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über
     1. prep. (accusative, or dative) above, over (spatially)
           Über dem Wald ist der Himmel blau. - Over the forest, the sky is blue.
           Die Vögel flogen über den Wald. - The birds flew over the forest.
     2. prep. about, concerning, over, at (in reference to)
           Die ganze Klasse lachte über ihren Witz. - The entire class laughed at her joke.
     3. prep. (accusative) via, through, by way of
           Der Zug fährt über den Hauptbahnhof. - The train goes via the main station.
           Ich kaufe alles über das Internet. - I buy everything through the internet.
     4. prep. (accusative) across
           Ich fahre mit der Fähre über die Ostsee. - I travel on the ferry across the Baltic Sea.
     5. prep. (accusative) during, for, over a time period
           Es regnete über das Wochenende. - It rained over the weekend.
           Er hat uns über Jahre belogen. - He's lied to us for years.
     6. prep. (accusative) about
           Ich schreibe ein Buch über Goethes Leben. - I'm writing a book about Goethe's life.
     7. prep. around, among
     8. prep. over, more than, above (a quantity)
     9. prep. beyond
           Die technischen Probleme in der Welt von heute gehen weit über den Rahmen des Technischen hinaus. - The technological problems in today's world extend far beyond the scope of technology.
     10. prep. at (when 'over' or 'about' could roughly be substituted)
     11. adj. (tlb, colloquial) left over, remaining, (replaces übrig in all its predicative instances, including those lexicalized as verb prefixoids.)
           überbleiben - to be left over, to remain
           Hier sind noch zwei Gurken über. Willst du die haben? - Here there are two gherkins left. Wanna have em?
     12. adv. over (in certain select phrases)
           über und über - over and over
     13. post. (following accusative) throughout
           Den ganzen Tag über. - Throughout the entire day.
Belgien
     1. Proper noun. Belgium (a country in Western Europe)
Weiß
     1. n. white, whiteness
     2. n. powder, face powder
     3. n. (slang) cocaine
     4. Proper noun. surname, common, from=nicknames
     5. adj. white
     6. v. first-person singular present of wissen
           ich - Ich weiß das bereits.
           ich - Ich weiß nicht.
     7. v. third-person singular present of wissen
           er - Er weiß das bereits.
           er - Er weiß nicht.
     wissen
          1. v. to know; to be aware of (a fact)
                Ich weiß, wo du bist. - I know where you are.
                von etwas wissen - to know about something
          2. v. to remember (with noch)
Ich
     1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego
     2. n. self, me, him, etc.
           das wahre Ich - the real me
     3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
eigentlich
     1. adv. actually
     2. adj. actual, proper
fast
     1. adv. almost; nearly
           Fast 60 Spielfilme sind zu sehen. - There are almost 60 feature films to see.
     2. adv. (in a negative clause) hardly
     3. adv. (obsolete) extremely, very much
     4. v. second-person singular present of fasen
     5. v. third-person singular present of fasen
     6. v. second-person plural present of fasen
     7. v. plural imperative of fasen
     fasen
          1. v. to chamfer
gar
     1. adj. cooked, done (of food such as meat or vegetables: ready for consumption)
     2. adj. (of a metal) refined
     3. adv. (negative polarity) at all; even
           Sie hat gar kein Geld. - She has no money at all.
           Er ist gar nicht gekommen. - He didn't even show up. / He didn't show up at all.
     4. adv. (chiefly formal, or literary) even; expressing a climax
           Ist er ein Dieb? Ein Räuber? Oder gar ein Mörder? - Is he a thief? A robber? Or even a murderer?
     5. adv. (chiefly formal, or literary, with zu) all
           Wenn er gar zu frech wird, geben Sie ihm eine kräftige Ohrfeige. - If he becomes all too impertinent, give him a sturdy slap.
     6. adv. (Austria, Switzerland, otherwise archaic, poetic) very; quite; really
           Das war gar frech von dir! - That was quite impertinent of you!
Nichts
     1. n. nothingness, void
     2. pron. nothing
           Ich weiß, dass ich nichts weiß. - I know that I know nothing.
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