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Google Translation:

Frau Kohl ist nett.

Frau
1. n-f. woman (adult female human)
2. n-f. one's wife
3. n-f. a title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, which has nearly replaced Fräulein in the function of Miss
4. n-f. (obsolete) lady; noblewoman
5. pron. (indefinite, rare) one, they (indefinite third-person singular pronoun)
Kohl
1. n-m. cabbage (plant of the genus Brassica)
2. n-m. (possibly dated) nonsense; idle talk
ist
1. v. third-person singular present of sein
sein
1. v. (with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
Das ist schön. - That is beautiful.
Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car.
4. v. (with a predicate adjective and an indirect object) to feel (to experience a certain condition)
Mir ist kalt. Mir ist übel. Mir ist schwindelig. Mir ist wohl.
I feel cold. I feel sick. I feel dizzy. I feel well. (Literally: To me is cold. etc.)
7. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tense of certain intransitive verbs
Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
9. v. (intransitive) to exist; there be; to be alive
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (A common proverb)
That which does not exist now, may come into existence.
Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house.
13. v. (intransitive, colloquial) to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
Du bist. — “It’s your turn.”
Du bist nach mir. — “Your turn is after mine.”
16. v. (intransitive, child language) to be it; to be the tagger in a game of tag
Du bist! (Emphasis on du) – You're it!
Ich bin nicht mehr. – I'm not it anymore.
19. det. his
20. det. its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal etc., is neuter (das) or masculine (m))
nett
1. adj. (of people) nice; friendly; likable
2. adj. (of people; deeds) kind; sweet; helpful
3. adj. (of things; situations) nice; okay; decent; often expressing a more reluctant praise

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