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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
Werkzeug
     1. n. tool
     2. n. tools
kamen
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of kommen
     2. v. third-person plural preterite of kommen
     kommen
          1. v. to come; to arrive
                Er kam letzte Nacht sehr spät nach Hause. - He came home very late last night.
                Als ich nach Wuppertal kam, hatte es gerade geschneit - When I arrived in Wuppertal, it had just snowed.
          2. v. to come to; to come over (go somewhere so as to join someone else)
                Bleib sitzen! Ich komme zu dir. - Keep your seat! I’m coming over to you.
                Und viele kamen zu ihm und sprachen... - And many resorted unto him and said... (John 10:41)
          3. v. to get; to make it (go somewhere in a way that implies an obstacle or difficulty to be overcome)
                Ich komme nicht über die Mauer. - I can’t get over this wall.
                Wenn er den Zug verpasst, kommt er heute nicht nach Nürnberg. - If he misses the train, he won’t make it to Nuremberg today.
          4. v. to go to; to be put in (go somewhere in a way that is predetermined or prearranged)
                Hartnäckige Sünder kommen in die Hölle. - Persistant sinners will go to hell.
                Die Gruppensieger kommen ins Halbfinale. - The group winners will go to the semifinals.
          5. v. to come on (Used to encourage someone to do something.)
                Ach komm, das wird so schlimm nicht werden. - Aw, come on, it won’t be so bad.
                Kommt, deckt schon mal den Tisch! - Come on, just set the table already.
          6. v. to occur; to happen; to come to be
                Dann kam, was alle befürchtet hatten. - Then happened that which everybody had feared.
                Wie kommt es, dass...? - Why is it that ...? How come that...?
          7. v. (impersonal) to be played (of a song or film)
                Eben kam mein Lieblingslied. - They just played my favourite song.
          8. v. to be due to; to be the result of
                Das kommt alles von deiner Faulheit. - All of that is due to your laziness.
          9. v. to come from (to have a social or geographic background) (+preo, aus, dative)
                Sie kommt aus der Schweiz. - She comes from Switzerland.
                Sie kommt aus einer Diplomatenfamilie. - She comes from a family of diplomats.
          10. v. to orgasm; to cum
                Ich komme gleich! - I’m about to cum!
                Mir kommt's gleich! - I’m about to cum!
          11. v. to be statistically equivalent to; to be there for (+preo, auf, accusative)
                Auf jeden Verkehrstoten kommen zwanzig Verletzte. - For each traffic fatality there are twenty injured people.
          12. v. to obtain (a solution or result) (+preo, auf, accusative)
                Die Werte wurden frisiert, um auf das gewünschte Ergebnis zu kommen. - The values were manipulated in order to obtain the desired result.
          13. v. to get an idea; to think of; to remember; to imagine (+preo, auf, accusative)
                Ich komme im Moment nicht drauf, aber ich sag’s dir später. - I can’t think of it right now, but I’ll tell you later.
                Ich weiß wirklich nicht, wie du immer auf diese Einfälle kommst. - I really don’t know how you always get all those ideas.
          14. v. to lose; to forfeit; not to get (+preo, um)
                Er hat Angst, dass er um seinen Anteil kommt. - He fears that he won’t get his share.
          15. v. to touch inadvertently
                Pass auf, dass du nicht an die frische Farbe kommst. - Be careful not to touch the wet paint.
          16. v. to manage to reach (something high up etc.) (+preo, an, accusative)
                Hilf ihm mal, er kommt nicht an den Griff. - Help him, he can't reach the handle.
          17. v. (colloquial copulative with gut or in Ordnung) to turn out (well)
                Am Ende kommt hoffentlich alles gut. - In the end, hopefully all will turn out well.
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.)
Nothammer
und
     1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
           Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
           Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
     2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
           Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
     3. interj. so?, now?, and?
           Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
eine
     1. num. feminine singular of ein
     2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. feminine singular of einer
     4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer
     5. pron. singular of einer
Kettensäge
     1. n-f. chainsaw (saw with a power driven chain)
           (synonyms, Motorsäge)
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 Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed.
                Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety.
                Die Tür 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
Einsatz
     1. n. use, usage, employment
           Der Einsatz von Steroiden ist hier untersagt. - The use of steroids is forbidden here.
     2. n. effort
     3. n. risk
     4. n. (games) stake, the amount of a wager or bet
     5. n. (military) mission, campaign, deployment, duty
           Er hat sich noch nicht für den Einsatz gemeldet. - He hasn't reported for duty yet.
     6. n. input
     7. n. (music) entry, entrance; cue
     8. n. deposit
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