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Wasserbehälter
     1. n-m. water container, water tank, water reservoir
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
zum
     1. contraction. to or for the (contraction of zu + dem)
     2. contraction. to or for a (contraction of zu + einem)
     zu
          1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality)
                zum Bahnhof - to the train station
          2. prep. with respect to; regarding
                Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that...
          3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question))
                Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal
          4. prep. at, on (indicates location)
                zu Hause - at home
          5. prep. at (indicates time)
                zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time
                zu Beginn - at the beginning
          6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.))
                zu Pferd - on horseback
          7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of)
          8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of)
          9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance)
          10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of)
          11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios)
          12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate)
          13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to
                etwas zu essen - something to eat
          14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively)
                zu schnell - too fast
          15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.)
                Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good!
          16. adv. towards; at
          17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked
          18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action))
          19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open)
                Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed.
                Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety.
                Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there.
          20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade)
          21. adj. done up (fastened)
          22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Gießen
     1. n. gerund of gießen
     2. v. to pour; (usually only of liquids, especially of large quantities)
           Das Öl wird in die Tanks gegossen. - The oil is poured into the tanks.
           Bleigießen - lead-pouring
     3. v. to pour; to cast; to found (shape molten metal or glass by pouring)
           Die Statue wurde vom Künstler selbst gegossen. - The statue was cast by the artist himself.
           Stahlgießen - steel pouring
     4. v. to water
           die Blumen gießen - to water the flowers
           Gießkanne - watering can
     5. v. (impersonal, intransitive, of rain) to pour down; to rain strongly
           Es gießt. - It’s pouring.
           Es gießt wie aus Kübeln/Eimern. - It’s pouring as though out of buckets.
von
     1. prep. from
           Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg.
           Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister.
     2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)
           das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father
     3. prep. by (with passive voice)
           Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company.
     4. prep. about, of (a topic)
           Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth.
     5. prep. on, with (a resource)
           Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays?
           Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb)
Blumen
     1. n. plural of Blume
     Blume
          1. n-f. (botany) flower, blossom (colorful, conspicuous reproductive structure(s) of an angiosperm)
                Insekten helfen Blumen bei der Reproduktion. - Insects help flowers reproduce.
                Die breite Varietät an Blumensorten faszinierte die Menschen schon lange - The wide range of different kinds of flowers has fascinated man for ages.
          2. n-f. (loosely colloquial usually in the plural) plant, houseplant (plant that is grown indoors in places such as a house or office for decorative purposes)
          3. n-f. (chemistry) efflorescence (formation of a powdery surface on crystals)
          4. n-f. (heraldry) flower (symbol representing a flower)
                Blumen sind häufig ein Bestandteil von Symbolen auf Flaggen und Wappen - Flowers are often a building block of symbols on flags.
                Die Blume, welche England symbolisiert, ist die rote Rose - The flower which symbolizes England is the red rose.
          5. n-f. (hunting) tail, scut (short, erect tail of a hare)
          6. n-f. nose, bouquet (scent of a particular wine)
          7. n-f. , passage=Sehr zu unterscheiden ist die eigentliche Blume des Weins von mancher Trauben-Art, von dem sogenannten Bodengefährt, oder dem besondern anfänglich in der Regel unangenehmen Beigeschmack, wel
          8. n-f. head (foam that forms on top of beer)
verwendet
     1. Participle. past participle of verwenden
     2. adj. used
     3. v. third-person singular present of verwenden
     4. v. second-person plural present of verwenden
     5. v. second-person plural subjunctive of verwenden
     6. v. plural imperative of verwenden
     verwenden
          1. v. to use, to employ, to apply
          2. v. (law) to make expenses applied on a material object
          3. v. (formal, reflexive) to intercede
                Ich verwende mich bei ihm für dich. - I approach him on your behalf.
          4. v. (obsolete) to turn away
wird
     1. v. third-person singular present of werden
     werden
          1. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense
                Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home.
          2. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs
          3. v. (auxiliary) to be done; forms the passive voice
                Das Buch wird gerade gelesen. (present tense) - The book is being read.
                Ich wurde in Europa geboren. (preterite tense) - I was born in Europe.
                Er war geschlagen worden. (past perfect tense) - He had been beaten.
          4. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn
                Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter.
          5. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to begin or come to feel or experience (a condition)
                Usage: In this sense werden is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. (See the usage no
                Wird dir kalt? - Are you getting cold?
                Den Kindern wird langweilig. - The children are getting bored.
                Von Mayonnaise wird mir schlecht. - Mayonnaise makes me sick. (Literally: From mayonnaise I become sick.)
          6. v. (copulative, colloquial) to be, to happen, to occur (in the future)
                Wir werden zusammen glücklich. - We will be happy together.
                Was wird aus mir? - What will become of me?
          7. v. (colloquial) to be going to work
                Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that.
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