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spricht
     1. v. third-person singular present of sprechen
     sprechen
          1. 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
          2. v. to speak, to talk, to give a speech
                Sprechen Sie bitte langsam. - Speak slowly please.
          3. 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.
          4. v. to have a pronunciation; to be pronounced (some way)
                Wie spricht sich das? - How do you pronounce this?
          5. 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.
          6. v. to say (something)
          7. v. (Swiss, transitive, officialese) to grant, approve (a loan, funding, etc.)
man
     1. pron. one, you (indefinite pronoun; construed as a third-person singular)
           Man kann nicht immer kriegen, was man will. - You can’t always get what you want.
           Manchmal muss man Kompromisse machen. - Sometimes one must compromise.
     2. pron. they, people (people in general)
           Zumindest sagt man das so... - At least that’s what they say...
     3. pron. someone, somebody (some unspecified person)
     4. pron. they (some unspecified group of people)
     5. adv. (colloquial regional northern Germany) just; only
           Komm man hier rüber! - Just come over here!
           Das sind man dreißig Stück oder so. - These are only thirty or so.
von
     1. prep. from
           Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg.
           Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister.
     2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)
           das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father
     3. prep. by (with passive voice)
           Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company.
     4. prep. about, of (a topic)
           Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth.
     5. prep. on, with (a resource)
           Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays?
           Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb)
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ist
     1. v. third-person singular present of sein
     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.
im
     1. contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the
     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)
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
allgemeinen
     1. adj. form of allgemein
     allgemein
          1. adj. general (common, basic, usual), universal
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
größere
     1. adj. form of groß
     groß
          1. adj. big, large, large-scale
                Das ist ein großes Problem. - That is a big problem.
                Ich lebe in einem großen Haus. - I live in a large house.
          2. adj. great, grand
          3. adj. (of a person) tall
          4. adj. (childish) pertaining to defecation
                Ich muss groß. - I need to poo.
Lippe
     1. lip
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Detmold)
gemeint
     1. Participle. past participle of meinen
     2. adj. intended
     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
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