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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
Major
     1. n-m. (military) major
hielt
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of halten
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of halten
     halten
          1. v. to hold
          2. v. to stop; to halt; to hold back
                Haltet den Dieb! - Stop the thief!
          3. v. to support; to hold up
          4. v. to keep; to maintain; to hold
                Der Wein hält mich jung. - Wine keeps me young.
          5. v. to keep
          6. v. to hold; to keep; to stay
          7. v. to stop
                Der Zug hält nicht in Würzburg. - The train doesn’t stop in Würzburg.
          8. v. to take for, to consider (+preo, für)
                Hält er mich für einen Trottel? - Does he take me for a fool?
          9. v. to adhere to, to follow (rules, the law, etc.) (+preo, an)
                Er ist ein Aufrührer, der sich nicht an Ihre Regeln hält. - He's a rebel who doesn't follow your rules.
          10. v. (with preposition: von) expresses a positive or negative opinion depending on quantity
                Ich halte viel von Dieter. - I like Dieter a lot.
                Ich halte wenig von Tomaten. - I do not like tomatoes very much.
          11. v. to give (a presentation, lecture etc.)
                Ich halte ein Referat morgen. - I'm giving a presentation tomorrow.
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
Fotografie
     1. n-f. photography (the art of making photographs)
     2. n-f. photograph
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)
seiner
     1. pron. his (substantival possessive)
     2. pron. genitive of er
     3. pron. genitive of es
     4. det. feminine singular of sein
     5. det. genitive plural of sein
gesunden
     1. adj. form of gesund
     gesund
          1. adj. healthy (enjoying health)
          2. adj. healthy (conducive to health)
Hand
     1. n. (football, informal) short for, Handspiel
           Das war Hand! - That was a handball!
           Das erste Hand war vor dem Strafraum, aber das zweite hätte Elfmeter geben müssen. - The first handball was outside the box, but the second one should have been a penalty.
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?
betrachtete
     1. adj. form of betrachtet
     betrachtet
          1. Participle. past participle of betrachten
          2. adj. considered, regarded
          3. v. third-person singular present of betrachten
          4. v. second-person plural present of betrachten
          5. v. second-person plural subjunctive of betrachten
          6. v. plural imperative of betrachten
     betrachten
          1. v. to look at, to consider, to behold
                Betrachtest du dich gerne im Spiegel? - Do you like to look at yourself in the mirror?
          2. v. to regard, to consider, look upon (something in a certain way)
                Ich betrachte dich als meinen Freund. - I consider you to be my friend.
Sie
     1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural)
           Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner?
     2. pron. she
           Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick?
           Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili.
           Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her?
     3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die)
           Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down.
           Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it?
     4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die)
           Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed.
           Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that.
     5. pron. they; them
     es
          1. 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.
          2. 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.
          3. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das
                Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window?
eingehend
     1. Participle. present participle of eingehen
     2. adj. extensive, detailed, thorough, exhaustive
     3. adj. incoming
           eingehender Anruf - incoming call
     4. adv. in detail, thoroughly
           eingehend analysieren. - to analyze thoroughly.
           eingehend behandeln. - to address in depth.
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary