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Bush
bog
     1. v. preterite of biegen
     biegen
          1. v. to bend something (to form something into a curve) (+aux, haben)
                Diese Stange kann man leicht biegen. - You can easily bend this pole.
          2. v. to bend; to be bent (to form oneself or be formed into a curve) (+aux, haben)
                Die Bäume biegen sich im Wind. - The trees are bending in the wind.
          3. v. to turn; to round a corner; to drive into a street; (always requires some adverbial of location with it; otherwise use abbiegen) +aux, sein
                Er ist um die Ecke gebogen. - He’s turned around the corner.
                Er biegt auf die Hauptstraße. - He turns into the main street.
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).
zur
     1. contraction. contraction of zu der
     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
     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
Seite
     1. n-f. (geometry, and in general) side (a bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape)
           Ein Dreieck hat drei Seiten. - A triangle has three sides.
     2. n-f. (geometry) face, side, surface of any three-dimensional object
           Ein Würfel hat sechs identische Seiten. - A cube has six identical sides.
     3. n-f. page (single leaf of any manuscript or book)
     4. n-f. side (one of the two surfaces of a sheet of paper)
           Du kannst auf beide Seiten des Blattes schreiben. - You can write on both sides of the paper.
     5. n-f. one side or half of something or someone
           Auf der rechten Seite findest du nützliche Info. Die andere Seite ist nutzlos. - On the right side you will find useful information. The other side is useless.
           Beide Seiten sind unleserlich. - Both sides are illegible.
           Die eine Seite des Gebäudes brannte. - One side of the building was aflame.
     6. n-f. (figuratively) a certain aspect of a concept
           Versuch es einmal von der schönen Seite zu betrachten. - Try to look at it from the bright side.
           Um ein Problem zu lösen muss man den Sachverhalt von allen Seiten betrachten. - To solve a problem, one has to take into account all the specific aspects of the issue.
     7. n-f. (figuratively) side, faction or group of competitors in a war, game, conflict or any other competitive situation in opposite to their opponents
           Keine Seite kann diesen Krieg gewinnen. - No faction is able to win this war.
           Ich bin immer auf der Seite der Verlierer. - I am always on the side of the losers.
     8. n-f. face of a coin or dice
     9. n-f. (computing) website
um
     1. prep. about
           Es geht um den Kuchen. - It's about the pie.
     2. prep. around
           Um die Ecke - around the corner
     3. prep. at, by (qual, when relating to time)
           Um acht Uhr reisen wir ab - At eight o’clock we depart
     4. prep. by (qual, percentage difference)
           Die Verkaufsmengen gingen um 6% zurück. - Sales in volume has decreased by 6%.
     5. prep. (Austria) for qual, amount of money
           Um einen Euro bekommt man heute nicht besonders viel. - You can't buy much for one euro these days.
           Heute im Sonderangebot um nur 99 Euro. - Special offer today for only 99 euros.
     6. conj. in order to, so as to
           Wir sind gekommen, um zu helfen. - We’ve come (in order) to help.
     7. adj. (predicative, not attributive) up, in the sense of finished
           Werden dich in kurzem binden/ Erdgeist, deine Zeit ist um - source=Friedrich von Hardenberg, Novalis
     8. adv. around, about
     9. adv. turned over, changed, from one state to another
dem
     1. art. dative singular of der: the
     2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
geworfenen
Schuh
     1. n. shoe
auszuweichen
     1. v. de-zu-infinitive of ausweichen
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