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ein
     1. art. a, an
           ein Mann - a man
           eine Frau - a woman
           ein Kind - a child
     2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
           ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
           darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
     3. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
Mann
     1. n. man, male human being
     2. n. husband
kommt
     1. v. third-person singular of kommen
     2. v. second-person plural of kommen
     3. v. plural imperative of kommen
     kommen
          1. v. to come; to arrive
                Er kam letzte Nacht sehr spät nach Hause. - He came home very late last night.
                Als ich nach Wuppertal kam, hatte es gerade geschneit - When I arrived in Wuppertal, it had just snowed.
          2. v. to come to; to come over (go somewhere so as to join someone else)
                Bleib sitzen! Ich komme zu dir. - Keep your seat! I’m coming over to you.
                Und viele kamen zu ihm und sprachen... - And many resorted unto him and said... (John 10:41)
          3. v. to get; to make it (go somewhere in a way that implies an obstacle or difficulty to be overcome)
                Ich komme nicht über die Mauer. - I can’t get over this wall.
                Wenn er den Zug verpasst, kommt er heute nicht nach Nürnberg. - If he misses the train, he won’t make it to Nuremberg today.
          4. v. to go to; to be put in (go somewhere in a way that is predetermined or prearranged)
                Hartnäckige Sünder kommen in die Hölle. - Persistant sinners will go to hell.
                Die Gruppensieger kommen ins Halbfinale. - The group winners will go to the semifinals.
          5. v. to come on (Used to encourage someone to do something.)
                Ach komm, das wird so schlimm nicht werden. - Aw, come on, it won’t be so bad.
                Kommt, deckt schon mal den Tisch! - Come on, just set the table already.
          6. v. to occur; to happen; to come to be
                Dann kam, was alle befürchtet hatten. - Then happened that which everybody had feared.
                Wie kommt es, dass...? - Why is it that ...? How come that...?
          7. v. (impersonal) to be played (of a song or film)
                Eben kam mein Lieblingslied. - They just played my favourite song.
          8. v. to be due to; to be the result of
                Das kommt alles von deiner Faulheit. - All of that is due to your laziness.
          9. v. to come from (to have a social or geographic background) (+preo, aus, dative)
                Sie kommt aus der Schweiz. - She comes from Switzerland.
                Sie kommt aus einer Diplomatenfamilie. - She comes from a family of diplomats.
          10. v. to orgasm; to cum
                Ich komme gleich! - I’m about to cum!
                Mir kommt's gleich! - I’m about to cum!
          11. v. to be statistically equivalent to; to be there for (+preo, auf, accusative)
                Auf jeden Verkehrstoten kommen zwanzig Verletzte. - For each traffic fatality there are twenty injured people.
          12. v. to obtain (a solution or result) (+preo, auf, accusative)
                Die Werte wurden frisiert, um auf das gewünschte Ergebnis zu kommen. - The values were manipulated in order to obtain the desired result.
          13. v. to get an idea; to think of; to remember; to imagine (+preo, auf, accusative)
                Ich komme im Moment nicht drauf, aber ich sag’s dir später. - I can’t think of it right now, but I’ll tell you later.
                Ich weiß wirklich nicht, wie du immer auf diese Einfälle kommst. - I really don’t know how you always get all those ideas.
          14. v. to lose; to forfeit; not to get (+preo, um)
                Er hat Angst, dass er um seinen Anteil kommt. - He fears that he won’t get his share.
          15. v. to touch inadvertently
                Pass auf, dass du nicht an die frische Farbe kommst. - Be careful not to touch the wet paint.
          16. v. to manage to reach (something high up etc.) (+preo, an, accusative)
                Hilf ihm mal, er kommt nicht an den Griff. - Help him, he can't reach the handle.
          17. v. (colloquial copulative with gut or in Ordnung) to turn out (well)
                Am Ende kommt hoffentlich alles gut. - In the end, hopefully all will turn out well.
mit
     1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside)
           Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends.
     2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of)
           Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil.
           Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus.
     3. prep. with (as an accessory to)
     4. prep. with (having)
     5. prep. at (with the age of)
     6. prep. with, including, with ... included
     7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group
           Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town.
           Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived.
     8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well)
     9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it
           Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course.
kommen mit
     1. v. first-person plural present of mitkommen
     2. v. third-person plural present of mitkommen
     3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of mitkommen
     4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of mitkommen
einem
     1. num. dative singular of ein
     2. art. dative singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. dative singular of einer
Mülleimer
     1. n-m. rubbish bin; dustbin; trash can (small container for wet rubbish, either indoors or a fixed one outdoors)
in
     1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
           Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house.
           Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator.
           Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school.
           Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop.
           Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night.
     2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to)
           in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense
     3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time)
           Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen.
           im Alter - in old age
           im Mittelalter - during the middle ages
           in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s
     4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of))
           Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house.
           Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland.
           Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age.
     5. adj. in, popular (in fashion)
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
Hand
     1. n. (football, informal) short for, Handspiel
           Das war Hand! - That was a handball!
           Das erste Hand war vor dem Strafraum, aber das zweite hätte Elfmeter geben müssen. - The first handball was outside the box, but the second one should have been a penalty.
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?
Leeren
     1. n. plural of Leere
     2. v. to empty
     3. adj. form of leer
Blickes
     1. n. genitive singular of Blick
     Blick
          1. n. glance, look
                auf den ersten Blick - at first glance
          2. n. view
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)
Rechts
     1. n. genitive singular of Recht
     2. adv. on the right
           Siehst du das Auto rechts? - Do you see the car on the right?
     3. adv. to the right
           An der nächsten Ampel rechts abbiegen. - Turn right at the next traffic light.
     4. adv. the right-hand side
           Wir gehen nach rechts. - We are going to the right.
     5. adv. pars pro toto for right-wing
     6. adv. pertaining to the political right
auf
     1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of)
           Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table.
     2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of)
           Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table.
     3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility)
           Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house.
           Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up.
     4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in
           Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that.
           auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square
           Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea.
           auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair
           auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post)
     5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in
           auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair
           auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post)
     6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below)
           Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German?
     7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable)
           Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine.
           Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday!
     8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of)
           auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come
     9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish)
           Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health!
           Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time.
     10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something)
           X auf Y Meter groß
     11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open
           Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open.
     12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food)
           Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup?
           Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed)
     13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed
           Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock.
     14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before)
     15. interj. have a go
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
Bühne
     1. n-f. a stage
     2. n-f. a scaffolding
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary