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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
Traum
     1. n. dream
eines
     1. num. genitive singular of ein
     2. art. genitive singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. singular of einer
     4. pron. genitive singular of einer
jeden
     1. pron. masculine accusative singular of jeder
     2. pron. singular of jeder
     each
Segler
     1. n-m. one who sails, steers sailing boats; a sailor (for sport or recreation)
     2. n-m. (informal) short for a craft that sails or glides, especially a sailing boat, ngd, but also a paraglider, sailplane, etc.
     3. n-m. (ornithology) swift (bird)
ist
     1. v. third-person singular present of sein
     sein
          1. 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.
          2. 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.
          3. 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.
          4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
                Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
          5. 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.
          6. 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.
          7. 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.
          8. 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.
          9. 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
          10. det.          (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
                        Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
          11. det. one's
                Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
einfach
     1. adj. easy
           Die Hausaufgabe war sehr einfach. - The homework was very easy.
     2. adj. simple, plain, straightforward
           Ich führe ein einfaches Leben. - I lead a simple life.
     3. adj. single; one-way
           einfache Fahrkarte - single ticket; one-way ticket
     4. adj. easy-to-use
     5. adv. easily
     6. adv. just, simply
           Ruf uns einfach an. - Just call us.
beschrieben
     1. Participle. past participle of beschreiben
     2. adj. described, delineated
     3. v. first-person plural preterite of beschreiben
     4. v. third-person plural preterite of beschreiben
     5. v. first-person plural subjunctive of beschreiben
     6. v. third-person plural subjunctive of beschreiben
     beschreiben
          1. v. to describe
          2. v. to write on
          3. v. (computing, transitive) to write (record data) to
ein
     1. art. a, an
           ein Mann - a man
           eine Frau - a woman
           ein Kind - a child
     2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
           ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
           darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
     3. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
Katamaran
     1. n-m. (shipping) catamaran (twin-hulled yacht)
viel
     1. pron. much, a lot
           Es ist viel passiert. - Much has happened.
     2. det. much, many
           Er hat viel Geld verloren. - He lost a lot of money.
     3. det. In the singular, the adjective is usually left unchanged when it is not preceded by an article or determiner (see example sentence above). Otherwise it is declined like a normal adjective: das viele
     4. det. In the plural, the adjective is usually declined even without a preceding article or determiner: viele Kinder. However, it may be left unchanged when modified by a preceding adverb, e.g. in the combi
     5. det. The comparative form mehr is invariable and never declined; it cannot be preceded by any article or determiner (note however mehrere, mehreres, and obsolete mehre, mehr
     6. adv. much, a lot
           Wir haben viel gelacht. - We laughed a lot.
Speed
     1. n. (slang) speed (amphetamine-based drug)
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
Professionelle
     1. n. female equivalent of Professioneller: female professional, female pro
     2. n. (euphemistic) prostitute
     3. adj. form of professionell
Mannschaft
     1. n-f. crew members of a ship
     2. n-f. team (group of people)
           Wenn unsere Mannschaft so weiterspielt, werden wir bestimmt gewinnen! - If our team keeps playing like this, we will definitely win!
           Sie sind die allerbesten Mannschaften - They are the very best teams
     3. n-f. (now rare) group of soldiers belonging to one military unit
     4. Proper noun. the national football team of Germany
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?
stundenlang
     1. adj. lasting for hours
     2. adv. for hours
auf
     1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of)
           Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table.
     2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of)
           Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table.
     3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility)
           Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house.
           Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up.
     4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in
           Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that.
           auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square
           Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea.
           auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair
           auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post)
     5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in
           auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair
           auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post)
     6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below)
           Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German?
     7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable)
           Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine.
           Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday!
     8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of)
           auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come
     9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish)
           Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health!
           Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time.
     10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something)
           X auf Y Meter groß
     11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open
           Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open.
     12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food)
           Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup?
           Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed)
     13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed
           Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock.
     14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before)
     15. interj. have a go
Einer
     1. n-m. (mathematics) unit
     2. n-m. (mathematics) units' place, ones' place (place value of a number)
     3. n-m. (sports) single scull
     4. n-m. (swimming) one-meter diving board
     5. num. feminine singular of ein
     6. art. feminine singular of ein
     7. pron. one
     8. pron. someone, somebody
     9. pron. feminine singular of einer
Kufe
     1. n-f. runner (of a sleigh)
     2. n-f. blade (of an ice skate)
     3. n-f. skid (of an aircraft)
     4. n-f. vat, tub
oder
     1. conj. or
           Danach alles gestr. oder noch 1–2 Wörter? - Is everything after that crossed out or are there one or two more words?
     2. part. (tag question) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Es ist kalt heute, oder? - It’s cold today, isn’t it?
           Das war keine so gute Idee, oder? - That wasn’t such a good idea, was it?
           Du kommst aus Deutschland, oder? - You’re from Germany, aren’t you?
auf
     1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of)
           Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table.
