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doch
     1. part. (in response to a negative question or statement) yes; surely; really; on the contrary
           Das darfst du nicht sagen. — Doch! - You can’t say that. — Yes, I can!
           Du wirst nicht kommen? — Doch! - You're not going to come? — Yes, I am!
     2. conj. though; yet; but; however; nevertheless
     3. conj. for all that; after all; but
     4. adv. after all; yet; however; nevertheless
     5. adv. really; just
     6. adv. indicates proposal Why don't you/we
           Komm doch mal mit. - Why don't you just come with us?
für
     1. prep. for
           Das Geschenk ist für dich. - The present is for you.
     2. prep. in favor of, in support of
           Ich bin für die erste Option. - I'm in favor of the first option.
     3. prep. by the standards of
           Für einen Ausländer sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch. - For a foreigner, you speak German very well.
     4. prep. on behalf of
           Mein Anwalt wird das für mich beantworten. - My lawyer will answer to that on my behalf.
     5. prep. kind / type of
           Was für ein Kuchen ist das? - What kind of cake is this?
     6. prep. (informal) instead of
           Für die Hose hab ich jetzt den Rock genommen. - Instead of the trousers which I chose not to buy, I took the skirt.
     7. prep. (colloquial nonstandard) in order to (with zu and infinitive)
           Der Papa holt das Werkzeug, für die Waschmaschine zu reparieren. - Daddy is getting his tools in order to repair the washing machine.
eine
     1. num. feminine singular of ein
     2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. feminine singular of einer
     4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer
     5. pron. singular of einer
Auferstehung
     1. n-f. resurrection
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
Grünen
     1. n. singular of Grüner
     2. n. dative plural of Grüner
     3. n. singular of Grüner
     4. n. plural of Grüner
     5. n. dative plural of Grüne
     6. n. singular of Grüne
     7. n. plural of Grüne
     8. v. to be green; to become green
     9. adj. form of grün
     Grüne
          1. n-f. greenness
          2. n. female equivalent of Grüner: female green (member of an environmentalist party), female environmentalist
          3. n. plural of Grüner
          4. n. nominative singular of Grüner
          5. n. plural of Grünes
          6. n. singular of Grünes
Aus
     1. n. (sports) an out; the end of play for an individual or a team
     2. n. (sports) the out of bounds area
     3. n. end
     4. adv. out
     5. adv. (with sein) over; finished; done; up
           Das Spiel ist aus! - The game is up!
     6. adj. (of a device) off
     7. prep. out of; from (from the inside of something)
           Hol das Besteck aus der Schublade! - Get the cutlery from the drawer!
     8. prep. from (a place; see usage notes below)
           Er kommt aus dem selben Dorf wie ich. - He’s from the same village as I am.
     9. prep. of; made of; out of
           ein Haus aus Eis - a house made of ice
     10. prep. 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
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
Opposition
     1. n-f. (political) the opposition, political opposition; opposition party
     2. n-f. a group opposed (to something or someone)
     3. n-f. opposition (the position of a planet in relation to the sun in positional astronomy)
     4. n-f. (chess) In chess, when two kings face off against each other with only one square between them
wäre
     1. v. first-person singular subjunctive of sein
     2. v. third-person singular subjunctive of sein
     sein
          1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
                Das ist schön. - That is beautiful.
                Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car.
          2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
                Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i
                Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold?
                Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick.
                Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy.
                Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored.
          3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for
                Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted.
                Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie.
                Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it.
          4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
                Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
          5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive
                Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence.
                Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house.
          6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
                Du bist. - It’s your turn.
                Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine.
          7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag
                Du bist! - You're it!
                Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore.
          8. det. his
                Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister.
                Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys.
          9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun)
                der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light
                das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs
          10. det.          (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
                        Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
          11. det. one's
                Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
nach
     1. prep. after, past (later in time)
           Viertel nach sechs (a quarter past six)
           nach einer Woche (after a week)
     2. prep. after, behind (in sequence)
           B kommt nach A. (B comes after A.)
     3. prep. to, towards (with geographical names; see usage notes below)
           die Flucht nach Ägypten (the flight into Egypt)
     4. prep. according to; guided by
     5. prep. by the authority of; following
           die Analyse nach Marx (the analysis following Marx)
     6. prep. (with verbs of sensual perception) like (see usage notes below)
           Das riecht nach Knoblauch. - This smells like garlic.
