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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
Bus
     1. n. bus (public transport)
     2. n. (computing) bus (on a computer mainboard)
hält
     1. v. third-person singular present of halten
     halten
          1. v. to hold
          2. v. to stop; to halt; to hold back
                Haltet den Dieb! - Stop the thief!
          3. v. to support; to hold up
          4. v. to keep; to maintain; to hold
                Der Wein hält mich jung. - Wine keeps me young.
          5. v. to keep
          6. v. to hold; to keep; to stay
          7. v. to stop
                Der Zug hält nicht in Würzburg. - The train doesn’t stop in Würzburg.
          8. v. to take for, to consider (+preo, für)
                Hält er mich für einen Trottel? - Does he take me for a fool?
          9. v. to adhere to, to follow (rules, the law, etc.) (+preo, an)
                Er ist ein Aufrührer, der sich nicht an Ihre Regeln hält. - He's a rebel who doesn't follow your rules.
          10. v. (with preposition: von) expresses a positive or negative opinion depending on quantity
                Ich halte viel von Dieter. - I like Dieter a lot.
                Ich halte wenig von Tomaten. - I do not like tomatoes very much.
          11. v. to give (a presentation, lecture etc.)
                Ich halte ein Referat morgen. - I'm giving a presentation tomorrow.
Hier
     1. n. (abstract) here, this place.
           Im Hier und Jetzt leben. - To live in the here and now.
     2. adv. (location) here; in this place; refers to an environment one is currently in, or to something within reach
           Ich bin hier in diesem Dorf geboren. - I was born here in this village.
           Setzen wir uns hier aufs Sofa. - Let’s sit down here on the sofa.
     3. adv. (location) there; right there; in that place; refers to something that is considered nearby, or can be seen and pointed at
           Die Kirche ist gleich hier am Ende der Straße. - The church is right there at the end of the street.
           Siehst du die Wolke hier neben der Bergspitze? - Can you see that cloud there next to the mountain top?
     4. adv. (abstract) here (within this context)
           Die Frist wurde hier überhaupt nicht erwähnt. - The deadline was not mentioned here at all.
     5. adv. used with the definite article or the determiner dieser, , this, that to express proximity (“this”)
           Die Kneipe hier ist sehr beliebt. - This pub is very popular.
           Hierder Stuhl ist kaputt. - This chair is broken.
           Dieser Schrank hier ist 200 Jahre alt. - This cupboard is 200 years old.
     6. interj. (colloquial) Used for emphasis or to call for attention, often when changing the subject
           Hier, der Markus ist doch jetzt auch verheiratet, ne? - Hey, wait, Markus is married now, too, isn't he?
nicht
     1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb)
           Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb!
           Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true.
     2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you?
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