mein |
1. det. (possessive) my | |
Vermieter |
1. n-m. landlord (he who rents, lets) | |
erweist |
1. v. second-person singular present of erweisen | |
2. v. third-person singular present of erweisen | |
3. v. second-person plural present of erweisen | |
4. v. plural imperative of erweisen | |
erweisen |
1. v. to prove, to show (itself or oneself) | |
Der Kompass kann sich auf deiner Wanderung als wertvoll erweisen. - The compass may prove to be valuable on your hike. | |
2. v. (ditransitive) to accord, to do (someone honor, service, etc.) | |
Sie haben mir gestern einen großen Dienst erwiesen. - You did me a great service yesterday. | |
sich |
1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object). | |
2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object). | |
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 | |
ein |
1. art. a, an | |
ein Mann - a man | |
eine Frau - a woman | |
ein Kind - a child | |
2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something | |
ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen | |
darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor | |
3. adj. (predicative) on | |
Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.) | |
älterer |
1. adj. form of alt | |
alt |
1. adj. old | |
Wie alt bist du? - How old are you? | |
2. adj. ancient | |
3. adj. elderly (inflected in the comparative) | |
ältere Menschen - the elderly | |
herzensguter |
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Mann |
1. n. man, male human being | |
2. n. husband | |
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 | |
Schallplatten |
1. n. plural of Schallplatte | |
Schallplatte |
1. n-f. (vinyl) record, gramophone record | |
liebt |
1. v. third-person singular present of lieben | |
2. v. second-person plural present of lieben | |
3. v. plural imperative of lieben | |
lieben |
1. v. (usually transitive sometimes intransitive) to love, to have a strong affection for (someone or something) | |
Ich liebe dich. - I love you. | |
Ich liebe die französische Sprache. - I love the French language. | |
2. v. to love one another | |
3. v. to make love, to have sex | |
4. adj. form of lieb | |
nicht |
1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb) | |
Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb! | |
Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true. | |
2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not? | |
Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you? | |
Aber |
1. n. an objection, a but | |
2. conj. but; however; though | |
Ich mag keine Orangen, aber ich mag Äpfel. - I don't like oranges, but I like apples. | |
3. adv. (obsolete, except in compounds) again | |
4. adv. (qualifier) rather; quite; unusually; used with adjectives to express a surprising degree, whether this surprise be real or for effect | |
Das ist aber teuer. - That's rather expensive. ≈ That's more expensive than I would’ve thought. | |
Du bist aber groß geworden! - Look how tall you’ve become! (said to a child) | |
5. adv. nonetheless, nevertheless | |
Negermusik |
1. n. (idiomatic, now offensive, and dated) any form of African-American music in the blues tradition, originally jazz, swing or ragtime; race music | |
2. n. (by extension, offensive, dated) rock 'n' roll, beat, etc. (irrespective of the perfomers' race) | |
3. n. (rare, non-idiomatic) any music made by Black people | |