Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
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Ährenlese: A German Reader with Practical Exercises
German language -- Readers
=dreschen=, drischt, drasch ~_or_~ drosch (~_past subj._~ drösche),
gedroschen ~thresh, thrash~
das =Dreschen=, des -s ~threshing, thrashing~
der =Drescher= ~thrasher, thresher~
der =Dreschflegel= ~flail~
=dringen=, drang, ist gedrungen ~[_with preposition expressing
direction_] make one’s way, pierce, penetrate, reach;~ es drang an sein
Ohr wie... ~there reached his ear a sound like...~
=dringend= ~_pres. part. of_~ dringen ~urgent, pressing~
=drinnen= ~inside, within (doors), in there~
=dritt= ~[_never occurring in uninfl. form_] third~
=drittens= ~[-ens, NOT -enz] thirdly, in the third place~
=drohen= ~[_dat. of pers._] threaten~
=drohend= ~_pres. part. of_~ drohen ~threatening(ly)~
=dröhnen= ~rumble, thunder, roar; shake, quake [_with the uproar_]~
=dröhnend= ~_pres. part. of_~ dröhnen ~ringing~
=drosch= ~_see_~ dreschen
=drüben= ~over there, yonder, on that side~
=drücken= ~press, push, hurt (by pressure), pinch; slip [_a coin_]~
=drum= = darum ~therefore~
=drunten= ~below, down there (yonder)~
=dū= ~[_used in addressing one individual in cases where formal
politeness would be either unnecessary or out of place, as in speaking
to a child, intimate friend, or relative, an inferior, animal, or
inanimate object, in prayer, or in apostrophes to absent persons,
abstract qualities, etc._] you [_Cf._~ ihr² ~_and_ ~Sie~.]~
=duftend= ~fragrant~
der =Dūkā´ten= ~ducat~
=dulden= ~tolerate~
=dumm=, dummer ~_or_~ dümmer, der dummste ~_or_~ dümmste ~stupid~
der =Dummkopf=, ⸗köpfe ~blockhead~
=dumpfdröhnend= ~dull- (hollow-) rumbling~
=dunkel= ~[_In infl. forms in the pos. and the comp. the_ ~e ~_is
usually elided_] dark~
=dunkelhaarig= ~dark-haired~
die =Dunkelheit=, -en ~dark(ness)~
=dunkle=, der, die, das ~_see_~ dunkel
=dünn= ~thin, lean~
=durch= ~[_acc._] through; by, by means of~
=durchaus´= ~[_if emphatic_,~ durch´aus~] absolutely, positively, by
all means, at all events~
=durchgehen=, ging durch´, ist durchgegangen ~pass (through), go
through~
=durchlassen=, lä̆ßt durch´, ließ durch´, durchgelassen ~let through,
allow to pass~
=durchs= = durch das
=durchsichtig= ~transparent~
=durchson´nen=, durchsonn´te, durchsonnt´ ~(warm in _or_ expose to the)
sun~
=durchsonnt´= ~_participial adj._ warm, sunny~
=dürfen=, darf, durfte ~(_past subj._~ dürfte~),~ gedurft ~(_or,
if preceded by a dependent infin._,~ dürfen~) [~dürfen ~_expresses
permission or right, whether granted or refused, or (in the past subj.)
mild probability_] may; [_with a negative, often_] must; be allowed
(at liberty, permitted) to, have the right to, be justified in; [_very
rarely_] dare;~ 48, 22 dürfe nicht ~could not well [_Colloquially_~
können ~_is often used instead of_ ~dürfen~, _as_ can _is instead of_
may]; need~
=durfte= ~_see_~ dürfen
=dürr= ~dry; lean, scrawny, shriveled, fleshless~
der =Durst=, des -es ~[do͝orst] thirst~
=du’s= = du es
=dǖster= dark, gloomy, dismal
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