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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
Geschichte
1. n-f. history
Geschichte schreiben - to make history
in die Geschichte eingehen - to go down in history
2. n-f. story
eine Geschichte schreiben - to write a story
jemandem eine Geschichte erzählen - to tell someone a story
dieses
1. pron. singular of dieser
2. pron. genitive singular of dieser
dieser
1. pron. this one, this
2. pron. that one, that
Berufs
1. n. genitive singular of Beruf
Beruf
1. n. occupation, profession, trade, job, career
2. n. vocation
reicht
1. v. third-person singular present of reichen
2. v. second-person plural present of reichen
3. v. plural imperative of reichen
reichen
1. v. to reach (extend a certain distance)
Der Turm reicht fast bis zum Himmel. - The tower almost reaches the sky.
2. v. (ditransitive) to pass, to hand, to serve, to put within reach
Bitte reich mir die Butter. - Please pass the butter.
Reichen wir uns die Hand. - Let's shake hands. (Lit. Let's reach our hands out to each other.)
3. v. to suffice, to be enough, to do (for a certain purpose)
Vier Äpfel reichen für den Strudel. - Four apples are enough for the strudel.
Mir reicht's! - I've had enough!
Bis
1. n. (music) B-sharp
2. conj. (subordinating, temporal) until
Wir warten hier, bis das Gewitter vorbei ist. - We'll wait here until the thunderstorm is over.
3. conj. (coordinating) to
Ich arbeite 40 bis 50 Stunden in der Woche. - I work 40 to 50 hours a week.
Ihre Haare sind braun bis dunkelbraun. - Her hair is brown to dark brown.
4. prep. (temporal) until, to, (US) through
Meine Tochter ist bis zwei Uhr in der Schule. - My daughter is at school until two o'clock.
Ich war von Montag bis Freitag krank. - I was sick from Monday to Friday.
5. prep. (temporal) by
Die Aufgabe muss bis Donnerstag fertig sein. - The task must be complete by Thursday.
6. prep. (local) to; all the way to
Der Zug fährt bis Köln. - The train goes to Cologne.
in
1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house.
Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator.
Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school.
Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop.
Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night.
2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to)
in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense
3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time)
Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen.
im Alter - in old age
im Mittelalter - during the middle ages
in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s
4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of))
Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house.
Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland.
Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age.
5. adj. in, popular (in fashion)
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
graue
1. v. first-person singular present of grauen
2. v. first-person singular subjunctive of grauen
3. v. third-person singular subjunctive of grauen
4. v. singular imperative of grauen
grauen
1. v. (impersonal, + dative) to cause terror
Mir graut es schon vor der Prüfung. - I am already terrified by the exam.
2. v. to be terrified
Ich graue mich vor der morgigen Prüfung. - I am already terrified by tomorrow's exam.
3. v. to break
4. v. to become grey
Sein Fell graut. - His fur is turning grey.
5. adj. form of grau
Vorzeit
1. n-f. prehistory, prehistoric times
Zurück
1. n. going back (in existential clauses, negated)
Jetzt gab es kein Zurück mehr. - Now there was no going back any more.
2. adv. back, backward, backwards, to the rear.
3. interj. stand back!
4. interj. get back!

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