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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)
Lebewesen
     1. n-n. organism (any living thing)
     2. n-n. (in common usage) creature; an animal or human
allgemein
     1. adj. general (common, basic, usual), universal
sich
     1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
     2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object).
auf
     1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of)
           Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table.
     2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of)
           Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table.
     3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility)
           Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house.
           Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up.
     4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in
           Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that.
           auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square
           Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea.
           auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair
           auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post)
     5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in
           auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair
           auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post)
     6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below)
           Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German?
     7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable)
           Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine.
           Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday!
     8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of)
           auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come
     9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish)
           Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health!
           Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time.
     10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something)
           X auf Y Meter groß
     11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open
           Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open.
     12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food)
           Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup?
           Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed)
     13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed
           Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock.
     14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before)
     15. interj. have a go
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Beinen
     1. n. dative plural of Bein
     Bein
          1. n. leg of a person, animal, or object
          2. n. (technical, archaic, except in compounds) bone
auf den Beinen
     1. adv. standing; upright
     2. adv. up; awake; having got up
selten
     1. adj. rare, infrequent, uncommon, scarce
     2. adj. unusual, curious
     3. adv. seldom; rarely
           Er ist selten unfreundlich. - He’s rarely ever unfriendly.
     4. adv. (chiefly informal, with adjective) unusually; extremely
           Der Typ war ja selten unfreundlich! - That guy was extremely unfriendly!
           Das ist selten dämlich. - That’s peculiarly stupid.
anderen
     1. adj. form of anderer, en
Gliedmaßen
     1. n. plural of Gliedmaße
schnell
     1. adj. quick, fast
           Er fährt ein schnelles Auto. - He is driving a fast car.
           Ich brauche eine schnelle Antwort. - I need a quick answer.
     2. adv. quickly
     3. adv. again; quick; used after a question to imply that one ought to know the answer
           Wie heißt er schnell? - What’s his name again?
Fortbewegen
     1. n. gerund of fortbewegen
     2. v. to move on
in
     1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
           Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house.
           Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator.
           Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school.
           Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop.
           Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night.
     2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to)
           in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense
     3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time)
           Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen.
           im Alter - in old age
           im Mittelalter - during the middle ages
           in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s
     4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of))
           Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house.
           Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland.
           Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age.
     5. adj. in, popular (in fashion)
Deutschland
     1. Proper noun. Germany (a country in Central Europe)
     2. Proper noun. short for a nation state, the legal person comprising the most part of territory with German dominating, or its territory
     3. Proper noun.          (short for, Heiliges Römisches Reich, Heiliges Römisches Reich Deutscher Nation) or short for, Heiliges Römisches Reich, heiliges römisches Reich deuts
     4. Proper noun.          (short for, Deutsches Reich)
     5. Proper noun.          (short for, Bundesrepublik Deutschland)
regional
     1. adj. regional
umgangssprachlich
     1. adj. (linguistics) colloquial (informal but within standard language norms)Danko Šipka: Exclusion Labels in Slavic Monolingual Dictionaries: Lexicographic Construal of Non-Standardness. In: Colloquium: New
     2. adj. (linguistics) vernacular, non-standard (non-standard usage)
Auch
     1. Proper noun. , common in Southern Germany as an occupational surname for those who watched livestock at night
     2. adv. also; too; as well (in addition to whatever or whoever has previously been listed)
           Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “auch”: I too want icecream.
           Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “Eis”: I want icecream, too.
     3. adv. Used for emphasis.
     4. adv.          (To confirm a preceding statement by someone else): really, actually, indeed, in fact
                   Ich will auch ein Eis. - Stress on “will”: I do indeed want icecream.
                   Das ist auch so. - Stress on “ist”: It really is like that.
                   Du solltest zur Polizei gehen. ― Mach ich auch. - You should go to the police. ― I will.
     5. adv.          (To ask for confirmation of something one considers necessary.)
                   Hast du das Licht auch ausgemacht? - Did you make sure to turn off the light?
     6. adv.          (To imply that something is unreasonable.)
                   Du bist auch witzig... Wie soll ich das denn ohne Auto alles schaffen?! - You’re oh so ingenious... How am I supposed to get all of this done wit
                   Warum müssen die auch alle ihren Müll hier abladen! - Why do they all have to dump their rubbish here!
     7. adv. even ((implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality))
           Auch wenn das stimmt, ist es noch kein endgültiger Beweis. - Even if this is true, it is no definite proof.
           Auch ein Professor schreibt schon mal was falsch. - Even a professor may misspell something at times.
     8. adv. ever (as in whatever, whenever, however, etc.)
           Was du auch tust, es wird immer einer besser sein. - Whatever you do, someone will always do it better.
     9. interj. (in answering a yes-no question, used to express that the thing asked about covers part of the truth but not all of it); “yes, and more”
           Ach, du bist Bauingenieur. Dann baust du Brücken? — Auch. - Oh, you’re a construction engineer. So you build bridges? — Yeah. And other things, too.
nicht
     1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb)
           Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb!
           Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true.
     2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you?
So
     1. n. (nonstandard) abbreviation of Sonntag, t=Sunday Alternative form of So.
     2. adv. so, such, that
           Die Leute sind so nett. - People are so nice.
           Dieser Hammer ist nicht so gut. - This hammer is not that good.
           Das ist so eine gute Idee! - That is such a good idea!
           so und so - such and such
     3. adv. as (followed by an adjective or adverb plus wie in a statement of equality)
           Er rennt so schnell wie der Blitz. - He runs as fast as lightning.
     4. adv. thus, like this/that, in this/that way, in this/that manner
           Wenn du den Ball so wirfst, triffst du die Zielscheibe. - If you throw the ball like this, you'll hit the target.
     5. adv. then (in that case)
           Wirst du wieder gesund, so freue ich mich. - If you get healthy again, then I'll be happy.
     6. adv. (colloquial) expletive; sometimes intensifying, sometimes with no noticeable meaning
           Wir sind runtergegangen und haben uns hier so hingesetzt. - We went downstairs and, like, sat down here.
     7. conj. (coordinating) thus, so, pursuant to the aforementioned premises
     8. conj. (subordinating, chiefly archaic, sometimes legal and regional) an, if
           So es Euch beliebt. - If it pleases you.
     9. part. (colloquial) (quotative particle, somewhat similar to be like but also combinable with other verbs)
           Ich so: "Mach mal dalli!", und er dann so: "Ich bin ja schon dabei!" - I was like, "Hurry up!" and he was like, "I'm already on it!".
           Ich dachte mir nur so: "Ja komm, lass stecken." - All I thought to myself at that moment was, "Yeah whatever, forget about it.".
     10. pron. (obsolete, relative) that, which, who
           Derhalben sind die Christen schuldig, der Obrigkeit unterthan ... zu seyn in Allem, so ohne Sünde geschehen mag. - That do the Christians owe: to be obedient to the authority ... zu seyn in All
     11. interj. (tlb, colloquial) (a discourse marker in the beginning of a sentence indicating a topic having been dealt with and another being tackled)
schnell
     1. adj. quick, fast
           Er fährt ein schnelles Auto. - He is driving a fast car.
           Ich brauche eine schnelle Antwort. - I need a quick answer.
     2. adv. quickly
     3. adv. again; quick; used after a question to imply that one ought to know the answer
           Wie heißt er schnell? - What’s his name again?
Normal
     1. n-n. (science) standard, normal
     2. adj. ordinary, normal
           völlig normal. - completely normal.
     3. adv. (standard) ordinarily, normally, in a normal fashion
           Er hat sich ganz normal benommen. - He behaved quite normally.
     4. adv. (colloquial) Alternative form of normalerweise: usually, normally, in general
           Normal geh ich früh ins Bett. - I normally go to bed early.
     5. interj. (colloquial) sure, of course, obviously; (usually implies that something is trivial)
           Du hast mit zwölf schon geraucht? ― Normal. - You already smoked at twelve? ― Sure.
Gehen
     1. n. (gerund of gehen): "going".
     2. v. to go, to walk
           Lass uns beide mit dem Hund gehen. - Let's walk the dog together.
           Ich sah die Kinder über die Straße gehen. - I saw the children walk/go across the street.
           Mein Baby beginnt schon zu gehen. - My baby is already starting to walk.
     3. v. to leave
           Ich gehe jetzt. - I’m leaving now.
     4. v. to leave, to take off (aeroplane, train)
           Wann geht dein Zug? - When is your train leaving?
     5. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be going; to be all right; indicates how the dative object fares
           Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
           Es geht mir gut. - I’m doing well. (Literally, “It goes well for me.”)
           Es geht. - It’s all right.
     6. v. (slightly, informal, intransitive, often, impersonal) to be possible
           Das würde vielleicht gehen. - That might be possible.
           Ich zeige dir, wie es geht. - I'll show you how it's possible.
     7. v. (colloquial intransitive) to work, to function (of a machine, method or the like)
           Der Kaffeeautomat geht nicht. - The coffee dispenser doesn't work.
     8. v. (colloquial intransitive) to last, to go for, to go on, to be in progress
           Das ging für eine halbe Stunde oder so. - This went on for half an hour or so.
           Die Sitzung geht bis ein Uhr. - The session is scheduled until one o’clock.
     9. v. to sit, to rise, to expand (of dough etc.)
           Teig drei Stunden gehen lassen. - Let dough sit for three hours.
     10. v. (colloquial intransitive) to be (on) (to pay)
           Die Getränke gehen auf mich. - Drinks are on me.
     11. v. (regional, or dated, impersonal, intransitive) to approach; to be going (on some one) + auf (object) = time
           Es geht auf 8 Uhr. - It’s going on 8 o’clock.
     12. v. (with genitive, only in combination with Weg) to go one's way, to make one's way (of a path, destination), to go separate ways
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