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Darstellung
     1. n-f. exhibition
     2. n-f. depiction, presentation
     3. n-f. description, statement
     4. n-f. representation
     5. n-f. performance, production (theatrical)
     6. n-f. recital
Verzeichnis
     1. n-n. index
           BWV: Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis - BWV: Bach works catalogue (index number)
     2. n-n. (computing) directory
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
aufeinanderfolgenden
     1. adj. form of aufeinanderfolgend
Tage
     1. n. (informal) period, that time of the month (female menstruation)
           Sie hat ihre Tage. - She's having her period.
     2. v. first-person singular present of tagen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of tagen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of tagen
     5. v. singular imperative of tagen
     Tag
          1. n. day (24-hour period)
                Tag für Tag - day after day
          2. n. day (period from midnight to the following midnight)
                Der Tag fängt um Mitternacht an. - The day begins at midnight.
          3. n. (astronomy) day (rotational period of a planet, moon or any celestial body (especially Earth))
          4. n. day, daylight (period between sunrise and sunset when there is daylight)
                Im Winter sind die Tage kürzer. - During the winter the days are shorter.
                Diese kurzen Tage verursachen Depressionen. - These short days cause feelings of depression.
                An den irdischen Polen dauert ein Tag sechs Monate. - At the Earth's poles a day lasts about six months.
          5. n. day, daylight, light (light from the Sun)
          6. n. (figurative) light (open view; a visible state or condition)
          7. n. day (part of a day which one spends at work, school, etc.)
                Nun, wie war dein Tag? - Well, how was your day?
                Überstunden!? Was für ein Tag! - Overtime!? What a day!
          8. n. (figurative) day (specified time or period, considered with reference to the prominence or success (in life or in an an argument or conflict) of a person or thing)
                Der Tag gehört uns. Gut gemacht, Männer! - It's our day, now. Well done, men!
                Heute ist einfach nicht mein Tag. - It's just not my day.
          9. n. (dated, now found chiefly in compounds such as Bundestag, Reichstag, Landtag, Sudetendeutscher Tag or Tag der Oberschlesier) convention, congress (formal assembly)
          10. n. see Tage for plural-only senses
          11. interj. (colloquial) hello; (good) day
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
und
     1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
           Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
           Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
     2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
           Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
     3. interj. so?, now?, and?
           Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
Monate
     1. n. plural of Monat
     Monat
          1. n. month (division of a year, usually one twelfth ≈ 30 days)
                bis zum Ende des Monats - until the end of the month
          2. n. month (any period of such length)
                schon seit einem Monat - for a month already
          3. n. month (period between two new moons)
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)
Blatt
     1. n. (botany) leaf (green and flat organ of a plant)
     2. n. (botany) petal (one of the parts of the whorl of a flower)
     3. n. sheet, piece of paper (piece of paper (usually rectangular) that has not been cut, torn, or folded)
           Auf dem Blatt steht nichts drauf. - There is nothing written on this sheet of paper.
     4. n.          sheet (full sheet of paper in a newspaper or similar periodical, representing four pages)
                   ein Blatt ist zwei oder vier Seiten - one sheet is two to four pages
     5. n. hand, cards (set of cards held by a player)
           Zeig mir dein Blatt. - Show me your cards.
     6. n. (colloquial) paper, newspaper (publication containing news and other articles)
           Was ist das denn für ein Käseblatt?! - What kind of newspaper is this?!
     7. n. (colloquial sometimes pejorative) magazine (a printed and published informative periodical)
     8. n. blade (flat functional end of an oar, rudder, propeller, etc.)
     9. n. blade (sharp cutting edge of a saw or other tool)
           Sägeblatt - saw blade
     10. n. thin plate; foil (very thin sheet of metal)
           Blattgold - gold foil
Block
     1. n. bloc
     2. n. block (thick, roughly cuboid object, e.g. cake of soap, block of ice, wood, etc.)
     3. n. block (large building or group of such)
     4. n. pad (of paper)
     5. v. singular imperative of blocken
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?
Buchform
oft
     1. adv. often
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.
Angaben
     1. n. plural of Angabe
     2. v. first-person plural preterite of angeben
     3. v. third-person plural preterite of angeben
     Angabe
          1. n-f. verbal noun of angeben
          2. n-f.          indication, specification, declaration (providing of information)
          3. n-f.          statement, the provided information itself
                        Nach Angaben des Zeugen. - According to the witness.
          4. n-f.          (racket sports) service
          5. n-f.          dated synonym of Angeberei, t=the act of bragging, boasting
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
Feiertagen
     1. n. dative plural of Feiertag
     Feiertag
          1. n. holiday (day on which a festival, etc, is traditionally observed)
Ferien
     1. n. holidays during which an institution (especially a school, university) or a business is closed; break (usually three days or more)
     2. n. vacation, holiday
Gedenktagen
     1. n. dative plural of Gedenktag
Jahreszeiten
     1. n. plural of Jahreszeit
     Jahreszeit
          1. n-f. season, time of year
Mondphase
     1. n-f. lunar phase
Namenstagen
     1. n. dative plural of Namenstag
     Namenstag
          1. n. name day (feast day of a saint)
Sonnenaufgang
     1. n. sunrise
und
     1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
           Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
           Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
     2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
           Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
     3. interj. so?, now?, and?
           Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
Sonnenuntergang
     1. n. sunset (time of day)
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