| desto |
| 1. conj. the (forming the parallel comparative with je) | |
| Je mehr, desto besser! - The more the better! | |
| Je eher, desto besser! - The sooner the better! | |
| Mehr |
| 1. n. increase, excess | |
| ein Mehr an Arbeit, Steuern, Unkosten, ... - an excess of work, taxes, costs, ... | |
| 2. n. majority, more than half (50%) of some group | |
| Der Gesetzesentwurf der Volksinitiative scheiterte am Volksmehr. | |
| 3. pron. something more | |
| sich für mehr halten - to think one is something more | |
| Mehr will er nicht bezahlen. - He doesn't want to pay more. | |
| Er sieht mehr als ich. - He sees more than I see. | |
| 4. det. comparative of viel; more | |
| Willst du mehr Essen? - Do you want more food? | |
| mit mehr oder weniger Erfolg - with a greater or lesser degree of success | |
| Ich habe mehr Haare als du. - I have more hair than you. | |
| zwei Kilo mehr - two more kilos | |
| 5. adv. more | |
| immer mehr - more and more | |
| 6. adv. (with negation) no longer, never again, nothing more, not anymore | |
| Er ist kein Kind mehr - He is no longer a child. | |
| Ich mag dich nicht mehr. - I don't like you anymore. | |
| nicht mehr lange - not much longer | |
| nichts mehr - nothing more, nothing left | |
| nie mehr - never again | |
| Du |
| 1. pron. alternative case form of du you (singular) (especially when used as a direct address in letters) | |
| 2. n. (literally) the thou, the you (singular) | |
| jemandem das Du anbieten - to offer somebody the thou | |
| 3. pron. you (thou, singular familiar) | |
| arbeitest |
| 1. v. second-person singular present of arbeiten | |
| 2. v. second-person singular subjunctive of arbeiten | |
| arbeiten |
| 1. v. to work (to do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers) (+preo, an, dative) | |
| Wir arbeiten an der Wiederherstellung des Service. - We are working on resuming service. | |
| 2. v. to work, function, run, operate (to be operative, in action) | |
| einwandfrei arbeiten. - to work properly. | |
| 3. v. to ferment (to react, using fermentation) | |
| 4. v. to work, execute (to set into action) | |
| 5. v. to make, produce (to create) | |
| Die Kommode ist aus Eichenholz gearbeitet. - The drawer is made of oak-wood. | |
| 6. v. to do, perform (to carry out or execute, especially something involving work) | |
| Was arbeitest du? - What are you doing? | |
| Ich arbeite nichts. - I'm doing nothing. | |
| 7. v. to work oneself (to) (to make oneself (a certain state) by working) | |
| sich zu Tode arbeiten - to work oneself to death | |
| sich erschöpft arbeiten - to work oneself to the point of exhaustion | |
| 8. v. to work one's way (to attain through work, by gradual degrees) | |
| 9. v. to work (translated by rephrasing to use a general “you” or with the gerund, “working”) (to do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers) | |
| Arbeit |
| 1. n-f. toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation | |
| Seine Arbeit macht ihm Spaß. - He enjoys his work/job. | |
| Ich kann gerade nicht. Ich bin bei der Arbeit! - I can't do it now. I am at work! | |
| Er war auf dem Weg zur Arbeit. - He was on the way to work. | |
| Er war auf der Arbeit. - He was on his work place. | |
| Während der Arbeit - While doing work. | |
| Während der Arbeitszeit - During work. | |
| Er ging zur Arbeit. - He went to his work place. | |
| uxi, Er ging auf die Arbeit., He went to his work place. | |
| In diesem Dorfe gibt es keine Arbeit. - There are no opportunities for employment in this hamlet. | |
| Er hat keine Arbeit. - He is without employment/He lollygags. | |
| 2. n-f. job, task, assignment | |
| Ich muss zuvor noch einige Arbeiten erledigen. - First I have to complete some assignments/finish some jobs. | |
| Er ging an die Arbeit. - He tackled his job. | |
| 3. n-f. effort, work, human expenditure | |
| Das ist mir zu viel Arbeit. - This is too much effort for me. | |
| Nach der Operation muss für zwei bis drei Tage die Arbeit gemieden werden. - After the surgical operation work should be avoided for two to three days. | |
| 4. n-f. performance, workmanship, work, the result of effort that might consist in a product or performance itself depending on what is owed(refn, group=n, name=n2, According to the German contract law there | |
| Sagenhafte Arbeit! - Great work! | |
| Gute Arbeit muss belohnt werden. - Decent work must be requited. | |
| 5. n-f. (physics) work, energy transmitted by force through a body | |
| desto |
| 1. conj. the (forming the parallel comparative with je) | |
| Je mehr, desto besser! - The more the better! | |
| Je eher, desto besser! - The sooner the better! | |
| Mehr |
| 1. n. increase, excess | |
| ein Mehr an Arbeit, Steuern, Unkosten, ... - an excess of work, taxes, costs, ... | |
| 2. n. majority, more than half (50%) of some group | |
| Der Gesetzesentwurf der Volksinitiative scheiterte am Volksmehr. | |
| 3. pron. something more | |
| sich für mehr halten - to think one is something more | |
| Mehr will er nicht bezahlen. - He doesn't want to pay more. | |
| Er sieht mehr als ich. - He sees more than I see. | |
| 4. det. comparative of viel; more | |
| Willst du mehr Essen? - Do you want more food? | |
| mit mehr oder weniger Erfolg - with a greater or lesser degree of success | |
| Ich habe mehr Haare als du. - I have more hair than you. | |
| zwei Kilo mehr - two more kilos | |
| 5. adv. more | |
| immer mehr - more and more | |
| 6. adv. (with negation) no longer, never again, nothing more, not anymore | |
| Er ist kein Kind mehr - He is no longer a child. | |
| Ich mag dich nicht mehr. - I don't like you anymore. | |
| nicht mehr lange - not much longer | |
| nichts mehr - nothing more, nothing left | |
| nie mehr - never again | |
| Verdienst |
| 1. n. merit (something worthy of a high rating) (für + accusative) | |
| Wir wurden für unsere Verdienste ausgezeichnet. - We were honored for our services. | |
| 2. n. wages, earnings, income | |
| Ihr Verdienst wird Ihnen natürlich jeden Monat auf Ihr Konto überwiesen. - Your earnings will of course be transferred to your account every month. | |
| 3. v. second-person singular present of verdienen | |
| verdienen |
| 1. v. to make money, to earn + an (object) = on | |
| Ich verdiene viel Geld bei meinem Job. - I make a lot of money at my job. | |
| Die Bank verdient an diesen Zinsen üppig. - The bank earns lavishly on these interest rates. | |
| Jemand hat kräftig daran verdient. - Someone made some big money on it. | |
| 2. v. to deserve + für (object) = for | |
| Sie verdient Anerkennung für ihre Arbeit. - She deserves recognition for her work. | |
| Du |
| 1. pron. alternative case form of du you (singular) (especially when used as a direct address in letters) | |
| 2. n. (literally) the thou, the you (singular) | |
| jemandem das Du anbieten - to offer somebody the thou | |
| 3. pron. you (thou, singular familiar) | |
