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da
     1. adv. (local) there; here
           Wir fahren nach Hamburg. Meine Frau hat eine Freundin, die da wohnt. - We’re going to Hamburg. My wife has a friend who lives there.
           Die Gäste sind noch nicht da. - The guests aren’t here yet.
     2. adv. (temporal) then; so; at that moment
           Ich war gerade eingeschlafen, und da kam ein Anruf. - I had just fallen asleep, and that’s when someone called.
           Er hat immer weiter auf mich eingeschrien. Da bin ich einfach gegangen. - He just kept on shouting at me. So I just left.
     3. adv. (colloquial) (replaces any takes a reflexive pronoun adverb when the context is clear)
           Ich wollte eigentlich Linsensuppe machen, aber da (= dafür, dazu) hatte ich das Rezept nicht.
             I was actually going to make lentil soup, but I didn’t have the recipe for it.
           Wir haben jetzt ein Angebot gekriegt, aber da (= darüber) müssen wir noch diskutieren.
             We’ve now received an offer, but we’ll still need to have discussion about that.
     4. conj. since; as; because; given that
           Da die Stelle mit häufigen Auslandskontakten verbunden ist, sind gute Fremdsprachenkenntnisse unerlässlich. - Since the position involves frequent international contacts, good foreign-language
     5. conj. (literary, dated) when
           Am Tag, da die Wahrheit offenbar wird, ist es zur Umkehr zu spät. - On the day when the Truth will become manifest, it will be too late for penitence.
hängt
     1. v. third-person singular present of hängen
     2. v. second-person plural present of hängen
     3. v. plural imperative of hängen
     hängen
          1. v. to hang; to be suspended
                Der Apfel hängt am Baum. - The apple hangs on the tree.
          2. v. to be attached to; to be fond of; to be devoted to; to cling to
                Er hängt sehr an seiner Schwester. - He is very attached to his sister.
          3. v. to depend on
                Es hängt alles daran, wie du dich entscheidest. - It all depends on what decision you take.
          4. v. to hang something; to suspend
                Ich hab meine Jacke an die Garderobe gehangen. - I’ve hung my jacket on the hallstand.
          5. v. to hang something; to suspend
                Ich habe meine Jacke an die Garderobe gehängt. - I’ve hung my jacket on the hallstand.
          6. v. to hang someone; to execute by hanging
                Wenn er verurteilt wird, hängen sie ihn. - If he’s convicted, they’re going to hang him.
          7. v. to hang on to; to follow
                Häng dich an deine Schwester, die weiß Bescheid. - Hang on to your sister, she knows how things work.
     hangen
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
ganze
     1. adj. form of ganz
     ganz
          1. adj. entire, whole, complete
                Er hat ein ganzes Hähnchen gegessen. - He ate a whole chicken.
          2. adj. (informal) all (with definite article or determiner)
                Ich hab meine ganzen Freunde eingeladen. - I’ve invited all my friends.
          3. adj. (colloquial) whole, intact
                Ist die Tasse noch ganz? - Is the cup still whole?
          4. adj. (in certain combinations) true; real
                uxi, ein ganzer Kerl, a true man
          5. adj. (mathematics) integer (of a number)
          6. adv. quite, rather
          7. adv. very
          8. adv. wholly, entirely, all
Marmelade
     1. n-f. jam
     2. n-f. (officialese, marketing) marmalade
vom
     1. contraction. from the, of the; about the (contraction of von + dem)
     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)
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Frühstück
     1. n. breakfast
           Gewöhnlich essen sie ihr Frühstück im Bett. - They usually have their breakfast in bed.
dran
     1. adv. Alternative form of daran
     2. adv. (in the phrase dran sein) to be in a particular condition
           Sie ist wirklich schlecht dran. - She is really badly off.
     3. adv. (in the phrase an (etwas) dran sein) to be (possibly) true
           „Was hältst Du von den Gerüchten?“ — „Ich denke, an denen ist etwas dran.“ - "What do you make of the rumours?" — "I think there might be something to them.".
     4. adv. (slang, in the phrase dran sein) to get it, to suffer consequences, punishment or retaliation
           Jetzt bist du dran! - Now you're gonna get it!
     5. adv. (in the phrase dran sein) to be somebody's turn (in a game, to do household chores, etc.)
           Du bist dran! - It's your turn!
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