| Große |
| 1. n. female equivalent of Großer: female adult; female great (person) (title) | |
| 2. adj. form of groß | |
| groß |
| 1. adj. big, large, large-scale | |
| Das ist ein großes Problem. - That is a big problem. | |
| Ich lebe in einem großen Haus. - I live in a large house. | |
| 2. adj. great, grand | |
| 3. adj. (of a person) tall | |
| 4. adj. (childish) pertaining to defecation | |
| Ich muss groß. - I need to poo. | |
| Konzerne |
| 1. n. plural of Konzern | |
| Konzern |
| 1. n. business group, corporate group | |
| traten |
| 1. v. first-person plural preterite of treten | |
| 2. v. third-person plural preterite of treten | |
| treten |
| 1. v. to step, to walk (a short distance) | |
| Bitte treten Sie hierher. - Please step over here. | |
| 2. v. to appear | |
| Als sie die Tragödie sah, traten ihr Tränen in die Augen. - As she saw the tragedy, tears appeared in her eyes. | |
| 3. v. to come into a state implied by a phrase. | |
| in Kraft treten - to come into effect | |
| an die Stelle treten - to take the place | |
| in Erscheinung treten - to appear (come into appearance) | |
| in den Hintergrund treten - to become less important (step into the background) | |
| in den Ruhestand treten - to retire (come into retirement) | |
| in Kontakt treten - to get in touch (come into contact) | |
| auf den Plan treten - to appear (literally, to come onto the map) | |
| an die Öffentlichkeit treten - to go public (to come into the public) | |
| in Aktion treten - to become active, to take action | |
| zutage (zu Tage) treten - to come to light (literally, day) | |
| 4. v. to step; to tread; to trample | |
| Wasser treten - to tread water | |
| 5. v. to kick | |
| Der Räuber schlug und trat sein Opfer. - The robber beat and kicked his victim. | |
| 6. v. to step; to tread | |
| 7. v. to step (on) | |
| 8. v. to pedal | |
| an |
| 1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against | |
| Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall. | |
| 2. prep. by; near; close to; next to | |
| 3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at | |
| Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday. | |
| Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening. | |
| 4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in | |
| zweimal am Tag - twice a day | |
| 5. prep. on; onto | |
| Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall. | |
| 6. prep. at; against | |
| Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard. | |
| 7. prep. to; for | |
| Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna. | |
| 8. adv. onward; on | |
| von heute an - from today on | |
| 9. adj. (predicative) on | |
| Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off. | |
| treten an |
| 1. v. first-person plural present of antreten | |
| 2. v. third-person plural present of antreten | |
| 3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of antreten | |
| 4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of antreten | |
| 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 | |
| Telekom |
| 1. n. telecommunications company | |
| im |
| 1. contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the | |
| in |
| 1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building) | |
| Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house. | |
| Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator. | |
| Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school. | |
| Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop. | |
| Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night. | |
| 2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to) | |
| in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense | |
| 3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time) | |
| Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen. | |
| im Alter - in old age | |
| im Mittelalter - during the middle ages | |
| in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s | |
| 4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of)) | |
| Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house. | |
| Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland. | |
| Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age. | |
| 5. adj. in, popular (in fashion) | |
| dem |
| 1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
| Festnetz |
| 1. n-n. landline | |
| Konkurrenz |
| 1. n-f. competition (act of competing) | |
| 2. n-f. (no plural) competitors, competition (rival businesses) | |
| Die Produkte der Konkurrenz mögen ähnlich sein, aber sie haben nicht die gleiche Qualität. - The competition's products may be similar, but they are not of the same quality. | |
| zu |
| 1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality) | |
| zum Bahnhof - to the train station | |
| 2. prep. with respect to; regarding | |
| Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that... | |
| 3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question)) | |
| Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal | |
| 4. prep. at, on (indicates location) | |
| zu Hause - at home | |
| 5. prep. at (indicates time) | |
| zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time | |
| zu Beginn - at the beginning | |
| 6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.)) | |
| zu Pferd - on horseback | |
| 7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of) | |
| 8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of) | |
| 9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance) | |
| 10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of) | |
| 11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios) | |
| 12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate) | |
| 13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to | |
| etwas zu essen - something to eat | |
| 14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively) | |
| zu schnell - too fast | |
| 15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.) | |
| Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good! | |
| 16. adv. towards; at | |
| 17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked | |
| 18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action)) | |
| 19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open) | |
| Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed. | |
| Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety. | |
| Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there. | |
| 20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade) | |
| 21. adj. done up (fastened) | |
| 22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk | |
| Machen |
| 1. n. gerund of machen | |
| 2. v. to make, produce, create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.) | |
| Ich hab dir einen Kuchen gemacht! - I made you a pie! | |
| Du hast einen Fehler gemacht. - You made a mistake. | |
| 3. v. to make, prepare | |
| Machst du heute das Essen? - Are you making dinner today? | |
| sich eine Pizza machen - to prepare a pizza for oneself | |
| 4. v. to do, perform, carry out (to execute; to put into operation (an action)) | |
| Mach es! - Do it! | |
| Das hat er ganz allein gemacht! - He did that all by himself! | |
| ein Experiment machen - to perform an experiment | |
| 5. v. to do; (indicates an activity associated with a noun) | |
| Sport machen - do sports | |
| eine Party machen - have a party | |
| 6. v. to go (to make the (specified) sound) | |
| Das Auto machte "Bumm" und hielt an. - The car went "boom" and stopped. | |
| 7. v. to make (to cause or compel (to do something)) | |
| 8. v. to cause (to set off an event or action or produce as a result) | |
| 9. v. to make (to cause to be) | |
| Dieser Film macht mich schläfrig. - This movie makes me sleepy. | |
| 10. v. to make (transform from one thing into another) | |
| Die Mühle macht Mehl aus Weizen. - The mill makes flour from wheat. | |
| 11. v. to make (to have as a feature) | |
| Die Straße macht vor uns eine Linkskurve. - The road makes a turn to the left ahead. | |
| 12. v. to come to, total, cost (to require the payment of) | |
| Wie viel macht das? - How much does that come to? | |
| 13. v. to make, be (the result of a calculation) | |
| Sieben plus fünf macht zwölf. - Seven plus five makes twelve. | |
| 14. v. to make (to earn, gain wages, profit, etc.) | |
| Der Herr Müller ist echt reich; der macht mehr als 5000 Euro im Monat. - Mr Müller is quite rich; he makes more than 5000 Euros per month. | |
| 15. v. to be, play (to act as the indicated role, especially in a performance) | |
| 16. v. to matter (to be important) | |
| Das macht nichts! - That doesn't matter! | |
| 17. v. to make, make oneself out to be, act, play (to behave so as to give an appearance of being; to act as if one were (something, or a certain way)) (+preo, auf) | |
| 18. v. to do one's business, do number two or number one, go (to defecate or urinate) | |
| (childish) groß machen - to go poop | |
| (childish) klein machen - to go pee | |
| 19. v. to do (to fare or perform (well or poorly)) | |
| Machen Sie sich gut? - Are you doing well? | |
| 20. v. to look (to have an appearance of being) | |
| Der Mantel macht sich sehr schön. - The coat looks very nice. | |
| 21. v. to get cracking (an (“on,” “with”)), get a move on (it), to get down (an (“to”)) (something); (in imperative:) come on, let's go | |
