die =Weizengarbe=, -n ~sheaf of wheat~ =welch= ~[_invariable; without effect on the inflection of a following adj._] what (a) [_used mostly in exclamations_]~ =welcher=, welche, welches ~_interrog. pron._ which, what; _relat. pron._ who, which, that [_As a relat. pron._~ welcher ~_is interchangeable with_~ der ~_save in the gen.; here_~ der ~_is used if the relat. is a subst.,_~ welcher ~_if it is an adj._]~ =wellen= ~make wavy;~ gewellt =undulating, rolling= =wellig= ~undulating~ die =Welt=, -en ~world;~ =auf= der Welt ~=in= the world, on earth~ =wenden=, wandte ~_or_~ wendte ~(_past subj._~ wendete), gewandt ~_or_~ gewendet ~turn (about, around);~ sich so und so wenden ~turn thus and so;~ sich an einen wenden ~apply (appeal) to one (for ~um~)~ die =Wendung=, -en ~turn(ing); =~ Redensart ~phrase, idiom(atic expression)~ =wenig= ~little [_quantity_], few, not many [_often undeclined when referring to total quantity rather than to individual units_];~ ein wenig ~a little, somewhat, a trifle [_uninfl. even after a prep._];~ am wenigsten ~least~ =weniger= ~[_invariable_] _comp. of_~ wenig ~less, not so much (many), fewer~ =wenigstens= ~[-ens, NOT -enz] at least~ =wenn= ~[_always followed by transposition_] when, whenever; if, in case;~ als wenn ~as if, as though [_+ subj._];~ und wenn (... auch) ~[_as last clause in a sentence_] even if, even though~ =wenn’s= = wenn es =wēr= ~_interrog. pron._ who; _compound relat. pron._ whoever, he who, anybody who;~ wer keine Freunde hat, (der) ist arm ~whoever has no friends, (he) is poor~ =wērden=, wĭrd, wărd ~_or_~ wŭrde, ist gewŏrden ~(_or, in the perfect tenses of the passive_,~ wŏrden~) become, get, grow; be (= become) [_thirteen years old, king, his wife, (taken) ill, etc._];~ zu etwas werden ~become _or_ turn (in-)to a thing; come to seem, prove, turn out; [_as aux. in forming the future tense_] shall, will, be going to;~ das wird wohl eine neue Lampe sein ~I expect (when I learn the facts, it will appear that) that is a new lamp; [_as aux. in forming the passive_] be; [_cf. last note on_ ~sein~.]~ =werfen=, wirft, warf (würfe), geworfen ~throw, cast, fling;~ sich werfen in ~(_acc._) [_clothes_] put on quickly~ das =Werk=, -e ~work~ die =Werkstatt=, ⸗stätten ~workshop; blacksmith’s shop, smithy, forge~ das =Werkzeug=, -e ~tool, instrument; [_collectively_] tools~ =wērt= ~worth~ das =Wesen= ~being~ =wesentlich= ~real, very marked (important)~ =wĕs´hălb´= ~[~⸗lp~] why, for what reason~ =wessen= ~_gen. sg. of_~ wer ~_or_~ was die =Wette=, -n ~wager, bet~ =wetten= ~(lay a) wager, (make a) bet~ das =Wetter= ~weather; storm; =~ Gewitter ~thunderstorm~ das =Wetterdach=, ⸗dächer ~(roof affording) shelter from the storm;~ das ist ja ein Wetterdach, wie man es sich nicht besser wünschen kann ~why, that’s as good a shelter from the storm as one could wish for~ die =Wetterseite= ~weather (windward) side~ die =Wetterwolke=, -n ~thundercloud~