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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
längste
     1. adj. form of lang
     lang
          1. adj. long; lengthy (in space or time)
          2. adj. (of a person) tall
          3. adj. (with units of time, chiefly Jahre) many (indicating the length of the time in total)
                Er hat lange Jahre damit verbracht, diese Frage zu erörtern. - He spent many years reasoning about this question.
          4. adv. (chiefly colloquial, but also found in formal style) Alternative form of lange
                Der Ausflug hat lang gedauert. - The trip took quite long.
          5. adv. long, sprawled, stretched (physically)
                Er lag lang auf der Erde. - He lay sprawled on the ground.
          6. post. for (temporal)
                Er ist ein Jahr lang um die Welt gereist. - He travelled around the world for one year.
                Ich habe mein ganzes Leben lang die Relativitätstheorie studiert. - I studied relativistic physics my entire life.
          7. post. (chiefly colloquial, but also found in formal style) Alternative form of entlang
                Gehen Sie einfach diese Straße lang! - Just go along this street!
                Wo lang? Hier lang! - Which way? This way!
          8. v. singular imperative of langen
Nudel
     1. n-f. a noodle, a string or lump of pasta
     2. n-f. (in the plural) pasta
     3. n-f. (in compounds) certain other kinds of pastries
     4. n-f. (informal) a person, usually female, who is funny and cheerful, especially when also having a pleasantly plump, buxom figure
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
Welt
     1. n-f. world
war
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of sein
     sein
          1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
                Das ist schön. - That is beautiful.
                Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car.
          2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
                Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i
                Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold?
                Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick.
                Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy.
                Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored.
          3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for
                Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted.
                Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie.
                Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it.
          4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
                Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
          5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive
                Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence.
                Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house.
          6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
                Du bist. - It’s your turn.
                Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine.
          7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag
                Du bist! - You're it!
                Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore.
          8. det. his
                Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister.
                Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys.
          9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun)
                der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light
                das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs
          10. det.          (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
                        Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
          11. det. one's
                Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
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Meter
     1. n. meter (unit of length)
Lang
     1. Proper noun. surname, from=nicknames
     2. adj. long; lengthy (in space or time)
     3. adj. (of a person) tall
     4. adj. (with units of time, chiefly Jahre) many (indicating the length of the time in total)
           Er hat lange Jahre damit verbracht, diese Frage zu erörtern. - He spent many years reasoning about this question.
     5. adv. (chiefly colloquial, but also found in formal style) Alternative form of lange
           Der Ausflug hat lang gedauert. - The trip took quite long.
     6. adv. long, sprawled, stretched (physically)
           Er lag lang auf der Erde. - He lay sprawled on the ground.
     7. post. for (temporal)
           Er ist ein Jahr lang um die Welt gereist. - He travelled around the world for one year.
           Ich habe mein ganzes Leben lang die Relativitätstheorie studiert. - I studied relativistic physics my entire life.
     8. post. (chiefly colloquial, but also found in formal style) Alternative form of entlang
           Gehen Sie einfach diese Straße lang! - Just go along this street!
           Wo lang? Hier lang! - Which way? This way!
     9. v. singular imperative of langen
     langen
          1. v. (colloquial southern) to reach for something, to grab
          2. v. (colloquial southern) to pass, to hand something to someone
          3. v. (colloquial southern) to suffice, to be enough
                Mir langt's. - I've had enough
          4. adj. form of lang
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