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von der Stange |
prep. (figurative, informal) out of the box, off-the-rack; ready for immediate use |
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prep. (figurative, informal) run-of-the-mill, mass-produced; ordinary |
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von |
prep. from |
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Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg. |
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Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister. |
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prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below) |
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das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father |
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der |
art. the |
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art. feminine singular of der |
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art. genitive plural of der |
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pron. who; that; which |
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Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that. |
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Stange |
n-f. pole; bar; rod; post (a long stick, usually round and of metal, but also of other material, especially when fixed somewhere) |
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n-f. small straight glass for beer (especially Kölsch) |
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n-f. (of cigarettes) carton (lengthy box containing several packets) |
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n-f. (colloquial) a lot (especially of money); a packet |
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eine Stange Geld - a lot of money |
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