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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
Firmenchef
sprach ... aus
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of aussprechen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of aussprechen
     aussprechen
          1. v. to pronounce (sound a word, give it a pronunciation)
                Die Süddeutschen sprechen die Buchstaben b, d, g stimmlos aus. - Southern Germans incl. Austrians, Swiss, etc. pronounce the letters b, d, g without voice.
          2. v. to be pronounced; to have a certain pronunciation
                Wie spricht sich das aus? - How is this pronounced? / How do you say this?
          3. v. to pronounce (e.g. a verdict); (but not used as freely as in English)
                Das Gericht hat eine sehr milde Strafe ausgesprochen. - The court has pronounced a very lenient sentence.
          4. v. to utter; to articulate (especially something awkward or hitherto secret)
                Sie sprach aus, was wir alle dachten. - She uttered what we were all thinking.
          5. v. to declare oneself in favour of; to declare oneself for; to recommend (+preo, für)
                Die Experten haben sich für diese Lösung ausgesprochen. - The experts have declared themselves in favour of this solution.
          6. v. to say everything one wants to say; to finish
                Lasst ihn erst mal aussprechen, bevor ihr über ihn herfallt. - Let him finish first before you lay into him.
          7. v. to pour one's heart out; to disbosom oneself (+preo, bei)
                Es hat gutgetan, mich mal richtig bei dir auszusprechen. - It's been good to really pour my heart out to you.
          8. v. to talk things out (resolve a problem by talking) (+preo, mit)
                Ich habe mich mit ihr ausgesprochen und jetzt verstehen wir uns bestens. - I've talked things out with her and now we get along very well.
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).
für
     1. prep. for
           Das Geschenk ist für dich. - The present is for you.
     2. prep. in favor of, in support of
           Ich bin für die erste Option. - I'm in favor of the first option.
     3. prep. by the standards of
           Für einen Ausländer sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch. - For a foreigner, you speak German very well.
     4. prep. on behalf of
           Mein Anwalt wird das für mich beantworten. - My lawyer will answer to that on my behalf.
     5. prep. kind / type of
           Was für ein Kuchen ist das? - What kind of cake is this?
     6. prep. (informal) instead of
           Für die Hose hab ich jetzt den Rock genommen. - Instead of the trousers which I chose not to buy, I took the skirt.
     7. prep. (colloquial nonstandard) in order to (with zu and infinitive)
           Der Papa holt das Werkzeug, für die Waschmaschine zu reparieren. - Daddy is getting his tools in order to repair the washing machine.
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
frischgebackene
     1. adj. form of frischgebacken
Uniabsolventin
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