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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
Karosserie
1. n-f. (of a car) body
von
1. prep. from
Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg.
Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister.
2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)
das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father
3. prep. by (with passive voice)
Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company.
4. prep. about, of (a topic)
Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth.
5. prep. on, with (a resource)
Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays?
Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb)
Autos
1. n. genitive singular of Auto
2. n. plural of Auto
Auto
1. n. car
Das ist das Auto meines Vaters. - That is my father’s car.
besteht
1. v. third-person singular present of bestehen
2. v. second-person plural present of bestehen
3. v. plural imperative of bestehen
bestehen
1. v. to succeed, to pass (an exam)
Er hat die Prüfung bestanden. - He has passed the exam.
2. v. to consist (aus)
3. v. to exist
Durch geschicktes Management blieb die Firma auch im starken Wettbewerb bestehen. - By smart management the company survived in the strong competition.
4. v. to insist (auf with dative)
Er besteht darauf, dass dem Druck nicht nachgegeben wird. - He insists on not giving in to the pressure.
weitgehend
1. adj. extensive
2. adv. to a large extent, largely, mostly, predominantly
Aus
1. n. (sports) an out; the end of play for an individual or a team
2. n. (sports) the out of bounds area
3. n. end
4. adv. out
5. adv. (with sein) over; finished; done; up
Das Spiel ist aus! - The game is up!
6. adj. (of a device) off
7. prep. out of; from (from the inside of something)
Hol das Besteck aus der Schublade! - Get the cutlery from the drawer!
8. prep. from (a place; see usage notes below)
Er kommt aus dem selben Dorf wie ich. - He’s from the same village as I am.
9. prep. of; made of; out of
ein Haus aus Eis - a house made of ice
10. prep. for; out of (because of a feeling or inner quality)
etwas aus Freundschaft tun - to do something out of friendship (i.e. a sense of friendship)
etwas aus Feigheit unterlassen - to neglect something out of cowardice
geformten
1. Participle. form of geformt
Blechen
1. n. dative plural of Blech
2. v. (colloquial) to cough up, to fork out, hand over (i.e. money)
Blech
1. n. sheet (of metal)
2. n. (informal) any cheap, lightweight metal or metal object
3. n. (informal, music, collective) brass (all brass instruments, or all brass players, etc.)
„Das Blech spielt bitte mal allein!“ rief der Dirigent. - The conductor demanded loudly: “Brass play on their own now, please!”

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