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bringt
     1. v. third-person singular present of bringen
     2. v. second-person plural present of bringen
     3. v. plural imperative of bringen
     bringen
          1. v. to bring, to fetch, to take, to convey, to bear
                Ich bringe die Katze ins Haus. - I'm bringing the cat into the house.
          2. v. to bring, to lead, to guide, to accompany
                Sie hat dich ins Krankenhaus gebracht. - She brought you to the hospital.
          3. v. (ditransitive) to cause (someone) to have (something); to cause (something) to exist for the benefit, or to the detriment, of (someone); to cause (something) to be a part of (something)
                Diese Münze bringt mir Glück. - This coin brings me luck.
                Die Ansiedelung des Unternehmens bringt der Gemeinde viele neue Einwohner. - The company’s setting up shop brings many new residents to the municipality.
          4. v. to get, to cause (someone to do something)
                Sie bringt mich zum Lachen. - She makes me laugh.
                Ich bringe Julia dazu, mich nach Hause zu fahren. - I'll get Julia to drive me home.
                Ich kann ihn nicht dazu bringen, dass er mir die geheime Zutat verrät. - I can't get him to tell me the secret ingredient.
                „Er verrät mir die geheime Zutat nicht!“―„Keine Sorge, ich bringe ihn schon noch dazu.“ - “He’s not telling me the secret ingredient!”―“No worries, eventually I’ll make him tell you.”
          5. v. To cause the action implied by a phrase to take place, possibly making the sentence more passive or indirect.
                zum Ausdruck bringen - to express
                in Einklang bringen - to reconcile
                zu Fall bringen - to bring down
                in Gang bringen - to initiate
                ins Gespräch bringen - to bring up for discussion
                in Ordnung bringen - to put in order
                auf den Punkt bringen - to get to the point
                in Sicherheit bringen - to bring to safety
                in Verbindung bringen - to associate
                auf den Weg bringen - to set on course (initiate)
          6. v. to acquire; to take possession of
          7. v. to accomplish; to yield
          8. v. (colloquial transitive with es (or, shortend, ’s) negative polarity or sarcastic) to be of use; to be helpful
                „Lass mich noch mal mit dem Löffel versuchen, diese verflixte Dose aufzukriegen.“―„Ja, das bringt’s ganz bestimmt …“ - “Let me have another go with the spoon to get this darned tin can open.”―“
          9. v. (informal, intransitive) to deliver; to perform well
                Wenn man seine Leute ordentlich behandelt, dann bringen die auch. - If you treat your staff decently, then they actually deliver.
          10. v. to get over with
                Ich will den Tag hinter mich bringen. - I want to get this day over with.
Weste
     1. n-f. waistcoat, vest (usually sleeveless garment worn over a shirt)
Rock
     1. n. skirt (garment)
     2. n. (regional) (men's) jacket
     3. n. (Switzerland) dress
     4. n. rock (style of music)
Talar
     1. n-m. talar (ankle-length robe worn by judges or priests)
die
     1. art. feminine singular of der
           die Frau - the woman
     2. art. plural of der
           die Männer - the men
     3. pron. feminine singular of der
     4. pron. plural of der
     5. pron.          (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose
                   Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that.
     6. pron.          (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them
                   die da - that one/she/they there
     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
Beffchen
     1. n-n. (Protestantism) preaching bands (a kind of neckwear worn chiefly by Protestant ministers)
und
     1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
           Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
           Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
     2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
           Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
     3. interj. so?, now?, and?
           Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Kragen
     1. n. collar
     2. n. (obsolete, except in, fixed terms) neck
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