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indekliniertes
Adjektiv
     1. n. (grammar) adjective
nur
     1. adv. only, just, merely, simply
           Nur reife Kirschen dürfen auf den Kuchen. - Only ripe cherries may go on the cake.
           Du musst nur die Werte eingeben und den Rest macht der Computer. - You just have to enter the values and the computer will do the rest.
     2. adv. ever; at all
           Ich helfe dir, wo ich nur kann. - I’ll help you wherever I can.
     3. adv. however, though
           Wir könnten es versuchen. Nur wären die Risiken sehr hoch. - We could try. The risks would be very high, however.
     4. conj. (chiefly colloquial) but
           Ich wär auf jeden Fall dabei, nur ich hab echt keine Zeit. - I’d definitely come along, but I really don’t have the time.
attributiv
     1. adj. attributive (of, or being an attribute)
dem
     1. art. dative singular of der: the
     2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Substantiv
     1. n-n. (grammar) noun
nachgestellt
     1. v. participle of nachstellen
     nachstellen
          1. v. to reenact
          2. v. to place after, to make postpositive
          3. v. to turn back (a clock)
          4. v. to hunt, to follow, to stalk, to pursue, to go after
Zubereitungsart
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)
Fisch
     1. n. fish (cold-blooded vertebrates living in water)
           Wir haben jeder einen Fisch gefangen. - Each one of us has caught a fish.
           Ob ein Wal ein Fisch ist, hängt von der Definition ab. - Whether a whale is a fish depends on the definition.
     2. n. fish (food)
           Freitags essen viele Leute Fisch. - Many people eat fish on Fridays.
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