Monday, July 31, 2006

der Strand - the beach

Sie und ich gehen morgen zum Strand.  Ich liebe es einfach am Strand spazieren zu gehen. 

She and I will go to the beach tomorrow.  I just love walking along the beach.

Sunday, July 30, 2006

la scolopendre - the centipede

Après avoir avalé un scolopendre vivant, une vipère s'est fait dévorer de l'intérieur par sa victime.

After having swallowed a centipede alive, a viper was devoured from the inside by its victim. 

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[Note from Wiktionnaire: La plupart des dictionnaire classiques donnent ce mot comme féminin, mais l'usage depuis le XXe siècle favorise plutôt le masculin, sans qu'il y ait toutefois une tendance tranchée.]

Saturday, July 29, 2006

ziemlich - considerable, quite, rather

Heute habe ich ziemlich viel zu tun.  

I have quite a lot to do today.

 

Es ist schon ziemlich spät. Gehen wir nach Hause.

It's already rather late.  Let's go home. 

Friday, July 28, 2006

Thursday, July 27, 2006

狗 - a dog

他 家 有 一条 狗。 

tā jiā yǒu yìtiáo gǒu

His family has a dog.

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

可爱 - cute, lovely

这些 孩子 很 可爱。 

Zhèxiē háizi hěn kěài

These children are so cute.

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

做 - to do

我 有 很多 事 要做。 

wǒ yǒu hěnduō shì yào zuò

I have many things to do.

Monday, July 24, 2006

工作 - to work

我 很 高兴 工作。 

wǒ hěn gāo xīng gōngzuò.

I am happy to work.

Sunday, July 23, 2006

房间 - a room

你 的 房间 这么 小。

Nǐ de fángjiān zhème xiǎo

Your room is rather small.

Saturday, July 22, 2006

热 - hot

你 房间 里 很 热。

Friday, July 21, 2006

真 - really, truly

今天 真 热。 

Jīntiān zhēn rè

It is really hot today.    .

Thursday, July 20, 2006

die Erfahrung - experience

Er war ein gebildeter Mann mit sehr viel Erfahrung.

He was an educated man with a lot of experience.

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

gebildet - educated

Sie ist eine sehr gebildete Frau. 

She is a well educated woman.

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

猫 - a cat

猫 喜欢 吃 鱼。 

māo xǐhuan chī yú

Cats like to eat fish.

Monday, July 17, 2006

die Beregnungsanlage - the sprinkler system, irrigation system

Das Feuer hat sich nicht ausgebreitet, weil die Beregnungsanlage aktiviert war.

The fire did not spread because the sprinklers were activated.

Sunday, July 16, 2006

gleich - same, equal, even; immediately, right away

Wir tragen die gleichen Schuhe!

We are wearing the same pair of shoes!     

 

Ich werde gleich bei dir sein.

I will be with you in a moment.

Saturday, July 15, 2006

外语 - foreign language

很 多 学生 学 外语。 

Hěnduō xuéshēng xué wàiyǔ

Many students study foreign languages.

Friday, July 14, 2006

汉语 - Chinese

汉语 不 难 学。 

hànyǔ bù nán xué.

Chinese is not difficult to study.  

Thursday, July 13, 2006

rasieren - to shave

Männer müssen sich jeden Tag rasieren

Men have to shave every day.

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

孩子 - a child

他 的 孩子 还 小。

tā de háizi hái xiǎo

His child is still young.

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

聚会 - to gather together, meet

一百 个 人 要 参加 聚会。

yī bǎi gè rén yào cānjiā jùhuì

One hundred people will participate in the meeting.

Monday, July 10, 2006

主任 - the director, head

公司 的 主任 在 开会。

gōngsī de zhǔrèn zài kāihuì

The directors of this company are having a meeting.

Sunday, July 9, 2006

die Nachspeise - the dessert

Sie isst am liebsten Eis als Nachspeise.

She likes eating ice cream for dessert the best.

Saturday, July 8, 2006

der Schaden - damage, loss, harm

Zum Glück haben wir keinen Schaden erlitten.

Luckily, we did not suffer any damage.

Friday, July 7, 2006

verantwortlich - responsible

Du bist für den Schaden verantwortlich.

You are responsible for the damage.

Thursday, July 6, 2006

Wednesday, July 5, 2006

die Münze - the coin

Ich kann mich nicht entscheiden. Lass uns eine Münze werfen.

I can't decide. Let's flip a coin.

Tuesday, July 4, 2006

léser - to damage, infringe

Dans le courant des années 1770, les colons américains s'opposent de plus en plus à leur métropole : Londres leur refuse les terres indiennes situées à l'ouest des montagnes Appalaches. Les taxes et les impôts sont augmentés alors que les sujets américains ne sont pas représentés au Parlement britannique. Le système de l'exclusif lèse les marchands de la côte est.  Les colons étaient au bord de la révolution.

Over the course of the 1770s, the American colonists began more and more to resist the influence of the British capital: London refused to grant them the Indian territory west of the Appalachians; taxes and levies were increased even as American subjects were not represented in Britain's parliament; and the British monopoly of goods in the colonies hurt the merchants on the east coast.  The colonists were on the brink of revolution.

Monday, July 3, 2006

besuchen - to visit, attend

Ich besuche dieses Wochenende meine Eltern.

I am visiting my parents this weekend.

 

Alle Direktoren müssen die Sitzungen besuchen.

All managers must attend the meetings. 

Sunday, July 2, 2006

entscheiden - to decide

Ich muss mich entscheiden, welche Schule ich besuchen möchte.

I must decide which school I want to attend.

Saturday, July 1, 2006

zwischen - between

Ich kann mich zwischen den beiden Büchern nicht entscheiden.

I can't decide between the two books.

faire gaffe - watch out, be careful

Faut faire gaffe quand on traverse, à ne pas se faire écraser par un vélo. Be careful crossing, or you'll be run over by a bike.