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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
Vortrag
1. n. talk, lecture
hat
1. v. third-person singular present 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.
mich
1. pron. accusative of ich: me
schon
1. adv. already (happening rather early, continuing rather long)
Es ist erst 11 Uhr und schon über 30 Grad im Schatten. - It’s only 11 a.m. and already more than 30 degrees (°C) in the shade.
Er ist schon seit drei Wochen krank. - He’s been sick for three weeks already.
2. adv. previously, before (at some time in the past; butnot: before a certain event)
Ich erinnere mich, dass wir solche Fälle schon hatten. - I remember that we had such cases before.
3. adv. expresses that an action has been completed; already (i, but more frequent); yet i, in questions
Wir sind spät dran, aber diesen Stapel haben wir immerhin schon bearbeitet. - We’re running late, but at least we’ve (already) finished this pile.
Hast du dir schon die Zähne geputzt? - Have you brushed your teeth yet?
4. adv. (modal particle) expresses a weighing of arguments, contrast between two statements, partial agreement, concession; admittedly; sure(ly); definitely; indeed
Man sollte Kinder nicht bestrafen. — Man sollte Kinder schon bestrafen, nur eben sinnvoll. - One shouldn’t punish children. — One should definitely punish children, but wisely.
Niedrige Steuern heben den Konsum. — Das ist schon richtig, aber... - Low taxes increase consumption. — That is admittedly true, but...
Du merkst doch auch, dass ich Recht habe? — Ja, schon. - You do see I’m right, don’t you? — Yeah, I guess.
5. adv. really (as an intensifier)
Das ist schon etwas merkwürdig. - That's really a little strange.
6. v. singular imperative of schonen
7. v. colloquial of
schonen
1. v. to spare (not harm)
2. v. to rest, to avoid overexertion
beeindruckt
1. Participle. past participle of beeindrucken
2. v. second-person plural present of beeindrucken
3. v. third-person singular present of beeindrucken
4. v. plural imperative of beeindrucken
beeindrucken
1. v. to impress, to impose
Aber
1. n. an objection, a but
2. conj. but; however; though
Ich mag keine Orangen, aber ich mag Äpfel. - I don't like oranges, but I like apples.
3. adv. (obsolete, except in compounds) again
4. adv. (qualifier) rather; quite; unusually; used with adjectives to express a surprising degree, whether this surprise be real or for effect
Das ist aber teuer. - That's rather expensive. ≈ That's more expensive than I would’ve thought.
Du bist aber groß geworden! - Look how tall you’ve become! (said to a child)
5. adv. nonetheless, nevertheless
andererseits
1. adv. on the other hand
bekommt
1. v. third-person singular present of bekommen
2. v. second-person plural present of bekommen
3. v. plural imperative of bekommen
bekommen
1. v. to receive; to get (+aux, haben)
Hunger bekommen - to get hunger
ein Kind bekommen - to have a child
2. v. to catch (+aux, haben)
den Schnupfen bekommen - to catch a cold
3. v. (with dative object) to agree with (someone); to sit well with (someone) i, of food or drink +aux, sein
Das Essen bekommt ihm nicht. - The food does not agree with him.
4. v. to get (with the past participle form of a verb) (+aux, haben)
Das bekommt er ständig gesagt. - He gets told that all the time.
Wir haben sie ins Krankenhaus gebracht, wo sie einen Gips angelegt bekommen hat. - We brought her to the hospital where she got a cast applied.
Haben Sie jemals Antidepressiva verordnet bekommen? - Have you ever been prescribed antidepressants?
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
Redner
1. n-m. speaker (one who makes a speech)
Ja
1. n. a yes
2. adv. yes; yea, yeah, aye
Willst du das? Ja. - Do you want that? Yes.
Aber ja! - Yes, of course!
3. adv. (intensifier) obviously; certainly; of course; really; just; as you know; as is generally known (indicates and emphasises that one is expressing a known fact)
Es kann ja nicht immer so bleiben. - It obviously cannot always remain so.
Der Peter war ja gestern krank. - Peter was sick yesterday, as you know.
4. interj. yes
dafür
1. adv. for that, for it
Dafür brauchen wir gut ausgebildete Fachleute wie Sie. - For that we need well-trained specialists like you.
Der Täter allein ist dafür verantwortlich. - The offender alone is responsible for his actions.
Natürlich ist das jederzeit möglich, wenn wichtige Gründe dafür sprechen. - Of course it is possible to finish a week early, if you have important reasons.
Ich werde mich dafür einsetzen, dass es nicht wieder vorkommt. - I will try to see to it that it does not happen again.
dafür bezahlen. - to pay for it.
dafür kämpfen. - to fight for it.
dafür notwendig. - necessary for this.
Auf diese Weise haben wir zumindest etwas dafür bekommen. - This way, we at least got something for it.
dafür aussprechen. - to speak in favour of it.
dafür stimmen. - to vote in favour of it.
dafür entscheiden. - to decide on it.
dafür ausgeben. - to spend on it.
2. adv. instead, at least, as a compensation
Wir mussten ganz hinten sitzen. Dafür waren die Karten billiger. - We had to sit at the very back. At least the tickets were cheaper.
Ich gebe Ihnen dafür meine Stimme. - I'll give you my voice in exchange.
bezahlt
1. Participle. past participle of bezahlen
2. v. third-person singular present of bezahlen
3. v. second-person plural present of bezahlen
4. v. plural imperative of bezahlen
bezahlen
1. v. to pay for
Mein Onkel Stefan hat mir mein erstes Auto bezahlt. - My Uncle Stefan paid for my first car.
2. v. to pay
Ich möchte bitte bezahlen. - I want to pay please.
3. v. to pay (suffer consequences) (für + accusative)
Dafür wirst du bezahlen! - You will pay for it!

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