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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
riesige
     1. adj. form of riesig
     riesig
          1. adj. gigantic, huge
Schaufel
     1. n-f. shovel
     2. v. first-person singular present of schaufeln
     3. v. singular imperative of schaufeln
Des
     1. n. (music) D-flat
     2. art. genitive singular of der: the
     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
Elchs
     1. n. genitive singular of Elch
     Elch
          1. n. moose, Eurasian elk (Alces alces)
Maß
     1. n-n. size
     2. n-n. extent
     3. n-n. measure (standard against which something can be judged)
           Ehrlichkeit ist das wahre Maß eines Mannes. - Honesty is the true measure of a man.
     4. n. (South Germany) a litre/tankard of beer
     5. v. first-person singular preterite of messen
     6. v. third-person singular preterite of messen
     messen
          1. v. to measure (something)
          2. v. to compete
                sich mit jemandem messen - to compete with someone
          3. v. to measure; to be a given size, height, width, length, etc.
                Der Tisch misst 160 Zentimeter. - The table measures 160 centimeters.
fast
     1. adv. almost; nearly
           Fast 60 Spielfilme sind zu sehen. - There are almost 60 feature films to see.
     2. adv. (in a negative clause) hardly
     3. adv. (obsolete) extremely, very much
     4. v. second-person singular present of fasen
     5. v. third-person singular present of fasen
     6. v. second-person plural present of fasen
     7. v. plural imperative of fasen
     fasen
          1. v. to chamfer
einen
     1. num. masculine accusative singular of ein
     2. art. masculine accusative singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. masculine accusative singular of einer
     4. pron. singular of einer
     5. pron. plural of einer
     6. v. (higher register, transitive) to unite
           Eine Idee, die alle eint. - An idea that unites everybody.
     7. v. (higher register, reflexive) to come to terms
           Nach langem Diskutieren haben sie sich endlich geeint. - After discussing for a long time, they have eventually come to an agreement.
Meter
     1. n. meter (unit of length)
vom
     1. contraction. from the, of the; about the (contraction of von + dem)
     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)
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Ansatz
     1. n. approach
     2. n. (mathematics) ansatz
     3. n. attempt
     4. n. starting point
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.
zur
     1. contraction. contraction of zu der
     zu
          1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality)
                zum Bahnhof - to the train station
          2. prep. with respect to; regarding
                Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that...
          3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question))
                Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal
          4. prep. at, on (indicates location)
                zu Hause - at home
          5. prep. at (indicates time)
                zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time
                zu Beginn - at the beginning
          6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.))
                zu Pferd - on horseback
          7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of)
          8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of)
          9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance)
          10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of)
          11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios)
          12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate)
          13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to
                etwas zu essen - something to eat
          14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively)
                zu schnell - too fast
          15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.)
                Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good!
          16. adv. towards; at
          17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked
          18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action))
          19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open)
                Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed.
                Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety.
                Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there.
          20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade)
          21. adj. done up (fastened)
          22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk
     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
Spitze
     1. n-f. cusp
     2. n-f. point, tip, peak
     3. n-f. top, front, lead
     4. n-f. spike
     5. n-f. lace
     6. n-f. (soccer) striker
     7. n-f. (in the figurative) leadership
           Die Spitzen von SPD und CDU - The leaders of the SPD and CDU
     8. adj. (colloquial) great, awesome
     9. v. first-person singular present of spitzen
     10. v. first-person singular subjunctive of spitzen
     11. v. third-person singular subjunctive of spitzen
     12. v. singular imperative of spitzen
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