Faust: Vokabelliste
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der/die Gelehrte [adj. noun]; gelehrt | scholar; learned, erudite |
die Bildung; gebildet | education; well-educated, cultured |
lehren; unterrichten; bei•bringen, brachte bei, hat beigebracht | to teach (generally); to teach (a specific subject); to teach someone a specific fact or skill |
erfahren, er/sie/es erfährt, erfuhr, hat erfahren; die Erfahrung, -en; erfahren | to find out [can also occasionally mean “to experience”]; experience [usually refers to the capacity for experience]; experienced |
erleben; das Erlebnis, -se | to experience; experience [for talking about actual experiences] |
erwarten; die Erwartung, -en | to expect; expectation |
die Tat, -en | action |
der Teufel, – | devil |
die Seele, -n | soul |
der Geist, -er | spirit, ghost |
böse | evil, angry |
der Himmel | heaven, sky |
die Sünde, -n | sin |
die Wette, -n | bet, wager |
der Pakt, -e | pact |
dienen; der Diener | to serve; servant |
zufrieden | satisfied, contented |
die Ruhe; beruhigt; ruhen; sich ausruhen | rest, calm, peace and quiet; contented, reassured; to rest [emphasis on inactivity]; to rest [emphasis on recovering from exhaustion] |
genießen, genoss, hat genossen; der Genuss | to savor, to relish; delight, enjoyment, pleasure |
faul; faulen | lazy, rotten; to rot |
streben; das Streben | to strive; striving |
unersättlich | insatiable |
der Augenblick, -e | moment [lit: blink of an eye] |
bunt | colorful |
darum | for that reason |
deshalb | therefore |
deutlich | clear(ly), distinct(ly) |
fremd; der/die Fremde (adj. noun) | foreign, strange [as in “foreign” as opposed to “odd”]; foreigner, stranger |
die Gefahr, -en; gefährlich | danger; dangerous |
geheim; das Geheimnis, -se | secret; secret |
gewöhnlich | normally, usually |
die Kraft, ¨-e | force, strength, power |
leider; leiden; das Leid, -en | unfortunately; to suffer; suffering |
die Luft, ¨-e | air; plural = the skies, the air |
lügen, log, hat gelogen | to lie |
des Pudels Kern | “the core of the poodle,” i.e. the real truth or purpose behind a seemingly innocuous surface |
das Rätsel, – | riddle, mystery, puzzle |
scheinen, schien, hat geschienen; der Schein | to shine, to seem; appearance |
steigen, stieg, ist gestiegen | to rise, to ascend |
der Teil, -e | part |
tief; die Tiefe, -n | deep; depth |
verachten; die Verachtung; verächtlich | to despise, have contempt for, scorn; contempt, scorn; contemptuous, scornful, contemptible |
ziehen, zog, hat gezogen | to pull |
zwar | it may be true that [usually followed by “aber” or an equivalent word] |
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auf•hören | to stop (doing something) |
der Auftrag, ¨-e | task |
die Bedingung, -en | condition (as in “on the condition that”) |
das Buchwissen | book learning |
drüben | over there, yonder |
erfüllen | to fulfill (a wish, or the terms of an agreement) |
entstehen, entstand, ist entstanden | to come into being, to be created |
erkennen, erkannte, hat erkannt | to recognize |
der Geselle, -n; gesellig | companion; companionable, social |
lebensfremd | remote from/out of touch with life |
schaffen, schuf, hat geschaffen | to create [the world, an art-work, man]; to bring about, generate [favorable conditions, new jobs etc.] |
schaffen, schaffte, hat geschafft | to manage to do something |
der Schatz, ¨-e | treasure |
sogar | even [for saying how far or to what lengths someone or something went] |
stets | immer |
der Tor; das Tor, -e | fool; gate, goal |
der Trieb, -e | drive |
verneinen | to deny |
wagen | to dare |
das Wesen, – | being, essential nature |
zaubern; der Zauberer/die Zauberin; der Zauber; die Zauberei | to do magic; magician; magic [in general]; magic [for referring to magic feats] |
zerstören; die Zerstörung | destroy; destruction |
zugrunde gehen, ging zugrunde, ist zugrunde gegangen | to collapse, to decay, to perish miserably |
zweifeln (an); der Zweifel, – | to doubt; doubt |