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dazwischen
     1. adv. between them
     2. adv. between, in between
zogen
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of ziehen
     2. v. third-person plural preterite of ziehen
Tausende
     1. n. plural of Tausend (thousands; a lot)
     2. n. alternative case form of Tausende
           Es kamen tausende von Menschen. - Thousands of people came.
von
     1. prep. from
           Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg.
           Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister.
     2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)
           das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father
     3. prep. by (with passive voice)
           Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company.
     4. prep. about, of (a topic)
           Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth.
     5. prep. on, with (a resource)
           Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays?
           Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb)
braunen
     1. adj. form of braun
     braun
          1. adj. brown
                brauner Zucker - brown sugar
          2. adj. tan (skin, due to sun exposure)
          3. adj. (politics, historic) of the Nazi party and organisations (due to the brown SA uniform)
          4. adj. (politics, loosely, pejorative) of the political right, especially the far right
Kanus
     1. n. plural of Kanu "canoes".
     Kanu
          1. n. canoe or kayak
Ihre
     1. pron. (possessive) feminine singular of Ihr
     2. pron. (possessive) plural of Ihr
           Ist das Ihre Katze, Frau Schulz? - Is that your cat, Mrs. Schulz?
           Sind diese Bücher Ihre, Herr Meyer? - Are these books yours, Mr. Meyer?
     3. det. feminine singular of ihr
     4. det. plural of ihr
     5. det.          her, its, their (i, referring to a feminine or plural noun in the nominative or accusative)
Bahnen
     1. n. plural of Bahn
     2. n. gerund of bahnen
     3. v. to channel
           Sie bahnte sich ihren Weg durch die Menge.
     Bahn
          1. n-f. route, trail
                Sie bricht sich ihre eigene Bahn. (She blazes her own trail.)
          2. n-f. (rail transport) railway/railroad or rail transport
                Ich habe eine Tageskarte für Bus und Bahn. (I've got a day ticket for bus and rail.)
          3. n-f. A vehicle in rail transport ((especially a regional commuter train or tram, otherwise more often Zug or Tram))
                Die Bahn kommt immer zu spät! (The train is always late!)
                Ich binin der Bahn. - I'm on the train.
          4. n-f. (informal) short for, Autobahn
                Ich binauf der Bahn. - I'm on the motorway.
          5. n-f. (informal) short for, Fahrbahn, t=lane of a road
          6. n-f. A large, wide sheet of material used for waterproofing roofs and other structures; waterproofing membrane
          7. n-f. (astronomy) orbit
                Kometen umlaufen die Sonne auf exzentrischen Bahnen. (Comets orbit the Sun on eccentric orbits.)
          8. Proper noun. Deutsche Bahn, or its predecessors.
                Die Bahn schreibt schwarze Zahlen. (Deutsche Bahn announces a profit.)
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
Mexica
lebten
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of leben
     2. v. third-person plural preterite of leben
     3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of leben
     4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of leben
     leben
          1. v. to live, to be alive
          2. v. to dwell, to reside
                Ich lebe in der Schillerstraße in der Nähe des Stadtzentrums. - I live in the Schiller-street near the city's center.
          3. v. to live, to exist, to occupy a place
                Die Dinosaurier lebten für Jahrmillionen auf der Erde bevor der Mensch erschien. - The dinosaurs existed on Earth for millions of years prior to the rise of man.
          4. v. to cope with, to live with, to deal with
                Du wirst wohl damit leben müssen! - You'll have to cope with it!
                Jeder muss mit seinen eigenen Problemen leben! - Everybody has to deal with his own issues.
im
     1. contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the
     in
          1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
                Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house.
                Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator.
                Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school.
                Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop.
                Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night.
          2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to)
                in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense
          3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time)
                Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen.
                im Alter - in old age
                im Mittelalter - during the middle ages
                in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s
          4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of))
                Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house.
                Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland.
                Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age.
          5. adj. in, popular (in fashion)
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
See
     1. n-m. lake
           Dieser See ist sehr klein. - This lake is very small.
     2. n-f. (singular only) sea, ocean
           Mein Großvater ist als Fischer zur See gefahren. - My grandfather went to sea as a fisherman.
     3. n-f. (nautical) sea, sea condition, swell
           Die See ist heute sehr ruhig. - The sea is very calm today.
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?
nicht
     1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb)
           Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb!
           Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true.
     2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you?
an
     1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against
           Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall.
     2. prep. by; near; close to; next to
     3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at
           Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday.
           Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening.
     4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in
           zweimal am Tag - twice a day
     5. prep. on; onto
           Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall.
     6. prep. at; against
           Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard.
     7. prep. to; for
           Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna.
     8. adv. onward; on
           von heute an - from today on
     9. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off.
Land
     1. n. country (territory of a nation)
     2. n. state, province (political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy)
     3. n. land (real estate or landed property)
     4. n. land (part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water)
     5. n. country, countryside (rural area, as opposed to a town or city)
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