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im
     1. contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the
Oligozän
     1. Proper noun. Oligocene
     2. adj. (relational) Oligocene
wichen
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of weichen
     2. v. third-person plural preterite of weichen
     weichen
          1. v. to move farther away, to make room, to yield (+obj, dative) or +preo, vor
          2. v. to wane, to decrease
          3. v. to soften, to make more flexible or yielding (+aux, haben)
          4. v. to soften (+aux, sein)
          5. adj. form of weich
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
tropischen
     1. adj. form of tropisch
     tropisch
          1. adj. tropical (relating to both tropics and tropes)
Wälder
     1. n. plural of Wald "forests"
     Wald
          1. n. forest; woods; woodland
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)
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
niederen
     1. adj. form of nieder
     nieder
          1. adj. low
          2. adj. mean
          3. adj. (of a job) menial
          4. adv. down
Breiten
     1. n. plural of Breite
     2. v. to spread
           eine Decke über das Bett breiten - to spread a cover on the bed
           die Arme breiten - to spread one's arms
     3. v. to extend, to stretch
     4. adj. form of breit
     Breite
          1. n-f. breadth, width
          2. n-f. (geography, astronomy) latitude
Zurück
     1. n. going back (in existential clauses, negated)
           Jetzt gab es kein Zurück mehr. - Now there was no going back any more.
     2. adv. back, backward, backwards, to the rear.
     3. interj. stand back!
     4. interj. get back!
und
     1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
           Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
           Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
     2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
           Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
     3. interj. so?, now?, and?
           Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
machten
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of machen
     2. v. third-person plural preterite of machen
     3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of machen
     4. v. third-person plural subjunctive 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
grasbewachsenen
     1. adj. form of grasbewachsen
Ebenen
     1. n. plural of Ebene
     2. adj. form of eben
     Ebene
          1. n-f. plain
          2. n-f. plane
          3. n-f. storey, floor
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.
Einzelnen
     1. n. genitive of Einzelner
     2. adj. form of einzeln
     einzeln
          1. adj. single; lone
          2. adj. only, unique
          3. adj. separate; discrete
          4. adj. individual
                Ein Wald ist mehr als nur eine Menge einzelner Bäume. - A forest is more than just a collection of individual trees.
          5. adj. sporadic; occasional
          6. adv. singly
          7. adv. individually; one by one
Bäumen
     1. n. dative plural of Baum
     2. v. to rear up
           Das Pferd bäumte sich unter seiner Reiterin. - The horse reared under its (female) rider.
     3. v. to rebel + gegen (object) = against
           Sie bäumten sich vergebens gegen ihr Schicksal. - They struggled against their fate in vain.
     Baum
          1. n. tree
                Vögel nisten gerne in Bäumen. - Birds like to nest in trees.
                Bäume zählen zu den größten Lebensformen. - Trees are one of the biggest life forms.
                Baum fällt! - Tree falling!
          2. n. (nautical) boom
          3. Proper noun. surname, German Jewish
und
     1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
           Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
           Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
     2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
           Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
     3. interj. so?, now?, and?
           Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
Sträuchern
     1. n. dative plural of Strauch
     Strauch
          1. bush, shrub
Platz
     1. n. (architecture) square, plaza, piazza
           Marktplatz - Market square
     2. n. (architecture) circus
     3. n. space, room
           Hier ist kein Platz. - There is no room here.
           Platz machen für. - to make room for.
     4. n. place, seat, spot, position (precise location someone or something occupies)
           Ich halte dir einen Platz frei. - I'll hold a place for you.
           Für deine Blumen finden wir bestimmt einen schönen Platz. - I'm sure we'll find a nice place for your flowers.
     5. n. (chiefly colloquial) place, location, site (in general)
           Die Zeit wisst ihr ja, den Platz sag ich euch vorher noch. - You already know the time, and I’ll tell you the place beforehand.
     6. n. spot, place (position in a hierarchy or sequence)
           Sie hat einen Platz in der Mannschaft. - She's got a spot on the team.
     7. n. (sports) court, field, pitch, course
           auf dem Platz - on the court / field / pitch
           Dies ist das beste Hotel am Platz. - This is the best hotel in town.
     8. n. place (rank in a competition)
           Er machte den ersten Platz. - He won the first place.
           auf dem ersten/zweiten/dritten Platz - in first/second/third place
     9. interj. down! (command to lie down, especially for a dog)
     10. v. singular imperative of platzen
Savanne
     1. n-f. savanna
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