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Musik
     1. n-f. music
           Was hörst du für Musik? - What kind of music do you listen to?
     2. n-f. music as a school subject, musical instruction
           Musik fällt morgen aus. - Music class is cancelled tomorrow.
     3. n-f. a musical piece
           Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Eine kleine Nachtmusik
     4. n-f. (informal) a band, mostly one performing at some event
           Die Musik ist noch beim Essen, aber gleich geht’s los. - The band are still eating, but they’ll start soon.
künstlerischer
     1. adj. comparative of künstlerisch
     2. adj. form of künstlerisch
Leiter
     1. n-f. ladder
           Er ist von der Leiter gefallen. - He fell off the ladder.
     2. n-m. agent noun of leiten
     3. n-m.          leader, director, manager, head, chief (male or of unspecified sex)
     4. n-m.          (physics, electricity, electronics) conductor, lead, wire, line
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
Ensembles
     1. n. plural of Ensemble
     Ensemble
          1. n. ensemble
welcher
     1. det. (interrogative) which; what
           Welche Farbe hat dein Kleid? - What colour is your dress?
           Welches Buch in diesem Regal hast du am öftesten gelesen? - Which book on this shelf have you read most often?
     2. det. (relative, literary) which
           Er vergaß, die letzte Kugel aus dem Lauf zu nehmen, welcher Fehler ihn das Leben kosten würde. - He forgot to remove the last bullet from the barrel, which mistake would cost him his life.
     3. pron. (interrogative) which (one)
           Hier sind zwei Jacken, welche ist deine? - There are two jackets here, which one is yours?
     4. pron. (relative, literary) that; which; who; whom
           Der Mann, welchen sie als ihren Nachbarn erkannte, lag tot auf dem Bürgersteig. - The man, whom she recognized to be her neighbour, was lying dead on the pavement.
diesem
     1. pron. dative singular of dieser
     dieser
          1. pron. this one, this
          2. pron. that one, that
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Takt
     1. n. tact (keen perception or discernment)
     2. n. (music) time
     3. n. (music) bar, measure
     4. n. (by extension, colloquial, in the plural) moment
           Können wir ein paar Takte miteinander reden? - Can we talk for a few moments?
     5. n. interval
           im Stundentakt - at intervals of an hour
und
     1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
           Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
           Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
     2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
           Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
     3. interj. so?, now?, and?
           Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
insbesondere
     1. adv. in particular, particularly
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
Interpretation
     1. n-f. interpretation
und
     1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
           Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
           Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
     2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
           Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
     3. interj. so?, now?, and?
           Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
Spiel
     1. n. a game (instance or way of playing)
     2. n. gameplay, the experience or act of playing
           im Spiel - at play
     3. n. (figurative) leeway; wiggle room
           Der Personaler sagte mir, beim Gehalt sei noch Spiel nach oben. - The HR guy told me there was some leeway for a higher salary.
     4. n. (mechanics) backlash; lash; play; slack
     5. n. (Swiss) military band, marching band
     6. v. singular imperative of spielen
beziehungsweise
     1. conj. or, also
           Die Gallenblase (Vesica fellea bzw. biliaris, lat.: vesica für „Blase“, fellis bzw. bilis für „Galle“) ist ein Hohlorgan der Wirbeltiere, das der Speicherung und Eindickung der von der Leber pr
     2. conj. or rather; more precisely
     3. conj. and…respectively
           ein Taschenbuch und eine gebundene Ausgabe, die 12 beziehungsweise 18 Franken kosten - A paperback and a hardback costing 12 and 18 franks respectively
Singart
angibt
     1. v. third-person singular present of angeben
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary