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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.
dem
     1. art. dative singular of der: the
     2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Oberkiefer
gelegenes
     1. adj. form of gelegen
     gelegen
          1. adj. (not comparable) situated
          2. adj. convenient (+obj, dative, means=for)
          3. Participle. past participle of liegen
Organ
     1. n. (anatomy) an organ
           Die Haut ist unser größtes Organ. - The skin is our largest organ.
     2. n. an organ, a publication (newspaper, etc) of an organization
           Das Witzblatt ist das Organ der Spaßpartei. - The Joke Sheet is the organ of the Fun Party.
     3. n. an organ, a body or organization with a particular purpose or duty
     4. n. an organ, a part of a government, such as an office or ministry
bei
     1. prep. (locative) by; near
           die Bank bei der Kirche - the bench/bank by the church
           die Bäckerei beim Bahnhof - the bakery near the train station
     2. prep. (with a person, family, shop) at
           Ich schlafe bei Peter. - I’m sleeping at Peter’s place.
           Ich bin beim Metzger. - I'm at the butcher’s.
     3. prep. (with an organization or company) for; at; in
           bei der Firma arbeiten - to work for the firm
           das Arbeitsklima bei Schmidt & Co. - the working atmosphere at Schmidt & Co.
     4. prep. (formal, reflexive) with; on
           Er hat es nicht bei sich. - He doesn’t have it on him.
             → for which usually: Er hat es nicht dabei.
     5. prep. (with an event considered certain) upon, at the time of
           bei Abfahrt des Zuges - upon departure of the train
     6. prep. (with an event considered theoretical) in case of, in the event of
           bei Hochwasser - in case of flooding
     7. prep. (with a continuing activity or condition) during; while; during the existence of
           bei der Arbeit - during work
           beim Lesen des Textes - while reading the text
           bei Schnee - when there is snow
     8. prep. (with an item that implies an activity) over; during
           bei einem Glas Wein - over a glass of wine (that is, while drinking it)
           bei einem Film - during a film (that is, while watching it)
     9. prep. (dated, in a postal address) care of; via
           Frau Tina Müller bei Firma Schmidt & Co. - Mrs Tina Müller, care of Schmidt & Co.
     10. prep. (now dialectal, nonstandard, northern and central Germany, withaccusative) with, to, towards
           Leg dat bei die andern Sachen! - Put that with the other things!
           Komm ma bei mich! - Come to me!
Zahnwalen
     1. n. dative plural of Zahnwal
     Zahnwal
          1. n. toothed whale, a member of the Odontoceti suborder
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