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Mund
     1. n. (obsolete) hand
     2. n. (obsolete) legal protection
Kehle
     1. n-f. throat
     2. n-f. (engineering) fillet
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?
Rachen
     1. n-m. throat, pharynx (interior of the front of the neck)
schmerzten
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of schmerzen
     2. v. third-person plural preterite of schmerzen
     3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of schmerzen
     4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of schmerzen
heftig
     1. adj. fierce, heavy, vehement, severe, violent
Als
     1. n. creek, drainage channel
     2. conj. (subordinating, referring to time of occurrence) at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as
           Als er ankam, öffnete sie die Tür. - When he arrived, she opened the door.
           Als wir jung waren, spielten wir im Wald. - We played in the forest when we were young.
     3. conj. (used with a comparison or as an exception) than
           Zwei ist größer als eins. - Two is greater than one.
           Die Kopie sieht anders aus als das Original. - The copy looks different than the original.
           Er sagt nichts anderes als die Wahrheit. - He tells nothing other than the truth.
     4. conj. as; like; in the function of; in the form of
           Als Polizist muss ich es tun. - As a policeman, I must do it.
           Wir sind Feinde, aber im Moment müssen wir uns als Freunde verhalten. - We are enemies, but for now we must act like friends.
           Sie verkleidete sich als Krankenschwester, um das Krankenhaus zu betreten. - She disguised herself as a nurse to enter the hospital.
     5. conj. as if
     6. conj. (after negative pronoun) but, other than
Er
     1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male
           Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me?
     2. pron. (personal) he.
           audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg     De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he?
           audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg     De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi.
     3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)).
           audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg     De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old.
     4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)).
           Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far.
     5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite)
wirklich
     1. adj. real
     2. adv. really, actually
zu
     1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality)
           zum Bahnhof - to the train station
     2. prep. with respect to; regarding
           Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that...
     3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question))
           Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal
     4. prep. at, on (indicates location)
           zu Hause - at home
     5. prep. at (indicates time)
           zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time
           zu Beginn - at the beginning
     6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.))
           zu Pferd - on horseback
     7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of)
     8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of)
     9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance)
     10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of)
     11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios)
     12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate)
     13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to
           etwas zu essen - something to eat
     14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively)
           zu schnell - too fast
     15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.)
           Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good!
     16. adv. towards; at
     17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked
     18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action))
     19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open)
           Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed.
           Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety.
           Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there.
     20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade)
     21. adj. done up (fastened)
     22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk
Sprechen
     1. n. (gerund of sprechen): "speaking".
     2. v. to speak (some language, the truth, etc.)
           Ich spreche Deutsch. - I speak German.
           Sprich die Wahrheit oder bleib still. - Speak the truth or remain silent.
           Klartext sprechen - to speak plainly
     3. v. to speak, to talk, to give a speech
           Sprechen Sie bitte langsam. - Speak slowly please.
     4. v. to say, to speak (a word, phrase, sentence, prayer, etc.)
           Was? Du hast kein Wort darüber gesprochen. - What? You haven't spoken a word about it.
     5. v. to have a pronunciation; to be pronounced (some way)
           Wie spricht sich das? - How do you pronounce this?
     6. v. to pronounce (a judgment, a verdict, etc.)
           Die Geschichte wird das endgültige Urteil über sein Werk sprechen. - History will pronounce the final judgement on his work.
     7. v. to say (something)
     8. v. (Swiss, transitive, officialese) to grant, approve (a loan, funding, etc.)
versuchte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of versuchen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of versuchen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of versuchen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of versuchen
     versuchen
          1. v. to try, attempt (to do something, often with an uncertain result)
                Bitte sei still, ich versuche zu schlafen. - Please be quiet, I'm trying to sleep.
          2. v. to try, taste
          3. v. to tempt
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