     2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of)
           Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table.
     3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility)
           Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house.
           Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up.
     4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in
           Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that.
           auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square
           Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea.
           auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair
           auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post)
     5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in
           auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair
           auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post)
     6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below)
           Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German?
     7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable)
           Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine.
           Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday!
     8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of)
           auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come
     9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish)
           Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health!
           Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time.
     10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something)
           X auf Y Meter groß
     11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open
           Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open.
     12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food)
           Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup?
           Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed)
     13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed
           Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock.
     14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before)
     15. interj. have a go
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Schwertern
     1. n. dative plural of Schwert
     Schwert
          1. n. sword
                Er zückte augenblicklich sein Schwert. - He drew his sword immediately.
                Das Katana war ein weit verbreitetes Schwert in Japan. - The katana was a very common sword in Japan.
                Breitschwert - broadsword
                Langschwert - longsword
          2. n. blade (of a chainsaw etc.)
          3. n. dorsal fin (of certain kinds of whales)
                Schwertwal - orca
          4. n. (heraldry) sword
auf
     1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of)
           Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table.
     2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of)
           Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table.
     3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility)
           Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house.
           Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up.
     4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in
           Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that.
           auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square
           Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea.
           auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair
           auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post)
     5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in
           auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair
           auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post)
     6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below)
           Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German?
     7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable)
           Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine.
           Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday!
     8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of)
           auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come
     9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish)
           Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health!
           Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time.
     10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something)
           X auf Y Meter groß
     11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open
           Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open.
     12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food)
           Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup?
           Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed)
     13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed
           Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock.
     14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before)
     15. interj. have a go
Freier
     1. n-m. john, punter (client of a prostitute)
     2. adj. comparative of frei
     3. adj. form of frei
See
     1. n-m. lake
           Dieser See ist sehr klein. - This lake is very small.
     2. n-f. (singular only) sea, ocean
           Mein Großvater ist als Fischer zur See gefahren. - My grandfather went to sea as a fisherman.
     3. n-f. (nautical) sea, sea condition, swell
           Die See ist heute sehr ruhig. - The sea is very calm today.
dahin
     1. adv. there (to or into that place; thither)
     2. adv. over, gone
           Das Auto ist leider dahin, da kann man nichts mehr tun. - Unfortunately, the car is broken, there is nothing more that can be done.
           Dahin ist all die Macht. - All the power is gone.
Fliegen
     1. n. (gerund of fliegen); (the act of) flying
     2. n. plural of Fliege
     3. v. to fly; to travel by air (+aux, sein)
     4. v. to rush; to fly; to go quickly (+aux, sein)
     5. v. to fly; to pilot (+aux, haben)
     6. v. to transport by air (+aux, haben)
     7. v. to get the axe, to get kicked out (+aux, sein)
           ... könnte von der Akademie fliegen. - ... could get kicked out of academy.
     8. v. to fall; to fall down (+aux, sein)
Tage
     1. n. (informal) period, that time of the month (female menstruation)
           Sie hat ihre Tage. - She's having her period.
     2. v. first-person singular present of tagen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of tagen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of tagen
     5. v. singular imperative of tagen
     Tag
          1. n. day (24-hour period)
                Tag für Tag - day after day
          2. n. day (period from midnight to the following midnight)
                Der Tag fängt um Mitternacht an. - The day begins at midnight.
          3. n. (astronomy) day (rotational period of a planet, moon or any celestial body (especially Earth))
          4. n. day, daylight (period between sunrise and sunset when there is daylight)
                Im Winter sind die Tage kürzer. - During the winter the days are shorter.
                Diese kurzen Tage verursachen Depressionen. - These short days cause feelings of depression.
                An den irdischen Polen dauert ein Tag sechs Monate. - At the Earth's poles a day lasts about six months.
          5. n. day, daylight, light (light from the Sun)
          6. n. (figurative) light (open view; a visible state or condition)
          7. n. day (part of a day which one spends at work, school, etc.)
                Nun, wie war dein Tag? - Well, how was your day?
                Überstunden!? Was für ein Tag! - Overtime!? What a day!
          8. n. (figurative) day (specified time or period, considered with reference to the prominence or success (in life or in an an argument or conflict) of a person or thing)
                Der Tag gehört uns. Gut gemacht, Männer! - It's our day, now. Well done, men!
                Heute ist einfach nicht mein Tag. - It's just not my day.
          9. n. (dated, now found chiefly in compounds such as Bundestag, Reichstag, Landtag, Sudetendeutscher Tag or Tag der Oberschlesier) convention, congress (formal assembly)
          10. n. see Tage for plural-only senses
          11. interj. (colloquial) hello; (good) day
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?
