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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
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)
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
Tür
     1. n-f. door (rigid plane on a hinge)
           Die Tür ist aus Eichenholz. - The door is made of oak wood.
           Kannst du bitte die Tür zumachen?! - Can you please shut the door?!
           Hast du schon an die Tür geklopft? - Have you knocked on the door yet?
           Plötzlich klopfte es an der (also: die) Tür. - Suddenly someone knocked at the door.
     2. n-f. door; doorway (passage that can be blocked with such a plane)
           Er stand in der Tür. - He was standing in the doorway.
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
schmiedeeiserne
     1. adj. form of schmiedeeisern
     schmiedeeisern
          1. adj. (relational) wrought-iron
Ampel
     1. n-f. traffic light
     2. n-f. German politics, informal ellipsis of Ampelkoalition
     3. n-f. lamp which hangs from the ceiling
     4. n-f. container (e.g. for a plant) which hangs from the ceiling
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