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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
staubige
1. adj. form of staubig
Straße
1. n-f. street; road (a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or outside a settlement)
Das Kind überquerte die Straße. - The child crossed the street.
Diese Straße führt nach Kirchdorf. - This road goes to Kirchdorf.
Die Straße ist für den Verkehr gesperrt. - The street is closed for traffic.
2. n-f. carriageway (the part of a road or street used by vehicles, excluding the pavement, etc.)
3. n-f. (figuratively) public, any area accessible to anyone
4. n-f. (figuratively) general public, using the locale to describe people not part of a specific group
5. n-f. the streets, areas or groups of people of no income or criminal affiliation, or the leading of a life associated with these
6. n-f. strait (channel of water)
7. n-f. (poker) straight
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)
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
Wüste
1. n-f. desert
2. n-f. wilderness, waste, wasteland
3. adj. form of wüst
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
Sonne
1. Proper noun. (astronomy) the Sun
Die Sonne ist eine Lichtquelle. - The Sun is a light source.
2. n-f. (astronomy) a sun (a star, especially when being the center of a solar system)
3. n-f. sunshine, sunlight (the light and warmth we receive on Earth from the sun)
Wir hatten den ganzen Tag Sonne. - We had sunshine all day.
Geh mir aus der Sonne! - Move for me out of the sunshine!)
Laut Wetterbericht wird es morgen Sonne geben. - According to the weather forecast there will be sunshine tomorrow.
4. pron. (colloquial)contraction of so eine (such a) (so, ein)
5. pron. Ungrammatical synonym of solch in plural.
Wer macht denn sonne Sachen? - Who would do such things?
6. v. first-person singular present of sonnen
7. v. first-person singular subjunctive of sonnen
8. v. third-person singular subjunctive of sonnen
9. v. singular imperative of sonnen
brennt
1. v. third-person singular present of brennen
2. v. second-person plural present of brennen
3. v. plural imperative of brennen
brennen
1. v. to burn; to light on fire
Ich beobachtete, wie das Haus brannte. - I watched the house burn.
Es brennt! - There is a fire!
2. v. to burn; to be on fire
Mein Haus brennt! - My house is on fire!
Trockenes Holz brennt am besten. - Dry wood burns best.
3. v. to have a strong affection for; to be affectionate
Ich brenne darauf sie zu besuchen! - I would really like to visit her.
4. v. to be lit, to be on (of a light or lamp)
Das Licht in der Küche brannte noch immer. - The light in the kitchen was still on.
5. v. to irritate; to induce pain or another painful sensation; to bite; to sting
Die Zwiebeln brennen in meinen Augen! - The onions sting in my eyes!
Dieser Senf brennt wie Teufel auf meiner Zunge! - This mustard bites my tongue like hell!
6. v. to smart; to sting (a sore or wound)
7. v. to fire; to bake; to kiln (tiles and pottery)
Dachziegel werden im Brennofen gebrannt. - Tiles are baked in a kiln.
Nach drei Tagen kann die Vase gebrannt werden. - The vase can be fired after three days.
Keramikwaren müssen gebrannt werden, bevor sie genutzt werden können. - Pottery needs to be fired before one can use it.
8. v. to distil (alcoholic beverages such as schnapps)
9. v. to burn; to archive data on a storage medium. (such as CDs, DVDs, etc.)
Kannst du mir 'Das weiße Album' von den Beatles brennen? - Can you burn 'The White Album' from The Beatles for me?
10. v. to emit heat
Die Sonne brannte auf sie herab. - The sun was shining upon them with great heat.
11. v. to roast
12. v. to bream (clean a ship etc. by fire and scraping)
13. v. (Austria, informal) to fork out, to shell out
Häftlinge
1. n. plural of Häftling
Häftling
1. n. prison inmate
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)
Ketten
1. n. plural of Kette
2. v. to chain
Kette
1. n-f. chain (series of interconnected rings, usually of metal)
2. n-f. necklace, bracelet, anklet (thin chain worn as jewelry)
3. n-f. (often plural) chain, shackle, fetter (chain used to bind a person or animal)
4. n-f. (figurative) chain, series (number of following items or events)
5. n-f. (figurative) chain of businesses; company with several chain stores
jäten
1. v. to pull out (weeds)
2. v. to weed (a garden, etc.)
Unkraut
1. n. (usually collective) weed, weeds (unwanted plants)

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