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So
     1. n. (nonstandard) abbreviation of Sonntag, t=Sunday Alternative form of So.
     2. adv. so, such, that
           Die Leute sind so nett. - People are so nice.
           Dieser Hammer ist nicht so gut. - This hammer is not that good.
           Das ist so eine gute Idee! - That is such a good idea!
           so und so - such and such
     3. adv. as (followed by an adjective or adverb plus wie in a statement of equality)
           Er rennt so schnell wie der Blitz. - He runs as fast as lightning.
     4. adv. thus, like this/that, in this/that way, in this/that manner
           Wenn du den Ball so wirfst, triffst du die Zielscheibe. - If you throw the ball like this, you'll hit the target.
     5. adv. then (in that case)
           Wirst du wieder gesund, so freue ich mich. - If you get healthy again, then I'll be happy.
     6. adv. (colloquial) expletive; sometimes intensifying, sometimes with no noticeable meaning
           Wir sind runtergegangen und haben uns hier so hingesetzt. - We went downstairs and, like, sat down here.
     7. conj. (coordinating) thus, so, pursuant to the aforementioned premises
     8. conj. (subordinating, chiefly archaic, sometimes legal and regional) an, if
           So es Euch beliebt. - If it pleases you.
     9. part. (colloquial) (quotative particle, somewhat similar to be like but also combinable with other verbs)
           Ich so: "Mach mal dalli!", und er dann so: "Ich bin ja schon dabei!" - I was like, "Hurry up!" and he was like, "I'm already on it!".
           Ich dachte mir nur so: "Ja komm, lass stecken." - All I thought to myself at that moment was, "Yeah whatever, forget about it.".
     10. pron. (obsolete, relative) that, which, who
           Derhalben sind die Christen schuldig, der Obrigkeit unterthan ... zu seyn in Allem, so ohne Sünde geschehen mag. - That do the Christians owe: to be obedient to the authority ... zu seyn in All
     11. interj. (tlb, colloquial) (a discourse marker in the beginning of a sentence indicating a topic having been dealt with and another being tackled)
bald
     1. adv. soon, near in time
           Bald ist der Urlaub vorbei. - The vacation will soon be over.
     2. adv. almost
           Mit bald 80 Jahren ist mein Vater noch auf Apfelbäume geklettert. - At almost 80 years, my father still used to climb on apple trees.
     3. adv. (repeated) Indicates a quick succession of events.
           bald Regen und bald Sonnenschein
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
sontag
herbey
Kommen
     1. n. (gerund of kommen): "coming", "arrival".
     2. v. to come; to arrive
           Er kam letzte Nacht sehr spät nach Hause. - He came home very late last night.
           Als ich nach Wuppertal kam, hatte es gerade geschneit - When I arrived in Wuppertal, it had just snowed.
     3. v. to come to; to come over (go somewhere so as to join someone else)
           Bleib sitzen! Ich komme zu dir. - Keep your seat! I’m coming over to you.
           Und viele kamen zu ihm und sprachen... - And many resorted unto him and said... (John 10:41)
     4. v. to get; to make it (go somewhere in a way that implies an obstacle or difficulty to be overcome)
           Ich komme nicht über die Mauer. - I can’t get over this wall.
           Wenn er den Zug verpasst, kommt er heute nicht nach Nürnberg. - If he misses the train, he won’t make it to Nuremberg today.
     5. v. to go to; to be put in (go somewhere in a way that is predetermined or prearranged)
           Hartnäckige Sünder kommen in die Hölle. - Persistant sinners will go to hell.
           Die Gruppensieger kommen ins Halbfinale. - The group winners will go to the semifinals.
     6. v. to come on (Used to encourage someone to do something.)
           Ach komm, das wird so schlimm nicht werden. - Aw, come on, it won’t be so bad.
           Kommt, deckt schon mal den Tisch! - Come on, just set the table already.
