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schlug
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of schlagen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of schlagen
     schlagen
          1. v. to beat; to hit; to knock; to strike; to punch; to hammer; to pound
          2. v. to beat; to win against; to defeat
          3. v. to beat; to strike repeatedly; to pound
          4. v. to beat; to whip; to mix food in a rapid aerating fashion
          5. v. (of a clock) to chime
          6. v. to fight
sich
     1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
     2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object).
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.
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
flachen
     1. adj. form of flach
     flach
          1. adj. shallow (wide and not deep)
                flaches Wasser - shallow water
                eine flache Vertiefung - a shallow indentation
          2. adj. flat (wide and not high)
                ein flacher Kuchen - a flat cake
                eine flache Landschaft - a flat landscape
          3. adj. not steep; having little slope; comparatively plane and level
                ein flaches Bergplateau - a level mountain plateau
                ein flacher Anstieg - a slight ascent
          4. adj. (figuratively, of jokes, films etc.) vapid; shallow (lacking intellectual depth or refinement)
                ein flacher Witz / ein Flachwitz - a shallow joke
Hand
     1. n. (football, informal) short for, Handspiel
           Das war Hand! - That was a handball!
           Das erste Hand war vor dem Strafraum, aber das zweite hätte Elfmeter geben müssen. - The first handball was outside the box, but the second one should have been a penalty.
auf
     1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of)
           Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table.
     2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of)
           Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table.
     3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility)
           Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house.
           Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up.
     4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in
           Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that.
           auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square
           Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea.
           auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair
           auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post)
     5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in
           auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair
           auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post)
     6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below)
           Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German?
     7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable)
           Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine.
           Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday!
     8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of)
           auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come
     9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish)
           Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health!
           Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time.
     10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something)
           X auf Y Meter groß
     11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open
           Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open.
     12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food)
           Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup?
           Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed)
     13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed
           Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock.
     14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before)
     15. interj. have a go
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Hinterkopf
     1. n. occiput
während
     1. conj. while
     2. prep. (+ genitive or dative) during, at the time of
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)
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
treffende
     1. adj. form of treffend
     treffend
          1. Participle. present participle of treffen
          2. adj. apt, apposite
          3. adj. appropriate
Wort
     1. n. (plural Wörter) word as an isolated unit
           Im Deutschen gibt es wenig Wörter, die mit y geschrieben werden. - In German there are few words spelt with y.
     2. n. (plural Worte) utterance, word with context
           Er erklärte das Problem mit wenigen Worten. - He explained the problem in few words.
           Keiner wagte dem Wort des Königs zu widersprechen. - No one dared contradict the king's word.
     3. n. speech, speaking, (figuratively) floor
           Er beherrscht unsere Sprache in Wort und Schrift. - He masters our language in speech and writing.
           Der Präsident erteilte dem Abgeordneten das Wort. - The president gave the delegate the floor.
     4. n. promise, (figuratively) word
           Ich gebe dir mein Wort, dass ich pünktlich da bin. - I give you my word that I shall be there on time.
     5. n. (Christianity) the Word (epithet for Christ, the Second Person of the Trinity)
     6. n. (Bible) the Word of God, Scripture, the scriptures (collectively)
suchte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of suchen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of suchen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of suchen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of suchen
     suchen
          1. v. to search, to look for
                Ich suche meinen Schlüssel. / Ich suche nach meinem Schlüssel. - I’m looking for my key.
          2. v. (formal) to seek, strive, intend, try
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