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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
Leute
     1. n. people (several individual persons, a group of people in general, esp. of one kind or another), folk (folks), peeps (slang), guys (boys and/or girls)
     2. n. plural of Leut
fanden
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of finden
     2. v. third-person plural preterite of finden
     finden
          1. v. to find; to discover
                Ich habe deine Schlüssel gefunden. - I found your keys.
          2. v. to think that (something) is (a certain way); to consider (something) to be (a certain way); to find
                Findest du mich interessant? - Do you find me interesting?
          3. v. to find one’s way
sich
     1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
     2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object).
langsam
     1. adj. slow (taking a long time to move or travel; not happening in a short time)
           Das Projekt geht nur langsam voran.
           Schnecken sind sehr langsam. - Snails are very slow.
     2. adv. slowly (at a slow pace), gradually, carefully
           Das Auto fährt langsam. - The car goes slowly.
           Draußen wird es langsam heißer. - It's gradually getting hotter outside.
am
     1. contraction. an + dem, at the, on the
           am Ende - at the end
           am Rande - on the margin(s)
           am Leben - alive
     2. contraction. auf + dem, on the, at the
           am Berg - on the mountain
           am Fest - at the festival
           am Schirm - on the screen
     3. contraction. Forms the superlative in adverbial and predicate use.
           am schnellsten - fastest
           am schwächsten - weakest
           am wichtigsten - most important
           Er spielt am besten. - He plays best.
     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.
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Kai
     1. n. wharf, quay
     2. Proper noun. (chiefly Northern Germany) given name, male
     3. Proper noun. (rare) given name, female, dim=Katharina
ein
     1. art. a, an
           ein Mann - a man
           eine Frau - a woman
           ein Kind - a child
     2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
           ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
           darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
     3. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
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?
kurz
     1. adj. short, brief
     2. adj. concise
     3. adv. briefly, in short
darauf
     1. adv. after (behind; later in time; following)
     2. adv. on top of that
     3. adv. on it
legte ... an
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of anlegen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of anlegen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of anlegen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of anlegen
     anlegen
          1. v. to create
                Heute wurden einige Wiktionary-Einträge angelegt. - Today, several Wiktionary entries have been created.
                Die Polizei hat eine Akte über diese Person wegen verdächtiger Handlungen angelegt. - The police have opened a file on this person because of suspicious actions.
          2. v. (ditransitive) to put on (clothing, jewelry, etc.), to strap on
                Die Beamten legten ihm Handschellen an und brachten ihn weg. - The officers put handcuffs on him and took him away.
          3. v. to start a fight with
          4. v. to lay in, set aside (a supply, a reserve, a stock)
                Die Leute legen Vorräte an Lebensmitteln und Frischwasser an, um sich auf den Sturm vorzubereiten. - People are stocking up on food and fresh water to prepare for the storm.
          5. v. to save (money, capital) with interest, to invest
                Der Großteil meines Kapitals ist in Wertpapieren angelegt. - Most of my capital is invested in securities.
          6. v. to apply (criteria, standards)
                Es scheint, dass nicht für alle die gleichen Maßstäbe angelegt werden. - It seems that the same standards are not applied to everyone.
          7. v. to lay out, to arrange, to design (a park, garden, etc.)
                Wir wollen die Hecken in zwei Reihen mit einem Weg in der Mitte anlegen. - We want the hedges laid out in two rows with a path down the middle.
          8. v. (es darauf anlegen) to be determined (to)
          9. v. to aim (+preo, auf, , at)
          10. v. (nautical) to dock
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
Fähre
     1. n-f. ferry
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary