Du

pers. Pron.

1. you; bist du es? is that you?; oft unübersetzt, z. B.: du, komm mal her come here a minute, will you?; du, du! tadelnd zu Kind: naughty, naughty; wie du mir, so ich dir Sprichw. an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; tit for tat umg.; per du sein say ‚du’ to each other; etwa be on familiar terms (mit jemandem with s.o.); deiner, dich, dir, duzen

2. umg. (man) you; wenn du das erlebt hast, ... if you’ve been through that

3. BIBL. thou altm. oder lit.; du sollst nicht töten thou shalt not kill

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you; thou

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[duː]

nt -(s), -(s)

"du", familiar form of address

jdm das Du anbieten — to suggest that sb uses "du" or the familiar form of address

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1) ((used as the subject or object of a verb, or as the object of a preposition) the person(s) etc spoken or written to: You look well!; I asked you a question; Do you all understand?; Who came with you?) you

2) (used with a noun when calling someone something, especially something unpleasant: You idiot!; You fools!) you

3) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when the person(s) spoken or written to is/are the object(s) of an action he/they perform(s): Why are you looking at yourselves in the mirror?; You can dry yourself with this towel.) yourself

4) (an old word for `you' used only when addressing one person, especially God (usually Thou), as the subject of a verb: Thou, O God .; Thou shalt not kill!) thou

5) (an old word for you, occurring as the subject of a sentence.) ye

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Du

<-[s], -[s]>

[ˈdu:]

nt you, “du” (familiar form of address)

jdm das \Du anbieten to suggest that sb use the familiar form of address [or uses the “du” form]

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das; Du[s], Du[s] ‘du’ no art.; the familiar form ‘du’

jemandem das Du anbieten — suggest to somebody that he/she use [the familiar form] ‘du’ or the familiar form of address

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Du n:

er hat mir das Du angeboten he suggested we drop the polite form of address (oder use the familiar form of address oder use the familiar ‘du’);

auf Du und Du sein oder

stehen mit jemandem: be good friends (with); fig mit Sache: be familiar (with);

per Du sein say ‘du’ to each other; etwa be on familiar terms (

mit jemandem with sb)

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das; Du[s], Du[s] ‘du’ no art.; the familiar form ‘du’

jemandem das Du anbieten — suggest to somebody that he/she use [the familiar form] ‘du’ or the familiar form of address

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pron.

thou pron.

you pron.