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The first sample below is the letter "M" in English to German; the second sample is the letter "M" in German to English.

Sample of the letter M in English with German translations



>BIGLETTER<M>ENDLETTER<
>H<M, m>X<
>[<em>]< >I<n
>R<M, m >I<nt>R<.>QL<
>H<M>X< >I<abbr of >B<medium.>QL<
>H<m>X< >I<abbr of >B<million(s) >R<Mill., Mio.;
>B<metre(s) >R<m;
>B<mile(s); minute(s) >R<min;
>B<married >R<verh.;
>B<masculine >R<m.>QL<
>H<MA>X< >I<abbr of >B<Master of Arts >R<M.A.>QL<
>H<ma>X<
>[<m>u10<>:<>]< >I<n
>R<(>I<inf>R<>2usp<) Mama >R<(>I<inf>R<>2usp<), Mutti >R<(>I<inf>R<>2usp<) >I<f>R<.>QL<
>H<ma'am>X<
>[<m>ae<m>]< >I<n
>R<gna>um<' Frau >I<f
>R<(>I<form>R<);
>I<see >B<madam (a).>QL<
>H<mac>sup1<>X<
>[<m>ae<k>]< >I<n
>R<(>I<Brit inf>R<>2usp<) Regenmantel >I<m>R<.>QL<
>H<mac>sup2<>X< >I<n
>R<(>I<esp US inf>R<>2usp<) Kumpel >I<m
>R<(>I<inf>R<>2usp<).>QL<
>H<macabre>X<
>[<m>u11<>HST<k>u10<>:<br>u111<>]< >I<adj
>R<makaber.>QL<
>H<macadam>X<
>[<m>u11<>HST<k>ae<d>u11<m>]< >I<n
>R<Schotter, Splitt >I<m>R<, Makadam >I<m
or nt>R<.
>~< >B<road
>R<Schotterstra>SS<e >I<f>R<.>QL<
>H<macadamize>X<
>[<m>u11<>HST<k>ae<d>u11<ma>u23<z>]< >I<vt
>R<schottern, makadamisieren >R<(>I<spec>R<).>QL<
>H<macaroni>X<
>[<>LST<m>ae<k>u11<>HST<r>u11<>u21<n>u23<>]< >I<n
>R<Makkaroni >I<pl>R<.
>~< >B<cheese >R<Ka>um<semakkaroni >I<pl>R<.>QL<
>H<macaronic>X<
>[<>LST<m>ae<k>u11<>HST<r>u20<n>u23<k>]< >I<adj
>R<makkaronisch.>QL<
>H<macaroon>X<
>[<>LST<m>ae<k>u11<>HST<ru>:<n>]< >I<n
>R<Makrone >I<f>R<.>QL<
>H<macaw>X<
>[<m>u11<>HST<k>u12<>:<>]< >I<n
>R<Ara >I<m>R<.>QL<
>H<mace>sup1<>X<
>[<me>u23<s>]< >I<n
>R<(>I<weapon>R<) Streitkolben >I<m>R<, Keule >I<f>R<;
>R<(>I<mayor's>R<)
Amtsstab >I<m>R<.
>~<>B<bearer >R<Tra>um<ger >I<m
>R<des Amtsstabes.>QL<
>H<mace>sup2<>X< >I<n
>R<(>I<spice>R<) Muskatblu>um<te >I<f>R<, Mazis >I<m>R<.>QL<
>H<Macedonia>X<
>[<>LST<m>ae<s>u23<>HST<d>u11<>u21<n>u23<>u11<>]< >I<n
>R<Makedonien, Mazedonien >I<nt>R<.>QL<
>H<Macedonian>X<
>[<>LST<m>ae<s>u23<>HST<d>u11<>u21<n>u23<>u11<n>]<
>PB<1 >I<n
>R<Makedonier(in >I<f>R<), Mazedonier(in >I<f>R<) >I<m>R<. >PB<2 >I<adj
>R<makedonisch, mazedonisch.>QL<
>H<macerate>X<
>[<>HST<m>ae<s>u11<re>u23<t>]<
>PB<1 >I<vt
>R<aufweichen, einweichen. >PB<2 >I<vi
>R<aufweichen,
weich werden.>QL<
>H<Mach>X<
>[<m>ae<k>]< >I<n
>R<Mach >I<nt>R<.
>~< >B<number >R<Mach-Zahl >I<f>R<;
>B<the jet was approaching
>~< >B<2 >R<das Flugzeug na>um<herte
sich (einer Geschwindigkeit von) 2 Mach.>QL<
>H<machete>X<
>[<m>u11<>HST<t>u16<e>u23<t>u23<>]< >I<n
>R<Machete >I<f>R<, Buschmesser >I<nt>R<.>QL<
>H<Machiavelli>X<
>[<>LST<m>ae<k>u23<>u11<>HST<vel>u23<>]< >I<n
>R<Machiavelli >I<m>R<.>QL<
>H<Machiavellian>X<
>[<>LST<m>ae<k>u23<>u11<>HST<vel>u23<>u11<n>]< >I<adj
>R<machiavellistisch.>QL<
>H<machination>X<
>[<>LST<m>ae<k>u23<>HST<ne>u23<>u16<>u111<n>]< >I<n
usu pl >R<Machenschaften >I<pl>R<.>QL<
>H<machine>X<
>[<m>u11<>HST<>u16<i>:<n>]<
>PB<1 >I<n
>R<Maschine >I<f>R<, Apparat >I<m>R<;
>R<(>I<vending
>~<>R<) Automat >I<m>R<;
>R<(>I<car>R<) Wagen >I<m>R<;
>R<(>I<cycle, plane>R<) Maschine >I<f>R<;
>R<(>I<Pol>R<>2usp<) Partei-/Regierungsapparat >I<m>R<;
>R<(>I<fig: person>R<) Maschine >I<f>R<, Roboter >I<m>R<.>QL<

