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Elektrotechnik
     1. n. (electrical engineering) electrical engineering
Spannungs
oder
     1. conj. or
           Danach alles gestr. oder noch 1–2 Wörter? - Is everything after that crossed out or are there one or two more words?
     2. part. (tag question) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Es ist kalt heute, oder? - It’s cold today, isn’t it?
           Das war keine so gute Idee, oder? - That wasn’t such a good idea, was it?
           Du kommst aus Deutschland, oder? - You’re from Germany, aren’t you?
Stromstoß
     1. n. power surge
     2. n. electric shock
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)
kurzer
     1. adj. form of kurz
     kurz
          1. adj. short, brief
          2. adj. concise
          3. adv. briefly, in short
Dauer
     1. n-f. duration
           Die Dauer des Verfahrens – zwei Monate – hat uns überrascht. - The duration of the process—two months—surprised us.
     2. n-f. permanence
           Der Friede ist vermutlich nicht von Dauer. - Peace is probably not permanent.
     3. v. first-person singular present of dauern
     4. v. singular imperative of dauern
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