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bereits
1. adv. already
ich - Ich wissen
nach
1. prep. after, past (later in time)
Viertel nach sechs (a quarter past six)
nach einer Woche (after a week)
2. prep. after, behind (in sequence)
B kommt nach A. (B comes after A.)
3. prep. to, towards (with geographical names; see usage notes below)
die Flucht nach Ägypten (the flight into Egypt)
4. prep. according to; guided by
5. prep. by the authority of; following
die Analyse nach Marx (the analysis following Marx)
6. prep. (with verbs of sensual perception) like (see usage notes below)
Das riecht nach Knoblauch. - This smells like garlic.
7. prep. for (qual, indicating desire for an object)
nach etwas greifen - to reach for something
nach etwas streben - to strive for/after something
nach etwas suchen - to search for something
8. post. according to
meiner Meinung nach - in my opinion
meinem Urteil nach - in my judgement
9. adv. (in compound verbs) after, behind, later, next to
Meine Uhr geht nach. - My watch is slow.
dem
1. art. dative singular of der: the
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Ersten
1. n. singular of Erster
2. n. dative plural of Erster
3. n. singular of Erster
4. n. plural of Erster
5. n. dative plural of Erste
6. n. singular of Erste
7. n. plural of Erste
8. num. genitive singular of erste
9. num. singular of erste
10. num. masculine accusative singular of erste
11. num. dative plural of erste
12. num. plural of erste
erste
1. adj. (ordinal) first
Weltkrieg
1. n. world war
entstanden
1. Participle. past participle of entstehen
2. adj. originated
3. adj. spontaneous
4. v. first-person plural preterite of entstehen
5. v. third-person plural preterite of entstehen
entstehen
1. v. to come into being, to arise, to be produced
2. v. to develop
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
Ersten
1. n. singular of Erster
2. n. dative plural of Erster
3. n. singular of Erster
4. n. plural of Erster
5. n. dative plural of Erste
6. n. singular of Erste
7. n. plural of Erste
8. num. genitive singular of erste
9. num. singular of erste
10. num. masculine accusative singular of erste
11. num. dative plural of erste
12. num. plural of erste
erste
1. adj. (ordinal) first
Akaflieg
Gruppen
1. n. plural of Gruppe (groups)
Gruppe
1. n-f. group
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.
Segelflugzeugen
1. n. dative plural of Segelflugzeug
Segelflugzeug
1. n. glider
konnten
1. v. first-person plural preterite of können
2. v. third-person plural preterite of können
können
1. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can.
2. v. (auxiliary)
Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him?
Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that.
Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be.
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
3. v. to be able to do something implied; can.
Nein, ich kann nicht. - No, I can’t.
Er hat gekonnt. - He was able to do it.
4. v. to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w
Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. - I know German and English.
Kannst du es? - Can you do it?
Das hätte ich nicht gekonnt. - I couldn’t have done that. / I wouldn’t have been capable of that.
5. v. to be possible, to make sense
Nächstes Jahr is’n Schaltjahr. – Das kann nich’. Letztes Jahr war doch Schaltjahr! - Next year is a leap year. – That’s not possible. Last year w
6. v. (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may.
Kann ich mitkommen? - May I come along?
Er hat nicht ins Kino gehen können. - He was not allowed to go to the cinema.
7. v. (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed

Flieger
1. n-m. aviator
2. n-m. aeroplane, airplane
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
Versailler
1. adj. in, of, or petaining to Versailles
Flugverbot
Umgehen
1. n. gerund of umgehen
2. v. to avoid, bypass, to go around (a physical obstacle)
Sie wollten die Stadtmitte umgehen. - They wanted to avoid going through the middle of town.
Er umging den Bach. - He went around the creek.
3. v. to avoid (something nonphysical)
eine Regel umgehen
Er umging es, den Tod ihres Mannes anzusprechen. - He avoided mentioning her husband's death.
Ich versuche das Thema zu umgehen. - I am attempting to avoid the subject.
4. v. to handle, to deal with (+preo, mit)
5. v. to go around (to circulate (in))
Im Dorf geht ein Gerücht um. - There’s a rumor going around the village.
6. v. to haunt, to walk the earth
Hier gehen Gespenster um. - Ghosts haunt this place.

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