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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
sinnvolle
1. adj. form of sinnvoll
sinnvoll
1. adj. meaningful
2. adj. sensible
Benutzung
1. n-f. use
eines
1. num. genitive singular of ein
2. art. genitive singular of ein: a, an
3. pron. singular of einer
4. pron. genitive singular of einer
Werkzeuges
1. n. genitive singular of Werkzeug
Werkzeug
1. n. tool
2. n. tools
unterscheidet
1. v. third-person singular present of unterscheiden
2. v. second-person plural present of unterscheiden
unterscheiden
1. v. to distinguish, differentiate
Man muss Äpfel von Birnen unterscheiden. - One must distinguish apples from pears.
Man muss Äpfel und Birnen unterscheiden. - -
Man muss zwischen Äpfeln und Birnen unterscheiden. - One must distinguish (between) apples and pears. (Latter two constructions are interchangeable.)
2. v. to differ, be different, distinct
Äpfel unterscheiden sich von Birnen. - Apples differ from pears.
Äpfel und Birnen unterscheiden sich. - Apples and pears differ.
den
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
2. art. dative plural of der
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Mensch
1. n. human, human being, man
2. n. woman
3. n. (nowadays often pejorative) woman, broad
4. interj. man! rah!
5. pron. (indefinite, informal, slang) one, they (indefinite third-person singular pronoun)
von
1. prep. from
Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg.
Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister.
2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)
das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father
3. prep. by (with passive voice)
Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company.
4. prep. about, of (a topic)
Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth.
5. prep. on, with (a resource)
Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays?
Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb)
Tier
1. n. animal (i, see usage notes below)
2. n. A person who has a quality thought of as animalistic, such as ferocity, strength, hairiness, etc.
Wenn er getrunken hat, wird er zum Tier. - When he’s had a drink, he turns into an animal.
3. n. (hunting jargon) hind (female red deer)

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