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erst
     1. adv. first, at first
     2. adv. only (with progress, accomplishments or the present time)
           Sie ist erst 28 Jahre alt. - She is only 28 years old.
           Es ist erst halb zehn. - It is only half past nine.
     3. adv. not until, not for, not before (with reference to a point or period of time in the future)
           Ich bin erst nächsten Monat in Urlaub. - I'm not on vacation until next month.
           Mein Bruder kommt erst in drei Wochen an. - My brother's not arriving for three weeks.
     4. adv. only, as recently as (with reference to the past)
           Er ist erst gestern gegangen. - He left only yesterday.
           Er ist erst seit zwei Tagen da. - He has only been here for two days.
     5. adv. short for, erstmal
           Es ist kalt im Süden. Und im Norden erst! - It is cold in the South. And especially in the North.
     6. adv. Switzerland synonym of zumal
mit
     1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside)
           Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends.
     2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of)
           Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil.
           Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus.
     3. prep. with (as an accessory to)
     4. prep. with (having)
     5. prep. at (with the age of)
     6. prep. with, including, with ... included
     7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group
           Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town.
           Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived.
     8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well)
     9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it
           Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course.
öl
gegrillt
     1. Participle. past participle of grillen
     grillen
          1. v. to grill
oder
     1. conj. or
           Danach alles gestr. oder noch 1–2 Wörter? - Is everything after that crossed out or are there one or two more words?
     2. part. (tag question) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Es ist kalt heute, oder? - It’s cold today, isn’t it?
           Das war keine so gute Idee, oder? - That wasn’t such a good idea, was it?
           Du kommst aus Deutschland, oder? - You’re from Germany, aren’t you?
gebraten
     1. Participle. past participle of braten
     2. adj. roast, fried
     braten
          1. v. to pan-fry
          2. v. to roast; to grill; to broil
entfaltet
     1. Participle. past participle of entfalten
     entfalten
          1. v. to unfold (to undo a folding)
          2. v. to unfold; develop; pan out
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
Aubergine
     1. n-f. aubergine, eggplant (plant, vegetable, herb)
jenes
     1. pron. masculine genitive singular of jener
     2. pron. nominative singular of jener
     3. pron. genitive singular of jener
     4. pron. accusative singular of jener
nussartige
Aroma
     1. n. a (generally rather pleasant) spicy or fragrant taste or smell; aroma
das
     1. art. singular of der: the
     2. pron. singular of der
     3. pron.          (relative) who, that, which
                   Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that.
                   Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
     4. pron.          (demonstrative) this, that, it
                   Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house.
                   er - Er wissen
                   Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned)
     5. pron.          (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)
                   Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again.
                   Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is?
     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
Sie
     1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural)
           Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner?
     2. pron. she
           Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick?
           Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili.
           Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her?
     3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die)
           Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down.
           Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it?
     4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die)
           Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed.
           Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that.
     5. pron. they; them
     es
          1. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun
                Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table.
                Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it.
                Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white.
                Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him.
                Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed.
                Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish.
          2. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it
                Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
                Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also.
                Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess.
                Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive!
                Es regnet. - It’s raining.
                Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow.
                Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
                Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael.
                Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing.
                Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far.
          3. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das
                Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window?
So
     1. n. (nonstandard) abbreviation of Sonntag, t=Sunday Alternative form of So.
     2. adv. so, such, that
           Die Leute sind so nett. - People are so nice.
           Dieser Hammer ist nicht so gut. - This hammer is not that good.
           Das ist so eine gute Idee! - That is such a good idea!
           so und so - such and such
     3. adv. as (followed by an adjective or adverb plus wie in a statement of equality)
           Er rennt so schnell wie der Blitz. - He runs as fast as lightning.
     4. adv. thus, like this/that, in this/that way, in this/that manner
           Wenn du den Ball so wirfst, triffst du die Zielscheibe. - If you throw the ball like this, you'll hit the target.
     5. adv. then (in that case)
           Wirst du wieder gesund, so freue ich mich. - If you get healthy again, then I'll be happy.
     6. adv. (colloquial) expletive; sometimes intensifying, sometimes with no noticeable meaning
           Wir sind runtergegangen und haben uns hier so hingesetzt. - We went downstairs and, like, sat down here.
     7. conj. (coordinating) thus, so, pursuant to the aforementioned premises
     8. conj. (subordinating, chiefly archaic, sometimes legal and regional) an, if
           So es Euch beliebt. - If it pleases you.
     9. part. (colloquial) (quotative particle, somewhat similar to be like but also combinable with other verbs)
           Ich so: "Mach mal dalli!", und er dann so: "Ich bin ja schon dabei!" - I was like, "Hurry up!" and he was like, "I'm already on it!".
           Ich dachte mir nur so: "Ja komm, lass stecken." - All I thought to myself at that moment was, "Yeah whatever, forget about it.".
     10. pron. (obsolete, relative) that, which, who
           Derhalben sind die Christen schuldig, der Obrigkeit unterthan ... zu seyn in Allem, so ohne Sünde geschehen mag. - That do the Christians owe: to be obedient to the authority ... zu seyn in All
     11. interj. (tlb, colloquial) (a discourse marker in the beginning of a sentence indicating a topic having been dealt with and another being tackled)
verführerisch
     1. adj. seductive
     2. adj. tempting
Macht
     1. n. power, authority
           Die Kanzlerin übernahm die Macht im Jahr 2005. - The Chancellor took power in 2005.
     2. n. might, strength
           Glauben Sie an die Macht der Liebe? - Do you believe in the power of love?
     3. v. third-person singular present of machen
           Der Künstler macht ein Bild. - The artist creates a picture.
     4. v. second-person plural present of machen
     5. v. plural imperative of machen
     machen
          1. v. to make, produce, create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.)
                Ich hab dir einen Kuchen gemacht! - I made you a pie!
                Du hast einen Fehler gemacht. - You made a mistake.
          2. v. to make, prepare
                Machst du heute das Essen? - Are you making dinner today?
                sich eine Pizza machen - to prepare a pizza for oneself
          3. v. to do, perform, carry out (to execute; to put into operation (an action))
                Mach es! - Do it!
                Das hat er ganz allein gemacht! - He did that all by himself!
                ein Experiment machen - to perform an experiment
          4. v. to do; (indicates an activity associated with a noun)
                Sport machen - do sports
                eine Party machen - have a party
          5. v. to go (to make the (specified) sound)
                Das Auto machte "Bumm" und hielt an. - The car went "boom" and stopped.
          6. v. to make (to cause or compel (to do something))
          7. v. to cause (to set off an event or action or produce as a result)
          8. v. to make (to cause to be)
                Dieser Film macht mich schläfrig. - This movie makes me sleepy.
          9. v. to make (transform from one thing into another)
                Die Mühle macht Mehl aus Weizen. - The mill makes flour from wheat.
          10. v. to make (to have as a feature)
                Die Straße macht vor uns eine Linkskurve. - The road makes a turn to the left ahead.
          11. v. to come to, total, cost (to require the payment of)
                Wie viel macht das? - How much does that come to?
          12. v. to make, be (the result of a calculation)
                Sieben plus fünf macht zwölf. - Seven plus five makes twelve.
          13. v. to make (to earn, gain wages, profit, etc.)
                Der Herr Müller ist echt reich; der macht mehr als 5000 Euro im Monat. - Mr Müller is quite rich; he makes more than 5000 Euros per month.
          14. v. to be, play (to act as the indicated role, especially in a performance)
          15. v. to matter (to be important)
                Das macht nichts! - That doesn't matter!
          16. v. to make, make oneself out to be, act, play (to behave so as to give an appearance of being; to act as if one were (something, or a certain way)) (+preo, auf)
          17. v. to do one's business, do number two or number one, go (to defecate or urinate)
                (childish) groß machen - to go poop
                (childish) klein machen - to go pee
          18. v. to do (to fare or perform (well or poorly))
                Machen Sie sich gut? - Are you doing well?
          19. v. to look (to have an appearance of being)
                Der Mantel macht sich sehr schön. - The coat looks very nice.
          20. v. to get cracking (an (“on,” “with”)), get a move on (it), to get down (an (“to”)) (something); (in imperative:) come on, let's go
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