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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
keinen
     1. en:not a
     2. pron. masculine accusative of kein
           Ich suche keinen Job. - I'm not looking for a job.
           uxi, Ich suche kein Job., I'm not looking for a job.
     3. pron. dative plural of kein
           es gehört keinen Leuten - it does not belong to anyone
     4. pron. masculine accusative of keiner
     5. pron. dative plural of keiner
     kein
          1. pron. no; not a(n); not one; not any
                Das ist kein Bett. - That is no bed.
                uxi, Es gibt kein Brot., There is no bread.
Fall
     1. n. fall, drop (the act of falling or an instance thereof)
           freier Fall - free fall
     2. n. fall, capture (the act of being seized by enemy forces)
           der Fall von Konstantinopel - the fall of Constantinople
     3. n. fall; the loss of one's innocence, honour, reputation, fortune, etc.
     4. n. case (actual event, situation, or fact)
           Im Falle eines Falles. - in case of an emergency.
     5. n. case (instance or event as a topic of study)
     6. n. case (piece of work subject to case handling in an authority, court, customer support etc.)
     7. n.          (medicine) case (instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms)
     8. n. (grammar) case (kind of inflection of a nominal)
     9. n. (nautical) halyard
     10. v. singular imperative of fallen
     11. v. colloquial of
Braun
     1. n. brown (color)
           (color panel, A52A2A)
     2. Proper noun. surname, common, from=nicknames, eq=Brown
     3. adj. brown
           brauner Zucker - brown sugar
     4. adj. tan (skin, due to sun exposure)
     5. adj. (politics, historic) of the Nazi party and organisations (due to the brown SA uniform)
     6. adj. (politics, loosely, pejorative) of the political right, especially the far right
Wählen
     1. n. gerund of wählen
     2. v. to choose, to select
           Ich wähle diese Hose da, die mit der Bügelfalte. - I'm choosing these pants here, the ones with the crease.
     3. v. to dial (a telephone number, etc.)
     4. v. to vote; to vote for (a politician, party etc.)
           wählen gehen - to vote, go voting
           Welche Partei wählst du dieses Jahr? - What party are you voting for this year?
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