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von der Stange



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von der Stange
     prep. (figurative, informal) out of the box, off-the-rack; ready for immediate use
     prep. (figurative, informal) run-of-the-mill, mass-produced; ordinary
Analysis
von
     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.
     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
der
     art. the
     art. feminine singular of der
     art. genitive plural of der
     pron. who; that; which
          Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that.
Stange
     n-f. pole; bar; rod; post (a long stick, usually round and of metal, but also of other material, especially when fixed somewhere)
     n-f. small straight glass for beer (especially Kölsch)
     n-f. (of cigarettes) carton (lengthy box containing several packets)
     n-f. (colloquial) a lot (especially of money); a packet
          eine Stange Geld - a lot of money



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