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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
Kleid
     1. n. dress, gown (kind of woman's garment)
     2. n. (dated, or archaic) garment
     3. n. (in the formal) clothes
spannte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of spannen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of spannen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of spannen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of spannen
     spannen
          1. v. to stretch
          2. v. to tighten
          3. v. to tension
          4. v. to be taut
          5. v. to harness
          6. v. to span
          7. v. (colloquial) to stare, gaze
          8. v. (colloquial) to peep, spy on someone
     spinnen
          1. v. to spin (a thread, a web, a cocoon, etc.)
          2. v. to develop, extend (a thought, story, etc.)
          3. v. to exaggerate (an event), to fabricate (something untrue)
          4. v. to act or talk strangely, foolishly, (of a machine also) to malfunction
          5. v. to be crazy, to freak out
          6. v. to purr
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)
stark
     1. adj. strong (intense, powerful, unyielding)
     2. adj. strong (having a high concentration of some ingredient, e.g. alcohol)
     3. adj. (of an action, especially, sports) good, great, skilled
     4. adj. (colloquial slightly dated) brilliant, awesome
     5. adj. (colloquial dated) incredible, unbelievable
           ein starkes Stück
           starker Tobak
     6. adj. (dated, euphemistic) overweight, fat
     7. adj. (grammar) strong (inflecting according to a pattern distinct from another called "weak")
daß
     1. conj. Superseded spelling of dass
Es
     1. n. (music) E-flat
     2. n. (psychoanalysis) id
     3. 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.
     4. 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.
     5. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das
           Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window?
fast
     1. adv. almost; nearly
           Fast 60 Spielfilme sind zu sehen. - There are almost 60 feature films to see.
     2. adv. (in a negative clause) hardly
     3. adv. (obsolete) extremely, very much
     4. v. second-person singular present of fasen
     5. v. third-person singular present of fasen
     6. v. second-person plural present of fasen
     7. v. plural imperative of fasen
     fasen
          1. v. to chamfer
Aus
     1. n. (sports) an out; the end of play for an individual or a team
     2. n. (sports) the out of bounds area
     3. n. end
     4. adv. out
     5. adv. (with sein) over; finished; done; up
           Das Spiel ist aus! - The game is up!
     6. adj. (of a device) off
     7. prep. out of; from (from the inside of something)
           Hol das Besteck aus der Schublade! - Get the cutlery from the drawer!
     8. prep. from (a place; see usage notes below)
           Er kommt aus dem selben Dorf wie ich. - He’s from the same village as I am.
     9. prep. of; made of; out of
           ein Haus aus Eis - a house made of ice
     10. prep. for; out of (because of a feeling or inner quality)
           etwas aus Freundschaft tun - to do something out of friendship (i.e. a sense of friendship)
           etwas aus Feigheit unterlassen - to neglect something out of cowardice
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Nähten
     1. n. dative plural of Naht
     2. v. first-person plural preterite of nähen
     3. v. third-person plural preterite of nähen
     4. v. first-person plural subjunctive of nähen
     5. v. third-person plural subjunctive of nähen
     Naht
          1. n. (textiles) seam
          2. n. (surgery) suture, seam
          3. n. (metal) weld
platzte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of platzen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of platzen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of platzen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of platzen
     platzen
          1. v. to burst
          2. v. to make an emotional outburst, "to explode".
          3. v. (of a plan, a transaction or similar) to be suddenly or unexpectedly canceled
          4. v. (banking, of cheque) to bounce
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