=Matthī´as= ~Matthew, Matthias~ die =Mauer=, -n ~wall [_of a building or city_]~ der =Mauerrest=, -e ~remnant (_pl., also_ remains) of a wall~ das =Maul=, Mäuler ~mouth [_of an animal_]~ die =Maus=, Mäuse ~mouse~ das =Mauseloch=, ⸗löcher ~[_in pl._,~ ch ~_as in_~ ich~] mousehole~ der =Maushund=, -e ~mouse dog [_in humorous or sarcastic reference to a cat_]~ das =Meer=, -e ~sea, ocean~ das =Mehl=, des -(e)s ~meal, flour~ =mehr= ~[_invariable_] _comp. of_~ viel ~more; [_after a negative also_] (any) more, again, (any) longer, left~ =mehrere= ~[_declined like the pl. of_~ dieser~] several~ =meiden=, mied, gemieden ~shun, avoid; abstain from~ die =Meile=, -n ~mile [= _about 4.6 miles in the United States_]~ =mein=, meine, mein ~my~ =meinen= ~think [_be of the opinion_]; [_also, express the opinion_] remark; mean, refer to~ =meiner= ~_gen. sg. of_~ ich ~of me~ um =meinetwillen= ~on my account (behalf)~ =meist= ~mostly, generally, for the most part~ =meiste=, der, die, das ~_superl. of_~ viel ~most~ die =Meister= ~master [_of his craft; a workman who has the right to employ journeymen and apprentices_]~ die =Meisterhand=, =hände ~master(’s) hand~ =melden= ~state, report, announce; inform (one [_dat._])~ =melken=, melkt ~(_less usually_,~ milkt~),~ melkte ~(_less usually_,~ molk~),~ gemelkt ~_or_~ gemolken ~(_but_ ONLY~ frisch gemolkene Milch ~milk just from the cow) milk~ die =Mēlōdie´=, -n ~[_pl. four syllables_] melody, air, tune~ die =Menge=, -n ~(large) quantity (number); crowd~ der =Mensch=, -en ~man [_as distinguished from animals or supernatural beings_], human being, [_pl., also_] people; fellow~ die =Menschenkraft=, ⸗kräfte ~hand power~ die =Menschenmasse=, -n ~crowd of people~ die =Menschenseele=, -n ~human soul~ =merken= ~perceive, notice, observe; mark, remember, (bear in) mind;~ genau auf etwas ~[_acc._]~ merken ~pay close attention to a thing;~ sich ~[_dat._]~ etwas merken ~impress a thing on one’s memory~ =Merkendorf= ~Merkendorf, a little Bavarian town, not far from the river Altmühl~ =Merkendorfer= ~_adj._ (of) Merkendorf [_Cf._ ~Emdener~.]~ =messen=, mĭßt, māß, gemessen ~measure; eye, scan, take in~ =messingen= ~[~ng ~_as in_ singer] (of) brass~ =Meyer= ~Meyer [_a surname, pronounced as in German_]~ =mich= ~_acc. sg. of_~ ich die =Miene=, -n ~air, look, expression~ die =Milch= ~milk~ =mĭld= ~mild, gentle; charitable~ =mĭldern= ~soften; lessen (the force of)~ der =Mīnĭ´ster= ~cabinet officer, prime minister~ die =Mīnū´te=, -n ~minute~ =mīr= ~_dat. sg. of_~ ich ~[_Often used to indicate interest or concern on the part of the speaker; in this case rendered by some such phrase as_] I want you to..., be sure you..., _etc._;~ sei mir still ~be still, will (won’t) you?~ =mīr’s= ~_colloqu. contraction of_~ mir es, ~_used for_~ es mir =mĭßglü´cken=, mißglück´te, ist mißglückt´ ~miscarry, fail~ =mĭßlin´gen=, mißlang´, ist mißlun´gen ~not succeed, fail, fall through~