     7. v. to occur; to happen; to come to be
           Dann kam, was alle befürchtet hatten. - Then happened that which everybody had feared.
           Wie kommt es, dass...? - Why is it that ...? How come that...?
     8. v. (impersonal) to be played (of a song or film)
           Eben kam mein Lieblingslied. - They just played my favourite song.
     9. v. to be due to; to be the result of
           Das kommt alles von deiner Faulheit. - All of that is due to your laziness.
     10. v. to come from (to have a social or geographic background) (+preo, aus, dative)
           Sie kommt aus der Schweiz. - She comes from Switzerland.
           Sie kommt aus einer Diplomatenfamilie. - She comes from a family of diplomats.
     11. v. to orgasm; to cum
           Ich komme gleich! - I’m about to cum!
           Mir kommt's gleich! - I’m about to cum!
     12. v. to be statistically equivalent to; to be there for (+preo, auf, accusative)
           Auf jeden Verkehrstoten kommen zwanzig Verletzte. - For each traffic fatality there are twenty injured people.
     13. v. to obtain (a solution or result) (+preo, auf, accusative)
           Die Werte wurden frisiert, um auf das gewünschte Ergebnis zu kommen. - The values were manipulated in order to obtain the desired result.
     14. v. to get an idea; to think of; to remember; to imagine (+preo, auf, accusative)
           Ich komme im Moment nicht drauf, aber ich sag’s dir später. - I can’t think of it right now, but I’ll tell you later.
           Ich weiß wirklich nicht, wie du immer auf diese Einfälle kommst. - I really don’t know how you always get all those ideas.
     15. v. to lose; to forfeit; not to get (+preo, um)
           Er hat Angst, dass er um seinen Anteil kommt. - He fears that he won’t get his share.
     16. v. to touch inadvertently
           Pass auf, dass du nicht an die frische Farbe kommst. - Be careful not to touch the wet paint.
     17. v. to manage to reach (something high up etc.) (+preo, an, accusative)
           Hilf ihm mal, er kommt nicht an den Griff. - Help him, he can't reach the handle.
     18. v. (colloquial copulative with gut or in Ordnung) to turn out (well)
           Am Ende kommt hoffentlich alles gut. - In the end, hopefully all will turn out well.
unnd
die
     1. art. feminine singular of der
           die Frau - the woman
     2. art. plural of der
           die Männer - the men
     3. pron. feminine singular of der
     4. pron. plural of der
     5. pron.          (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose
                   Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that.
     6. pron.          (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them
                   die da - that one/she/they there
     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
Mittags
     1. n. genitive singular of Mittag
     2. adv. at midday
     Mittag
          1. n. noon, midday, late morning, early afternoon (time from about 11 a.m. to 2 p.m)
                Sie hat bis Mittag geschlafen. - She slept until midday.
          2. n. (somewhat, informal) lunch (light meal eaten around midday)
                Wann gibt's Mittag? - When is lunch ready?
Mahlzeit
     1. n-f. meal
     2. n-f. (dated) mealtime
     3. interj. (colloquial) ellipsis of gesegnete Mahlzeit or prost Mahlzeit, lit=blessed meal, ; enjoy your meal!
     4. interj. (colloquial) good day, good afternoon; (greeting used around lunchtime, roughly between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., especially in the workplace)
Geschehen
     1. n-n. what is happening, what is going on
           Nach dem Sturz konnte sie sich an das Geschehen nicht mehr erinnern. - After the fall, she couldn't remember what had happened.
     2. n-n. events, happenings
           Das sportliche Geschehen während der Weltmeisterschaften wurde von vielen Journalisten verfolgt. - The sporting events during the world championships were followed by many journalists.
     3. v. to occur; to happen
           Wie konnte das nur geschehen? - How could that have happened?
           Dein Wille geschehe, wie im Himmel so auf Erden. - Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. (Lord's Prayer)
     4. v. to happen to (someone)
           Was ist (mit) dir geschehen? - What happened to you?
