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Fahren
     1. n. gerund of fahren
     2. v. (chiefly of a person or animal) to go at speed
           Der Fuchs fährt aus dem Bau. - The fox dashes from his kennel.
           aus der Haut fahren - to fly off the handle
           einen fahren lassen - to blow off, to break wind
           Die Sonne fährt über das Himmelszelt. - The sun moves athwart the firmament.
     3. v. to go; to run; to drive; to sail
           Autos können schneller fahren als Fahrräder. - Cars can go faster than bikes.
     4. v.          to leave; to depart
                   Beeil dich! Der Zug fährt jetzt gleich. - Hurry up! The train is departing in a moment.
     5. v. to go by vehicle; to sail; to travel
           Er fährt wie ein Bekloppter. - He drives like a maniac.
           Wir fahren diesen Sommer nach Holland. - We’re going to Holland this summer. Implying a trip by car, bike, train, or ship.
     6. v.          to leave and therefor use a vehicle
                   Wir fahren jetzt. - We’re leaving now. (Implying the use of a vehicle.)
     7. v.          to drive; to ride; to sail (a vehicle)
                   Sie fährt einen roten Wagen. - She drives a red car.
     8. v.          to take (someone somewhere by vehicle); to drive; to transport
                   Ich fahre dich zum Bahnhof. - I’ll take you to the train station.
Sie
     1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural)
           Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner?
     2. pron. she
           Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick?
           Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili.
           Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her?
     3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die)
           Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down.
           Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it?
     4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die)
           Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed.
           Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that.
     5. pron. they; them
auf
     1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of)
           Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table.
     2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of)
           Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table.
     3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility)
           Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house.
           Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up.
     4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in
           Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that.
           auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square
           Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea.
           auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair
           auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post)
     5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in
           auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair
           auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post)
     6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below)
           Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German?
     7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable)
           Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine.
           Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday!
     8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of)
           auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come
     9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish)
           Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health!
           Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time.
     10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something)
           X auf Y Meter groß
     11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open
           Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open.
     12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food)
           Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup?
           Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed)
     13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed
           Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock.
     14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before)
     15. interj. have a go
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Parkplatz
     1. n. parking lot, car park
     2. n. parking space, parking spot
dort
     1. adv. there, yonder
Rechts
     1. n. genitive singular of Recht
     2. adv. on the right
           Siehst du das Auto rechts? - Do you see the car on the right?
     3. adv. to the right
           An der nächsten Ampel rechts abbiegen. - Turn right at the next traffic light.
     4. adv. the right-hand side
           Wir gehen nach rechts. - We are going to the right.
     5. adv. pars pro toto for right-wing
     6. adv. pertaining to the political right
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