| mehrere |
| 1. pron. multiple, several; more than one; a number of | |
| Matratzen |
| 1. n. plural of Matratze | |
| Matratze |
| 1. n-f. mattress (a pad often of soft cushiony material for sleeping on) | |
| 2. n-f. (vulgar, pejorative slang) clipping of Dorfmatratze: town bicycle | |
| und |
| 1. conj. (co-ordinating) and | |
| Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake | |
| Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered. | |
| 2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them | |
| Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year! | |
| 3. interj. so?, now?, and? | |
| Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go? | |
| Decken |
| 1. n. plural of Decke | |
| 2. v. to cover (a roof, with a blanket, etc.) | |
| Tischlein deck dich - Little table, cover yourself | |
| 3. v. (figuratively) to cover (e.g. a demand, a loss; butnot “to provide news coverage”) | |
| 4. v. (figuratively) to cover (a female animal) | |
| 5. v. to lay or set (the table) | |
| 6. v. (soccer) to mark | |
| 7. v. to be congruent, to coincide | |
| 8. v. (chess) to protect, to guard | |
| Decke |
| 1. n-f. any cloth or cushion used as a covering; a tablecloth, blanket, quilt, duvet, etc. | |
| Tischdecke - tablecloth | |
| Bettdecke - blanket | |
| unter einer Decke stecken - under a blanket | |
| 2. n-f. ceiling; roof (surface at the upper limit of a room or cavity) | |
| Mir fällt die Decke auf den Kopf - The ceiling is falling on my head | |
| 3. n. plural of Deck | |
| Tücher |
| 1. n. plural of Tuch | |
| Tuch |
| 1. n. cloth; piece of fabric or tissue of any kind: scarf, kerchief, blanket, towel, etc. | |
| bunte |
| 1. adj. form of bunt | |
| Kissen |
| 1. pillow | |
| 2. cushion | |
| Räucherstäbchen |
| 1. n-n. incense stick, joss stick | |
| und |
| 1. conj. (co-ordinating) and | |
| Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake | |
| Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered. | |
| 2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them | |
| Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year! | |
| 3. interj. so?, now?, and? | |
| Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go? | |
| weiterer |
| 1. adj. form of weit | |
| weit |
| 1. adj. wide | |
| 2. adj. large | |
| 3. adj. far, distant (of the past or future) | |
| Der Roman spielt in der weiten Zukunft. - The novel takes place in the far future. | |
| 4. adj. Denotes a certain point in time or in some process or schedule, or a certain stage of development. | |
| Es ist fast so weit, das Ritual durchzuführen. - It's almost time to perform the ritual. | |
| Computer sind so weit fortgeschritten, dass sie Sprache verstehen. - Computers have advanced enough to understand language. | |
| 5. adv. far | |
| Plunder |
| 1. n. junk, rubbish | |
| 2. n. Danish pastry | |
| Lagen |
| 1. n. plural of Lage | |
| 2. v. first-person plural preterite of liegen | |
| 3. v. third-person plural preterite of liegen | |
| liegen |
| 1. v. to lie (to be in a horizontal position) | |
| 2. v. (Swiss) to lie down | |
| 3. v. to be, to lie somewhere (of flat objects, also of inpatients in a hospital; otherwise use sitzen or stehen) | |
| 4. v. to be located, to lie somewhere (of countries, towns, houses, etc.) | |
| 5. v. to be, to stand (of indices, measurements) | |
| Kreuz |
| 1. n-n. cross | |
| 2. n-n. (card games) clubs | |
| 3. n-n. (heraldry) cross | |
| 4. n-n. (music) sharp sign, ♯ | |
| 5. n-n. (anatomy) lower back | |
| und |
| 1. conj. (co-ordinating) and | |
| Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake | |
| Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered. | |
| 2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them | |
| Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year! | |
| 3. interj. so?, now?, and? | |
| Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go? | |
| quer |
| 1. adj. crosswise, cross | |
| 2. adv. crosswise, across | |
| Das Blut transportiert die Nährstoffe quer durch den Körper. - The blood transports nutrients throughout the body. | |
| kreuz und quer |
| 1. adv. crisscross, zigzag | |
| auf |
| 1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of) | |
| Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table. | |
| 2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of) | |
| Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table. | |
| 3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility) | |
| Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house. | |
| Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up. | |
| 4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in | |
| Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that. | |
| auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square | |
| Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea. | |
| auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair | |
| auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post) | |
| 5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in | |
| auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair | |
| auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post) | |
| 6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below) | |
| Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German? | |
| 7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable) | |
| Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine. | |
| Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday! | |
| 8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of) | |
| auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come | |
| 9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish) | |
| Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health! | |
| Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time. | |
| 10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something) | |
| X auf Y Meter groß | |
| 11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open | |
| Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open. | |
| 12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food) | |
| Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup? | |
| Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed) | |
| 13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed | |
| Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock. | |
| 14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before) | |
| 15. interj. have a go | |
| dem |
| 1. art. dative singular of der: the | |
| 2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which | |
| Boden |
| 1. n. ground, soil | |
| heiliger Boden - hallowed ground | |
| 2. n. sea bottom (typically called Meeresboden) | |
| 3. n. any defined type of soil | |
| 4. n. floor | |
| 5. n. attic, garret, loft | |
| 6. n. (colloquial) flooring, floor cover (often used in this sense in compound nouns: Teppichboden, Parkettboden) | |