     5. v. (impersonal, with dative and recht) to serve (someone) right (in this construction passieren is not possible)
           Das geschieht ihm recht. - That serves him right.
     6. Participle. past participle of geschehen
     7. Participle. (impersonal, with um) over, lost, done for, doomed, dead
           Um den ist es geschehen. - He's done for.
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.
finden
     1. v. to find; to discover
           Ich habe deine Schlüssel gefunden. - I found your keys.
     2. v. to think that (something) is (a certain way); to consider (something) to be (a certain way); to find
           Findest du mich interessant? - Do you find me interesting?
     3. v. to find one’s way
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).
die
     1. art. feminine singular of der
           die Frau - the woman
     2. art. plural of der
           die Männer - the men
     3. pron. feminine singular of der
     4. pron. plural of der
     5. pron.          (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose
                   Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that.
     6. pron.          (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them
                   die da - that one/she/they there
     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
Jungen
     1. n. plural of Junge
     2. n. accusative singular of Junge
     3. n. dative singular of Junge
     4. n. genitive singular of Junge
     5. v. to give birth
           Meine Katze wird bald jungen. - My cat will have offspring soon.
     6. adj. form of jung
     Junge
          1. n. boy
          2. n. (card games) jack
          3. n. plural of Junges
          4. n. singular of Junges
     jung
          1. adj. young
                Der Junge ist jung. - The boy is young.
Gesellen
     1. n. genitive singular of Geselle
     2. n. plural of Geselle
     3. v. to join + zu (object) = someone
     Geselle
          1. n. journeyman
          2. n. associate
          3. n. fellow (of the guild)
auff
dem
     1. art. dative singular of der: the
     2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Spielplatz
     1. n. playground
was
     1. pron. (interrogative) what
           Was machst du heute? - What are you doing today?
     2. pron. (relative) which ((referring to the entire preceding clause))
           Sie tanzte gut, was er bewunderte. - She was a good dancer, which he admired.
     3. pron. (relative) that, which ((referring to das, alles, etwas, nichts, and neuter substantival adjectives))
           Das ist alles, was ich weiß. - That's all that I know.
           Das ist das Beste, was mir passieren konnte. - That's the best that could have happened to me.
     4. pron. (relative, colloquial) that, which ((referring to neuter singular nouns, instead of standard das))
           Siehst du das weiße Haus, was renoviert wird? - Do you see that white house, which is being renovated?
     5. pron. (indefinite, colloquial) something, anything ((instead of standard etwas))
           Ich hab was gefunden. - I've found something.
     6. pron. (interrogative, dated) why (with emphasis, astonishment or disapproval)
           Was birgst du so bang dein Gesicht? - Why on earth are you hiding your face so fearfully?
     7. adv. (colloquial) a little, somewhat
           Ich komm was später. - I'll arrive a little later.
     8. adv. (interrogative, colloquial) why, what for
           Was bist du heute so stumm? - Why are you so silent today?
Sie
     1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural)
           Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner?
     2. pron. she
           Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick?
           Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili.
           Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her?
     3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die)
           Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down.
           Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it?
     4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die)
           Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed.
           Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that.
     5. pron. they; them
     es
          1. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun
                Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table.
                Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it.
                Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white.
                Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him.
                Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed.
                Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish.
          2. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it
                Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
                Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also.
                Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess.
                Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive!
                Es regnet. - It’s raining.
                Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow.
                Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
                Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael.
                Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing.
                Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far.
          3. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das
                Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window?
die
     1. art. feminine singular of der
           die Frau - the woman
     2. art. plural of der
           die Männer - the men
     3. pron. feminine singular of der
     4. pron. plural of der
     5. pron.          (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose
                   Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that.