Sample of the letter M in German with English translations




>BIGLETTER<M>ENDLETTER<
>H<M>X<, m
>[<>u13<m>]< >I<nt
>PB<-, - >R<M, m.>QL<
>H<m>X< >I<abbr of >B<Meter.>QL<
>H<MA>X<. >I<abbr of >B<Mittelalter.>QL<
>H<Ma>um<a>du<nder>X< >I<m
>PB<-s, - >R<(>I<Geog, Art>R<) meander.>QL<
>H<ma>um<a>du<ndrisch>X< >I<adj
>R<meandering. >B<sich
>~< schla>um<ngeln >R<to meander;
>B<>~< verziert >R<(>I<Art>R<)
decorated with meanders.>QL<
>H<M>luaa<r>X< >I<nt
>PB<-(e)s, -e >R<(>I<Geol>R<) maar >R<(>I<spec>R<), volcanic lake.>QL<
>H<M>luaa<s>X< >I<f
>PB<- >R<Meuse, Maas.>QL<
>H<M>luaa<t>X< >I<m
>PB<-(e)s, -e >I<or >PB<-en >R<(>I<Naut>R<) (ship's) mate.>QL<
>H<Ma>du<ch>X< >I<nt
>PB<-(s), - >R<(>I<Phys>R<) Mach.>QL<
>H<Macha>du<ndel>X< >I<m
>PB<-s, -, >PB<Macha>du<ndelbaum >I<m
>R<(>I<N Ger>R<) juniper (tree).>QL<
>H<Ma>du<ch>GLOT<art>X< >I<f
>R<make;
>R<(>I<Muster>R<) design;
>R<(>I<lit, fig: Stil>R<) style.>QL<
>H<ma>du<chbar>X< >I<adj
>R<feasible, possible.>QL<
>H<Ma>du<che>X< >I<f
>PB<-, -n >R<(>I<inf>R<) >PB<(a) >R<(>I<Technik>R<)
structure.>QL<
>IB<(b) >R<(>I<Vorta>um<uschung>R<) sham. >B<reine >I<or >B<pure
>~< sein >R<to be (a) sham.>QL<
>IB<(c) >B<etw in der
>~< haben >R<(>I<inf>R<) to be working
on sth, to have sth on the stocks;
>B<in der >~< sein >R<(>I<inf>R<) to be in the making; >B<der Film war
noch in der >~< >R<(>I<inf>R<) the film was still being made;
>B<jdn in der
>~< haben/in
die
>~< nehmen >R<(>I<sl>R<) to be having/to have a go at sb
>R<(>I<inf>R<);
>R<(>I<verpru>um<geln auch>R<) to be working >I<or
>R<doing/to work >I<or >R<do sb over >R<(>I<inf>R<).>QL<
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