Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
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Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
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die =Lust=, ̈–e ~[lo͝ost; _pl. only in sense_ evil passions] desire,
inclination (for~ zu~);~ ich hätte Lust, das zu tun ~I should like
to do that (so);~ wenn er Lust hat ~if he feels like it (takes the
notion); pleasure, delight, joy;~ es ist eine wahre Lust, sie zu sehen
~it does one’s heart good to see them~
=lustig= ~[lo͝ost-] merry, jolly~
M.
=mach´= = mache
=machen= ~make, do; see to it that (~daß~), hasten to (~daß~); play,
act;~ wie machen wir’s? ~how shall we manage (arrange) it?~ was war
da zu machen? ~what was to be done in such a case?~ das macht die
Sonne, _or_, daß die Sonne scheint ~that is because of the sun _or_
because the sun is shining;~ ich machte mir im Garten zu tun ~I busied
myself in the garden;~ er machte Frankfurt zum Endziel... ~he made
Frankfort the extreme goal... [_After_~ machen ~_the factitive object
is expressed by_~ zu ~+ _dat. rather than by a second acc. as in
English._]~
=machen’s= = machen es
=mächtig= ~mighty, immense, huge, large~
das =Mädchen= ~[~mǟt⸗~] girl~
das =Mädchenkleid=, -er ~[~mǟt⸗~] girl’s dress; _pl._ dresses of the
girls~
=māg= ~_see_~ mögen
die =Māgd=, ̈–e ~maid(servant)~
=mager= ~lean, thin~
=magern= = mager werden ~_see_~ abmagern
=mahlen=, mahlte, =gemahlen= ~grind~
die =Mahlzeit=, -en ~meal, repast;~ seine Mahlzeit =halten= ~=take
(eat)= one’s dinner (a meal)~
=mahnen= ~urge~
der =Main= ~the Main, a tributary of the Rhine~
die =Mājestǟt´=, -en ~[~j ~= y] majesty; [_in titles_] Majesty~
=māl= ~_see_~ einmal
das =Māl=, -e ~time [= _instance, occasion; cf. French_ la fois];~ mit
einem Male ~all at once, all of a sudden; all at the same time~
=man= ~[_nom. sg. only; cf._ on _in French_] one, somebody, a person
(body), “you”; “they,” people [_N.B. A sentence with_~ man~ _is often
best rendered by the passive._]~
=mancher=, manche, manches ~many a, [_pl._] some, many [_not all_];
_subst._ many a man (woman, thing) [~manch ~_refers to individual
units_,~ viel ~_to quantity; the latter is contrasted with_~ wenig~,
_the former with_~ all~.]~
=man´cherlei´= ~_[invariable] adj._ various, different~
=manchmāl= ~many a time, many times, often, frequently; sometimes~
das =Mandelauge=, -s, -n ~almond-shaped eye~
der =Mangel=, ̈– ~lack, want, scarcity (_of_~ an ~+ _dat._); defect~
der =Mann=, ̈–er ~man; husband~
das =Männchen= ~little man~
das =Männlein= ~little man~
=männlich= ~masculine, manly~
der =Mantel=, ̈– ~cloak~
das =Märchen= ~fairy tale; story~
die =Mǟr(e)=, -n ~old tale (story, tradition)~
=Mārie´= ~Mary~
die =Mark= ~[_pl._~ Mark~, _of a lump sum_;~ Markstücke~, _of individual
coins_] mark [_The monetary unit of the German Empire_; = $.24;
_abbreviated_ ℳ _without a period._]~
der =Markt=, ̈–e ~market, fair~
der =Mărstăll=, -ställe ~(royal _or_) princely stables~
die =Märznacht=, -nächte ~March night~
die =Măsche=, -n ~mesh~
=māß= ~_see_~ messen
die =Masse=, -n ~mass; substance~
der =Mātrō´se=, -n ~sailor, seaman~
=matt= ~dim, feeble, faint~
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