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Als
     1. n. creek, drainage channel
     2. conj. (subordinating, referring to time of occurrence) at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as
           Als er ankam, öffnete sie die Tür. - When he arrived, she opened the door.
           Als wir jung waren, spielten wir im Wald. - We played in the forest when we were young.
     3. conj. (used with a comparison or as an exception) than
           Zwei ist größer als eins. - Two is greater than one.
           Die Kopie sieht anders aus als das Original. - The copy looks different than the original.
           Er sagt nichts anderes als die Wahrheit. - He tells nothing other than the truth.
     4. conj. as; like; in the function of; in the form of
           Als Polizist muss ich es tun. - As a policeman, I must do it.
           Wir sind Feinde, aber im Moment müssen wir uns als Freunde verhalten. - We are enemies, but for now we must act like friends.
           Sie verkleidete sich als Krankenschwester, um das Krankenhaus zu betreten. - She disguised herself as a nurse to enter the hospital.
     5. conj. as if
     6. conj. (after negative pronoun) but, other than
Er
     1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male
           Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me?
     2. pron. (personal) he.
           audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg     De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he?
           audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg     De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi.
     3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)).
           audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg     De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old.
     4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)).
           Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far.
     5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite)
dann
     1. adv. then, after that
           Ich ziehe mich erst an, dann frühstücke ich. - First I'm getting dressed, then I'll have breakfast.
     2. adv. then, in that case
           Wenn du dich anstrengst, dann schaffst du es. - If you make an effort, then you'll be able to do it.
fortfuhr
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of fortfahren
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of fortfahren
traf
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of treffen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of treffen
     treffen
          1. v. to meet; to encounter
                Wir treffen uns morgen. - See you tomorrow. (Lit. "We'll meet each other tomorrow".)
          2. v. to hit; to strike
          3. v. to affect; to concern
          4. v. to hit the mark, to suit, to be convenient or fortunate
                Das trifft sich schlecht. - That’s unfortunate.
                Es trifft sich ausgezeichnet, dass... - It is entirely fitting that...
          5. v. to cause the action implied by an abstract noun to take place, thus making the sentence passive or less direct; to effect the action
                Ich treffe eine Entscheidung. - I'm making a decision.
                Ich treffe Maßnahmen. - I'm taking measures.
                Ich treffe eine Vereinbarung. - I'm reaching an agreement.
                Ich treffe Vorbereitungen. - I'm making preparations.
                Ich treffe Vorsorge. - I'm taking precautions.
                Ich treffe Vorkehrungen. - I'm making arrangements.
                Ich treffe eine Wahl. - I am making a choice.
                Ich treffe eine Aussage. - I'm making a statement.
mich
     1. pron. accusative of ich: me
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
Blitz
     1. n-m. (meteorology) a bolt of lightning
           Ein Blitz erhellte die Nacht. - A bolt of lightning lit the night.
     2. n-m. (photography) flash
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