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kaum
     1. adv. barely, hardly
           Ich kann das kaum lesen. - I can barely read this.
           Die Handschrift ist kaum lesbar. - The handwriting is barely legible.
     2. adv. (with zu infinitive) difficult to, nearly impossible to
           Das ist kaum zu glauben. - That's difficult to believe.
     3. adv. little
eine
     1. num. feminine singular of ein
     2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. feminine singular of einer
     4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer
     5. pron. singular of einer
Rast
     1. n-f. rest, a pause, a halt; to stop a march, hike or journey for recreational purposes
     2. v. second-person singular present of rasen
     3. v. third-person singular present of rasen
     4. v. second-person plural present of rasen
     5. v. plural imperative of rasen
     6. v. singular imperative of rasten
     7. v. colloquial of
für
     1. prep. for
           Das Geschenk ist für dich. - The present is for you.
     2. prep. in favor of, in support of
           Ich bin für die erste Option. - I'm in favor of the first option.
     3. prep. by the standards of
           Für einen Ausländer sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch. - For a foreigner, you speak German very well.
     4. prep. on behalf of
           Mein Anwalt wird das für mich beantworten. - My lawyer will answer to that on my behalf.
     5. prep. kind / type of
           Was für ein Kuchen ist das? - What kind of cake is this?
     6. prep. (informal) instead of
           Für die Hose hab ich jetzt den Rock genommen. - Instead of the trousers which I chose not to buy, I took the skirt.
     7. prep. (colloquial nonstandard) in order to (with zu and infinitive)
           Der Papa holt das Werkzeug, für die Waschmaschine zu reparieren. - Daddy is getting his tools in order to repair the washing machine.
Mann
     1. n. man, male human being
     2. n. husband
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?
Pferd
     1. n. horse
           Meine Mutter hat ein Pferd und das ist sehr süß. - My mother has a horse and it is very cute.
           Mein Pferd ist zu schnell. - My horse is too fast.
     2. n. (chess, informal) knight
     3. n. pommel horse
     4. n. (slang) a woman
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