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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
dick
     1. adj. thick
     2. adj. fat
aufgetragene
Schminke
     1. n-f. make-up
           Ich gehe immer ohne Schminke zur Arbeit. - I always go to work with no make-up on.
     2. v. first-person singular present of schminken
     3. v. singular imperative of schminken
     4. v. first-person singular subjunctive of schminken
     5. v. third-person singular subjunctive of schminken
konnte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of können
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of können
     können
          1. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can.
          2. v.          (auxiliary)
                        Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him?
                        Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that.
                        Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be.
                        Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
          3. v.          to be able to do something implied; can.
                        Nein, ich kann nicht. - No, I can’t.
                        Er hat gekonnt. - He was able to do it.
          4. v.          to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w
                        Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. - I know German and English.
                        Kannst du es? - Can you do it?
                        Das hätte ich nicht gekonnt. - I couldn’t have done that. / I wouldn’t have been capable of that.
          5. v.          to be possible, to make sense
                        Nächstes Jahr is’n Schaltjahr. – Das kann nich’. Letztes Jahr war doch Schaltjahr! - Next year is a leap year. – That’s not possible. Last year w
          6. v.          (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may.
                        Kann ich mitkommen? - May I come along?
                        Er hat nicht ins Kino gehen können. - He was not allowed to go to the cinema.
          7. v.          (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed
                        
Ihr
     1. det. your (that belongs to you (when formally or politely addressing one or more people))
           Wo ist Ihr Wagen, Frau Wagner? - Where is your car, Mrs. Wagner?
     2. pron. you, ye (plural, familiar)
     3. pron. dative of sie
           Hast du ihr das Buch gegeben? - Did you give her the book?
     4. det. her (possessive)
           Laura hat mir ihr neues Auto gezeigt. - Laura showed me her new car.
           Die Katze spielt oft mit ihren Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with her toys.
     5. det. its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine)
           die Sonne und ihre Wärme - the sun and its warmth
     6. det. their
           Die Kinder spielen mit ihrem Hund. - The kids are playing with their dog.
           die Wolken und ihre Schönheit - the clouds and their beauty
hohes
     1. adj. form of hoch, es
     hoch
          1. adj. high, tall
          2. adj. high, great, immense
          3. adj. grand, important
          4. adv. up, upwards
          5. adv. (colloquial figurative) northwards
                Wir fahren hoch an die Küste. - We'll drive up to the coast.
          6. adv. (mathematics) to the power of
                fünf hoch vier - five to the power of four, (5⁴)
Alter
     1. n-n. age, old age
     2. n-n. antiquity
     3. n-n. epoch, age
     4. n. old man; old person
     5. n. (colloquial) mate, bloke ; dude, guy ; (a somewhat intimate or mildly dismissive word for a man, especially but not exclusively used as a vocative)
           Alter! Komm zurück, wir müssen hier links. - Dude! Come back, we need to go left here.
           Haste ma ’n Euro für was zu essen, Alter? - You got a euro for summat to eat, mate?
           Wenn irgendso’n Alter hier Ärger macht, schmeiß ihn gleich raus. - If some bloke acts up in here, kick him right out.
           Ihr Alter hat sie sitzen lassen. - Her guy jilted her.
     6. interj. (colloquial chiefly slang) man, dude, mate; (used for emphasis)
           Alter, was denn hier los? - Man, what’s going on in here?
     7. n. singular of Alte
     8. n. genitive plural of Alte
     9. adj. form of alt
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?
Verbergen
     1. n. gerund of verbergen
     2. v. to hide, conceal from view, keep secret
           Was verbirgst du vor mir? - What are you hiding from me?
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