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Ihr
     1. det. your (that belongs to you (when formally or politely addressing one or more people))
           Wo ist Ihr Wagen, Frau Wagner? - Where is your car, Mrs. Wagner?
     2. pron. you, ye (plural, familiar)
     3. pron. dative of sie
           Hast du ihr das Buch gegeben? - Did you give her the book?
     4. det. her (possessive)
           Laura hat mir ihr neues Auto gezeigt. - Laura showed me her new car.
           Die Katze spielt oft mit ihren Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with her toys.
     5. det. its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine)
           die Sonne und ihre Wärme - the sun and its warmth
     6. det. their
           Die Kinder spielen mit ihrem Hund. - The kids are playing with their dog.
           die Wolken und ihre Schönheit - the clouds and their beauty
Kopf
     1. n. (anatomy) head
           Er fiel die Treppe hinunter, als sie ihm ein Buch an den Kopf warf. - He fell down the stairs when she threw a book at his head.
     2. n. crown, top
     3. n. heading, title
     4. n. person; individual; fellow (referring to one's intellect or mentality)
           Er ist ein heller Kopf. - He is a bright head.
     5. n. (linguistics) head
     6. n. (numismatics) heads (side of a coin)
steckt
     1. v. third-person singular present of stecken
     2. v. second-person plural present of stecken
     3. v. plural imperative of stecken
     stecken
          1. v. to stick; to put; to insert; to pin
          2. v. to stick; to be stuck
                Die Katze steckt im Baum. - The cat is stuck in the tree.
                in Schwierigkeiten stecken - to be in trouble (lit. to be stuck in difficulty)
          3. v. to be hiding (by location or causally behind something)
                Er wusste nicht, wo seine Katze wieder steckt. - He didn’t know where his cat is again.
                Nur seine Eltern und zwei gute Freunde wissen, dass er hinter dem Auftritt steckt. - Only his parents and two good friends know he is hiding behind the site.
                Kartelle stecken hinter den hohen Preisen bei Matratzen. - Cartels are behind the high prices in matresses.
          4. v. (ditransitive, informal) to inform privily, to intimate
Unter
     1. n-m. jack, knave (playing card)
     2. prep. under
     3. prep. below
     4. prep. among, between
     5. prep. (chiefly literary) with; along with; accompanied by an action (often concessive)
           Die englische Sprache überlebte die normannische Eroberung unter weitgehendem Verlust ihrer ursprünglichen Struktur. - The English language survived the Norman conquest, largely losing, however
     6. prep. (rare, or regional) during
einem
     1. num. dative singular of ein
     2. art. dative singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. dative singular of einer
Handtuch
     1. n. towel (cloth for wiping)
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.
dem
     1. art. dative singular of der: the
     2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Sie
     1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural)
           Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner?
     2. pron. she
           Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick?
           Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili.
           Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her?
     3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die)
           Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down.
           Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it?
     4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die)
           Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed.
           Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that.
     5. pron. they; them
     es
          1. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun
                Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table.
                Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it.
                Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white.
                Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him.
                Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed.
                Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish.
          2. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it
                Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
                Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also.
                Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess.
                Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive!
                Es regnet. - It’s raining.
                Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow.
                Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
                Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael.
                Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing.
                Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far.
          3. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das
                Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window?
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).
Gerade
     1. n. (geometry) line (infinite one-dimensional figure)
     2. n. (racing) straightaway
     3. adj. (of a number) even
           Zahlen, die durch zwei teilbar sind, heißen gerade Zahlen. - Numbers divisible by two are called even numbers.
     4. adv. now, at the moment
           Ich bin gerade in der Küche. - I'm in the kitchen right now.
     5. adv. just, a short while ago
           Ich war gerade in der Küche. - I was just in the kitchen.
     6. adv. just, only, not more than
           Ich habe gerade mal fünf Euro. - I only have five euro.
     7. adv. exactly
           Das ist gerade das Problem. - That is exactly the problem.
     8. adv. expresses the continuous aspect
           Ich sehe mir das gerade an. - I am watching that.
     9. adj. straight
           eine gerade Straße - a straight street i.e., one without any turns
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
Haare
     1. n. plural of Haar "hair/hairs"
     2. v. first-person singular present of haaren
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of haaren
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of haaren
     5. v. singular imperative of haaren
     Haar
          1. n. hair
trocknet
     1. v. third-person singular present of trocknen
     2. v. second-person plural present of trocknen
     3. v. plural imperative of trocknen
     4. v. second-person plural subjunctive of trocknen
     trocknen
          1. v. to dry
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