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/ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/ /ˈoʊ.vɚ/

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noun

Über

A set of six legal balls bowled.

Examples :

"The bowling team scored a lot of points with their final over. "

Das Bowlingteam erzielte mit seinem letzten Über viele Punkte.

sport essential

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noun

Überschuss, Rest

Any surplus amount of money, goods delivered, etc.

Examples :

"The bakery had a large over of bread, so they donated some to the local food bank. "

Die Bäckerei hatte einen großen Überschuss an Brot, also spendeten sie etwas an die örtliche Tafel.

amount business economy finance essential

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verb

Überqueren, überspringen

To go over, or jump over.

Examples :

"He overed the fence in good style."

Er übersprang den Zaun mit gutem Stil.

action way essential

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verb

Herumlaufen, umherrennen

Examples :

"The cattle have been overing all day because of the flies."

Das Vieh ist den ganzen Tag wegen der Fliegen herumgerannt.

action essential

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adjective

Vorbei, beendet

Discontinued; ended or concluded.

Examples :

"The show is over."

Die Show ist vorbei.

time event past achievement essential

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adverb

Völlig, ganz, gänzlich

Thoroughly; completely; from beginning to end.

Examples :

"The teacher explained the lesson over, answering all the students' questions. "

Der Lehrer erklärte die Lektion vollständig und beantwortete alle Fragen der Schüler.

action way essential

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adverb

Übermäßig, zu sehr

To an excessive degree; overly.

Examples :

"My brother is over-enthusiastic about his school project; he talks about it too much. "

Mein Bruder ist übermäßig begeistert von seinem Schulprojekt; er redet zu viel darüber.

amount degree essential

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adverb

Um, hinüber

From an upright position to being horizontal.

Examples :

"He bent over to touch his toes."

Er beugte sich, um seine Zehen zu berühren.

position direction essential

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adverb

Horizontal, quer

Horizontally; left to right or right to left.

Examples :

"I moved over to make room for him to sit down."

Ich rückte zur Seite, um ihm Platz zum Hinsetzen zu machen.

direction position essential

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adverb

Vorbei, rüber

From one position or state to another.

Examples :

"Come over and play!"

Komm rüber und spiel!

position state direction essential

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adverb

Über Nacht

Overnight (throughout the night).

Examples :

"Can I sleep over?"

Kann ich über Nacht schlafen?

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adverb

Wieder, noch einmal

(usually with do) Again; another time; once more; over again.

Examples :

"I lost my paper and I had to do the entire assignment over."

Ich habe mein Papier verloren und musste die gesamte Aufgabe noch einmal machen.

time frequency action essential

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adverb

Ende, Schluss

(procedure word) a procedure word meaning that a station is finished transmitting and is expecting a response.

Examples :

"Bravo Six Four, this is Bravo Six Actual. Send your traffic, over."

Bravo Six Four, hier ist Bravo Six Actual. Senden Sie Ihren Funkverkehr, Ende.

communication military technical word essential

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preposition

Über

Physical positioning.

Examples :

"The cat jumped over the fence. "

Die Katze sprang über den Zaun.

position place direction essential

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preposition

Im Vergleich zu

Examples :

"My brother is taller over my sister. "

Mein Bruder ist im Vergleich zu meiner Schwester größer.

attitude value essential

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preposition

Über, oberhalb

Indicating relative status, authority, or power

Examples :

"My older brother is over me in the family; he makes all the decisions. "

Mein älterer Bruder steht in der Familie über mir; er trifft alle Entscheidungen.

politics government position organization state military essential

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preposition

Durch

Examples :

"four over two equals two over one"

Vier durch zwei ist gleich zwei durch eins.

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preposition

Über

Separates the three of a kind from the pair in a full house.

Examples :

"9♦9♠9♣6♥6♠ = nines over sixes"

9♦9♠9♣6♥6♠ = Neunen über Sechsen

game number essential

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preposition

Vorbei, zu Ende, über

Finished with; done with; from one state to another via a hindrance that must be solved or defeated; or via a third state that represents a significant difference from the first two.

Examples :

"He is finally over his [distress over the loss of the relationship with his] ex-girlfriend."

Er ist endlich über seine Ex-Freundin hinweg.

position direction time condition state essential

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preposition

Während, bei

While using, especially while consuming.

Examples :

"During the party, everyone ate and drank over the delicious food and drinks. "

Während der Party aßen und tranken alle von dem köstlichen Essen und den Getränken.

food drink essential

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preposition

Bezüglich, in Bezug auf

Concerning or regarding.

Examples :

"The two boys had a fight over whose girlfriend was the best."

Die beiden Jungen stritten sich darüber, wessen Freundin die beste war.

language grammar essential

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preposition

Über, trotz

Above, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of; notwithstanding.

Examples :

"It was a fine victory over their opponents."

Es war ein feiner Sieg über ihre Gegner.

position achievement attitude value essential

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interjection

Schluss, Ende

In radio communications: end of sentence, ready to receive reply.

Examples :

"How do you receive? Over!"

Wie empfangen Sie? Schluss!

communication signal technical military essential

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noun

Ufer, Gestade

A shore, riverbank.

Examples :

"The children played happily on the river over. "

Die Kinder spielten glücklich am Flussufer.

geography place nature environment essential