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davon
1. adv. from it, from that, therefrom, off it, off that
Bleibt davon! - Keep off!
das kommt davon - that is the result
er ist nicht davon - he is not far away
erzählt
1. Participle. past participle of erzählen
2. v. third-person singular present of erzählen
3. v. second-person plural present of erzählen
4. v. plural imperative of erzählen
erzählen
1. v. (ditransitive) to tell, to narrate, to recount (for example a story, to someone)
Erzähl mir ein Märchen. - Tell me a fairytale.
Sie erzählte mir von ihrer Kindheit. - She told me about her childhood.
2. v. (with dative object, and dass) to tell, to say (that something occurred)
Ich habe dir erzählt, dass meine Mutter gestorben ist. - I told you that my mother had died.
3. v. (somewhat, informal, perhaps regional) to talk a lot; to tell nonsense; to gabble
Wir haben den ganzen Nachmittag erzählt. - We talked the whole afternoon.
Der erzählt hier wieder einen! (strong stress on “erzählen”) - This guy’s talking some bullshit again today!
erz
1. v. singular imperative of erzen
2. v. colloquial of
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
Geschichte
1. n-f. history
Geschichte schreiben - to make history
in die Geschichte eingehen - to go down in history
2. n-f. story
eine Geschichte schreiben - to write a story
jemandem eine Geschichte erzählen - to tell someone a story
Des
1. n. (music) D-flat
2. art. genitive singular of der: the
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
Mechanikers
1. n. genitive singular of Mechaniker
Mechaniker
1. n-m. (often, in compounds) mechanic, repairman, fitter, mechanician, machinist
2. n-m. (colloquial) ellipsis of Automechaniker; auto mechanic
Ali
1. Proper noun. Ali (name)
2. n. (informal usually derogatory) a Muslim, especially Turkish, immigrant (or descendant of immigrants)

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