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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
Pendule
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.
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
Wand
1. n. wall, partition
2. n. vertical face of a precipice, any large vertical surface
3. v. first-person singular preterite of winden
4. v. third-person singular preterite of winden
schlägt
1. v. third-person singular present of schlagen
schlagen
1. v. to beat; to hit; to knock; to strike; to punch; to hammer; to pound
2. v. to beat; to win against; to defeat
3. v. to beat; to strike repeatedly; to pound
4. v. to beat; to whip; to mix food in a rapid aerating fashion
5. v. (of a clock) to chime
6. v. to fight
Elf
1. n-f. (a group of) eleven
2. n-f. football team, XI (so called because eleven is the number of players on such a team)
3. n. elf
4. num. (cardinal) eleven
Uhr
1. n-f. (invariable) hours, o'clock (indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period)
Es ist vier Uhr. - It is four o'clock.
Es ist vier Uhr zwölf. - It is twelve minutes past four.
Wieviel Uhr ist es? - What time is it?
2. n-f. clock, watch (instrument used to measure or keep track of time)
(hyponyms, Armbanduhr, Standuhr, Wanduhr)
Meine Uhr geht nach. - My watch is running slow.
3. n-f. (in compounds) meter; gauge (a kind of measuring device, typically for water and gas consumption)
Wasseruhr - water meter
Gasuhr - gas meter
4. n-f. (informal) clockwise direction
mit der Uhr - clockwise
gegen die Uhr - widdershins, counterclockwise

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