1 meinen. It indicates basically that an opinion is held, which may or may not be expressed out loud. as "to think, to say, to remark, to mean, to intend, to have in mind, to be of the opinion ". 2 beleqte Brötchen. These are open-faced sandwiches prepared on split rolls. Ein belegtes Brötchen is thus usually a half roll, open and buttered with meat, sausage, cheese or whatever on it. Open-faced sandwiches on bread are usually referred to in German as belegte Brote, sg. ein belegtes Brot. Closed sandwiches with two slices of bread are not generally served in German restaurants. 3 noch. This word, unstressed, is traditionally translated as "still, yet". translation, however, does not fit all circumstances under which noch may be used. Its function in a sentence, depending on context and surrounding circumstances, may be to indicate that an action or state is in addition to what has taken place already, and the most accurate translation is "too" or ''besides, in addition". Hence we find in Units 16 and 17:
This item occurred earlie:t, in Unit 8, where it was translated "to mean." Depending on the circumstances, then, it could be translated variously This
Wenn ich es zeitlich schaffe, fahre ich auch noch an den Rhein •..
If I make it in time I' m going to drive to the Rhine too ..•
Dann wollte ich mir Qoch Fernsehapparate ansehen.
Then Iwanted to take a look at some television sets too.
Or noch may occur, as here, to indicate that an action or state is to take place before something else happens. It may or may not occur together with a specific time reference in the same sentence. In any case the most accurate translation is really a clause introduced by '~efore". Thus we find, as well as the present example, in Unit 16:
Es freut mich, dass ich Sie vor Ihrer Abfahrt noch bei mir begrUssen kann.
I' m glad to be able to have you here at my house before you leave.