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Dichtung
     1. n-f. poetry
     2. n-f. seal, gasket (something designed to prevent liquids or gasses from leaking through a joint)
episches
     1. adj. form of episch
     episch
          1. adj. epic
Stück
     1. n. (invariant) one, item, piece (of something ; often untranslated in English)
           Ich brauche noch Glühbirnen. Geben Sie mir bitte drei Stück! - I also need light bulbs. Give me three, please!
           Wie viel Stück wollen Sie? - How many do you want?
           Die Äpfel kosten 50 Cent das Stück. - The apples are 50 cents apiece.
     2. n. (invariant) head (a single animal)
           200 Stück Vieh - 200 head of cattle
     3. n. (declinable, or invariant) piece (portion of something bigger or of an unmass)
           Er schneidet das Fleisch in Stücke. - He's cutting the meat in pieces.
           Ich nehme zwei Stücke Zucker. - I take two lumps of sugar.
           Ich habe drei Stücke Kuchen mitgebracht. - I brought three pieces of cake.
     4. n. Something of artistic or historic value; piece of art (of any kind, but less common of novels and films)
           Dieser Tisch ist ein besonders schönes Stück. - This table is a particularly beautiful piece.
           Spiel doch bitte mal ein Stück von den Beatles. - Play a Beatles song, please.
           Der Regisseur versteht das Stück nicht. - The director doesn’t understand the play.
     5. n. (pejorative and/or sexual) a person, often female
           Sie ist ein heißes Stück. - She's a hot thing.
           Er ist ein verlogenes Stück. - He’s a lying bastard.
     6. n. (military, obsolete) piece (artillery gun)
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