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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
Farbe
     1. n-f. colour
     2. n-f. paint
     3. n-f. dye, colourant for hair
     4. n-f. suit (playing cards)
     5. n-f. (heraldry) tincture
lief
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of laufen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of laufen
     laufen
          1. v. to walk; to jog; to run (to move on foot; either at a normal or an increased speed)
                Wir können mit dem Bus fahren oder laufen. - We could take the bus or walk.
                Lasst uns etwas schneller laufen. - Let's move a little faster.
                Joggen bedeutet entspannter, aber auch bewusster zu laufen. - Jogging means to run in a less exhausting but more conscious way.
          2. v. to flow; to leak; to run
          3. v. to be in progress; to run
                Das Projekt läuft erfolgreich. - The project is progressing successfully.
                einwandfrei laufen. - to run smoothly.
          4. v. to happen, to go on, to take place
                Was läuft da zwischen euch? - What's going on between you guys?
          5. v. to run, to execute (a program)
                Das Programm läuft einwandfrei. - The program runs flawlessly.
          6. v. to be in order; to work; to function
                Alles läuft, wie es soll. - Everything works just fine.
          7. v. to pass; to flow
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
Dicker
     1. n. fat man
     2. n. (colloquial) (Informal term of address, often Digger)
     3. adj. comparative of dick
     4. adj. form of dick
Tropfen
     1. n-m. drop
     2. n. gerund of tropfen
     3. v. to drop, drip
     4. v. to leak (said of a faucet)
abwärts
     1. adv. downwards, downhill
     2. adv. downstream
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?
bildete
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of bilden
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of bilden
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of bilden
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of bilden
     bilden
          1. v. to form, to train
          2. v. to educate oneself
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
Nase
     1. nose
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