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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
Musik
1. n-f. music
Was hörst du für Musik? - What kind of music do you listen to?
2. n-f. music as a school subject, musical instruction
Musik fällt morgen aus. - Music class is cancelled tomorrow.
3. n-f. a musical piece
Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Eine kleine Nachtmusik
4. n-f. (informal) a band, mostly one performing at some event
Die Musik ist noch beim Essen, aber gleich geht’s los. - The band are still eating, but they’ll start soon.
ist
1. v. third-person singular present of sein
sein
1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
Das ist schön. - That is beautiful.
Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car.
2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i
Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold?
Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick.
Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy.
Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored.
3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for
Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted.
Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie.
Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it.
4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence.
Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house.
6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
Du bist. - It’s your turn.
Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine.
7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag
Du bist! - You're it!
Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore.
8. det. his
Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister.
Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys.
9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun)
der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light
das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs
10. det. (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
11. det. one's
Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
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)
den
1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
2. art. dative plural of der
3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
nächsten
1. adj. superlative of nah
2. adj. form of nah, sten
nächster
1. adj. next, following
Wir waren schon in drei Kneipen und jetzt gehen wir zur nächsten. - We've already been to three pubs and now we're going to the next one.
2. adj. form of nah, ster
Acten
voll
1. adj. full; filled
2. adj. (colloquial) full (not hungry anymore)
3. adj. (colloquial) drunk
4. adv. fully
5. adv. (colloquial chiefly among the younger) very; quite; really
Das war voll gut. - That was really good.
Originalität
1. n-f. originality
bald
1. adv. soon, near in time
Bald ist der Urlaub vorbei. - The vacation will soon be over.
2. adv. almost
Mit bald 80 Jahren ist mein Vater noch auf Apfelbäume geklettert. - At almost 80 years, my father still used to climb on apple trees.
3. adv. (repeated) Indicates a quick succession of events.
bald Regen und bald Sonnenschein
anziehend
1. Participle. present participle of anziehen
2. adj. attractive, attracting
3. adj. pleasing
durch
1. prep. by means of; by; through
Das Haus wurde durch ein Feuer zerstört. - The house was destroyed by fire.
2. prep. through; entering, then exiting
Wir wandern durch den Wald. - We're hiking through the forest.
3. prep. through (a period of time)
Sie hat mir durch eine schwierige Zeit geholfen. - She helped me through a difficult period.
4. prep. via
5. prep. owing to; because of
6. prep. (mathematics) divided by
7. adv. during; throughout; through
den ganzen Tag durch - the whole day through
8. adv. (colloquial with a time) past
Es ist acht Uhr durch. - It is past eight o’clock.
Grazie
1. n-f. grace (elegant movement, poise or balance)
2. n-f. beauty
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?
überraschende
1. adj. form of überraschend
überraschend
1. Participle. present participle of überraschen
2. adj. surprising
3. adv. unexpectedly
Charakteristik
1. n-f. characteristic (distinguishing feature)
bald
1. adv. soon, near in time
Bald ist der Urlaub vorbei. - The vacation will soon be over.
2. adv. almost
Mit bald 80 Jahren ist mein Vater noch auf Apfelbäume geklettert. - At almost 80 years, my father still used to climb on apple trees.
3. adv. (repeated) Indicates a quick succession of events.
bald Regen und bald Sonnenschein
eine
1. num. feminine singular of ein
2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an
3. pron. feminine singular of einer
4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer
5. pron. singular of einer
Gänsehaut
1. n. goose pimples, goose bumps, goose flesh
hervorrufend
1. Participle. present participle of hervorrufen
durch
1. prep. by means of; by; through
Das Haus wurde durch ein Feuer zerstört. - The house was destroyed by fire.
2. prep. through; entering, then exiting
Wir wandern durch den Wald. - We're hiking through the forest.
3. prep. through (a period of time)
Sie hat mir durch eine schwierige Zeit geholfen. - She helped me through a difficult period.
4. prep. via
5. prep. owing to; because of
6. prep. (mathematics) divided by
7. adv. during; throughout; through
den ganzen Tag durch - the whole day through
8. adv. (colloquial with a time) past
Es ist acht Uhr durch. - It is past eight o’clock.
phantastische
1. adj. form of phantastisch
Aufgeregtheit
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?
dämonische
1. adj. form of dämonisch
dämonisch
1. adj. demonic, demoniac
Gewalt
1. n-f. strong or violent force
Naturgewalt - force of nature
Schrauben mit Gewalt herausreißen - to rip out screws with force
2. n-f. (with gegen) violence
häusliche Gewalt - domestic violence
Gewalt gegen Sachen - violence against inanimate objects
3. n-f. (with über) physical control or power
die Gewalt über die Geiseln - control of the hostages
4. n-f. (with über, now restricted to specific contexts) authority; legally established control or power
Staatsgewalt - governmental authority
Verfügungsgewalt über persönliches Eigentum - authority of disposal ...

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