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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
Kettfaden
     1. n. (textiles) warp
           (coord, Schussfaden)
Muss
     1. n. necessity, a must
     2. v. first-person singular present of müssen
     3. v. third-person singular present of müssen
     müssen
          1. v. (auxiliary) to have to (do something); must; to be obliged (to do something); to need (to do something).
                Wir müssen es machen. - We must do it.
                Wir müssen es nicht machen. - We need not do it. / We do not need to do it.
                Ich musste es machen. - I had to do it.
          2. v. to have to do something implied; must; to be obliged.
                Ja, ich muss. - Yes, I must.
                Ja, ich habe gemusst. - Yes, I had to.
          3. v. (colloquial euphemism) to need to go to the bathroom.
reißfester
     1. adj. comparative of reißfest
     2. adj. form of reißfest
ausgeführt
     1. Participle. past participle of ausführen
     2. adj. conducted, accomplished, executed, performed, achieved
     ausführen
          1. v. to take out (also for a walk)
                Heute früh habe ich meinen Hund ausgeführt. - I took my dog out for a walk early today.
          2. v. to export
                Entwicklungsländer führen meist einfache landwirtschaftliche Produkte aus. - Developing countries generally export simple agricultural products.
          3. v. (also, computing) to carry out, to execute
                einen Plan ausführen - to carry out a plan
                ein Programm ausführen - to execute a programm
          4. v. (also, intransitive) to elaborate on, to explain in detail
                Ich führte meine Meinung mit Beispielen aus. - I elaborated on my opinion with examples.
     ausf
Sein
     1. n. existence, being, essence (the state and the conditions of being, existing, occurring)
     2. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
           Das ist schön. - That is beautiful.
           Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car.
     3. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
           Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i
           Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold?
           Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick.
           Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy.
           Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored.
     4. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for
           Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted.
           Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie.
           Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it.
     5. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
           Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
     6. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive
           Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence.
           Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house.
     7. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
           Du bist. - It’s your turn.
           Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine.
     8. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag
           Du bist! - You're it!
           Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore.
     9. det. his
           Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister.
           Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys.
     10. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun)
           der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light
           das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs
     11. det.          (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
                   Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
     12. det. one's
           Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
Als
     1. n. creek, drainage channel
     2. conj. (subordinating, referring to time of occurrence) at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as
           Als er ankam, öffnete sie die Tür. - When he arrived, she opened the door.
           Als wir jung waren, spielten wir im Wald. - We played in the forest when we were young.
     3. conj. (used with a comparison or as an exception) than
           Zwei ist größer als eins. - Two is greater than one.
           Die Kopie sieht anders aus als das Original. - The copy looks different than the original.
           Er sagt nichts anderes als die Wahrheit. - He tells nothing other than the truth.
     4. conj. as; like; in the function of; in the form of
           Als Polizist muss ich es tun. - As a policeman, I must do it.
           Wir sind Feinde, aber im Moment müssen wir uns als Freunde verhalten. - We are enemies, but for now we must act like friends.
           Sie verkleidete sich als Krankenschwester, um das Krankenhaus zu betreten. - She disguised herself as a nurse to enter the hospital.
     5. conj. as if
     6. conj. (after negative pronoun) but, other than
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
Schussfaden
     1. n. (textiles) weft
           (coord, Kettfaden)
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