| doch |
| 1. part. (in response to a negative question or statement) yes; surely; really; on the contrary | |
| Das darfst du nicht sagen. — Doch! - You can’t say that. — Yes, I can! | |
| Du wirst nicht kommen? — Doch! - You're not going to come? — Yes, I am! | |
| 2. conj. though; yet; but; however; nevertheless | |
| 3. conj. for all that; after all; but | |
| 4. adv. after all; yet; however; nevertheless | |
| 5. adv. really; just | |
| 6. adv. indicates proposal Why don't you/we | |
| Komm doch mal mit. - Why don't you just come with us? | |
| keine |
| 1. en:not a | |
| 2. pron. feminine of kein | |
| Das ist keine Lampe. - That is not a lamp. | |
| 3. pron. of kein | |
| Elemente sind Stoffe, die in keine einfacheren Stoffe zerlegt werden können. - Elements are substances that can not be decomposed into any simpler substance. | |
| 4. pron. feminine of keiner | |
| uxi, Ich kenne keine, die mir gefällt., I don't know anyone I like. | |
| 5. pron. of keiner | |
| Von den Lösungen ist keine korrekt. - Of the solutions, none is correct. | |
| Wolke |
| 1. n-f. cloud, a visible mass of condensed water droplets in the air | |
| Der Himmel ist heute von Wolken bedeckt. - The sky is covered in clouds today. | |
| 2. n-f. cloud, made of steam, ash, smoke or anything that resembles such a mass (may also be Schwaden or Schwade in this sense) | |
| Bei Vulkanausbrüchen entstehen meist riesige Aschewolken. - During volcanic eruptions, vast ash clouds do often appear. | |
| 3. n-f. nebula, enormous masses of interstellar dust and hydrogen in outerspace (may also be Nebel in this sense) | |
| Interstellare Staubwolken sind häufig die Kinderstuben neuer Sterne. - Interstellar nebulae are often the cradles for new stars. | |
| verdunkelte |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterite of verdunkeln | |
| 2. v. third-person singular preterite of verdunkeln | |
| 3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of verdunkeln | |
| 4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of verdunkeln | |
| verdunkeln |
| 1. v. to darken | |
| 2. v. to obscure | |
| den |
| 1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
| 2. art. dative plural of der | |
| 3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
| Himmel |
| 1. n-m. sky | |
| 2. n-m. heaven | |
| 3. n-m. (bed) canopy | |
| 4. n-m. (automotive) headliner (interior fabric covering the roof of a vehicle) | |
| 5. v. first-person singular present of himmeln | |
| 6. v. singular imperative of himmeln | |
| Auch |
| 1. Proper noun. , common in Southern Germany as an occupational surname for those who watched livestock at night | |
| 2. adv. also; too; as well (in addition to whatever or whoever has previously been listed) | |
| Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “auch”: I too want icecream. | |
| Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “Eis”: I want icecream, too. | |
| 3. adv. Used for emphasis. | |
| 4. adv. (To confirm a preceding statement by someone else): really, actually, indeed, in fact | |
| Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “will”: I do indeed want icecream. | |
| Das ist auch so. - Stress on “ist”: It really is like that. | |
| Du solltest zur Polizei gehen. ― Mach ich auch. - You should go to the police. ― I will. | |
| 5. adv. (To ask for confirmation of something one considers necessary.) | |
| Hast du das Licht auch ausgemacht? - Did you make sure to turn off the light? | |
| 6. adv. (To imply that something is unreasonable.) | |
| Du bist auch witzig... Wie soll ich das denn ohne Auto alles schaffen?! - You’re oh so ingenious... How am I supposed to get all of this done wit | |
| Warum müssen die auch alle ihren Müll hier abladen! - Why do they all have to dump their rubbish here! | |
| 7. adv. even ((implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality)) | |
| Auch wenn das stimmt, ist es noch kein endgültiger Beweis. - Even if this is true, it is no definite proof. | |
| Auch ein Professor schreibt schon mal was falsch. - Even a professor may misspell something at times. | |
| 8. adv. ever (as in whatever, whenever, however, etc.) | |
| Was du auch tust, es wird immer einer besser sein. - Whatever you do, someone will always do it better. | |
| 9. interj. (in answering a yes-no question, used to express that the thing asked about covers part of the truth but not all of it); “yes, and more” | |
| Ach, du bist Bauingenieur. Dann baust du Brücken? — Auch. - Oh, you’re a construction engineer. So you build bridges? — Yeah. And other things, too. | |
| Blitz |
| 1. n-m. (meteorology) a bolt of lightning | |
| Ein Blitz erhellte die Nacht. - A bolt of lightning lit the night. | |
| 2. n-m. (photography) flash | |
| 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? | |
| Regen |
| 1. n-m. rain | |
| 2. v. to move (a small amount or unconsciously) | |
| Er regte seinen Finger so weit wie möglich. - He moved his finger as far as possible. | |
| 3. v. to move (intransitive), to stir | |
| 4. v. to be active doing something, occupying oneself | |
| 5. v. to budge, to become noticeable | |
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| ausbleiben |
| 1. v. to be absent | |
