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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
Erwachsene
     1. n. female equivalent of Erwachsener: female adult
     2. n. plural of Erwachsener
     3. n. nominative singular of Erwachsener
     4. n. plural of Erwachsenes
     5. n. singular of Erwachsenes
     6. adj. form of erwachsen
     erwachsen
          1. v. to grow up, to grow
          2. v. to spring up, to spring from, to proceed from
          3. v. to accrue
          4. v. to grow out of
          5. v. to arise (difficulties, tasks)
          6. Participle. past participle of erwachsen
          7. adj. adult, grown-up, grown, full-grown
                erwachsen sein - to be grown up
Tier
     1. n. animal (i, see usage notes below)
     2. n. A person who has a quality thought of as animalistic, such as ferocity, strength, hairiness, etc.
           Wenn er getrunken hat, wird er zum Tier. - When he’s had a drink, he turns into an animal.
     3. n. (hunting jargon) hind (female red deer)
Trug
     1. n. (rare, formal) a deception, delusion, illusionR:DWDSR:Duden
     2. n. (rare, formal) a swindle
     3. v. first-person singular preterite of tragen
     4. v. third-person singular preterite of tragen
     tragen
          1. v. to carry, to bear (something on one's person); to wear (clothing)
                Vorsicht, er trägt eine Waffe! - Careful, he's carrying a weapon!
          2. v. to bear, to carry (responsibility, blame, a name, a title, etc.)
                Ärzte tragen eine große Verantwortung für ihr Handeln. - Doctors carry a great responsibility for their actions.
                Er trägt Schuld an dem Unfall. - He's to blame (lit. He bears blame) for the accident.
          3. v. to bear, to (have to) pay (for) (costs, expenses, losses, etc.)
                Ohne Versicherung müssen Sie die Kosten leider selbst tragen. - Unfortunately, without insurance you must bear the cost yourself.
          4. v. to produce, to bear, to yield
                Die Bäume tragen im Herbst Früchte. - The trees bear fruit in the fall.
                Investitionen in die Kultur tragen Früchte in Form von Nationalstolz. - Investments in culture bear fruit in the form of national pride.
          5. v. to wear (clothing, jewelry)
                Ich trage einen blauen Anzug und eine rote Krawatte. - I'm wearing a blue suit and a red tie.
          6. v. to support, to maintain
          7. v. to pay for itself
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
dunkle
     1. adj. form of dunkel
           Im Winter wird es früher dunkel. - In the winter, it gets dark earlier.
           Das dunkle Rot gefällt mir besser. - I like the dark red better.
     2. v. first-person singular present of dunkeln
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of dunkeln
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of dunkeln
     5. v. singular imperative of dunkeln
     dunkel
          1. adj. (of light, colour) dark
                Im Winter wird es früher dunkel. - In the winter, it gets dark earlier.
                Das dunkle Rot gefällt mir besser. - I like the dark red better.
          2. adj. (of sound) deep
                Er hat schon eine ganz dunkle Stimme. - He’s already got a very deep voice.
          3. adj. (of memory, ideas) vague, faint
                Ich habe nur dunkle Erinnerungen an meine Großmutter. - I have only faint memories of my grandmother.
          4. v. first-person singular present of dunkeln
          5. v. singular imperative of dunkeln
     dunkeln
          1. v. to darken
                Kaum fing es an zu dunkeln, als ... - It had just started to get dark, when ..., It had just started to get dark, when ...
Maske
     1. n-f. mask
     2. n-f. (film production, or theater) workspace of an make-up artist
schon
     1. adv. already (happening rather early, continuing rather long)
           Es ist erst 11 Uhr und schon über 30 Grad im Schatten. - It’s only 11 a.m. and already more than 30 degrees (°C) in the shade.
           Er ist schon seit drei Wochen krank. - He’s been sick for three weeks already.
     2. adv. previously, before (at some time in the past; butnot: before a certain event)
           Ich erinnere mich, dass wir solche Fälle schon hatten. - I remember that we had such cases before.
     3. adv. expresses that an action has been completed; already (i, but more frequent); yet i, in questions
           Wir sind spät dran, aber diesen Stapel haben wir immerhin schon bearbeitet. - We’re running late, but at least we’ve (already) finished this pile.
           Hast du dir schon die Zähne geputzt? - Have you brushed your teeth yet?
     4. adv. (modal particle) expresses a weighing of arguments, contrast between two statements, partial agreement, concession; admittedly; sure(ly); definitely; indeed
           Man sollte Kinder nicht bestrafen. — Man sollte Kinder schon bestrafen, nur eben sinnvoll. - One shouldn’t punish children. — One should definitely punish children, but wisely.
           Niedrige Steuern heben den Konsum. — Das ist schon richtig, aber... - Low taxes increase consumption. — That is admittedly true, but...
           Du merkst doch auch, dass ich Recht habe? — Ja, schon. - You do see I’m right, don’t you? — Yeah, I guess.
     5. adv. really (as an intensifier)
           Das ist schon etwas merkwürdig. - That's really a little strange.
     6. v. singular imperative of schonen
     7. v. colloquial of
     schonen
          1. v. to spare (not harm)
          2. v. to rest, to avoid overexertion
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
ganzen
     1. adj. form of ganz
     ganz
          1. adj. entire, whole, complete
                Er hat ein ganzes Hähnchen gegessen. - He ate a whole chicken.
          2. adj. (informal) all (with definite article or determiner)
                Ich hab meine ganzen Freunde eingeladen. - I’ve invited all my friends.
          3. adj. (colloquial) whole, intact
                Ist die Tasse noch ganz? - Is the cup still whole?
          4. adj. (in certain combinations) true; real
                uxi, ein ganzer Kerl, a true man
          5. adj. (mathematics) integer (of a number)
          6. adv. quite, rather
          7. adv. very
          8. adv. wholly, entirely, all
Sommer
     1. n-m. summer
     2. Proper noun. (surname, from=nicknames) originating as a nickname
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