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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
manchen
     1. pron. genitive singular of manch
     2. pron. masculine accusative singular of manch
     3. pron. dative plural of manch
Gesprächen
     1. n. dative plural of Gespräch
     Gespräch
          1. n. conversation, chat
                in einem Gespräch aufkommen. - to come up in conversation.
mit
     1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside)
           Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends.
     2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of)
           Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil.
           Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus.
     3. prep. with (as an accessory to)
     4. prep. with (having)
     5. prep. at (with the age of)
     6. prep. with, including, with ... included
     7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group
           Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town.
           Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived.
     8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well)
     9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it
           Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course.
Schefold
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
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)
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
Neigung
     1. n-f. propensity
     2. n-f. inclination
     3. n-f. tilt, slant
     4. n-f. affinity
dieses
     1. pron. singular of dieser
     2. pron. genitive singular of dieser
     dieser
          1. pron. this one, this
          2. pron. that one, that
schweren
     1. v. (obsolete) to be difficult
     2. v. (obsolete) to make difficult
     3. adj. form of schwer
     schwer
          1. adj. heavy, weighty
          2. adj. difficult, hard
                eine schwere Aufgabe - a difficult task
          3. adj. serious
          4. adj. (of food) indigestible
Deutschen
     1. n. singular of Deutsch
     2. n. singular of Deutscher
     3. n. dative plural of Deutscher
     4. n. singular of Deutscher
     5. n. plural of Deutscher
     6. n. dative plural of Deutsche
     7. n. singular of Deutsche
     8. n. plural of Deutsche
     9. adj. form of deutsch
     Deutsch
          1. Proper noun. German (primary language of Germany and several surrounding countries)
                auf Deutsch - in German
                Sprechen Sie Deutsch? - Do you speak German?
     Deutsche
          1. n. female equivalent of Deutscher: female German
          2. n. plural of Deutscher
          3. n. nominative singular of Deutscher
          4. n. singular of Deutsch
     Deutscher
          1. n. German (male or of unspecified gender)
                uxi, Sind Sie Deutscher?, Are you German?
                uxi, Bist du Deutscher?, Are you German?
                uxi, Seid ihr Deutsche?, Are you Germans?
                Ich bin Deutscher. - I'm German.
                Wir sind Deutsche. - We are Germans.
                wir Deutsche; wir Deutschen - we Germans
                Deutsche beiderlei Geschlechts - male and female Germans
          2. n. singular of Deutsche
          3. n. genitive plural of Deutsche
sich
     1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
     2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object).
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
Erregen
     1. n. gerund of erregen
     2. v. to thrill; arouse; excite; titillate
     3. v. to cause; elicit; evoke; bring forth; stimulate into action
beispielsweise
     1. adv. for example
Wenn
     1. n. (informal) if
     2. conj. when
           Sag bitte Bescheid, wenn du fertig bist! (Tell me when you're done!)
     3. conj. if (on the condition that)
           Was tun, wenn ich nicht weiß, ob sie mich liebt? (What (to do) if I don't know if she loves me?)
Es
     1. n. (music) E-flat
     2. n. (psychoanalysis) id
     3. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun
           Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table.
           Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it.
           Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white.
           Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him.
           Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed.
           Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish.
     4. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it
           Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
           Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also.
           Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess.
           Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive!
           Es regnet. - It’s raining.
           Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow.
           Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
           Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael.
           Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing.
           Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far.
     5. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das
           Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window?
um
     1. prep. about
           Es geht um den Kuchen. - It's about the pie.
     2. prep. around
           Um die Ecke - around the corner
     3. prep. at, by (qual, when relating to time)
           Um acht Uhr reisen wir ab - At eight o’clock we depart
     4. prep. by (qual, percentage difference)
           Die Verkaufsmengen gingen um 6% zurück. - Sales in volume has decreased by 6%.
     5. prep. (Austria) for qual, amount of money
           Um einen Euro bekommt man heute nicht besonders viel. - You can't buy much for one euro these days.
           Heute im Sonderangebot um nur 99 Euro. - Special offer today for only 99 euros.
     6. conj. in order to, so as to
           Wir sind gekommen, um zu helfen. - We’ve come (in order) to help.
     7. adj. (predicative, not attributive) up, in the sense of finished
           Werden dich in kurzem binden/ Erdgeist, deine Zeit ist um - source=Friedrich von Hardenberg, Novalis
     8. adv. around, about
     9. adv. turned over, changed, from one state to another
Bilder
     1. n. plural of Bild
     Bild
          1. n. image; picture; painting; photo (optical representation of something)
          2. n. image (idea or mental concept of something)
          3. n. (computing) image
ging
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of gehen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of gehen
     gehen
          1. v. to go, to walk
                Lass uns beide mit dem Hund gehen. - Let's walk the dog together.
                Ich sah die Kinder über 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.
          2. v. to leave
                Ich gehe jetzt. - I’m leaving now.
          3. v. to leave, to take off (aeroplane, train)
                Wann geht dein Zug? - When is your train leaving?
          4. 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.
          5. v. (slightly, informal, intransitive, often, impersonal) to be possible
                Das würde vielleicht gehen. - That might be possible.
                Ich zeige dir, wie es geht. - I'll show you how it's possible.
          6. v. (colloquial intransitive) to work, to function (of a machine, method or the like)
                Der Kaffeeautomat geht nicht. - The coffee dispenser doesn't work.
          7. v. (colloquial intransitive) to last, to go for, to go on, to be in progress
                Das ging für 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.
          8. v. to sit, to rise, to expand (of dough etc.)
                Teig drei Stunden gehen lassen. - Let dough sit for three hours.
          9. v. (colloquial intransitive) to be (on) (to pay)
                Die Getränke gehen auf mich. - Drinks are on me.
          10. 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.
          11. 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
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