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šHeute
bleibt
     1. v. third-person singular present of bleiben; (he/she/it/one) stays/remains
     bleiben
          1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to remain (to continue to be)
                Er blieb sein ganzes Leben ein glĂŒhender AnhĂ€nger der Monarchie. - He remained a devoted supporter of the monarchy for all his life.
          2. v. to keep (on); to continue (see usage notes below)
                Ich bleibe noch ein bisschen liegen. - I'll keep lying here for a bit.
          3. v. to stay; to remain in a place
                Du kannst ja schon fahren, aber ich bleibe noch. - Feel free to leave, but I'm staying some more.
          4. v. to be; to be stuck; implying tardiness
                Wo bleibst du? Wir sind schon seit ĂŒber einer Stunde da. - Where are you? We arrived more than an hour ago.
          5. v. to be left for someone
                Was bleibt ihm jetzt noch, wo seine Frau gestorben ist? - What does he have left now that his wife is dead? (literally: What is left for him...)
          6. v. to stick with; to stay with
                Ich hab’s ihm erklĂ€rt, aber er bleibt bei seiner Meinung. - I’ve explained it to him, but he sticks with his opinion.
die
     1. art. feminine singular of der
           die Frau - the woman
     2. art. plural of der
           die MĂ€nner - 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
KĂŒche
     1. n-f. kitchen (room)
     2. n-f. cuisine (cooking traditions)
kalt
     1. adj. cold, chilly; the physical perception of something (objects, weather, body etc.) to have a low temperature
     2. adj. calm, restrained, passionless
     3. adj. cold, frigid (especially when referring to emotions)
     4. adj. (housing) at cost (without utilities, such as heating, included)
     5. adv. (of rent-paying) as base rent; excluding utilities
           Ich zahle 550 â‚Ź kalt fĂŒr meine Wohnung. - I pay €550 base rent for my apartment.
wir
     1. pron. we
Gehen
     1. n. (gerund of gehen): "going".
     2. v. to go, to walk
           Lass uns beide mit dem Hund gehen. - Let's walk the dog together.
           Ich sah die Kinder ĂŒber die Straße gehen. - I saw the children walk/go across the street.
           Mein Baby beginnt schon zu gehen. - My baby is already starting to walk.
     3. v. to leave
           Ich gehe jetzt. - I’m leaving now.
     4. v. to leave, to take off (aeroplane, train)
           Wann geht dein Zug? - When is your train leaving?
     5. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be going; to be all right; indicates how the dative object fares
           Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
           Es geht mir gut. - I’m doing well. (Literally, “It goes well for me.”)
           Es geht. - It’s all right.
     6. v. (slightly, informal, intransitive, often, impersonal) to be possible
           Das wĂŒrde vielleicht gehen. - That might be possible.
           Ich zeige dir, wie es geht. - I'll show you how it's possible.
     7. v. (colloquial intransitive) to work, to function (of a machine, method or the like)
           Der Kaffeeautomat geht nicht. - The coffee dispenser doesn't work.
     8. v. (colloquial intransitive) to last, to go for, to go on, to be in progress
           Das ging fĂŒr eine halbe Stunde oder so. - This went on for half an hour or so.
           Die Sitzung geht bis ein Uhr. - The session is scheduled until one o’clock.
     9. v. to sit, to rise, to expand (of dough etc.)
           Teig drei Stunden gehen lassen. - Let dough sit for three hours.
     10. v. (colloquial intransitive) to be (on) (to pay)
           Die GetrĂ€nke gehen auf mich. - Drinks are on me.
     11. v. (regional, or dated, impersonal, intransitive) to approach; to be going (on some one) + auf (object) = time
           Es geht auf 8 Uhr. - It’s going on 8 o’clock.
     12. v. (with genitive, only in combination with Weg) to go one's way, to make one's way (of a path, destination), to go separate ways
Heute
     1. n. today
     2. adv. today
zum
     1. contraction. to or for the (contraction of zu + dem)
     2. contraction. to or for a (contraction of zu + einem)
     zu
          1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality)
                zum Bahnhof - to the train station
          2. prep. with respect to; regarding
                Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that...
          3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question))
                Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal
          4. prep. at, on (indicates location)
                zu Hause - at home
          5. prep. at (indicates time)
                zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time
                zu Beginn - at the beginning
          6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.))
                zu Pferd - on horseback
          7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of)
          8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of)
          9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance)
          10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of)
          11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios)
          12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate)
          13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to
                etwas zu essen - something to eat
          14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively)
                zu schnell - too fast
          15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.)
                Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good!
          16. adv. towards; at
          17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked
          18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action))
          19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open)
                Das GeschĂ€ft war zu. - The shop was closed.
                Die TĂŒr muss aus BrandschutzgrĂŒnden immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety.
                Die TĂŒr ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there.
          20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade)
          21. adj. done up (fastened)
          22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Wienerwald˜
lautet
     1. v. third-person singular present of lauten
     2. v. second-person plural present of lauten
     lauten
          1. v. to read (have a certain content or wording)
                Wie lautet Ihre Adresse? - What is your address?
                Der Brief lautet: Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, ich setze Sie hiermit in Kenntnis, dass... - The letter reads: Dear Sir or Madam, I hereby notify you that...
                Das Urteil lautete (auf) Freispruch. - The verdict was an acquittal.
          2. v. (obsolete) to sound, ring
          3. adj. form of laut
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.)
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Aus
     1. n. (sports) an out; the end of play for an individual or a team
     2. n. (sports) the out of bounds area
     3. n. end
     4. adv. out
     5. adv. (with sein) over; finished; done; up
           Das Spiel ist aus! - The game is up!
     6. adj. (of a device) off
     7. prep. out of; from (from the inside of something)
           Hol das Besteck aus der Schublade! - Get the cutlery from the drawer!
     8. prep. from (a place; see usage notes below)
           Er kommt aus dem selben Dorf wie ich. - He’s from the same village as I am.
     9. prep. of; made of; out of
           ein Haus aus Eis - a house made of ice
     10. prep. for; out of (because of a feeling or inner quality)
           etwas aus Freundschaft tun - to do something out of friendship (i.e. a sense of friendship)
           etwas aus Feigheit unterlassen - to neglect something out of cowardice
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
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Jahren
     1. n. dative plural of Jahr
     Jahr
          1. n. year (solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun)
                Jahr fĂŒr Jahr - year after year
          2. n. year (time it takes for any astronomical object to directly orbit its star)
          3. n. year (period between set dates that mark a year)
          4. n. year (level or grade in school or college)
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
jedes
     1. pron. masculine genitive singular of jeder
     2. pron. singular of jeder
     each
Kind
     1. n. kid; child (young person)
     2. n. child; offspring (person with regard to his or her parents; also a baby animal or young animal, especially as the second component in numerous compound nouns)
           Er war das zweitgeborene Kind in der Familie. - He was the second-born child in the family.
           Er ist das Kind zweier blinder Eltern. - He is the child of two blind parents.
kannte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of kennen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of kennen
     kennen
          1. v. to know; to be acquainted with; to be familiar with
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