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Ich
1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego
2. n. self, me, him, etc.
das wahre Ich - the real me
3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
verdiene
1. v. first-person singular present of verdienen
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive of verdienen
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive of verdienen
4. v. singular imperative of verdienen
verdienen
1. v. to make money, to earn + an (object) = on
Ich verdiene viel Geld bei meinem Job. - I make a lot of money at my job.
Die Bank verdient an diesen Zinsen üppig. - The bank earns lavishly on these interest rates.
Jemand hat kräftig daran verdient. - Someone made some big money on it.
2. v. to deserve + für (object) = for
Sie verdient Anerkennung für ihre Arbeit. - She deserves recognition for her work.
mir
1. pron. personal dative of ich: me, to me:
Er gab es mir. - He gave it to me.
2. pron. (dialectal, or colloquial) Alternative form of wir, t=we
Etwas
1. n. thing, being
2. n. a quality or talent that is hard to pin down
Sie hat dieses gewisse Etwas. (She has this certain something.)
3. pron. something
4. adv. somewhat, slightly
5. adv. a little, a bit
6. det. (with unor plural noun) some, a bit of
Hab etwas Respekt vor den Toten. - Have some respect for the dead.
Taschengeld
1. n. pocket money
indem
1. conj. by (indicates a means)
Thomas hat das Geld verdient, indem er Limonade verkauft hat. - Thomas earned the money by selling lemonade.
Ich
1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego
2. n. self, me, him, etc.
das wahre Ich - the real me
3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
Als
1. n. creek, drainage channel
2. conj. (subordinating, referring to time of occurrence) at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as
Als er ankam, öffnete sie die Tür. - When he arrived, she opened the door.
Als wir jung waren, spielten wir im Wald. - We played in the forest when we were young.
3. conj. (used with a comparison or as an exception) than
Zwei ist größer als eins. - Two is greater than one.
Die Kopie sieht anders aus als das Original. - The copy looks different than the original.
Er sagt nichts anderes als die Wahrheit. - He tells nothing other than the truth.
4. conj. as; like; in the function of; in the form of
Als Polizist muss ich es tun. - As a policeman, I must do it.
Wir sind Feinde, aber im Moment müssen wir uns als Freunde verhalten. - We are enemies, but for now we must act like friends.
Sie verkleidete sich als Krankenschwester, um das Krankenhaus zu betreten. - She disguised herself as a nurse to enter the hospital.
5. conj. as if
6. conj. (after negative pronoun) but, other than
Tellerwäscher
1. n-m. dishwasher (male or of unspecified gender)
arbeite
1. v. first-person singular present of arbeiten
2. v. singular imperative of arbeiten
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of arbeiten
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of arbeiten
arbeiten
1. v. to work (to do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers) (+preo, an, dative)
Wir arbeiten an der Wiederherstellung des Service. - We are working on resuming service.
2. v. to work, function, run, operate (to be operative, in action)
einwandfrei arbeiten. - to work properly.
3. v. to ferment (to react, using fermentation)
4. v. to work, execute (to set into action)
5. v. to make, produce (to create)
Die Kommode ist aus Eichenholz gearbeitet. - The drawer is made of oak-wood.
6. v. to do, perform (to carry out or execute, especially something involving work)
Was arbeitest du? - What are you doing?
Ich arbeite nichts. - I'm doing nothing.
7. v. to work oneself (to) (to make oneself (a certain state) by working)
sich zu Tode arbeiten - to work oneself to death
sich erschöpft arbeiten - to work oneself to the point of exhaustion
8. v. to work one's way (to attain through work, by gradual degrees)
9. v. to work (translated by rephrasing to use a general “you” or with the gerund, “working”) (to do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers)

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