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wir
     1. pron. we
hielten
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of halten
     2. v. third-person plural preterite of halten
     3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of halten
     4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of halten
     halten
          1. v. to hold
          2. v. to stop; to halt; to hold back
                Haltet den Dieb! - Stop the thief!
          3. v. to support; to hold up
          4. v. to keep; to maintain; to hold
                Der Wein hält mich jung. - Wine keeps me young.
          5. v. to keep
          6. v. to hold; to keep; to stay
          7. v. to stop
                Der Zug hält nicht in Würzburg. - The train doesn’t stop in Würzburg.
          8. v. to take for, to consider (+preo, für)
                Hält er mich für einen Trottel? - Does he take me for a fool?
          9. v. to adhere to, to follow (rules, the law, etc.) (+preo, an)
                Er ist ein Aufrührer, der sich nicht an Ihre Regeln hält. - He's a rebel who doesn't follow your rules.
          10. v. (with preposition: von) expresses a positive or negative opinion depending on quantity
                Ich halte viel von Dieter. - I like Dieter a lot.
                Ich halte wenig von Tomaten. - I do not like tomatoes very much.
          11. v. to give (a presentation, lecture etc.)
                Ich halte ein Referat morgen. - I'm giving a presentation tomorrow.
Kurs
     1. n-m. course (direction)
           Kurswechsel - change of direction
     2. n-m. course (learning program)
           Sprachkurs - language course
     3. n-m. exchange rate, market price
           Wechselkurs - exchange rate
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
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
Landzunge
     1. n-f. headland
     2. n-f. outcrop
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
äußersten
     1. adj. form of äußerste
Osten
     1. n. East
     2. n. (only with definite article) The territory of the former GDR.
     3. n. (by extension) anything that is Eastern, e.g. Eastern Europe, Asia
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
Insel
     1. n-f. an island, an isle
wo
     1. adv. (interrogative) where (at what place)
           Wo bist du? - Where are you?
     2. adv. (relative) where (at or in which place or situation)
           Ich kenne einen Laden, wo solche Sachen verkauft werden. - I know a shop where such things are sold.
     3. adv. (relative, somewhat, informal) when, that (on which; at which time)
           Das war der Tag, wo wir uns kennen gelernt haben. - That was the day when we got to know each other.
     4. adv. (indefinite, colloquial) somewhere (in or to an uncertain or unspecified location)
           Ich wär gern wo, wo's wärmer ist. - I'd like to be somewhere where it's warmer.
     5. conj. (colloquial) when
           Wo ich mich umgedreht hab, haut der mir unvermittelt eine rein. - When I turned around, he just abruptly punched me in the face.
     6. pron. (relative, dialectal, nonstandard) who, whom, which, that
           Ich bin der, wo das kann. - I'm the one who can do that.
wir
     1. pron. we
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
Stunde
     1. n-f. hour (unit of time consisting of 60 minutes)
           Der Film dauert drei Stunden. - The movie lasts three hours.
     2. n-f. (dated) hour, moment, time (point in time)
           Bitte für uns Sünder, jetzt und in der Stunde unsres Todes. - Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.
     3. n-f. lesson; class (teaching unit, usually between 45 and 90 minutes)
           Ich muss jetzt zur Klavierstunde. - I need to go to piano class right now.
     4. v. first-person singular present of stunden
     5. v. first-person singular subjunctive of stunden
     6. v. third-person singular subjunctive of stunden
     7. v. singular imperative of stunden
später
     1. adj. comparative of spät; later
     2. adj. form of spät
     3. adv. later
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)
Einer
     1. n-m. (mathematics) unit
     2. n-m. (mathematics) units' place, ones' place (place value of a number)
     3. n-m. (sports) single scull
     4. n-m. (swimming) one-meter diving board
     5. num. feminine singular of ein
     6. art. feminine singular of ein
     7. pron. one
     8. pron. someone, somebody
     9. pron. feminine singular of einer
geschützten
     1. adj. form of geschützt
     geschützt
          1. Participle. past participle of schützen
          2. adj. protected, sheltered
          3. adj. immune
Bucht
     1. n-f. bay; gulf; bight
     2. n-f. niche, especially one that is wide rather than deep; a slight recess
     3. v. third-person singular present of buchen
     4. v. second-person plural present of buchen
     5. v. plural imperative of buchen
ankerten
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of ankern
     2. v. third-person plural preterite of ankern
     3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of ankern
     4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of ankern
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