Wochen
     1. n. plural of Woche
     Woche
          1. n-f. week (period of seven days counting from Monday to Sunday, or from Sunday to Saturday)
                ab nächster Woche - from next week on
                vor Wochen - weeks ago
                jede zweite Woche - every other week
                Woche für Woche - week after week
          2. n-f. week (any period of seven consecutive days)
                schon seit einer Woche - for a week already
          3. n-f. week; weekdays (those days of a given week on which most people work)
                unter der Woche - during the week
Lang
     1. Proper noun. surname, from=nicknames
     2. adj. long; lengthy (in space or time)
     3. adj. (of a person) tall
     4. adj. (with units of time, chiefly Jahre) many (indicating the length of the time in total)
           Er hat lange Jahre damit verbracht, diese Frage zu erörtern. - He spent many years reasoning about this question.
     5. adv. (chiefly colloquial, but also found in formal style) Alternative form of lange
           Der Ausflug hat lang gedauert. - The trip took quite long.
     6. adv. long, sprawled, stretched (physically)
           Er lag lang auf der Erde. - He lay sprawled on the ground.
     7. post. for (temporal)
           Er ist ein Jahr lang um die Welt gereist. - He travelled around the world for one year.
           Ich habe mein ganzes Leben lang die Relativitätstheorie studiert. - I studied relativistic physics my entire life.
     8. post. (chiefly colloquial, but also found in formal style) Alternative form of entlang
           Gehen Sie einfach diese Straße lang! - Just go along this street!
           Wo lang? Hier lang! - Which way? This way!
     9. v. singular imperative of langen
     langen
          1. v. (colloquial southern) to reach for something, to grab
          2. v. (colloquial southern) to pass, to hand something to someone
          3. v. (colloquial southern) to suffice, to be enough
                Mir langt's. - I've had enough
          4. adj. form of lang
Power
     1. n. (informal) strength, energy, physical power
     2. n. (statistics) power
     3. adj. (regional, informal) poor, miserable
     4. v. singular imperative of powern
     5. v. colloquial of
Rund
     1. n. round
     2. adj. round, rounded, similar as in English, especially:
     3. adj.          circular
     4. adj.          spherical, globular
     5. adj. (euphemistic) corpulent, thick
     6. adj. (engine operation) regular
     7. adv. around
     8. adv. roughly, approximately, about
um
     1. prep. about
           Es geht um den Kuchen. - It's about the pie.
     2. prep. around
           Um die Ecke - around the corner
     3. prep. at, by (qual, when relating to time)
           Um acht Uhr reisen wir ab - At eight o’clock we depart
     4. prep. by (qual, percentage difference)
           Die Verkaufsmengen gingen um 6% zurück. - Sales in volume has decreased by 6%.
     5. prep. (Austria) for qual, amount of money
           Um einen Euro bekommt man heute nicht besonders viel. - You can't buy much for one euro these days.
           Heute im Sonderangebot um nur 99 Euro. - Special offer today for only 99 euros.
     6. conj. in order to, so as to
           Wir sind gekommen, um zu helfen. - We’ve come (in order) to help.
     7. adj. (predicative, not attributive) up, in the sense of finished
           Werden dich in kurzem binden/ Erdgeist, deine Zeit ist um - source=Friedrich von Hardenberg, Novalis
     8. adv. around, about
     9. adv. turned over, changed, from one state to another
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
Uhr
     1. n-f. (invariable) hours, o'clock (indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period)
           Es ist vier Uhr. - It is four o'clock.
           Es ist vier Uhr zwölf. - It is twelve minutes past four.
           Wieviel Uhr ist es? - What time is it?
     2. n-f. clock, watch (instrument used to measure or keep track of time)
           (hyponyms, Armbanduhr, Standuhr, Wanduhr)
           Meine Uhr geht nach. - My watch is running slow.
     3. n-f. (in compounds) meter; gauge (a kind of measuring device, typically for water and gas consumption)
           Wasseruhr - water meter
           Gasuhr - gas meter
     4. n-f. (informal) clockwise direction
           mit der Uhr - clockwise
           gegen die Uhr - widdershins, counterclockwise
ohne
     1. conj. (+ dass or zu clause) without
           Viele Jahre sind vergangen, ohne dir zu sagen, was du mir bedeutest. - Many years have gone by without telling you what you mean to me.
     2. prep. (+accusative) without
           Ohne dich bin ich nichts. - Without you I am nothing.
     3. adv. without
           Ich mag Fußball, aber ich kann auch ohne leben. - I like soccer, but I could live without.
Halt
     1. n. hold; adhesion
     2. n. foothold; grip
     3. n. support
     4. n. stop (e.g. of a train)
     5. n. halt; cessation
     6. v. singular imperative of halten
     7. interj. stop!, wait!
     8. adv. (colloquial modal particle) (Indicating that something is generally known, or cannot be changed, or the like; often untranslatable); so, just, simply, indeed, well
           Er ist halt ein Idiot. - Well, he’s an idiot.
           Dann müssen wir halt härter arbeiten. - Then we’ll just have to work harder.
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