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das
     1. art. singular of der: the
     2. pron. singular of der
     3. pron.          (relative) who, that, which
                   Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that.
                   Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
     4. pron.          (demonstrative) this, that, it
                   Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house.
                   er - Er wissen
                   Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned)
     5. pron.          (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)
                   Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again.
                   Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is?
     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
Wort
     1. n. (plural Wörter) word as an isolated unit
           Im Deutschen gibt es wenig Wörter, die mit y geschrieben werden. - In German there are few words spelt with y.
     2. n. (plural Worte) utterance, word with context
           Er erklärte das Problem mit wenigen Worten. - He explained the problem in few words.
           Keiner wagte dem Wort des Königs zu widersprechen. - No one dared contradict the king's word.
     3. n. speech, speaking, (figuratively) floor
           Er beherrscht unsere Sprache in Wort und Schrift. - He masters our language in speech and writing.
           Der Präsident erteilte dem Abgeordneten das Wort. - The president gave the delegate the floor.
     4. n. promise, (figuratively) word
           Ich gebe dir mein Wort, dass ich pünktlich da bin. - I give you my word that I shall be there on time.
     5. n. (Christianity) the Word (epithet for Christ, the Second Person of the Trinity)
     6. n. (Bible) the Word of God, Scripture, the scriptures (collectively)
Ventilator
     1. n. electric (or mechanical) fan, ventilator (machine that induces airflow)
Lat
     1. n. (tlb, bodybuilding, colloquial) lat, latissimus dorsi
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