Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
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Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
German language -- Readers
die =Lehrerin=, -nen ~(woman) teacher~
der =Leib=, -er ~body~
das =Leib´gericht´=, -e ~[līp-] = ~Lieblingsgericht ~favorite dish~
=leibhaftig= ~[~b = p~] incarnate, bodily, in person, personified;~
leibhaftig vor Augen (stehen) ~(see) staring one in the face~
=leicht= ~easy, light, slight; skillful; _adv._ easily, readily, likely~
=leichtfüßig= ~light-footed~
=leicht′geflü´gelt= ~light-winged~
=leiden=, litt, gelitten ~suffer (with some disease~ an~ + _dat._;
from, _i.e._, in consequence of, certain circumstances ~unter ~+
_dat._);~ den Opfertod (er)leiden ~lay down one’s life~
=leider= ~alas! unfortunately, sad to say~
=leidlich= ~[~leit⸗~]~ ~tolerable; [_adv., also_] fairly~
=leihen=, lieh, geliehen ~lend~
der =Leinwandbeutel= ~[~⸗nt⸗~] linen bag~
=Leipzig= ~[~z ~= ts] Leipzig, after Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich the
largest city of Germany, in the kingdom of Saxony; seat of the third
largest German university (1913, 6000 students), founded in 1409;
principal seat of the publishing trade in Germany~
=leise= ~[_drops the second_~ e ~_before the_~ e ~_of an inflectional
syllable_] soft, noiseless, gentle; low, hardly audible; hardly
perceptible~
=leiser= ~_see_~ leise
=leisten= ~perform; render [_service_]~
die =Leistung=, -en ~performance~
die =Leiter=, -n ~ladder~
=lenken= ~turn, direct;~ die Aufmerksamkeit auf sich lenken ~attract
(people’s) attention~
=lernen= ~learn;~ ich lerne stricken ~I am learning =to= knit [_Cf._~
lehren~.]~
=lēsen=, liest, lās, gelēsen ~read; decipher, make out~
das =Lēsestück=, -e ~selection for reading~
=letzte=, der, die, das ~last, extreme;~ in der letzten Zeit ~lately,
of late, recently; shortly before one’s death~
der =letztere= ~[_or, often, without the def. art._,~ letzterer~] the
latter~
=leuchten= ~shine, beam, glisten; light the path~
=Leut’= = Leute
die =Leutchen= ~[_pl. only_] good people (folk) [_Cf._ ~Krebslein~.]~
die =Leute= ~[_pl. only_] people, persons, folk(s); servants, (hired)
help (hands)~
das =Licht=, -er ~[lights, _but_~ -e~ candles] light; candle~
das =Lichtchen= ~little (tiny) light~
=lieb= ~dear, precious; agreeable, pleasant;~ der liebe Gott ~the
(good) Lord;~ das ist mir lieb(er als...) ~that pleases me (better
than...)~
=lieben= ~love~
=lieber= ~_comp. of_~ lieb; ~[_when used as comp. of_~ gern~] rather,
by preference~
der =Liebesdienst=, -e ~good office~
die =Liebesgābe=, -n ~(charitable) gift~
=liebgewinnen=, gewann ~(_usually_~ gewönne~)~ lieb´, liebgewonnen ~[~b
= p~] come to like (love)~
=liebgewonnen= ~_see_~ liebgewinnen
=lieblich=, ~[~b = p~] pleasant, lovely, charming, sweet~
das =Lieb′lingsgericht´=, -e ~[~b = p~; -ings, NOT -ingz] =~
Leibgericht ~favorite dish (food)~
das =Lieblingspfērd=, -e ~[~b = ~p; -ings, NOT -ingz] favorite horse~
=liebste=, der, die, das ~[~b = p~] _superl. of_~ lieb
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