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aus

adv · /aʊ̯s/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German ūȥ, from Old High German ūȥ (“out”) from Proto-West Germanic *ūt. Compare Dutch uit, Low German ut, English out, Danish ud. Doublet of out.

Translation

  1. out

    Aus irgendeinem Grund hat das Mikrofon gerade nicht funktioniert.

    For some reason the microphone didn't work earlier.

  2. out source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. ago Austria, especially

    Das ist schon zwei Jahre aus.

    That was two years ago.

    Es ist schon eine Weile aus, dass wir im Kino waren.

    It's been a while since we went to the cinema.

aus

adj · /aʊ̯s/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German ūȥ, from Old High German ūȥ (“out”) from Proto-West Germanic *ūt. Compare Dutch uit, Low German ut, English out, Danish ud. Doublet of out.

Translation

  1. over; finished; done; up indeclinable, predicative

    Das Spiel ist aus!

    The game is over!

    Zwischen uns ist es aus.

    It's over between us.

  2. and thats flat source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  3. dead source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  4. off indeclinable, predicative

    Der Fernseher ist aus.

    The TV is off.

  5. gone, sold out, out of Austria, indeclinable, informal, predicative

    Tut mir leid, Brot ist heute aus.

    Sorry, we're out of bread today.

aus

prep · /aʊ̯s/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German ūȥ, from Old High German ūȥ (“out”) from Proto-West Germanic *ūt. Compare Dutch uit, Low German ut, English out, Danish ud. Doublet of out.

Translation

  1. out of; from (from the inside of something)

    Hole das Besteck aus der Schublade!

    Get the cutlery from the drawer!

  2. from source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. from (a place; see usage notes below)

    Er kommt aus demselben Dorf wie ich.

    He’s from the same village as I am.

  4. of; made of; out of

    ein Haus aus Eis

    a house made of ice

  5. for; out of (because of a feeling or inner quality)

    etwas aus Freundschaft tun

    to do something out of friendship (i.e. a sense of friendship)

    etwas aus Feigheit unterlassen

    to neglect something out of cowardice

Aus

noun ·
Etymology

Calque of English out. Doublet of Out.

Translation

  1. an out; the end of play for an individual or a team Australia, genitive, neuter, no-plural, strong
  2. out of bounds /ob/ source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en
  3. the out of bounds area Australia, genitive, neuter, no-plural, strong

    Der Ball war schon im Aus.

    The ball was already out (of play).

  4. end, cancellation, failure (of a company, policy, venture, etc.; typically for economic or political reasons) Australia, genitive, neuter, no-plural, strong

    vor dem Aus stehen

    to be faced with cancellation

    Grund für die Vorwürfe ist das endgültige Aus des belgischen Renault-Werks in Vilvoorde bei Brüssel.

    The reason for the accusations is the final closure of the Belgian Renault factory in Vilvoorde near Brussels.

    Der größte europäische Erdbeobachtungssatellit „Envisat“ steht nach einem Totalausfall der Kommunikationssysteme vor dem Aus.

    The largest European Earth-observing satellite "Envisat" faces its end after a total failure of the communication systems.

Declension

CaseSingular
Nominative Aus
Accusative Aus
Dative Aus
Genitive Aus