     7. prep. for (qual, indicating desire for an object)
           nach etwas greifen - to reach for something
           nach etwas streben - to strive for/after something
           nach etwas suchen - to search for something
     8. post. according to
           meiner Meinung nach - in my opinion
           meinem Urteil nach - in my judgement
     9. adv. (in compound verbs) after, behind, later, next to
           Meine Uhr geht nach. - My watch is slow.
allen
     1. pron. masculine accusative singular of alles
     2. pron. dative plural of alles
     3. pron. Genitive singular masculine and neutral gender forms of alles ("all") for strong Substantives.
     alles
          1. pron. (indefinite) everything; all
                Alles ist gut. - All is well.
          2. pron. (indefinite, chiefly colloquial, appositional) all (as in "we all" etc.)
                Ihr seid alles Idioten. - You're all idiots.
                Die Politiker haben alle keine Ahnung. - The politicians all don’t have a clue.
          3. det. of all
                Alles Geld der Welt würde ich für dich geben. - All the money in the world I'd give for you.
                Ich wünsche dir alles Gute. - I wish you all the best.
bisherigen
     1. adj. form of bisherig
     bisherig
          1. adj. previous, so far
Szenarien
     1. n. plural of Szenario
     Szenario
          1. n. scenario (all senses, literal and figurative)
ein
     1. art. a, an
           ein Mann - a man
           eine Frau - a woman
           ein Kind - a child
     2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
           ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
           darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
     3. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
Dreierbündnis
nötig
     1. adj. necessary
     2. adv. urgently
entweder
     1. conj. either
           entweder ... oder - either ... or
SPD
     1. Proper noun. German politics SPD: initialism of Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, t=Social Democratic Party of Germany
FDP
     1. Proper noun. (German politics) FDP: Freie Demokratische Partei
     2. Proper noun. Swiss politics ellipsis of w:FDP.The Liberals, FDP.Die Liberalen, t=FDP.The Liberals
Grüne
     1. n-f. greenness
     2. n. female equivalent of Grüner: female green (member of an environmentalist party), female environmentalist
     3. n. plural of Grüner
     4. n. nominative singular of Grüner
     5. n. plural of Grünes
     6. n. singular of Grünes
     7. adj. form of grün
oder
     1. conj. or
           Danach alles gestr. oder noch 1–2 Wörter? - Is everything after that crossed out or are there one or two more words?
     2. part. (tag question) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Es ist kalt heute, oder? - It’s cold today, isn’t it?
           Das war keine so gute Idee, oder? - That wasn’t such a good idea, was it?
           Du kommst aus Deutschland, oder? - You’re from Germany, aren’t you?
Union
     1. n-f. union
     2. Proper noun. (politics) The CDU/CSU: the union of the two Christian democratic parties in Germany, the CSU in Bavaria and the CDU in the rest of Germany.
FDP
     1. Proper noun. (German politics) FDP: Freie Demokratische Partei
     2. Proper noun. Swiss politics ellipsis of w:FDP.The Liberals, FDP.Die Liberalen, t=FDP.The Liberals
Grüne
     1. n-f. greenness
     2. n. female equivalent of Grüner: female green (member of an environmentalist party), female environmentalist
     3. n. plural of Grüner
     4. n. nominative singular of Grüner
     5. n. plural of Grünes
     6. n. singular of Grünes
     7. adj. form of grün
oder
     1. conj. or
           Danach alles gestr. oder noch 1–2 Wörter? - Is everything after that crossed out or are there one or two more words?
     2. part. (tag question) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Es ist kalt heute, oder? - It’s cold today, isn’t it?
           Das war keine so gute Idee, oder? - That wasn’t such a good idea, was it?
           Du kommst aus Deutschland, oder? - You’re from Germany, aren’t you?
SPD
     1. Proper noun. German politics SPD: initialism of Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, t=Social Democratic Party of Germany
Linkspartei
Grüne
     1. n-f. greenness
     2. n. female equivalent of Grüner: female green (member of an environmentalist party), female environmentalist
     3. n. plural of Grüner
     4. n. nominative singular of Grüner
     5. n. plural of Grünes
     6. n. singular of Grünes
     7. adj. form of grün
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Rot
     1. n. the colour red
     2. n. (heraldry) gules; red in heraldry
     3. n. the suit hearts in German playing cards
     4. adj. red (colour)
     5. adj. (politics, relational) red (pertaining to Marxism in the widest sense); social democratic; socialist; communist
     6. adj.          (politics, Germany, in particular, relational) of the social democratic SPD or the more rigidly socialist Linke
     7. adj. (possibly mildly offensive) red-haired
     8. adj. (historical, possibly offensive) redskin; Native American; Indian
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