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	German	English
	denn {adv} (Partikel, die Interessensfragen anzeigt)	so (prepositive) (particle marking questions of interest)
	Was ist denn (hier) los?	So, what's going on (here)?
	Was hat sie denn?	So, what's the matter with her?
	Was wollen Sie denn wissen?	So, what do you want to know?
	Wie konnte denn das passieren?	So, how could this happen?; How on earth could this happen?
	Warum fragst du ihn denn nicht, worüber er sich Sorgen macht?	So, why don't you ask him what his worries are?
	Was macht ihr denn gerade in Mathe?	So, what are you doing right now in maths?
	(gerade) vor sich gehen [geh.]; (gerade) vorgehen [geh.] {vi}	to be going on; to be happening
	vor sich gehend; vorgehend	being going on; being happening
	vor sich gegangen; vorgegangen	been going on; been happening
	Was geht hier vor?	What's going on here?; What's happening here?
	Es läuft nunmehr drei Monate lang.	It's been going on for three months now.
	los sein {v}	to be going on (be happening)
	wenn man nicht weiß, was los ist	when you don't know what is going on
	Was ist los? Warum schauen alle so ernst?	What's going on? / What's up? [Am.] Why does everyone look so serious?
	Was ist los mit dir?; Was ist denn mit dir los?; Was ist mit dir? [ugs.]	What's wrong with you?; What's the matter with you?; What's up with you? [Am.] [coll.]
	Da ist irgendetwas los.	Something is going on.; There's something going on.; There's something happening.
	Wie man es von einer großen Stadt erwartet, ist hier immer etwas los.	As you'd expect from a large city there's always something going on here.
	Wie in allen Sportzentren ist dort viel los.	Like all sports centres, there is plenty/a lot going on.
	Ich möchte genau wissen, was los war.	I want to know exactly what has gone on.
	Was ist hier los?	What's going on here?; What's the matter here?
	drauf kommen {vi} [ugs.] (plaziert werden) (Sache)	to go in a place (of a thing)
	Das kommt da oben drauf.	That goes up there.
	Was kommt vorne drauf?	What's going on the front?
	Wie läuft's? Was tut sich (so / bei dir)? (Einleitung eines Gesprächs)	What's going on?; What's happening?; What's up? [Am.]; What's up with you? [Am.] (used to begin a conversation)
	Ach, daher weht der Wind! [übtr.]	Ah, now I see what's going on!