| 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) | |
| siehst |
| 1. v. second-person singular present of sehen | |
| sehen |
| 1. v. to see; to have sight | |
| Er sieht nicht gut. - He doesn’t see well. | |
| 2. v. to see (something); to perceive by vision | |
| 3. v. to realize; to notice; to see; to find out | |
| 4. v. to meet (somebody); to meet up; to see; (butnot in the sense of “pay a visit to”, nor as a euphemism for having a romantic or sexual relation) | |
| Siehst du den Markus noch? - Do you still see Markus? (Do you meet him regularly? Are you still friends with him?) | |
| 5. v. to look at; to watch; (the construction with nach often implies a turning of the head; other prepositions can be used depending on the context) | |
| auf/nach etwas sehen - to look at something | |
| 6. v. to check on; to look after; to see to (+preo, nach) | |
| Hast du in letzter Zeit nach dem Baby gesehen? - Have you seen to the baby recently? | |
| 7. v. to decide spontaneously and/or by personal preference; to wait and see | |
| Das werden wir dann sehen. - We’ll see then. / We’ll play it by ear. | |
| Soll ich Nudeln oder Pizza nehmen? — Das musst du selber sehen. - Should I take pasta or pizza? — You’ll have to decide for yourself. | |
| den |
| 1. art. masculine accusative singular of der | |
| 2. art. dative plural of der | |
| 3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der | |
| Wald |
| 1. n. forest; woods; woodland | |
| 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. | |
| lauter |
| 1. adj. (formal) sincere; honorable; of integrity; correct | |
| Der Angeklagten können lautere Absichten nicht abgesprochen werden. - The defendant’s honorable intentions cannot be denied. | |
| 2. adj. (formal, literary, most often of metal) genuine; pure | |
| Der König trug einen Ring aus lauterem Gold. - The king wore a ring of genuine gold. | |
| 3. adj. (colloquial uninflected not comparable) a lot of; a bunch of; much; many; several | |
| Ich hab auf der Party lauter alte Freunde getroffen. - I met a bunch of old friends at the party. | |
| 4. adv. (formal) in a sincere, honorable, correct manner; with integrity | |
| Die andere Seite hat sich in den Verhandlungen nicht lauter verhalten. - The other side did not behave correctly during the negotiations. | |
| 5. adv. (colloquial) just; only; exclusively; often best translated with all | |
| Die Leute in der Verwaltung sind lauter Idioten. - Those people in the administration are all idiots. | |
| Das ist doch lauter Unsinn, was du sagst. - But that’s just nonsense what you’re saying. | |
| 6. adj. comparative of laut | |
| 7. adj. form of laut | |
| Bäumen |
| 1. n. dative plural of Baum | |
| 2. v. to rear up | |
| Das Pferd bäumte sich unter seiner Reiterin. - The horse reared under its (female) rider. | |
| 3. v. to rebel + gegen (object) = against | |
| Sie bäumten sich vergebens gegen ihr Schicksal. - They struggled against their fate in vain. | |
| Baum |
| 1. n. tree | |
| Vögel nisten gerne in Bäumen. - Birds like to nest in trees. | |
| Bäume zählen zu den größten Lebensformen. - Trees are one of the biggest life forms. | |
| Baum fällt! - Tree falling! | |
| 2. n. (nautical) boom | |
| 3. Proper noun. surname, German Jewish | |
| 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? | |
