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Du
     1. pron. alternative case form of du you (singular) (especially when used as a direct address in letters)
     2. n. (literally) the thou, the you (singular)
           jemandem das Du anbieten - to offer somebody the thou
     3. pron. you (thou, singular familiar)
solltest
     1. v. second-person singular preterite of sollen
     2. v. second-person singular subjunctive of sollen
     sollen
          1. v. (auxiliary) should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall
                Ich soll das machen. - I should do that.
                Ich sollte das nicht tun. - I should not do it.
          2. v. (auxiliary) to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something)
          3. v. (auxiliary) to be intended (to do something); to be meant (to be something)
          4. v. (auxiliary) to be said (to do something); reportedly; they say that; I hear that; so they say; rumor has it; supposedly.
                Es soll da viele Leute geben. - They say that there are many people there.
          5. v. (auxiliary) would; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates something that would happen in the past but after the time frame of the main clause
          6. v. (auxiliary) should; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates a hypothetical and unlikely condition for the main clause
Dir
     1. pron. alternative case form of dir
     2. pron. personal dative of du; you, to you.
     3. pron. dative of du; yourself, to yourself.
noch
     1. adv. still, yet (up to and including a given time)
           Du magst mich noch. - You still like me.
           Ich bin noch nicht fertig. - I’m not ready yet.
     2. adv. yet, eventually (at an unknown time in the future)
           Er wird noch kommen. - He will come eventually.
           Das brauche ich später noch. - I'll need that sometime.
     3. adv. additionally, in addition, besides, else; (more often expressed in English with) another, more
           Da ist noch einer. - There’s another one.
           Da sind noch welche. - There are some more.
           Ich habe noch Schokolade im Auto. - I have some more chocolate in the car.
           Weißt du noch was? - Can you think of anything else?
     4. adv. (only) just; barely (by a small margin)
           Ich habe es gerade noch geschafft. - I made it just in time.
     5. adv. (with comparative) even
           Deins ist noch schöner! - Yours is even prettier!
     6. conj. (following a negation, especially weder) nor; function word introducing each except the first term or series, indicating none of them is true
           Ich mag weder ihn noch dich. - I like neither him nor you.
           Er versteht es nicht noch wird er es jemals verstehen. - He doesn’t understand it, nor will he ever understand it.
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
Boots
     1. n. genitive singular of Boot
     Boot
          1. n. boat
          2. n. , translation=On the water, in a decorated boat, the little denizen of the Spreewald is taken to Lübbenau or Burg to be baptized; in a boat the schoolchild goes to school; and on the friendly green wa
          3. n. , translation=I’ve been lying here for two hours now looking at the pines and into the water—  all alone on my boat.
Anziehen
     1. n. gerund of anziehen
     2. v. Senses related to dressing.
     3. v.          to get dressed
                   Ich ziehe mich an. - I’m getting dressed.
     4. v.          to dress (in a specific manner)
                   Sie zieht sich sehr elegant an. - She dresses very elegantly.
     5. v.          to put on; to dress oneself in
                   Ich ziehe (mir) meinen Pulli an. - I put on my pullover.
     6. v.          to dress someone
                   Ich ziehe ihn an. - I’m dressing him.
     7. v.          to dress someone in
                   Ich ziehe ihm seine Jacke an. - I’m dressing him in his jacket.
     8. v. to attract
           Die Stille alter Kirchen hat mich immer angezogen. - “The quietness of old churches has always attracted me.”
     9. v. to attract one another
           Gegensätze ziehen sich an. - Opposites attract one another.
     10. v. to fasten (a screw)
           Die Schraube muss fest angezogen werden. - The screw must be fastened tight.
     11. v. to pull (a lever)
           Er zog die Handbremse an. - He put on the hand brake.
     12. v. to pull lightly
           Zieh die Schublade etwas an, ohne den losen Knopf abzubrechen. - Pull the drawer a bit without breaking off the loose knob.
     13. v. to pull away
     14. v. to speed up; to sprint
           Sie zog noch einmal an und gewann das Rennen. - She sped up again and won the race.
     15. v. to climb
           Nach überwundener Krise ziehen die Kurse wieder an. - With the crisis overcome, the prices are climbing again.
     16. v. to be touched by; to care much about; to have oneself be impressed by; to feel responsible for
           Da zieh ich mir nix von an. - I don’t care much about that.
     17. v. to draw near, to approach, to come close
     18. v. to cite
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary