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Regen
     1. n-m. rain
     2. v. to move (a small amount or unconsciously)
           Er regte seinen Finger so weit wie möglich. - He moved his finger as far as possible.
     3. v. to move (intransitive), to stir
     4. v. to be active doing something, occupying oneself
     5. v. to budge, to become noticeable
rinnt
     1. v. second-person plural present of rinnen
     rinnen
          1. v. to flow
                Der Schweiß rinnt ihm über die Stirn. - Sweat runs down his forehead.
                Der Wasserhahn rinnt. - The tap is dripping.
          2. v. to leak
          3. v. to run
                Der Reis rann aus der Packung. - The rice ran out of the pack.
          4. v. to trickle
über
     1. prep. (accusative, or dative) above, over (spatially)
           Über dem Wald ist der Himmel blau. - Over the forest, the sky is blue.
           Die Vögel flogen über den Wald. - The birds flew over the forest.
     2. prep. about, concerning, over, at (in reference to)
           Die ganze Klasse lachte über ihren Witz. - The entire class laughed at her joke.
     3. prep. (accusative) via, through, by way of
           Der Zug fährt über den Hauptbahnhof. - The train goes via the main station.
           Ich kaufe alles über das Internet. - I buy everything through the internet.
     4. prep. (accusative) across
           Ich fahre mit der Fähre über die Ostsee. - I travel on the ferry across the Baltic Sea.
     5. prep. (accusative) during, for, over a time period
           Es regnete über das Wochenende. - It rained over the weekend.
           Er hat uns über Jahre belogen. - He's lied to us for years.
     6. prep. (accusative) about
           Ich schreibe ein Buch über Goethes Leben. - I'm writing a book about Goethe's life.
     7. prep. around, among
     8. prep. over, more than, above (a quantity)
     9. prep. beyond
           Die technischen Probleme in der Welt von heute gehen weit über den Rahmen des Technischen hinaus. - The technological problems in today's world extend far beyond the scope of technology.
     10. prep. at (when 'over' or 'about' could roughly be substituted)
     11. adj. (tlb, colloquial) left over, remaining, (replaces übrig in all its predicative instances, including those lexicalized as verb prefixoids.)
           überbleiben - to be left over, to remain
           Hier sind noch zwei Gurken über. Willst du die haben? - Here there are two gherkins left. Wanna have em?
     12. adv. over (in certain select phrases)
           über und über - over and over
     13. post. (following accusative) throughout
           Den ganzen Tag über. - Throughout the entire day.
das
     1. art. singular of der: the
     2. pron. singular of der
     3. pron.          (relative) who, that, which
                   Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that.
                   Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
     4. pron.          (demonstrative) this, that, it
                   Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house.
                   er - Er wissen
                   Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned)
     5. pron.          (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)
                   Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again.
                   Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is?
     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
Dach
     1. n. roof
     2. n. (informal) circumflex
     3. n. (colloquial) head, especially the scalp
           Du kriegst gleich etwas aufs Dach! - You'll get something (usu. a smack) on the head!
     4. n. (geology) a rock layer above a seam
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