| Schwarze |
| 1. n. female equivalent of Schwarzer: black woman | |
| 2. n. plural of Schwarzer | |
| 3. n. nominative singular of Schwarzer | |
| 4. adj. form of schwarz | |
| schwarz |
| 1. adj. black, reflecting little or no light | |
| 2. adj. (figurative) illegal | |
| 3. adj. black, having a high amount of melanin in an organ, e.g. the skin | |
| 4. adj. (politics, Germany, relational) of the CDU or CSU (large center-right Christian Democratic parties, whose associated colour is black) | |
| 5. adj. (of coffee) without milk | |
| 6. adj. (trick-taking card games) not having won any trick (or only tricks with zero points) | |
| 7. adj. (relational) Goth (of Goth music or culture, called schwarze Szene in German) | |
| Wolken |
| 1. n. plural of Wolke | |
| 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. | |
| zogen |
| 1. v. first-person plural preterite of ziehen | |
| 2. v. third-person plural preterite of ziehen | |
| von |
| 1. prep. from | |
| Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg. | |
| Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister. | |
| 2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below) | |
| das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father | |
| 3. prep. by (with passive voice) | |
| Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company. | |
| 4. prep. about, of (a topic) | |
| Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth. | |
| 5. prep. on, with (a resource) | |
| Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays? | |
| Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb) | |
| Westen |
| 1. n. west | |
| 2. n. (only with definite article) The area of Western Germany, i.e. those territories which were never part of the GDR. | |
| 3. n. nominative plural of Weste | |
| 4. n. genitive plural of Weste | |
| 5. n. dative plural of Weste | |
| 6. n. accusative plural of Weste | |
| 7. n. dative plural of West | |
| West |
| 1. n. the west (used without article; a short form of Westen) | |
| der Wind kommt aus West - the wind is coming from the west | |
| 2. n. a wind coming from the west (used with article) | |
| Weste |
| 1. n-f. waistcoat, vest (usually sleeveless garment worn over a shirt) | |
| 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 | |
