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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
Gesellschaft
     1. n-f. company (presence of other people in general)
           Ich habe Gesellschaft. - I have company. / I'm not alone.
     2. n-f. company (group of people)
     3. n-f. society, the public (abstract concept of an organised social group or a local population in general)
     4. n-f. society (organised group of people with common interests)
           Die Goethe-Gesellschaft lädt zur Lesung. - The Goethe Society invites you to a reading.
     5. n-f. (law) company, corporation (collection of people and assets with a legal identity, which may or may not be separate from that of its members)
Muss
     1. n. necessity, a must
     2. v. first-person singular present of müssen
     3. v. third-person singular present of müssen
     müssen
          1. v. (auxiliary) to have to (do something); must; to be obliged (to do something); to need (to do something).
                Wir müssen es machen. - We must do it.
                Wir müssen es nicht machen. - We need not do it. / We do not need to do it.
                Ich musste es machen. - I had to do it.
          2. v. to have to do something implied; must; to be obliged.
                Ja, ich muss. - Yes, I must.
                Ja, ich habe gemusst. - Yes, I had to.
          3. v. (colloquial euphemism) to need to go to the bathroom.
sich
     1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
     2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object).
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
nachhaltiges
     1. adj. form of nachhaltig
     nachhaltig
          1. adj. long-term, sustainable, permanent, ongoing, lasting
                Dies ist keine nachhaltige Lösung des Problems. - This is not a long-term solution to the problem.
Wirtschaften
     1. n. plural of Wirtschaft
     2. v. to keep house
     3. v. to economize
     Wirtschaft
          1. n-f. economy
          2. n-f. (southern) inn, pub
          3. n-f. economics ((clipping of Wirtschaftswissenschaft))
          4. n-f. (colloquial) mess
konzentrieren
     1. v. to concentrate, focus (one's mind or attention)
           In den nächsten Monaten konzentriere ich mich auf mein neues Buch. - In the next few months I will focus on my new book.
     2. v. to concentrate (something)
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary