Lexis Rex Home



Common German Words



Page 12/487    Go to page:
220 sicher  ©
     1. adj. safe, secure (not dangerous or in danger)
     2. adj. (often with reflexive dative, with optional genitive object) sure, certain (convinced)
           Ich bin (mir) sicher, dass es heute regnen wird. - I am sure that it will rain today.
           Sie ist sich des Sieges sicher. - She is certain of victory.
     3. adv. safely
     sichern
          1. v. to secure
221 eben  ©
     1. adj. flat, smooth, even (of a surface)
     2. adv. (modal particle) so, just, simply, indicating that something is generally known, or cannot be changed, or the like; often untranslatable
           Er ist eben ein Idiot... - So he's an idiot...
           Dann müssen wir eben härter arbeiten. - Then we'll just have to work harder.
     3. adv. (modal particle) just, quickly, indicating that something is done fast or without much complication
222 Tür
     1. n-f. door (rigid plane on a hinge)
           Die Tür ist aus Eichenholz. - The door is made of oak wood.
           Kannst du bitte die Tür zumachen?! - Can you please shut the door?!
           Hast du schon an die Tür geklopft? - Have you knocked on the door yet?
           Plötzlich klopfte es an der (also: die) Tür. - Suddenly someone knocked at the door.
223 los
     1. adj. (colloquial or dated) Alternative form of lose, , loose
     2. adv. off, rid of
           Ich bin meine Erkältung los. - I've got rid of my cold.
     3. adv. going on
           Hier ist einiges los. - There's a lot going on here.
     losen
          1. adj. form of lose
          2. v. to draw lots; to draw straws; to toss up
224 dazu
     1. adv. in addition to it, in addition, besides
     2. adv. for that purpose
     3. adv. to it, to that
225 davon
     1. adv. from it, from that, therefrom, off it, off that
           Bleibt davon! - Keep off!
           das kommt davon - that is the result
           er ist nicht davon - he is not far away
226 meinem
     1. det. (possessive) dative singular of mein
     mein
          1. det. (possessive) my
227 schön
     1. adj. beautiful, lovely, pretty, handsome
     2. adj. good, great, splendid
     3. adj. nice, pleasant
     4. adv. well, beautifully
     5. adv. really
228 besser  ©
     1. adj. comparative of gut; better
     2. v. first-person singular present of bessern
     3. v. singular imperative of bessern
     bessern
          1. v. to improve, to better
229 sondern  ©
     1. conj. (coordinating, with a negative in the preceding clause) rather, but (instead).
     2. interj. so?, then what?, so you tell me!
           Naja, ganz so ist es ja auch nicht! — Sondern? - Well, it’s not quite like that! — Then what?
     3. v. to separate, to sunder
230 ganze
     1. adj. form of ganz
     ganz
          1. adj. entire, whole, complete
          2. adj. (informal) all (with definite article or determiner)
          3. adj. (colloquial) whole, intact
231 lieber
     1. adj. comparative of lieb
     2. adj. form of lieb
           (in a letter) Lieber Hans - Dear Johnny
     3. adv. comparative of gern; rather, better, by preference
           Ich nehme lieber das Fahrrad als das Auto. - I would rather take the bicycle than the car.
232 willst  ©
     1. v. second-person singular present of wollen
     wollen
          1. adj. (relational) wool; woolen, woollen
          2. v. to want; to wish; to desire; to demand
          3. v. (auxiliary) to want (to do something)
233 bloß
     1. adj. mere, sole
     2. adj. bare, uncovered, nude
     3. adv. merely, only
     4. adv. (colloquial modal particle) (Used to add emphasis or to respond to a request.)
           Pass bloß auf! - Just watch out!
234 jeder
     1. pron. each
           jedem das Seine - to each their own
     2. det. each, every
           jedes Mal - every time
235 darf
     1. v. first-person present of dürfen
     2. v. third-person present of dürfen
     dürfen
          1. v. (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may
          2. v. to be allowed or permitted to do something implied or previously stated; may
236 sogar
     1. adv. (usable with nouns, verbs or modifiers) even, actually, in fact
           Sogar Karl kann es verstehen. - Even Karl can understand it.
           Wir könnten sogar etwas Hilfe gebrauchen. - We could actually use some help here.
           Es ist sogar einfach zu machen. - In fact, it's easy to do.
237 unsere
     1. pron. feminine singular of unser
     2. pron. plural of unser
           Das sind unsere Bücher. - Those are our books.
           Diese Bücher sind unsere. - These books are ours.
     unser
          1. pron. genitive of wir
          2. det. our
238 hinter  ©
     1. prep. behind, after
     2. prep. after (in pursuit of)
     3. prep. beyond (further away than)
     4. adv. (colloquial regional parts of southern and eastern Germany) over; to some place fairly nearby
           Ich geh mal hinter und seh nach. - I'm going over to check.
239 recht
     1. adj. right (direction)
     2. adj. proper, correct
     3. adj. true, real
     4. adj. just, lawful
     5. adv. very, quite, rather, pretty, fairly
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary