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transitiv
     1. adj. (grammar, of verbs) transitive
     2. adj. (math) transitive
halten
     1. v. to hold
     2. v. to stop; to halt; to hold back
           Haltet den Dieb! - Stop the thief!
     3. v. to support; to hold up
     4. v. to keep; to maintain; to hold
           Der Wein hält mich jung. - Wine keeps me young.
     5. v. to keep
     6. v. to hold; to keep; to stay
     7. v. to stop
           Der Zug hält nicht in Würzburg. - The train doesn’t stop in Würzburg.
     8. v. to take for, to consider (+preo, für)
           Hält er mich für einen Trottel? - Does he take me for a fool?
     9. v. to adhere to, to follow (rules, the law, etc.) (+preo, an)
           Er ist ein Aufrührer, der sich nicht an Ihre Regeln hält. - He's a rebel who doesn't follow your rules.
     10. v. (with preposition: von) expresses a positive or negative opinion depending on quantity
           Ich halte viel von Dieter. - I like Dieter a lot.
           Ich halte wenig von Tomaten. - I do not like tomatoes very much.
     11. v. to give (a presentation, lecture etc.)
           Ich halte ein Referat morgen. - I'm giving a presentation tomorrow.
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.
Ansehen
     1. n. prestige, authoritativeness
     2. n. renown
     3. v. to look at, to have a look
           Sieh dir diese riesige Tomate an. - Have a look at this huge tomato.
     4. v. to look at (with a certain expression or emotion)
           Sie sah ihn erstaunt an. - She looked at him in astonishment.
     5. v. to regard, to consider, to look on (something in a certain way or having a certain quality) (+preo, als)
           Ich sehe ihren Schutz als unsere Verantwortung an. - I see their protection as our responsibility.
     6. v. to watch (a movie, a television program, sports, etc)
           Siehst du gerne Fußball im Fernsehen an? - Do you like to watch soccer/football on television?
     7. v. (zu infinitive) appearing, to look at
           Sarah ist wunderschön anzusehen. - Sarah is beautiful to look at.
Als
     1. n. creek, drainage channel
     2. conj. (subordinating, referring to time of occurrence) at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as
           Als er ankam, öffnete sie die Tür. - When he arrived, she opened the door.
           Als wir jung waren, spielten wir im Wald. - We played in the forest when we were young.
     3. conj. (used with a comparison or as an exception) than
           Zwei ist größer als eins. - Two is greater than one.
           Die Kopie sieht anders aus als das Original. - The copy looks different than the original.
           Er sagt nichts anderes als die Wahrheit. - He tells nothing other than the truth.
     4. conj. as; like; in the function of; in the form of
           Als Polizist muss ich es tun. - As a policeman, I must do it.
           Wir sind Feinde, aber im Moment müssen wir uns als Freunde verhalten. - We are enemies, but for now we must act like friends.
           Sie verkleidete sich als Krankenschwester, um das Krankenhaus zu betreten. - She disguised herself as a nurse to enter the hospital.
     5. conj. as if
     6. conj. (after negative pronoun) but, other than
abschätzen
     1. v. to estimate
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