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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
Pinsel
     1. n-m. paintbrush
hätte
     1. v. first-person singular subjunctive of haben
     2. v. third-person singular subjunctive of haben
     haben
          1. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses)
                Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that.
          2. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
          3. v. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself)
                Glaub und hab keine Angst. - Believe and don't be afraid or Believe and have no fear.
          4. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire)
          5. v. to get (to receive)
          6. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend)
          7. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from)
          8. v. to contain, be composed of, equal
                Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres.
          9. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are
                Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books.
          10. v. to make a fuss
                Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss!
          11. v. (colloquial with es and mit) to be occupied with, to like, to be into
                Ich hab's nich so mit Hunden. - I don't have it that much with dogs.
          12. v. (colloquial with es and von or über) to talk about
                Wir hatten's grad von dir und deiner Freundin. - We just had it about you and your girlfriend.
Gestern
     1. n. yesterday (the recent past)
     2. adv. yesterday
Mehr
     1. n. increase, excess
           ein Mehr an Arbeit, Steuern, Unkosten, ... - an excess of work, taxes, costs, ...
     2. n. majority, more than half (50%) of some group
           Der Gesetzesentwurf der Volksinitiative scheiterte am Volksmehr.
     3. pron. something more
           sich für mehr halten - to think one is something more
           Mehr will er nicht bezahlen. - He doesn't want to pay more.
           Er sieht mehr als ich. - He sees more than I see.
     4. det. comparative of viel; more
           Willst du mehr Essen? - Do you want more food?
           mit mehr oder weniger Erfolg - with a greater or lesser degree of success
           Ich habe mehr Haare als du. - I have more hair than you.
           zwei Kilo mehr - two more kilos
     5. adv. more
           immer mehr - more and more
     6. adv. (with negation) no longer, never again, nothing more, not anymore
           Er ist kein Kind mehr - He is no longer a child.
           Ich mag dich nicht mehr. - I don't like you anymore.
           nicht mehr lange - not much longer
           nichts mehr - nothing more, nothing left
           nie mehr - never again
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
eine
     1. num. feminine singular of ein
     2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. feminine singular of einer
     4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer
     5. pron. singular of einer
Ohrfeige
     1. n-f. A box on the ear, cuff on the ear
     2. n-f. (figurative) slap in the face
verdient
     1. Participle. past participle of verdienen
     2. adj. deserved
     3. adj. meritorious
     4. v. third-person singular present of verdienen
     5. v. second-person plural present of verdienen
     6. v. plural imperative of verdienen
     verdienen
          1. v. to make money, to earn + an (object) = on
                Ich verdiene viel Geld bei meinem Job. - I make a lot of money at my job.
                Die Bank verdient an diesen Zinsen üppig. - The bank earns lavishly on these interest rates.
                Jemand hat kräftig daran verdient. - Someone made some big money on it.
          2. v. to deserve + für (object) = for
                Sie verdient Anerkennung für ihre Arbeit. - She deserves recognition for her work.
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