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für
     1. prep. for
           Das Geschenk ist für dich. - The present is for you.
     2. prep. in favor of, in support of
           Ich bin für die erste Option. - I'm in favor of the first option.
     3. prep. by the standards of
           Für einen Ausländer sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch. - For a foreigner, you speak German very well.
     4. prep. on behalf of
           Mein Anwalt wird das für mich beantworten. - My lawyer will answer to that on my behalf.
     5. prep. kind / type of
           Was für ein Kuchen ist das? - What kind of cake is this?
     6. prep. (informal) instead of
           Für die Hose hab ich jetzt den Rock genommen. - Instead of the trousers which I chose not to buy, I took the skirt.
     7. prep. (colloquial nonstandard) in order to (with zu and infinitive)
           Der Papa holt das Werkzeug, für die Waschmaschine zu reparieren. - Daddy is getting his tools in order to repair the washing machine.
Pellkartoffeln
kocht
     1. v. third-person singular present of kochen
     2. v. second-person plural present of kochen
     3. v. plural imperative of kochen
     kochen
          1. v. to cook, to prepare food (chiefly hot food for lunch or supper)
          2. v. to cook something (in a) liquid (e.g. soup, chili, spaghetti)
          3. v. to boil
          4. v.          (to reach the boiling point)
          5. v.          (to heat a liquid until it boils)
          6. v. to be stirred up or agitated, especially with anger
man
     1. pron. one, you (indefinite pronoun; construed as a third-person singular)
           Man kann nicht immer kriegen, was man will. - You can’t always get what you want.
           Manchmal muss man Kompromisse machen. - Sometimes one must compromise.
     2. pron. they, people (people in general)
           Zumindest sagt man das so... - At least that’s what they say...
     3. pron. someone, somebody (some unspecified person)
     4. pron. they (some unspecified group of people)
     5. adv. (colloquial regional northern Germany) just; only
           Komm man hier rüber! - Just come over here!
           Das sind man dreißig Stück oder so. - These are only thirty or so.
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
Kartoffeln
     1. n. plural of Kartoffel
     Kartoffel
          1. n-f. potato
          2. n-f. (sometimes derogatory) a German; particularly an ethnic German from the perspective of allochthonous populations in Germany
mit
     1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside)
           Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends.
     2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of)
           Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil.
           Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus.
     3. prep. with (as an accessory to)
     4. prep. with (having)
     5. prep. at (with the age of)
     6. prep. with, including, with ... included
     7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group
           Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town.
           Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived.
     8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well)
     9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it
           Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course.
Ihren
     1. pron. (possessive) masculine accusative singular of Ihr
     2. pron. (possessive) dative plural of Ihr
     3. det. masculine accusative singular of ihr: her, its, their i;referring to a masculine object in the accusative case, or a plural object in the dative case
     4. det. dative plural of ihr: her, its, their i;referring to a masculine object in the accusative case, or a plural object in the dative case
     ihr
          1. pron. you, ye (plural, familiar)
          2. pron. dative of sie
                Hast du ihr das Buch gegeben? - Did you give her the book?
          3. det. her (possessive)
                Laura hat mir ihr neues Auto gezeigt. - Laura showed me her new car.
                Die Katze spielt oft mit ihren Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with her toys.
          4. det. its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine)
                die Sonne und ihre Wärme - the sun and its warmth
          5. det. their
                Die Kinder spielen mit ihrem Hund. - The kids are playing with their dog.
                die Wolken und ihre Schönheit - the clouds and their beauty
Schalen
     1. n. plural of Schale
     2. adj. form of schal
     Schale
          1. n-f. peel; husk; shell (outer layer)
          2. n-f. shell; scallop
          3. n-f. (hunting) hoof
          4. n-f. dish (shallow container)
          5. n-f. bowl; cup (roughly hemispherical container)
          6. n. plural of Schal
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