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dazu
     1. adv. in addition to it, in addition, besides
     2. adv. for that purpose
     3. adv. to it, to that
gehört
     1. Participle. past participle of hören
     2. Participle. past participle of gehören
     3. v. third-person singular present of gehören
     4. v. second-person plural present of gehören
     5. v. plural imperative of gehören
     hören
          1. v. to hear (to perceive sounds (or a sound) through the ear)
          2. v. to listen to, pay attention to (to give (someone) one's attention)
          3. v. to attend, to go to, to sit in on
          4. v. to get, to receive
          5. v. to listen (to pay attention to a sound or speech; to accept advice or obey instruction)
                Du musst auf deine Eltern hören. - You have to listen to your parents.
          6. v. to hear (to receive information; to come to learn)
          7. v. to hear (to be contacted (by))
     h
          1. n. (common, not restricted to scientific usage) hour
                15:30 h - footer=(read out as: fünfzehn Uhr dreißig, or halb vier)
     gehören
          1. v. (with dative) to belong to, be the property of
                Das Buch gehört mir. - The book belongs to me.
                Ihm gehört das ganze Land. - The whole country belongs to him; he owns the whole country.
          2. v. to be a prerequisite for; to be a characteristic of (with zu)
                Es gehört sehr viel Selbstvertrauen dazu um so etwas zu tun. - To do something like this needs a lot of self-confidence.
                Zu einem Feuerwehrmann gehört Mut und Tapferkeit. - Being a fireman requires bravery and courage.
          3. v. to belong to, be a part of (with zu)
                Sachsen gehört zu Deutschland. - Saxony belongs to Germany.
                Verbrennungen gehören zu den häufigen Unfällen im Haushalt. - Burns are among the commonest accidents in the home.
          4. v. to be proper
                Wie es sich gehört. - As is right and proper.
                Das gehört sich nicht. - That's just not done.
          5. v. ought to be (with the past participle form of the verb)
                Jemand, der so etwas tut, gehört verhaftet! - Anyone who does such a thing ought to be arrested!
                Kinder gehören um diese Zeit ins Bett. - Children belong in bed at this time.
                Ihm gehört sofort eine verpasst. - He should be instantly slapped.
                Er gehört auch hin und wieder geschlagen. - He needs a good beating every now and again.
     geh
          1. v. singular imperative of gehen
     gehen
          1. v. to go, to walk
                Lass uns beide mit dem Hund gehen. - Let's walk the dog together.
                Ich sah die Kinder über die Straße gehen. - I saw the children walk/go across the street.
                Mein Baby beginnt schon zu gehen. - My baby is already starting to walk.
          2. v. to leave
                Ich gehe jetzt. - I’m leaving now.
          3. v. to leave, to take off (aeroplane, train)
                Wann geht dein Zug? - When is your train leaving?
          4. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be going; to be all right; indicates how the dative object fares
                Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
                Es geht mir gut. - I’m doing well. (Literally, “It goes well for me.”)
                Es geht. - It’s all right.
          5. v. (slightly, informal, intransitive, often, impersonal) to be possible
                Das würde vielleicht gehen. - That might be possible.
                Ich zeige dir, wie es geht. - I'll show you how it's possible.
          6. v. (colloquial intransitive) to work, to function (of a machine, method or the like)
                Der Kaffeeautomat geht nicht. - The coffee dispenser doesn't work.
          7. v. (colloquial intransitive) to last, to go for, to go on, to be in progress
                Das ging für eine halbe Stunde oder so. - This went on for half an hour or so.
                Die Sitzung geht bis ein Uhr. - The session is scheduled until one o’clock.
          8. v. to sit, to rise, to expand (of dough etc.)
                Teig drei Stunden gehen lassen. - Let dough sit for three hours.
          9. v. (colloquial intransitive) to be (on) (to pay)
                Die Getränke gehen auf mich. - Drinks are on me.
          10. v. (regional, or dated, impersonal, intransitive) to approach; to be going (on some one) + auf (object) = time
                Es geht auf 8 Uhr. - It’s going on 8 o’clock.
          11. v. (with genitive, only in combination with Weg) to go one's way, to make one's way (of a path, destination), to go separate ways
Stanley
Milgrams
Gehorsamsexperiment
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)
dem
     1. art. dative singular of der: the
     2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Er
     1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male
           Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me?
     2. pron. (personal) he.
           audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg     De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he?
           audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg     De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi.
     3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)).
           audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg     De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old.
