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Er
     1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male
           Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me?
     2. pron. (personal) he.
           audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg     De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he?
           audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg     De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi.
     3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)).
           audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg     De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old.
     4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)).
           Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far.
     5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite)
drehte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of drehen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of drehen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of drehen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of drehen
     drehen
          1. v. to turn
                Dreh den Spiegel etwas nach links! - Turn the mirror a little to the left!
          2. v. to turn (one’s body), turn around
                Dreh dich mal etwas nach links! - Turn a little to the left!
          3. v. to roll, twist, make something revolve, rotate
          4. v. to revolve, rotate, spin
                Die Erde dreht sich um die Sonne. - The earth revolves around the sun.
          5. v. (film, transitive, or intransitive) to shoot
                Wir drehen, bis alles im Kasten ist. - We’re shooting until it’s all in the can.
          6. v. (smoking, transitive, or intransitive) to roll
          7. v. (automobile, intransitive) to make a u-turn, turn around
                Ich drehe hier mal, bei dem Verkehr nehmen wir besser die Landstraße. - I’m going to turn around here, in this kind of traffic we better take the country road.
          8. v. (table football, intransitive) to let go of the handle while shooting, causing the pole to spin
                Das zählt nicht, du hast gedreht!
          9. v. to shape with a lathe
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
Trommel
     1. n-f. drum
     2. n-f. barrel
     3. v. first-person singular present of trommeln
     4. v. singular imperative of trommeln
So
     1. n. (nonstandard) abbreviation of Sonntag, t=Sunday Alternative form of So.
     2. adv. so, such, that
           Die Leute sind so nett. - People are so nice.
           Dieser Hammer ist nicht so gut. - This hammer is not that good.
           Das ist so eine gute Idee! - That is such a good idea!
           so und so - such and such
     3. adv. as (followed by an adjective or adverb plus wie in a statement of equality)
           Er rennt so schnell wie der Blitz. - He runs as fast as lightning.
     4. adv. thus, like this/that, in this/that way, in this/that manner
           Wenn du den Ball so wirfst, triffst du die Zielscheibe. - If you throw the ball like this, you'll hit the target.
     5. adv. then (in that case)
           Wirst du wieder gesund, so freue ich mich. - If you get healthy again, then I'll be happy.
     6. adv. (colloquial) expletive; sometimes intensifying, sometimes with no noticeable meaning
           Wir sind runtergegangen und haben uns hier so hingesetzt. - We went downstairs and, like, sat down here.
     7. conj. (coordinating) thus, so, pursuant to the aforementioned premises
     8. conj. (subordinating, chiefly archaic, sometimes legal and regional) an, if
           So es Euch beliebt. - If it pleases you.
     9. part. (colloquial) (quotative particle, somewhat similar to be like but also combinable with other verbs)
           Ich so: "Mach mal dalli!", und er dann so: "Ich bin ja schon dabei!" - I was like, "Hurry up!" and he was like, "I'm already on it!".
           Ich dachte mir nur so: "Ja komm, lass stecken." - All I thought to myself at that moment was, "Yeah whatever, forget about it.".
     10. pron. (obsolete, relative) that, which, who
           Derhalben sind die Christen schuldig, der Obrigkeit unterthan ... zu seyn in Allem, so ohne Sünde geschehen mag. - That do the Christians owe: to be obedient to the authority ... zu seyn in All
     11. interj. (tlb, colloquial) (a discourse marker in the beginning of a sentence indicating a topic having been dealt with and another being tackled)
dass
     1. conj. (subordinating) that
           Ich habe gehört, dass du krank bist. - I was told that you are sick.
     2. conj. (subordinating, chiefly colloquial) so that
           Beeil dich, dass wir bald losfahren können. - Hurry up so that we can take off soon.
Niemand
     1. n-m. nobody (unimportant person)
           Du bist ein Niemand! - You're a nobody!
     2. pron. (now proscribed) Alternative form of niemand
     3. pron. nobody, no one
           Es ist gar niemand da. - There's no one at all.
wusste
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of wissen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of wissen
wo
     1. adv. (interrogative) where (at what place)
           Wo bist du? - Where are you?
     2. adv. (relative) where (at or in which place or situation)
           Ich kenne einen Laden, wo solche Sachen verkauft werden. - I know a shop where such things are sold.
     3. adv. (relative, somewhat, informal) when, that (on which; at which time)
           Das war der Tag, wo wir uns kennen gelernt haben. - That was the day when we got to know each other.
     4. adv. (indefinite, colloquial) somewhere (in or to an uncertain or unspecified location)
           Ich wär gern wo, wo's wärmer ist. - I'd like to be somewhere where it's warmer.
     5. conj. (colloquial) when
           Wo ich mich umgedreht hab, haut der mir unvermittelt eine rein. - When I turned around, he just abruptly punched me in the face.
     6. pron. (relative, dialectal, nonstandard) who, whom, which, that
           Ich bin der, wo das kann. - I'm the one who can do that.
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
Patrone
     1. n-f. (firearms) cartridge, round (live ammunition for a gun)
           Er hatte noch drei Patronen im Magazin. - He had three rounds left in the magazine.
     2. n-f. (firearms, loosely) cartridge case, casing (parts of a round of ammunition exclusive of the projectile)
           Die Kugel haben wir nicht gefunden, aber die Patrone liegt hier. - We haven’t found the bullet, but the casing lies right here.
     3. n-f. ink cartridge (for a printer)
saß
     1. v. past of sitzen
     sitzen
          1. v. to sit; to perch
          2. v. to stay (in one place); to remain; to be (in a particular place or state)
                Wir saßen fest! - We were stuck!
          3. v. to fit
          4. v. to be (i, e.g. with voller)
                Der Schrank sitzt voller Motten. - The cupboard is full of moths.
          5. v. to do time; to spend time in jail
                im Gefängnis sitzen. - to be in jail.
          6. v. to hit home; to have a significant effect
          7. v. to sit down
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary