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kann
     1. v. first-person singular present of können
     2. v. third-person singular present 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
                        
Ich
     1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego
     2. n. self, me, him, etc.
           das wahre Ich - the real me
     3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
keine
     1. en:not a
     2. pron. feminine of kein
           Das ist keine Lampe. - That is not a lamp.
     3. pron. of kein
           Elemente sind Stoffe, die in keine einfacheren Stoffe zerlegt werden können. - Elements are substances that can not be decomposed into any simpler substance.
     4. pron. feminine of keiner
           uxi, Ich kenne keine, die mir gefällt., I don't know anyone I like.
     5. pron. of keiner
           Von den Lösungen ist keine korrekt. - Of the solutions, none is correct.
Suppe
     1. n-f. soup
Kochen
     1. n. cooking, cookery
     2. v. to cook, to prepare food (chiefly hot food for lunch or supper)
     3. v. to cook something (in a) liquid (e.g. soup, chili, spaghetti)
     4. v. to boil
     5. v.          (to reach the boiling point)
     6. v.          (to heat a liquid until it boils)
     7. v. to be stirred up or agitated, especially with anger
ohne
     1. conj. (+ dass or zu clause) without
           Viele Jahre sind vergangen, ohne dir zu sagen, was du mir bedeutest. - Many years have gone by without telling you what you mean to me.
     2. prep. (+accusative) without
           Ohne dich bin ich nichts. - Without you I am nothing.
     3. adv. without
           Ich mag Fußball, aber ich kann auch ohne leben. - I like soccer, but I could live without.
LCD
Display
     1. n. (electronics) display (small screen on an electronic device such as a watch or mobile phone)
     2. n. display, cardboard display, display stand, display case, showcase (device, furniture or marketing-oriented bulk packaging for visual presentation for sales promotion)
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?
Wenn
     1. n. (informal) if
     2. conj. when
           Sag bitte Bescheid, wenn du fertig bist! (Tell me when you're done!)
     3. conj. if (on the condition that)
           Was tun, wenn ich nicht weiß, ob sie mich liebt? (What (to do) if I don't know if she loves me?)
Ich
     1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego
     2. n. self, me, him, etc.
           das wahre Ich - the real me
     3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
meine
     1. pron. feminine singular of meiner
     2. pron. plural of meiner
     3. det. feminine singular of mein
     4. det. plural of mein
     5. v. first-person singular present of meinen
     6. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of meinen
     7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of meinen
     8. v. singular imperative of meinen
     mein
          1. det. (possessive) my
     meinen
          1. v. to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose
                Ich meine, das war letztes oder vorletztes Jahr. - I think it was last year or the year before.
          2. v. to say; to utter; (not used with nouns; not used in the imperative and rarely in the infinitive)
                Entschuldige, was meintest du gerade? - Sorry, what did you just say?
          3. v. to mean; to be convinced or sincere about something
                Das sagt er nicht nur, das meint er auch. - He doesn’t just say it, he means it.
          4. v. to mean; to have in mind; to convey
                Was meintest du damit? - What did you mean by that?
                Meinst du das rote oder das gelbe Haus? - Do you mean the red or the yellow house?
          5. v. (now rare) to mean; to signify
                Was meint dieses Wort? - What does this word mean?
          6. det. (possessive) masculine accusative singular of mein
          7. det. (possessive) dative plural of mein
Socken
     1. n. plural of Socke
     Socke
          1. n-f. sock
wasche
     1. v. first-person singular present of waschen
     2. v. first-person singular subjunctive of waschen
     3. v. third-person singular subjunctive of waschen
     4. v. singular imperative of waschen
     waschen
          1. v. to wash
                Wasch dir die Hände, bevor du zu Tisch gehst. - Wash your hands before you sit down to eat.
Brauche
     1. n. dative singular of Brauch
     2. v. first-person singular present of brauchen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of brauchen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of brauchen
     5. v. singular imperative of brauchen
     brauchen
          1. v. to need, to be in need of, to require
                Ich brauche deine Hilfe. - I need your help.
                Ich brauche nie lang. - I never need long.
                Dafür brauchen wir dringend eine politische Lösung. - For this, we urgently need a political solution.
          2. v. to need to, to have to (in negation or with the adverb nur)
                Du brauchst nicht auf mich (zu) warten. - You don’t need to wait for me.
                Sie braucht mich nur an(zu)rufen. - She just needs to call me.
Ich
     1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego
     2. n. self, me, him, etc.
           das wahre Ich - the real me
     3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
ein
     1. art. a, an
           ein Mann - a man
           eine Frau - a woman
           ein Kind - a child
     2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
           ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
           darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
     3. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
Interface
Woll'n
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
Russen
     1. n. plural of Russe
     2. v. (SLDE) standard spelling of rußen
     Russe
          1. n. Russian (person)
uns
     1. pron. of wir: us
Vernichten
     1. n. gerund of vernichten
     2. v. to destroy; to ruin; to wreck
     3. v. to annihilate; to benothing; to eradicate; to extinguish (to make dying out or nothing)
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?
sind
     1. v. first-person plural present of sein
           Wir sind hier drüben. - We are over here.
     2. v. third-person plural present of sein
           Da sind sie. - There they are.
     3. v. second-person plural present of sein
           Wo sind Sie? - Where are you? (polite form)
     sein
          1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
                Das ist schön. - That is beautiful.
                Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car.
          2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
                Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i
                Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold?
                Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick.
                Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy.
                Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored.
          3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for
                Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted.
                Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie.
                Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it.
          4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
                Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
          5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive
                Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence.
                Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house.
          6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
                Du bist. - It’s your turn.
                Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine.
          7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag
                Du bist! - You're it!
                Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore.
          8. det. his
                Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister.
                Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys.
          9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun)
                der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light
                das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs
          10. det.          (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
                        Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
          11. det. one's
                Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
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
Amis
     1. n. plural of Ami
     2. n. genitive singular of Ami
     Ami
          1. n. (informal) American (native or inhabitant of the USA)
          2. n. (in more formal or political contexts mildly derogatory) Yank, Yankee
Schuld
     1. n-f. (usually in the plural) debt
           Wer wird für diese Schulden aufkommen? - Who will pay for these debts?
     2. n-f. (no plural) fault
     3. n-f. (no plural) guilt
     4. n-f. (no plural) blame, responsibility
     5. adj. only used in, schuld sein, t=to be at fault
Crazy
Shoot
Out
     1. n. (Austria, dated anywhere else, sports) the out of bounds area of a playing field
           Der Ball war im Out. - The ball was out of bounds.
     2. adj. (colloquial) out of fashion
     3. adj. (Austria, Switzerland, dated anywhere else, sports) ball crossing or landing outside of baseline or sideline (Association football: touchline) and thus becoming out of play
           Der Ball war out. - The ball was out.
Space
Invaders
Snack
     1. n. snack (a light meal)
Attack
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?
Roach
Hotel
     1. n. hotel
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