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Sven
     1. Proper noun. given name, male
Stand
     1. n. standing, state, status, position, situation
           Im Stande sein...zu - to be able to.
           jemandem in den Stand setzen,...zu - to enable someone to.
           Geld setzt einen in den Stand, alles zu kaufen - Money enables you to buy anything.
     2. n. estate
     3. n. booth, stand
     4. n. (Swiss) canton (state of Switzerland)
     5. v. first-person singular preterite of stehen
     6. v. third-person singular preterite of stehen
     stehen
          1. v. to stand (to be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position)
                Ich stehe an der Ecke. - I'm standing on the corner.
          2. v. to be, to appear, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere)
                Das steht nicht in dem Wörterbuch. - This does not appear in the dictionary.
          3. v. to stay; to be still
                Das Leben steht. - Life stands still.
          4. v. to stay, to stand, to be (in a certain state, position or circumstance)
                Das Haus steht leer. - The house stands empty.
                Das Team steht an der Spitze seiner Liga. - The team stands at the top of their league.
          5. v. to suit, to become (to look attractive on, of a garment, color etc.)
                Blau steht dir sehr gut! - Blue suits you very well!
                Der Tod steht ihr gut - Death Becomes Her (film title)
          6. v. (Swiss) to put, place
          7. v. (indtr, auf, .colloquial) to fancy
                Ich glaube sie steht nicht auf dich. - I don't think she fancies you.
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
stehen auf
     1. v. first-person plural present of aufstehen
     2. v. third-person plural present of aufstehen
     3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of aufstehen
     4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of aufstehen
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?
bohrte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of bohren
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of bohren
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of bohren
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of bohren
     bohren
          1. v. to bore, to drill
                Käfer haben Löcher in diesen Baum gebohrt. - Beetles have bored holes in this tree.
          2. v. to pry (keep asking)
eine
     1. num. feminine singular of ein
     2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. feminine singular of einer
     4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer
     5. pron. singular of einer
Weile
     1. n-f. An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
           Darf ich auch mal eine Weile damit fahren? - Would you let me ride it for a while?
     2. v. first-person singular present of weilen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of weilen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of weilen
     5. v. singular imperative of weilen
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
Spitze
     1. n-f. cusp
     2. n-f. point, tip, peak
     3. n-f. top, front, lead
     4. n-f. spike
     5. n-f. lace
     6. n-f. (soccer) striker
     7. n-f. (in the figurative) leadership
           Die Spitzen von SPD und CDU - The leaders of the SPD and CDU
     8. adj. (colloquial) great, awesome
     9. v. first-person singular present of spitzen
     10. v. first-person singular subjunctive of spitzen
     11. v. third-person singular subjunctive of spitzen
     12. v. singular imperative of spitzen
seines
     1. pron. singular of seiner
           mein Haus und seines - my house and his
     2. det. (possessive) genitive singular of sein
           die Frau seines Bruders - his brother's wife
Turnschuhs
     1. n. genitive singular of Turnschuh
     Turnschuh
          1. n. gymnastic shoe
          2. n. (general) athletic shoe, sport shoe
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
Sand
     1. n. sand (particles of rock)
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