     6. pron.          (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them
                   die da - that one/she/they there
     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
gantze
     1. adj. form of gantz
Wochen
     1. n. plural of Woche
     Woche
          1. n-f. week (period of seven days counting from Monday to Sunday, or from Sunday to Saturday)
                ab nächster Woche - from next week on
                vor Wochen - weeks ago
                jede zweite Woche - every other week
                Woche für Woche - week after week
          2. n-f. week (any period of seven consecutive days)
                schon seit einer Woche - for a week already
          3. n-f. week; weekdays (those days of a given week on which most people work)
                unter der Woche - during the week
erworben
     1. Participle. past participle of erwerben
     erwerben
          1. v. to earn, gain, acquire
                Er hat zwei Doktortitel erworben. - He has earned two doctoral degrees.
                Sie hat sich ausgezeichnete Computerkenntnisse erworben. - She has gained excellent computer skills.
          2. v. to acquire, to succeed to (irrespectively of the legal cause)
                Als Alleinerbe meines Vaters habe ich Eigentum an diesem Grundstück erworben. - As the sole heir of my father, I have succeeded into the ownership of this lang=de
          3. v. to purchase, acquire (grandiose trope for an act of buying but never in legal language)
                In Mailand konnte ich diese wunderschöne Stola erwerben. - In Milan I was able to purchase this wonderful stole.
          4. v. (medicine, psychology) to gradually develop, acquire, learn (as opposed to being born with)
                Ein erworbenes und nicht angeborenes Verhalten. - An acquired but not innate behavior.
     Erwerb
          1. n. acquisition
          2. n. earnings
oder
     1. conj. or
           Danach alles gestr. oder noch 1–2 Wörter? - Is everything after that crossed out or are there one or two more words?
     2. part. (tag question) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Es ist kalt heute, oder? - It’s cold today, isn’t it?
           Das war keine so gute Idee, oder? - That wasn’t such a good idea, was it?
           Du kommst aus Deutschland, oder? - You’re from Germany, aren’t you?
zusammen
     1. adv. together, jointly
           Zusammen bilden wir ein gutes Team. - Together we make a good team.
gestoppelt
Haben
     1. n-n. credit
     2. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses)
           Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that.
     3. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
     4. v. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself)
           Glaub und hab keine Angst. - Believe and don't be afraid or Believe and have no fear.
     5. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire)
     6. v. to get (to receive)
     7. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend)
     8. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from)
     9. v. to contain, be composed of, equal
           Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres.
     10. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are
           Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books.
     11. v. to make a fuss
           Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss!
     12. v. (colloquial with es and mit) to be occupied with, to like, to be into
           Ich hab's nich so mit Hunden. - I don't have it that much with dogs.
     13. v. (colloquial with es and von or über) to talk about
           Wir hatten's grad von dir und deiner Freundin. - We just had it about you and your girlfriend.
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
musz
alles
     1. pron. (indefinite) everything; all
           Alles ist gut. - All is well.
     2. pron. (indefinite, chiefly colloquial, appositional) all (as in "we all" etc.)
           Ihr seid alles Idioten. - You're all idiots.
           Die Politiker haben alle keine Ahnung. - The politicians all don’t have a clue.
     3. det. of all
           Alles Geld der Welt würde ich für dich geben. - All the money in the world I'd give for you.
           Ich wünsche dir alles Gute. - I wish you all the best.
zum
     1. contraction. to or for the (contraction of zu + dem)
     2. contraction. to or for a (contraction of zu + einem)
     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
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Spiel
     1. n. a game (instance or way of playing)
     2. n. gameplay, the experience or act of playing
           im Spiel - at play
     3. n. (figurative) leeway; wiggle room
           Der Personaler sagte mir, beim Gehalt sei noch Spiel nach oben. - The HR guy told me there was some leeway for a higher salary.
     4. n. (mechanics) backlash; lash; play; slack
     5. n. (Swiss) military band, marching band
     6. v. singular imperative of spielen
gedeyen
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