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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
Wissenschaftler
     1. n-m. scientist
     2. n-m. scholar, researcher, academic (male or of unspecified gender)
Muss
     1. n. necessity, a must
     2. v. first-person singular present of müssen
     3. v. third-person singular present of müssen
     müssen
          1. v. (auxiliary) to have to (do something); must; to be obliged (to do something); to need (to do something).
                Wir müssen es machen. - We must do it.
                Wir müssen es nicht machen. - We need not do it. / We do not need to do it.
                Ich musste es machen. - I had to do it.
          2. v. to have to do something implied; must; to be obliged.
                Ja, ich muss. - Yes, I must.
                Ja, ich habe gemusst. - Yes, I had to.
          3. v. (colloquial euphemism) to need to go to the bathroom.
Er
     1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male
           Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me?
     2. pron. (personal) he.
           audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg     De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he?
           audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg     De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi.
     3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)).
           audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg     De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old.
     4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)).
           Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far.
     5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite)
für
     1. prep. for
           Das Geschenk ist für dich. - The present is for you.
     2. prep. in favor of, in support of
           Ich bin für die erste Option. - I'm in favor of the first option.
     3. prep. by the standards of
           Für einen Ausländer sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch. - For a foreigner, you speak German very well.
     4. prep. on behalf of
           Mein Anwalt wird das für mich beantworten. - My lawyer will answer to that on my behalf.
     5. prep. kind / type of
           Was für ein Kuchen ist das? - What kind of cake is this?
     6. prep. (informal) instead of
           Für die Hose hab ich jetzt den Rock genommen. - Instead of the trousers which I chose not to buy, I took the skirt.
     7. prep. (colloquial nonstandard) in order to (with zu and infinitive)
           Der Papa holt das Werkzeug, für die Waschmaschine zu reparieren. - Daddy is getting his tools in order to repair the washing machine.
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
empirische
     1. adj. form of empirisch
     empirisch
          1. adj. empirical
Betrachtungsweise
eintreten
     1. v. to enter, to come into (+aux, sein)
           Bitte treten Sie ein! - Please enter!
     2. v. to occur, to eventuate (+aux, sein)
           Wir bedauern zutiefst, dass diese Situation eingetreten ist. - We deeply regret that this situation has arisen.
           Ein sehr interessantes Phänomen ist eingetreten. - A rather interesting phenomenon has taken place.
     3. v. to join a club association etc. (+preo, in, accusative) +aux, sein
           Vor 5 Jahren ist er in die Firma eingetreten. - He joined the company 5 years ago.
           Er wurde getauft und trat in die Kirche ein. - He was baptized and joined the church.
     4. v. to advocate, to support, to stand for, to champion (+preo, für, accusative) +aux, sein
           Wir müssen für unsere Rechte eintreten. - We must stand up for our rights.
     5. v. to kick (+preo, auf, accusative) +aux, haben
           Sie traten weiter auf das am Boden liegende Opfer ein, als es sich schon nicht mehr rührte. - They continued to kick the victim, who was lying on the ground, when it had already stopped moving.
     6. v. to open (something e.g. a door) by kicking (+aux, haben)
           Er war stark betrunken und hat die Wohnungstür eingetreten. - He was heavily drunk and kicked the apartment door in.
     7. v. to get something in one's foot by stepping on it (+preo, accusative) +aux, haben
           Weil sie kurz abgelenkt war, trat sie sich einen Nagel ein. - She got a nail in her foot because she was distracted for a moment.
     8. v. to wear in (shoes)
die
     1. art. feminine singular of der
           die Frau - the woman
     2. art. plural of der
           die Männer - 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
Projektionen
     1. n. plural of Projektion
     Projektion
          1. n-f. projection
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?
Spekulationen
     1. n. plural of Spekulation
     Spekulation
          1. n-f. speculation, venture (risky investment)
                Spekulationen kommen auf. - Speculations arise.
          2. n-f. guesswork, conjecture
vermeidet
     1. v. third-person singular present of vermeiden
     2. v. second-person plural present of vermeiden
     3. v. second-person plural subjunctive of vermeiden
     4. v. plural imperative of vermeiden
     vermeiden
          1. v. to avoid (something happening, doing something)
                Ich möchte vermeiden, denselben Fehler noch einmal zu machen. - I want to avoid making the same mistake again.
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