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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)
Tieren
     1. n. noun form of Tier, , dat, p
     Tier
          1. n. animal (i, see usage notes below)
          2. n. A person who has a quality thought of as animalistic, such as ferocity, strength, hairiness, etc.
                Wenn er getrunken hat, wird er zum Tier. - When he’s had a drink, he turns into an animal.
          3. n. (hunting jargon) hind (female red deer)
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).
ruhig
     1. adj. quiet
           ruhige Gegend - quiet area
     2. adj. calm
           ruhiger Gemütszustand - calm state of mind
           ruhiger Befund - stable finding; no indication of progression (medical examination)
     3. adv. quietly
     4. adv. calmly
     5. adv. used to indicate that the speaker does not object to the actions of others
           Du kannst ruhig mitkommen. - You can come along if you like; You’re welcome to come along; I don’t mind if you come along.
     6. adv. used to soften a request, as if to say “I don’t mind if...” to mean “I would like it if...”
           Es kann ruhig ein bisschen mehr sein. - I don’t mind if it’s a little more; Can I have a little more?
an
     1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against
           Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall.
     2. prep. by; near; close to; next to
     3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at
           Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday.
           Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening.
     4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in
           zweimal am Tag - twice a day
     5. prep. on; onto
           Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall.
     6. prep. at; against
           Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard.
     7. prep. to; for
           Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna.
     8. adv. onward; on
           von heute an - from today on
     9. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off.
einem
     1. num. dative singular of ein
     2. art. dative singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. dative singular of einer
Ort
     1. n. place, location, point, position
           vor Ort. - on site.
     2. n. place of abode, settled dwelling, village, town
     3. n. (metonymically) the collective of inhabitants of such a settlement
     4. n. (geometry) locus, point i, plural Örter
     5. n. (Swiss, dated) canton i, plural Orte; also neuter
     6. n. (obsolete) end, limit
     7. n. (mining) end of a shaft or adit
     8. n. (dated, or dialectal) awl
     9. n. (obsolete) point (of a weapon), tip
     10. n. (obsolete, or historical) quarter of various units of measure:
     11. n.          (numismatics) of a Reichstaler (coin)
                    (synonyms, Ortstaler)
     12. n.         * 1592, Müntz Spiegel, Das ist: Ein New und Wol außgeführter Bericht von der Müntz, deren anfang, Materia, Form, Korn, Schrot, Wehrt, mannigerley art, S
     13. n.         *: (quote, Sonst seyn andere Gülden Real, von Keyser Carlln und jetzigem Könige von Spanien, halbe und heile, die gantzen zu 2. Thalern und ein Ort, die
     14. n.          of a Quent (unit of mass)
     15. n.          of a Kanne, Pfanne, Maß (unit of volume)
aufhalten
     1. v. to halt, to stop; to hold (someone) up
     2. v. to stay (in a place); to stay on
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