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Er
     1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male
           Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me?
     2. pron. (personal) he.
           audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg     De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he?
           audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg     De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi.
     3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)).
           audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg     De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old.
     4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)).
           Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far.
     5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite)
Weiß
     1. n. white, whiteness
     2. n. powder, face powder
     3. n. (slang) cocaine
     4. Proper noun. surname, common, from=nicknames
     5. adj. white
     6. v. first-person singular present of wissen
           ich - Ich weiß das bereits.
           ich - Ich weiß nicht.
     7. v. third-person singular present of wissen
           er - Er weiß das bereits.
           er - Er weiß nicht.
     wissen
          1. v. to know; to be aware of (a fact)
                Ich weiß, wo du bist. - I know where you are.
                von etwas wissen - to know about something
          2. v. to remember (with noch)
einfach
     1. adj. easy
           Die Hausaufgabe war sehr einfach. - The homework was very easy.
     2. adj. simple, plain, straightforward
           Ich führe ein einfaches Leben. - I lead a simple life.
     3. adj. single; one-way
           einfache Fahrkarte - single ticket; one-way ticket
     4. adj. easy-to-use
     5. adv. easily
     6. adv. just, simply
           Ruf uns einfach an. - Just call us.
alles
     1. pron. (indefinite) everything; all
           Alles ist gut. - All is well.
     2. pron. (indefinite, chiefly colloquial, appositional) all (as in "we all" etc.)
           Ihr seid alles Idioten. - You're all idiots.
           Die Politiker haben alle keine Ahnung. - The politicians all don’t have a clue.
     3. det. of all
           Alles Geld der Welt würde ich für dich geben. - All the money in the world I'd give for you.
           Ich wünsche dir alles Gute. - I wish you all the best.
über
     1. prep. (accusative, or dative) above, over (spatially)
           Über dem Wald ist der Himmel blau. - Over the forest, the sky is blue.
           Die Vögel flogen über den Wald. - The birds flew over the forest.
     2. prep. about, concerning, over, at (in reference to)
           Die ganze Klasse lachte über ihren Witz. - The entire class laughed at her joke.
     3. prep. (accusative) via, through, by way of
           Der Zug fährt über den Hauptbahnhof. - The train goes via the main station.
           Ich kaufe alles über das Internet. - I buy everything through the internet.
     4. prep. (accusative) across
           Ich fahre mit der Fähre über die Ostsee. - I travel on the ferry across the Baltic Sea.
     5. prep. (accusative) during, for, over a time period
           Es regnete über das Wochenende. - It rained over the weekend.
           Er hat uns über Jahre belogen. - He's lied to us for years.
     6. prep. (accusative) about
           Ich schreibe ein Buch über Goethes Leben. - I'm writing a book about Goethe's life.
     7. prep. around, among
     8. prep. over, more than, above (a quantity)
     9. prep. beyond
           Die technischen Probleme in der Welt von heute gehen weit über den Rahmen des Technischen hinaus. - The technological problems in today's world extend far beyond the scope of technology.
     10. prep. at (when 'over' or 'about' could roughly be substituted)
     11. adj. (tlb, colloquial) left over, remaining, (replaces übrig in all its predicative instances, including those lexicalized as verb prefixoids.)
           überbleiben - to be left over, to remain
           Hier sind noch zwei Gurken über. Willst du die haben? - Here there are two gherkins left. Wanna have em?
     12. adv. over (in certain select phrases)
           über und über - over and over
     13. post. (following accusative) throughout
           Den ganzen Tag über. - Throughout the entire day.
Musik
     1. n-f. music
           Was hörst du für Musik? - What kind of music do you listen to?
     2. n-f. music as a school subject, musical instruction
           Musik fällt morgen aus. - Music class is cancelled tomorrow.
     3. n-f. a musical piece
           Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Eine kleine Nachtmusik
     4. n-f. (informal) a band, mostly one performing at some event
           Die Musik ist noch beim Essen, aber gleich geht’s los. - The band are still eating, but they’ll start soon.
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