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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
Kamerafahrt
hielt
1. v. first-person singular preterite of halten
2. v. third-person singular preterite of halten
halten
1. v. to hold
2. v. to stop; to halt; to hold back
Haltet den Dieb! - Stop the thief!
3. v. to support; to hold up
4. v. to keep; to maintain; to hold
Der Wein hält mich jung. - Wine keeps me young.
5. v. to keep
6. v. to hold; to keep; to stay
7. v. to stop
Der Zug hält nicht in Würzburg. - The train doesn’t stop in Würzburg.
8. v. to take for, to consider (+preo, für)
Hält er mich für einen Trottel? - Does he take me for a fool?
9. v. to adhere to, to follow (rules, the law, etc.) (+preo, an)
Er ist ein Aufrührer, der sich nicht an Ihre Regeln hält. - He's a rebel who doesn't follow your rules.
10. v. (with preposition: von) expresses a positive or negative opinion depending on quantity
Ich halte viel von Dieter. - I like Dieter a lot.
Ich halte wenig von Tomaten. - I do not like tomatoes very much.
11. v. to give (a presentation, lecture etc.)
Ich halte ein Referat morgen. - I'm giving a presentation tomorrow.
schließlich
1. adv. in the end, finally, eventually
Es freut mich, Sie schließlich zu treffen. - I'm glad to finally meet you.
2. adv. after all (because of, for the reason)
Natürlich liebe ich dich, du bist ja schließlich meine Tochter. - Of course I love you, after all, you are my daughter.
inne
1. adv. (only used in, inne sein, innehalten, innewerden) etc.; inside
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?
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
Planet
1. n. (astronomy) planet
Mein Vater erklärt mir jeden Sonntag unsere neun Planeten. - My father explains to me our nine planets every Sunday. (A mnemonic to remember the order of Merkur, Venus, Erde
2. v. second-person plural subjunctive of planen
drehte
1. v. first-person singular preterite of drehen
2. v. third-person singular preterite of drehen
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of drehen
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of drehen
drehen
1. v. to turn
Dreh den Spiegel etwas nach links! - Turn the mirror a little to the left!
2. v. to turn (one’s body), turn around
Dreh dich mal etwas nach links! - Turn a little to the left!
3. v. to roll, twist, make something revolve, rotate
4. v. to revolve, rotate, spin
Die Erde dreht sich um die Sonne. - The earth revolves around the sun.
5. v. (film, transitive, or intransitive) to shoot
Wir drehen, bis alles im Kasten ist. - We’re shooting until it’s all in the can.
6. v. (smoking, transitive, or intransitive) to roll
7. v. (automobile, intransitive) to make a u-turn, turn around
Ich drehe hier mal, bei dem Verkehr nehmen wir besser die Landstraße. - I’m going to turn around here, in this kind of traffic we better take the country road.
8. v. (table football, intransitive) to let go of the handle while shooting, causing the pole to spin
Das zählt nicht, du hast gedreht!
9. v. to shape with a lathe
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).
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
langsam
1. adj. slow (taking a long time to move or travel; not happening in a short time)
Das Projekt geht nur langsam voran.
Schnecken sind sehr langsam. - Snails are very slow.
2. adv. slowly (at a slow pace), gradually, carefully
Das Auto fährt langsam. - The car goes slowly.
Draußen wird es langsam heißer. - It's gradually getting hotter outside.
um
1. prep. about
Es geht um den Kuchen. - It's about the pie.
2. prep. around
Um die Ecke - around the corner
3. prep. at, by (qual, when relating to time)
Um acht Uhr reisen wir ab - At eight o’clock we depart
4. prep. by (qual, percentage difference)
Die Verkaufsmengen gingen um 6% zurück. - Sales in volume has decreased by 6%.
5. prep. (Austria) for qual, amount of money
Um einen Euro bekommt man heute nicht besonders viel. - You can't buy much for one euro these days.
Heute im Sonderangebot um nur 99 Euro. - Special offer today for only 99 euros.
6. conj. in order to, so as to
Wir sind gekommen, um zu helfen. - We’ve come (in order) to help.
7. adj. (predicative, not attributive) up, in the sense of finished
Werden dich in kurzem binden/ Erdgeist, deine Zeit ist um - source=Friedrich von Hardenberg, Novalis
8. adv. around, about
9. adv. turned over, changed, from one state to another
seine
1. pron. feminine singular of seiner
2. pron. plural of seiner
3. det. feminine singular of sein
4. det. plural of sein
sein
1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
Das ist schön. - That is beautiful.
Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car.
2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i
Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold?
Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick.
Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy.
Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored.
3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for
Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted.
Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie.
Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it.
4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence.
Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house.
6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
Du bist. - It’s your turn.
Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine.
7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag
Du bist! - You're it!
Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore.
8. det. his
Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister.
Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys.
9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun)
der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light
das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs
10. det. (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
11. det. one's
Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
eigene
1. adj. form of eigen
Achse
1. n-f. axis
2. n-f. axle

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