Er |
1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male | |
Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me? | |
2. pron. (personal) he. | |
audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he? | |
audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi. | |
3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)). | |
audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old. | |
4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)). | |
Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far. | |
5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite) | |
schüttelt |
1. v. third-person singular present of schütteln | |
2. v. second-person plural present of schütteln | |
3. v. plural imperative of schütteln | |
schütteln |
1. v. to shake | |
die |
1. art. feminine singular of der | |
die Frau - the woman | |
2. art. plural of der | |
die Männer - the men | |
3. pron. feminine singular of der | |
4. pron. plural of der | |
5. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose | |
Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that. | |
6. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them | |
die da - that one/she/they there | |
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 | |
Dose |
1. n-f. box (container made from metal or plastic, less often wood) | |
2. n-f. tin, can (air-tight container for food) | |
3. n-f. (informal, often diminutive) vagina, vulva | |
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. | |
dem |
1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
Gebrauch |
1. n. use, usage | |
Vor Gebrauch Sprengkapsel einsetzen. - Before use, insert detonator. | |
2. n. application | |
3. n. practice, customs | |
4. v. singular imperative of gebrauchen | |
5. v. colloquial of | |