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intransitiv
     1. adj. (grammar, of verbs) intransitive (not taking a direct object)
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).
Fortbewegen
     1. n. gerund of fortbewegen
     2. v. to move on
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?
dabei
     1. adv. (takes a reflexive pronoun adverb of) bei (replaces bei + demonstrative or personal pronoun, unless referring to people)
     2. adv. with one, on one
           Hast du Geld dabei? - Do you have money on you?
     3. adv. (when) indeed, (but) actually (expressing a contradiction)
           Er will einkaufen gehen. Dabei ist heute Sonntag. - He wants to go shopping, when indeed today is Sunday.
     4. adv. in the process of (i, followed by an infinitive clause)
           Ich bin dabei, meine Wohnung zu streichen. - I’m in the process of painting my apartment.
     5. adv. thereby, thus
           Saatgut und Pollen können dabei über weite Distanzen verschleppt werden. - Seed and pollen can thereby be dispersed across great distances.
häufig
     1. adj. frequent
     2. adj. common
     3. adv. frequently, often
     4. adv. in common, at once, together
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
Richtung
     1. n-f. direction
           alle Richtungen - all directions
     2. n-f. route or way
           Aus welcher Richtung? - Which way?
     3. n-f. departure
Wechseln
     1. n. gerund of wechseln
     2. n. dative plural of Wechsel
     3. v. to change, to exchange
     4. v. to switch
     5. v. to swap
     6. v. to vary
     7. v. to shift
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).
schlängeln
     1. v. to snake, to meander, to twist (intransitive)
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).
Winden
     1. n. noun form of Wind, , dat, p
     2. n. gerund of winden
     3. v. to wind
     4. v. to twist, twirl
     5. v. to squirm, writhe
     6. v. to squirm, hedge, to speak in an indirect or circumlocutory way (as of something emberrassing etc.)
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