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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.
ein
     1. art. a, an
           ein Mann - a man
           eine Frau - a woman
           ein Kind - a child
     2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
           ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
           darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
     3. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
halbes
     1. adj. form of halb
     halb
          1. adj. half, halfway
                Er ist seit einem halben Monat nicht mehr hier gewesen. - He hasn’t been here for half a month.
          2. adv. a half-hour before, thirty minutes before (used with the number of the following hour)
                Wir treffen uns um halb zwei. - We’re meeting at one-thirty.
Jahrhundert
     1. n-n. a century (period of 100 years)
           21. Jahrhundert (1. Januar 2001 bis 31. Dezember 2100) - 21st century
versuchten
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of versuchen
     2. v. third-person plural preterite of versuchen
     3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of versuchen
     4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of versuchen
     versuchen
          1. v. to try, attempt (to do something, often with an uncertain result)
                Bitte sei still, ich versuche zu schlafen. - Please be quiet, I'm trying to sleep.
          2. v. to try, taste
          3. v. to tempt
Astronomen
     1. n. plural of Astronom "astronomers".
     Astronom
          1. n. astronomer
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
hypothetischen
     1. adj. form of hypothetisch
     hypothetisch
          1. adj. hypothetic, hypothetical
Planeten
     1. n. plural of Planet (planets)
     Planet
          1. n. (astronomy) planet
                Mein Vater erklärt mir jeden Sonntag unsere neun Planeten. - My father explains to me our nine planets every Sunday. (A mnemonic to remember the order of Merkur, Venus, Erde
Vulkan
     1. n-m. (planetology, geology, vulcanology) volcano
     2. Proper noun. (Roman god) dated form of Vulcanus, t=Vulcan
aufzuspüren
     1. v. de-zu-infinitive of aufspüren
vor
     1. prep. in front of, ahead of (relative location in space)
     2. prep. before, prior to, ahead of (relative location in time)
     3. prep. ago (location in the past relative to the present)
           vor drei Tagen - three days ago
           vor einiger Zeit - a while ago
     4. prep. from, against (a threat or negative outcome)
           Er konnte vor dem Tsunami nicht mehr fliehen. - He couldn't escape (from) the tsunami.
           Du hast mich vorm Ertrinken gerettet. - You saved me from drowning.
           vor Verlusten schützen - to protect against losses
           sich vor jemandem verstecken - to hide from somebody
     5. prep. (what) with, (out) of (stating cause)
           vor Freude weinen - to cry with joy
           Ich sterbe vor Durst. - I'm dying of thirst.
           Ich kann dich vor all dem Rauch gar nicht sehen. - I can't even see you, what with all the smoke.
           Vor lauter Angst traute sich keiner im Raum mehr zu atmen. - Nobody in the room dared to breathe out of sheer fright.
allem
     1. pron. Dative singular masculine and neutral gender forms of alles ("all").
vor allem
     1. adv. above all (of prime importance), especially
während
     1. conj. while
     2. prep. (+ genitive or dative) during, at the time of
Sonnenfinsternissen
     1. n. dative plural of Sonnenfinsternis
     Sonnenfinsternis
          1. n-f. solar eclipse
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