| draußen |
| 1. adv. outside | |
| 2. adv. out there | |
| 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. | |
| den |
| 1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
| 2. art. dative plural of der | |
| 3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
| Schlossmauern |
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| Schwamm |
| 1. n. sponge | |
| 2. n. (obsolete, or regional) fungus, mushroom, toadstool | |
| 3. n. (disease) morbid growth | |
| 4. n. dry rot | |
| 5. v. first-person singular preterite of schwimmen | |
| 6. v. third-person singular preterite of schwimmen | |
| schwimmen |
| 1. v. to swim (to use swimming motions to move in the water) (+aux, sein) | |
| 2. v. to swim (i, for pleasure, as a sport, etc.) +aux, sein, haben | |
| 3. v. to swim (a certain distance) (+aux, haben, sein) | |
| 4. v. to transport by floating (+aux, haben) | |
| 5. v. to float, to be floating (+aux, haben, sein, q2=more rarely) | |
| 6. v. to float (somewhere), to move (somewhere) by floating (+aux, sein) | |
| 7. v. to be doused or covered in liquid (+aux, haben) | |
| 8. v. to be swimming in (money, etc.) (+aux, haben) | |
| 9. v. to be moving in a blurry or indistinct fashion, to swim (in someone's vision) (+aux, sein) | |
| 10. v. to lose control (of a situation) (+aux, haben) | |
| das |
| 1. art. singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. singular of der | |
| 3. pron. (relative) who, that, which | |
| Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that. | |
| Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
| 4. pron. (demonstrative) this, that, it | |
| Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house. | |
| er - Er wissen | |
| Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned) | |
| 5. pron. (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb) | |
| Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again. | |
| Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is? | |
| 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 | |
| Arme |
| 1. n. female equivalent of Armer: female pauper | |
| 2. n. plural of Armer | |
| 3. n. nominative singular of Armer | |
| 4. n. plural of Arm | |
| 5. adj. form of arm | |
| arm |
| 1. adj. poor (having little money) | |
| 2. adj. poor (to be pitied) | |
| arm dran sein - to have bad luck | |
| lieber arm dran als Arm ab - better to have bad luck than to lose an arm (the play on words is lost in translation) | |
| 3. adj. low (having a small amount) | |
| Weiße |
| 1. n. female equivalent of Weißer: white female, Caucasian female | |
| 2. n. one of a variety of beers, including the Bavarian weissbier, but especially the one called Berliner Weiße | |
| 3. n. plural of Weißer | |
| 4. n. nominative singular of Weißer | |
| 5. n. whiteness | |
| 6. n. (obsolete, or dialectal) Alternative form of Weizen | |
| 7. adj. form of weiß | |
| 8. v. first-person singular present of weißen | |
| 9. v. singular imperative of weißen | |
| 10. v. first-person singular subjunctive of weißen | |
| 11. v. third-person singular subjunctive of weißen | |
| weiß |
| 1. adj. white | |
| 2. v. first-person singular present of wissen | |
| ich - Ich weiß das bereits. | |
| ich - Ich weiß nicht. | |
| 3. v. third-person singular present of wissen | |
| er - Er weiß das bereits. | |
| er - Er weiß nicht. | |
| weißen |
| 1. v. to whiten | |
| 2. adj. form of weiß | |
| Entlein |
| 1. n-n. diminutive of Ente; little duck, duckling | |
| derweil |
| 1. adv. meanwhile, meantime | |
| 2. conj. while | |
| 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 | |
| dem |
| 1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
| Teich |
| 1. n. pond (natural or man-made) | |
| 2. n. (colloquial) ellipsis of großer Teich, (Atlantic Ocean) | |
| umher |
| 1. adv. around, round, about | |
