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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
Fußgänger
     1. n-m. pedestrian, walker (male or of unspecified gender)
halten
     1. v. to hold
     2. v. to stop; to halt; to hold back
           Haltet den Dieb! - Stop the thief!
     3. v. to support; to hold up
     4. v. to keep; to maintain; to hold
           Der Wein hält mich jung. - Wine keeps me young.
     5. v. to keep
     6. v. to hold; to keep; to stay
     7. v. to stop
           Der Zug hält nicht in Würzburg. - The train doesn’t stop in Würzburg.
     8. v. to take for, to consider (+preo, für)
           Hält er mich für einen Trottel? - Does he take me for a fool?
     9. v. to adhere to, to follow (rules, the law, etc.) (+preo, an)
           Er ist ein Aufrührer, der sich nicht an Ihre Regeln hält. - He's a rebel who doesn't follow your rules.
     10. v. (with preposition: von) expresses a positive or negative opinion depending on quantity
           Ich halte viel von Dieter. - I like Dieter a lot.
           Ich halte wenig von Tomaten. - I do not like tomatoes very much.
     11. v. to give (a presentation, lecture etc.)
           Ich halte ein Referat morgen. - I'm giving a presentation tomorrow.
vor
     1. prep. in front of, ahead of (relative location in space)
     2. prep. before, prior to, ahead of (relative location in time)
     3. prep. ago (location in the past relative to the present)
           vor drei Tagen - three days ago
           vor einiger Zeit - a while ago
     4. prep. from, against (a threat or negative outcome)
           Er konnte vor dem Tsunami nicht mehr fliehen. - He couldn't escape (from) the tsunami.
           Du hast mich vorm Ertrinken gerettet. - You saved me from drowning.
           vor Verlusten schützen - to protect against losses
           sich vor jemandem verstecken - to hide from somebody
     5. prep. (what) with, (out) of (stating cause)
           vor Freude weinen - to cry with joy
           Ich sterbe vor Durst. - I'm dying of thirst.
           Ich kann dich vor all dem Rauch gar nicht sehen. - I can't even see you, what with all the smoke.
           Vor lauter Angst traute sich keiner im Raum mehr zu atmen. - Nobody in the room dared to breathe out of sheer fright.
halten vor
     1. v. first-person plural present of vorhalten
     2. v. third-person plural present of vorhalten
     3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of vorhalten
     4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of vorhalten
dem
     1. art. dative singular of der: the
     2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Zebrastreifen
     1. n-m. (informal) zebra crossing
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