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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
Fischer
1. n-m. fisher, fisherman (male or of unspecified gender)
2. n-m. component part in various compound nouns, e.g. Amazonasfischer, Austernfischer
3. n-m. component part in various compounds for different kinds of fishing boats, e.g. Grundschleppnetzfischer
4. Proper noun. surname, common, from=occupations
spült
1. v. third-person singular present of spülen
2. v. second-person plural present of spülen
3. v. plural imperative of spülen
spülen
1. v. to rinse or wash (dishes, clothes, etc.)
Bitte spülen Sie Ihre Flaschen vor dem Recycling. - Please rinse your bottles before recycling them.
2. v. (of waves, tides, etc.) to wash, to sweep (something off a boat, onto shore)
In der Nacht wurde eine große Menge Seegras an den Strand gespült. - A large quantity of seaweed washed onto the beach during the night.
Plötzlich hat mich eine Riesenwelle fast über Bord gespült. - Suddenly a giant wave nearly swept me overboard.
3. v. to flush (esp. the toilet)
4. v. (figuratively) to wash, to sweep, to flush
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?
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
Fischer
1. n-m. fisher, fisherman (male or of unspecified gender)
2. n-m. component part in various compound nouns, e.g. Amazonasfischer, Austernfischer
3. n-m. component part in various compounds for different kinds of fishing boats, e.g. Grundschleppnetzfischer
4. Proper noun. surname, common, from=occupations
trocknet ... ab
abtrocknen
1. v. to make dry, e.g. by wiping with a towel (+aux, haben)
Kannst du bitte das Geschirr abtrocknen? - Can you dry the dishes please?
2. v. to dry off (to become dry) (+aux, sein)
Die Wäsche ist dank des Windes zügig abgetrocknet. - Thanks to the wind, the laundry has dried off quickly.

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