Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
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Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
German language -- Readers
=runzeln= ~wrinkle~
=rußen= ~(produce) soot, smoke~
der =Rüstmeister= ~armorer~
=rutschen= ~[~ist gerutscht~] slide, slip;~ rauschen und rutschen
~swish and slish, rustle and slip~
=rütteln= ~shake [_in an effort to loosen_];~ an einer Tür rütteln
~rattle a door~
S.
=’s= = es ~(_or, less frequently_,~ das~)~
der =Saal=, Säle ~hall, large room~
der =Säbel= ~saber, cutlass~
die =Sache=, -n ~thing; affair, matter; (legal) case~
=Sachsen= ~[~chs ~= ks] ~Saxony, the smallest of the four kingdoms
among the states of the German Empire, but a densely populated and very
important industrial region~
der =Sack=, ̈–e ~sack, bag;~ 18, 21 die schweren Säcke Korn ~[_After
a noun of measure an unmodified noun representing the commodity
measured is used as an appositive, one modified by an adj. either as an
appositive or in the gen._]~
=saftig= ~juicy~
=sāg’= = sage
die =Säge=, -n ~saw~
=sāgen= ~say, tell [_to be distinguished from_ ~erzählen ~= tell,
_i.e._, give an account];~ ... sagte ich mir ~I reasoned [DAT. _of
person to whom the remark is made, preceded by_~ zu ~_if the exact
words of the speaker are quoted_]~
=sah= ~_see_~ sehen
die =Salbe=, -n ~ointment, salve~
=salben= ~rub with oil (ointment, salve)~
=Sālōmō= ~[zah´-] Solomon~
das =Salz=, -e ~salt;~ Salz und Brot ~bread and salt~
=sammeln= ~gather, collect (money for...)~
der =Sămstāg= -e ~[-ms, NOT -mz] Saturday [_used in southern Germany in
place of_~ Sonnabend~; _cf._ ~Sonntag~.]~
=samt= ~[_dat._] together with~
der =Sand=, -e ~sand~
=sandig= ~sandy~
=sanft= ~gentle~
=sang= ~_see_~ singen
=sank= ~_see_~ sinken
=sann= ~_see_~ sinnen
=sāß= ~_see_~ sitzen
=satt= ~satisfied; satiated, full;~ etwas satt haben ~be tired (sick)
of a thing~
=sättigen= ~satisfy, appease a person’s hunger~
der =Sattlergesell(e)=, ⸗gesellen ~journeyman saddler~
der =Satz=, ̈–e ~sentence, clause~
=sauber= ~trim, well kept; [_ironical_] neat, pretty, fine~
=sauer= ~sour; troublesome, harassing, hard;~ es sauer haben ~have a
hard time (of it)~
das =Sauerkraut=, des -(e)s ~sauerkraut~
=sausen= ~[~ist gesaust ~_when direction is expressed_] whistle, roar,
bluster, howl; whiz~
das =Sausen=, des -s ~roar(ing noise) [_as something passes rapidly_]~
der =Schaden=, Schadens, ~[_dat. and acc. sg._]~ Schaden, ~[_pl._]~
Schäden ~damage, harm, loss;~ es soll nicht (zu) dein(em) Schaden sein
~it shall not be (for, _i.e._, result in) your loss, you shall not
regret (lose anything by) it;~ mit Schaden verkaufen ~sell at a loss~
die =Schadenfreude= ~malicious joy [_at the misfortune of others_]~
=schaffen= ~provide, procure, get, get ready; work~
der =Schaft=, ̈–e ~shaft; (boot)leg~
die =Schāle=, -n ~bowl, dish~
die =Schălmei´=, -en ~(shepherd’s) reed (pipe)~
=schalt= ~_see_~ schelten
=schäm’= = schäme
sich =schämen= ~be (feel) ashamed (of _gen._,~ über~ + _acc._, or~
wegen~);~ schäme dich! ~shame on you! for shame!~
=schărf=, schärfer, der schärfste ~sharp; pointed, keen~
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