nur |
1. adv. only, just, merely, simply | |
Nur reife Kirschen dürfen auf den Kuchen. - Only ripe cherries may go on the cake. | |
Du musst nur die Werte eingeben und den Rest macht der Computer. - You just have to enter the values and the computer will do the rest. | |
2. adv. ever; at all | |
Ich helfe dir, wo ich nur kann. - I’ll help you wherever I can. | |
3. adv. however, though | |
Wir könnten es versuchen. Nur wären die Risiken sehr hoch. - We could try. The risks would be very high, however. | |
4. conj. (chiefly colloquial) but | |
Ich wär auf jeden Fall dabei, nur ich hab echt keine Zeit. - I’d definitely come along, but I really don’t have the time. | |
eine |
1. num. feminine singular of ein | |
2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an | |
3. pron. feminine singular of einer | |
4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer | |
5. pron. singular of einer | |
Kleine |
1. n. female equivalent of Kleiner: girl; young woman | |
2. n. plural of Kleiner | |
3. n. nominative singular of Kleiner | |
4. adj. form of klein | |
klein |
1. adj. small, little, tiny, wee, small-scale | |
2. adj. little, young (in age) | |
3. adj. insignificant | |
Wolke |
1. n-f. cloud, a visible mass of condensed water droplets in the air | |
Der Himmel ist heute von Wolken bedeckt. - The sky is covered in clouds today. | |
2. n-f. cloud, made of steam, ash, smoke or anything that resembles such a mass (may also be Schwaden or Schwade in this sense) | |
Bei Vulkanausbrüchen entstehen meist riesige Aschewolken. - During volcanic eruptions, vast ash clouds do often appear. | |
3. n-f. nebula, enormous masses of interstellar dust and hydrogen in outerspace (may also be Nebel in this sense) | |
Interstellare Staubwolken sind häufig die Kinderstuben neuer Sterne. - Interstellar nebulae are often the cradles for new stars. | |
versucht |
1. Participle. past participle of versuchen | |
2. v. third-person singular present of versuchen | |
3. v. second-person plural present of versuchen | |
4. v. plural imperative of versuchen | |
versuchen |
1. v. to try, attempt (to do something, often with an uncertain result) | |
Bitte sei still, ich versuche zu schlafen. - Please be quiet, I'm trying to sleep. | |
2. v. to try, taste | |
3. v. to tempt | |
gegen |
1. prep. against | |
Die Erklärung der Vereinten Nationen über die Beseitigung der Gewalt gegen Frauen. - The United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women. | |
2. prep. toward (i.e. directed to someone/something) | |
3. prep. toward (i.e. in the direction of) | |
4. prep. approximately, around | |
5. prep. in exchange for | |
6. prep. facing | |
7. prep. compare to | |
die |
1. art. feminine singular of der | |
die Frau - the woman | |
2. art. plural of der | |
die Männer - the men | |
3. pron. feminine singular of der | |
4. pron. plural of der | |
5. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose | |
Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that. | |
6. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them | |
die da - that one/she/they there | |
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 | |
Strahlen |
1. n. plural of Strahl | |
2. v. to shine | |
Du strahlst vor Freude. - You are shining with happiness. | |
3. v. to radiate | |
4. v. to smile in a big way | |
Strahl |
1. n. beam, ray (e.g. of light) | |
2. n. jet (e.g. of water or ink) | |
3. n. frog (part of a horse's hoof) | |
4. n. ray, half-line | |
5. n. (obsolete, until 18th c.) arrow | |
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 | |
Sonne |
1. Proper noun. (astronomy) the Sun | |
Die Sonne ist eine Lichtquelle. - The Sun is a light source. | |
2. n-f. (astronomy) a sun (a star, especially when being the center of a solar system) | |
3. n-f. sunshine, sunlight (the light and warmth we receive on Earth from the sun) | |
Wir hatten den ganzen Tag Sonne. - We had sunshine all day. | |
Geh mir aus der Sonne! - Move for me out of the sunshine!) | |
Laut Wetterbericht wird es morgen Sonne geben. - According to the weather forecast there will be sunshine tomorrow. | |
4. pron. (colloquial)contraction of so eine (such a) (so, ein) | |
5. pron. Ungrammatical synonym of solch in plural. | |
Wer macht denn sonne Sachen? - Who would do such things? | |
6. v. first-person singular present of sonnen | |
7. v. first-person singular subjunctive of sonnen | |
8. v. third-person singular subjunctive of sonnen | |
9. v. singular imperative of sonnen | |
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 | |
Kämpfen |
1. n. dative plural of Kampf | |
2. v. to fight, to struggle | |
Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens. - Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain. | |