), to wage (a war or campaign), to fight (a war) | |
Regie führen - to direct (a film) | |
4. v. to wield (a weapon) | |
Die Heldin führte ein mächtiges Schwert. - The heroine wielded a mighty sword. | |
5. v. to behave oneself, to conduct oneself (of prisoner, student or other person under supervision) | |
6. v. (of an athlete or sports team) to be in the lead | |
7. v. first-person plural preterite subjunctive of fahren | |
8. v. third-person plural preterite subjunctive of fahren | |
fahren |
1. v. (chiefly of a person or animal) to go at speed | |
Der Fuchs fährt aus dem Bau. - The fox dashes from his kennel. | |
aus der Haut fahren - to fly off the handle | |
einen fahren lassen - to blow off, to break wind | |
Die Sonne fährt über das Himmelszelt. - The sun moves athwart the firmament. | |
2. v. to go; to run; to drive; to sail | |
Autos können schneller fahren als Fahrräder. - Cars can go faster than bikes. | |
3. v. to leave; to depart | |
Beeil dich! Der Zug fährt jetzt gleich. - Hurry up! The train is departing in a moment. | |
4. v. to go by vehicle; to sail; to travel | |
Er fährt wie ein Bekloppter. - He drives like a maniac. | |
Wir fahren diesen Sommer nach Holland. - We’re going to Holland this summer. Implying a trip by car, bike, train, or ship. | |
5. v. to leave and therefor use a vehicle | |
Wir fahren jetzt. - We’re leaving now. (Implying the use of a vehicle.) | |
6. v. to drive; to ride; to sail (a vehicle) | |
Sie fährt einen roten Wagen. - She drives a red car. | |
7. v. to take (someone somewhere by vehicle); to drive; to transport | |
Ich fahre dich zum Bahnhof. - I’ll take you to the train station. | |
Friedrich |
1. Proper noun. given name, male, eq=Frederick | |
2. Proper noun. surname, from=patronymics | |
über |
1. prep. (accusative, or dative) above, over (spatially) | |
Über dem Wald ist der Himmel blau. - Over the forest, the sky is blue. | |
Die Vögel flogen über den Wald. - The birds flew over the forest. | |
2. prep. about, concerning, over, at (in reference to) | |
Die ganze Klasse lachte über ihren Witz. - The entire class laughed at her joke. | |
3. prep. (accusative) via, through, by way of | |
Der Zug fährt über den Hauptbahnhof. - The train goes via the main station. | |
Ich kaufe alles über das Internet. - I buy everything through the internet. | |
4. prep. (accusative) across | |
Ich fahre mit der Fähre über die Ostsee. - I travel on the ferry across the Baltic Sea. | |
5. prep. (accusative) during, for, over a time period | |
Es regnete über das Wochenende. - It rained over the weekend. | |
Er hat uns über Jahre belogen. - He's lied to us for years. | |
6. prep. (accusative) about | |
Ich schreibe ein Buch über Goethes Leben. - I'm writing a book about Goethe's life. | |
7. prep. around, among | |
8. prep. over, more than, above (a quantity) | |
9. prep. beyond | |
Die technischen Probleme in der Welt von heute gehen weit über den Rahmen des Technischen hinaus. - The technological problems in today's world extend far beyond the scope of technology. | |
10. prep. at (when 'over' or 'about' could roughly be substituted) | |
11. adj. (tlb, colloquial) left over, remaining, (replaces übrig in all its predicative instances, including those lexicalized as verb prefixoids.) | |
überbleiben - to be left over, to remain | |
Hier sind noch zwei Gurken über. Willst du die haben? - Here there are two gherkins left. Wanna have em? | |
12. adv. over (in certain select phrases) | |
über und über - over and over | |
13. post. (following accusative) throughout | |
Den ganzen Tag über. - Throughout the entire day. | |
eine |
1. num. feminine singular of ein | |
2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an | |
3. pron. feminine singular of einer | |
4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer | |
5. pron. singular of einer | |
steile |
1. adj. form of steil | |
Straße |
1. n-f. street; road (a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or outside a settlement) | |
Das Kind überquerte die Straße. - The child crossed the street. | |
Diese Straße führt nach Kirchdorf. - This road goes to Kirchdorf. | |
Die Straße ist für den Verkehr gesperrt. - The street is closed for traffic. | |
2. n-f. carriageway (the part of a road or street used by vehicles, excluding the pavement, etc.) | |
3. n-f. (figuratively) public, any area accessible to anyone | |
4. n-f. (figuratively) general public, using the locale to describe people not part of a specific group | |
5. n-f. the streets, areas or groups of people of no income or criminal affiliation, or the leading of a life associated with these | |
6. n-f. strait (channel of water) | |
7. n-f. (poker) straight | |
auf |
1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of) | |
Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table. | |
2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of) | |
Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table. | |
3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility) | |
Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house. | |
Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up. | |
4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in | |
Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that. | |
auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square | |
Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea. | |
auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair | |
auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post) | |
5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in | |
auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair | |
auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post) | |
6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below) | |
Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German? | |
7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable) | |
Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine. | |
Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday! | |
8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of) | |
auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come | |
9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish) | |
Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health! | |
Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time. | |
10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something) | |
X auf Y Meter groß | |
11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open | |
Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open. | |
12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food) | |
Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup? | |
Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed) | |
13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed | |
Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock. | |
14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before) | |
15. interj. have a go | |
eine |
1. num. feminine singular of ein | |
2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an | |
3. pron. feminine singular of einer | |
4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer | |
5. pron. singular of einer | |
Hochebene |
1. n-f. a plain that is higher as the surrounding area; plateau, tableland | |