| plötzlich |
| 1. adj. sudden | |
| 2. adj. abrupt | |
| 3. adj. brusque | |
| 4. adv. suddenly | |
| hielt |
| 1. v. first-person singular preterite of halten | |
| 2. v. third-person singular preterite of halten | |
| halten |
| 1. v. to hold | |
| 2. v. to stop; to halt; to hold back | |
| Haltet den Dieb! - Stop the thief! | |
| 3. v. to support; to hold up | |
| 4. v. to keep; to maintain; to hold | |
| Der Wein hält mich jung. - Wine keeps me young. | |
| 5. v. to keep | |
| 6. v. to hold; to keep; to stay | |
| 7. v. to stop | |
| Der Zug hält nicht in Würzburg. - The train doesn’t stop in Würzburg. | |
| 8. v. to take for, to consider (+preo, für) | |
| Hält er mich für einen Trottel? - Does he take me for a fool? | |
| 9. v. to adhere to, to follow (rules, the law, etc.) (+preo, an) | |
| Er ist ein Aufrührer, der sich nicht an Ihre Regeln hält. - He's a rebel who doesn't follow your rules. | |
| 10. v. (with preposition: von) expresses a positive or negative opinion depending on quantity | |
| Ich halte viel von Dieter. - I like Dieter a lot. | |
| Ich halte wenig von Tomaten. - I do not like tomatoes very much. | |
| 11. v. to give (a presentation, lecture etc.) | |
| Ich halte ein Referat morgen. - I'm giving a presentation tomorrow. | |
| Er |
| 1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male | |
| Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me? | |
| 2. pron. (personal) he. | |
| audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he? | |
| audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi. | |
| 3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)). | |
| audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old. | |
| 4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)). | |
| Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far. | |
| 5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite) | |
| inne |
| 1. adv. (only used in, inne sein, innehalten, innewerden) etc.; inside | |
| 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 | |
| Reden |
| 1. n. gerund of reden | |
| 2. n. plural of Rede | |
| 3. v. to talk, to speak, to orate | |
| Der Präsident wird in seiner Ansprache über die Wirtschaft reden. - The President will talk about the economy in his address. | |
| 4. v. to talk, to reveal (something secret) | |
| Trotz der Befragung durch die Polizei hat der Verdächtige nicht geredet. - Despite questioning by the police, the suspect didn't talk. | |
| 5. v. to say (something), to speak (in a language, etc.) | |
| Seit ihrer Ankunft hat sie kein Wort geredet. - She hasn't said a word since she arrived. | |
| Jetzt redest du Unsinn. - Now you're talking nonsense. | |
| Ich redete Deutsch zu ihm, aber er verstand mich nicht. - I spoke German to him but he didn't understand. | |
| Rede |
| 1. n-f. speech, address | |
| Das ist nicht der Rede wert. - That is nothing to speak of. | |
