manche |
1. pron. feminine singular of manch | |
2. pron. plural of manch | |
manch |
1. pron. (used as an adjective or a noun) many a; many; some | |
dieser |
1. pron. this one, this | |
2. pron. that one, that | |
Leute |
1. n. people (several individual persons, a group of people in general, esp. of one kind or another), folk (folks), peeps (slang), guys (boys and/or girls) | |
2. n. plural of Leut | |
Wirken |
1. n. gerund of wirken | |
2. v. to function, to be effective, to work | |
Das neue Medikament wirkt nicht so gut wie Aspirin. - The new medicine doesn't work as well as aspirin. | |
Dieser Köder wirkt wie ein Fischmagnet. - This bait works like a fish magnet. | |
3. v. (copulative, sometimes impersonal, often with auf + accusative) to appear, to seem | |
Dieses Essen wirkt etwas fade. - This food seems a little bland. | |
Es wirkt, als wollten sie das Projekt abbrechen. - It seems like they want to cancel the project. | |
Du wirkst seltsam auf mich. - You seem strange to me. | |
Lassen Sie die einzigartige Landschaft auf sich wirken. - Let the unique landscape have its effect on you. | |
4. v. to perform (some action), to achieve (some effect), to work (cause to happen), to cast (a spell) | |
Die Therapie wirkt Wunder bei meiner Arthritis. - The therapy works wonders for my arthritis. | |
5. v. to work or be active in a certain field or activity | |
Ich habe einige Jahre als Architekt gewirkt. - I worked as an architect for several years. | |
6. v. to work (toward a goal or for a cause) | |
Wir wirken für den Frieden und den Schutz der Umwelt. - We work for peace and the protection of the environment. | |
7. v. to take effect, to be effective | |
Die neue Regel wirkt ab sofort. - The new rule is effective immediately. | |
8. v. (manufacturing) to knit (with yarn), to brocade | |
9. v. (baking) to knead | |
So |
1. n. (nonstandard) abbreviation of Sonntag, t=Sunday Alternative form of So. | |
2. adv. so, such, that | |
Die Leute sind so nett. - People are so nice. | |
Dieser Hammer ist nicht so gut. - This hammer is not that good. | |
Das ist so eine gute Idee! - That is such a good idea! | |
so und so - such and such | |
3. adv. as (followed by an adjective or adverb plus wie in a statement of equality) | |
Er rennt so schnell wie der Blitz. - He runs as fast as lightning. | |
4. adv. thus, like this/that, in this/that way, in this/that manner | |
Wenn du den Ball so wirfst, triffst du die Zielscheibe. - If you throw the ball like this, you'll hit the target. | |
5. adv. then (in that case) | |
Wirst du wieder gesund, so freue ich mich. - If you get healthy again, then I'll be happy. | |
6. adv. (colloquial) expletive; sometimes intensifying, sometimes with no noticeable meaning | |
Wir sind runtergegangen und haben uns hier so hingesetzt. - We went downstairs and, like, sat down here. | |
7. conj. (coordinating) thus, so, pursuant to the aforementioned premises | |
8. conj. (subordinating, chiefly archaic, sometimes legal and regional) an, if | |
So es Euch beliebt. - If it pleases you. | |
9. part. (colloquial) (quotative particle, somewhat similar to be like but also combinable with other verbs) | |
Ich so: "Mach mal dalli!", und er dann so: "Ich bin ja schon dabei!" - I was like, "Hurry up!" and he was like, "I'm already on it!". | |
Ich dachte mir nur so: "Ja komm, lass stecken." - All I thought to myself at that moment was, "Yeah whatever, forget about it.". | |
10. pron. (obsolete, relative) that, which, who | |
Derhalben sind die Christen schuldig, der Obrigkeit unterthan ... zu seyn in Allem, so ohne Sünde geschehen mag. - That do the Christians owe: to be obedient to the authority ... zu seyn in All | |
11. interj. (tlb, colloquial) (a discourse marker in the beginning of a sentence indicating a topic having been dealt with and another being tackled) | |
ekelhaft |
1. adj. disgusting, gross | |
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