     4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)).
           Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far.
     5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite)
zeigte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of zeigen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of zeigen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of zeigen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of zeigen
     zeigen
          1. v. to show, make see
          2. v.          (with auf) to point at
                        Man zeigt nicht mit dem Finger auf die Leute! - You don’t point your finger at people!
          3. v.          to exhibit, allow to see
                        Zeig mir mal deine Briefmarkensammlung! - Please show me your stamp collection!
          4. v.          to display, manifest
                        Die Bäume zeigen schon die ersten grünen Blätter. - The trees are already displaying the first green leaves.
          5. v.          to demonstrate, explain by doing
                        Kannst du mir mal zeigen, wie das geht? - Could you show me how this is done?
          6. v.          to go to show, demonstrate, prove
                        Das zeigt wieder mal, dass du keine Ahnung hast. - This only shows again that you don't have a clue.
          7. v. to appear, become apparent, come out, turn out, show up, to be manifested
wie
     1. adv. how
           Wie groß bist du? - How tall are you?
           Ich weiß nicht, wie die Katze hereingekommen ist. - I don't know how the cat got in.
           Wie wunderbar! - How wonderful!
     2. conj. like
           Freunde sind wie Sterne in der Nacht. - Friends are like stars in the night.
     3. conj. as
           Wie ihr wisst, bin ich in Dortmund aufgewachsen. - As you know, I grew up in Dortmund.
           Ich bin so schnell wie du. - I’m as fast as you are.
     4. conj. (colloquial nonstandard) than
           Der Junge ist größer wie sein Vater. - The boy is taller than his father.
     5. conj. (chiefly colloquial) when referring to the past
           Ich hab ihn gesehen, wie ich in Köln war. - I saw him when I was in Cologne.
           Wie ich zur Tür herauskomme, steht da mein alter Schulfreund. - When I came out the door, my old school-day friend was standing in front of me.
Menschen
     1. n. singular of Mensch
     2. n. plural of Mensch
     Mensch
          1. n. human, human being, man
          2. n. woman
          3. n. (nowadays often pejorative) woman, broad
          4. interj. man! rah!
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)
Ihrem
     1. pron. (possessive) dative singular of Ihr
     2. det. dative singular of ihr: her, its, their i;referring to a masculine or neuter object in the dative case
     ihr
          1. pron. you, ye (plural, familiar)
          2. pron. dative of sie
                Hast du ihr das Buch gegeben? - Did you give her the book?
          3. det. her (possessive)
                Laura hat mir ihr neues Auto gezeigt. - Laura showed me her new car.
                Die Katze spielt oft mit ihren Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with her toys.
          4. det. its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine)
                die Sonne und ihre Wärme - the sun and its warmth
          5. det. their
                Die Kinder spielen mit ihrem Hund. - The kids are playing with their dog.
                die Wolken und ihre Schönheit - the clouds and their beauty
Eifer
     1. n. zeal, eagerness, alacrity
Befehle
     1. n. plural of Befehl
     2. v. first-person singular present of befehlen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of befehlen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of befehlen
     Befehl
          1. n. command, order
          2. n. (computing) command
auszuführen
     1. v. de-zu-infinitive of ausführen
Ihren
     1. pron. (possessive) masculine accusative singular of Ihr
     2. pron. (possessive) dative plural of Ihr
     3. det. masculine accusative singular of ihr: her, its, their i;referring to a masculine object in the accusative case, or a plural object in the dative case
     4. det. dative plural of ihr: her, its, their i;referring to a masculine object in the accusative case, or a plural object in the dative case
     ihr
          1. pron. you, ye (plural, familiar)
          2. pron. dative of sie
                Hast du ihr das Buch gegeben? - Did you give her the book?
          3. det. her (possessive)
                Laura hat mir ihr neues Auto gezeigt. - Laura showed me her new car.
                Die Katze spielt oft mit ihren Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with her toys.
          4. det. its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine)
                die Sonne und ihre Wärme - the sun and its warmth
          5. det. their
                Die Kinder spielen mit ihrem Hund. - The kids are playing with their dog.
                die Wolken und ihre Schönheit - the clouds and their beauty
Mitmenschen
     1. n. plural of Mitmensch
tödliche
     1. adj. form of tödlich
     tödlich
          1. adj. deadly, mortal, lethal, fatal
Stromstöße
     1. n. plural of Stromstoß
     Stromstoß
          1. n. power surge
          2. n. electric shock
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