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die
1. art. feminine singular of der
die Frau - the woman
2. art. plural of der
die Männer - the men
3. pron. feminine singular of der
4. pron. plural of der
5. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose
Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that.
6. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them
die da - that one/she/they there
der
1. art. the
2. art. feminine singular of der
3. art. genitive plural of der
4. pron. who; that; which
Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that.
5. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that
6. pron. (attributive, stressed) that
Der Mann war es! - It was that man!
7. pron. (indicative) him, he
Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it!
8. pron. (differential) the one, him
Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat
9. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her
Schwester
1. n-f. sister
Meine Schwester kommt morgen. - My sister is coming tomorrow.
2. n-f. (chiefly colloquial, short for Krankenschwester) nurse; by extension used to refer to any medical staff that is not a doctor (usually, but not necessarily, confined to female staff)
3. n-f. nurse; used as a title of address for nurses
4. n-f. (Christianity) sister; nun; used particularly, but not only, as a title of address
legt
1. v. third-person singular present of legen
2. v. second-person plural present of legen
3. v. plural imperative of legen
legen
1. v. to lay, to put, to place, to position, so that it afterwards lies as opposed to being setzen, stellen
Leg deine Sachen auf den Stuhl! - Put your things on the chair!
Ich lege mich auf das Bett. - I lie down on the bed.
Eier legen - to lay eggs
ein Feuer legen - to set a fire
Leg dich auf den Boden! - Lie down on the floor!
2. v. (animal husbandry) to castrate
Ich habe meinen Hengst legen lassen. - I had my stallion castrated.
3. v. (colloquial especially video games) to slay, to defeat
4. v. (colloquial impersonal) to cause great amusement, to make someone collapse in laughter, to kill, to slay
Bei dem zweiten Witz hat's ihn komplett gelegt. - The second joke totally killed him.
die
1. art. feminine singular of der
die Frau - the woman
2. art. plural of der
die Männer - the men
3. pron. feminine singular of der
4. pron. plural of der
5. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose
Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that.
6. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them
die da - that one/she/they there
der
1. art. the
2. art. feminine singular of der
3. art. genitive plural of der
4. pron. who; that; which
Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that.
5. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that
6. pron. (attributive, stressed) that
Der Mann war es! - It was that man!
7. pron. (indicative) him, he
Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it!
8. pron. (differential) the one, him
Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat
9. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her
Hand
1. n. (football, informal) short for, Handspiel
Das war Hand! - That was a handball!
Das erste Hand war vor dem Strafraum, aber das zweite hätte Elfmeter geben müssen. - The first handball was outside the box, but the second one should have been a penalty.
wieder
1. adv. Indicates that the action taking place has happened before. again
Siehst du, jetzt hast du’s schon wieder gesagt! - See, now you’ve said it again!
2. adv. Indicates that the action will return something to its original state or position. back
Schalte das Licht wieder aus. - Turn the light back off.
Zurück
1. n. going back (in existential clauses, negated)
Jetzt gab es kein Zurück mehr. - Now there was no going back any more.
2. adv. back, backward, backwards, to the rear.
3. interj. stand back!
4. interj. get back!
ganz
1. adj. entire, whole, complete
Er hat ein ganzes Hähnchen gegessen. - He ate a whole chicken.
2. adj. (informal) all (with definite article or determiner)
Ich hab meine ganzen Freunde eingeladen. - I’ve invited all my friends.
3. adj. (colloquial) whole, intact
Ist die Tasse noch ganz? - Is the cup still whole?
4. adj. (in certain combinations) true; real
uxi, ein ganzer Kerl, a true man
5. adj. (mathematics) integer (of a number)
6. adv. quite, rather
7. adv. very
8. adv. wholly, entirely, all
ruhig
1. adj. quiet
ruhige Gegend - quiet area
2. adj. calm
ruhiger Gemütszustand - calm state of mind
ruhiger Befund - stable finding; no indication of progression (medical examination)
3. adv. quietly
4. adv. calmly
5. adv. used to indicate that the speaker does not object to the actions of others
Du kannst ruhig mitkommen. - You can come along if you like; You’re welcome to come along; I don’t mind if you come along.
6. adv. used to soften a request, as if to say “I don’t mind if...” to mean “I would like it if...”
Es kann ruhig ein bisschen mehr sein. - I don’t mind if it’s a little more; Can I have a little more?
Liegen
1. n. plural of Liege
2. v. to lie (to be in a horizontal position)
3. v. (Swiss) to lie down
4. v. to be, to lie somewhere (of flat objects, also of inpatients in a hospital; otherwise use sitzen or stehen)
5. v. to be located, to lie somewhere (of countries, towns, houses, etc.)
6. v. to be, to stand (of indices, measurements)

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