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16 Cards in this Set
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trans: The whole house is made of wood.
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Das ganze Haus ist aus Holz. [aus - made (out) of; note: no definite article when aus is used in this sense]
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trans: He did it out of pity. [past]
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Er tat es aus Mitleid. [aus - out of, for (motivation); note in expressions like "aus Mitleid" German uses no definite article]
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trans: He is out of breath.
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Er ist ausser Atem. [ausser - out of]
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trans: She was beside herself.
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Sie war ausser sich. [ausser - beside (himself, etc.)]
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trans: I don't have any money with me (on me).
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Ich habe kein Geld bei mir. [bei - with (on one's person)]
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trans: I fell asleep while reading.
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Ich bin bei Lesen eingeschlafen. [bei - while (while doing something); note: Lesen is capitalized because it is functioning as a noun]
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trans: When the weather's bad we stay home.
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Bei schlechtem Wetter bleiben wir zu Hause. [bei - when (normally referring to the weather]
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trans: How can you read by that light?
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Wie kannst du bei dem Licht lesen? [bei - by]
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trans: He was always very friendly to us.
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Uns gegenuber war er immer sehr freundlich. [gegenuber - to, toward (attitude toward a person) + dat.]
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trans: Turn left here. [driving]
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Fahren Sie hier nach links. [nach - to, toward (in giving directions)]
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trans: According to the weather report, it's going to rain tomorrow.
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Dem Wetterbericht nach regnet es morgen. [nach - according to, in; note: when nach means according to, it normally follows its object]
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trans: We read three novellas by Thomas Mann. [pres. perf.]
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Wir haben drei Novellen von Thomas Mann gelesen. [von - by]
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trans: He is a friend of mine [of Karl's].
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Er is ein Freund von mir [von Karl]. [von - of (possessive)]
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trans: Where were you at Christmas? [past]
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Wo warst du zu Weihnachten? [zu - at, for (with holidays and occasions)]
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trans: What did you get for Christmas?
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Was hast du zu Weihnachten bekommen? [zu - at, for (with holidays and occasions)]
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trans: Give me ten one-euro stamps.
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Geben Sie mir zehn Briefmarken zu einem Euro. [zu - at (with prices)]
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