| aufgeben |
| 1. v. to give up on (one's efforts) | |
| Er gab es auf die schwierige Aufgabe zu lösen. - He gave up on solving the difficult task. | |
| 2. v. to give up | |
| Sich selbst aufgeben. - To give up oneself. | |
| 3. v. to abandon, to forsake, to relinquish | |
| Die Stadt wurde auf Grund des starken Wassermangels aufgegeben. - The city has been forsaken due to the severe water shortage. | |
| 4. v. to surrender, to capitulate | |
| 5. v. to lose hope, to resign, to quit | |
| Die Suche nach der vermissten Person wurde von der Polizei aufgegeben. - The search for the missing person was quit by the police. | |
| Sie hatte bereits jegliche Hoffnung aufgegeben ihn wiederzusehen. - She had already lost any hope of seeing him again. | |
| 6. v. to send, to mail | |
| 7. v. to give | |
| Heute gab man uns sehr viele Hausaufgaben auf. - Today, we were given a lot of homework. | |
| keine |
| 1. en:not a | |
| 2. pron. feminine of kein | |
| Das ist keine Lampe. - That is not a lamp. | |
| 3. pron. of kein | |
| Elemente sind Stoffe, die in keine einfacheren Stoffe zerlegt werden können. - Elements are substances that can not be decomposed into any simpler substance. | |
| 4. pron. feminine of keiner | |
| uxi, Ich kenne keine, die mir gefällt., I don't know anyone I like. | |
| 5. pron. of keiner | |
| Von den Lösungen ist keine korrekt. - Of the solutions, none is correct. | |
| weiteren |
| 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 | |
| Versuche |
| 1. n. plural of Versuch | |
| 2. v. first-person singular present of versuchen | |
| 3. v. singular imperative of versuchen | |
| 4. v. first-person singular subjunctive of versuchen | |
| 5. v. third-person singular subjunctive of versuchen | |
| Versuch |
| 1. n. attempt | |
| 2. n. experiment; test, trial | |
| 3. n. (rugby) try | |
| Unternehmen |
| 1. n. gerund of unternehmen | |
| 2. n-n. business, enterprise, company | |
| 3. n-n. undertaking | |
| 4. n-n. (military) operation | |
| Unternehmen Barbarossa - Operation Barbarossa | |
| Unternehmen Weserübung - Operation Weserübung | |
| 5. v. to undertake | |
| um |
| 1. prep. about | |
| Es geht um den Kuchen. - It's about the pie. | |
| 2. prep. around | |
| Um die Ecke - around the corner | |
| 3. prep. at, by (qual, when relating to time) | |
| Um acht Uhr reisen wir ab - At eight o’clock we depart | |
| 4. prep. by (qual, percentage difference) | |
| Die Verkaufsmengen gingen um 6% zurück. - Sales in volume has decreased by 6%. | |
| 5. prep. (Austria) for qual, amount of money | |
| Um einen Euro bekommt man heute nicht besonders viel. - You can't buy much for one euro these days. | |
| Heute im Sonderangebot um nur 99 Euro. - Special offer today for only 99 euros. | |
| 6. conj. in order to, so as to | |
| Wir sind gekommen, um zu helfen. - We’ve come (in order) to help. | |
| 7. adj. (predicative, not attributive) up, in the sense of finished | |
| Werden dich in kurzem binden/ Erdgeist, deine Zeit ist um - source=Friedrich von Hardenberg, Novalis | |
| 8. adv. around, about | |
| 9. adv. turned over, changed, from one state to another | |
| 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.) | |
| Ziel |
| 1. n. target | |
| 2. n. goal (not in football, see Tor) | |
| 3. n. aim | |
| 4. n. purpose | |
| 5. v. singular imperative of zielen | |
| 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 | |
| Erreichen |
| 1. n. gerund of erreichen, , achievement, achieving; reaching | |
| 2. v. to reach, to catch, to accomplish | |
