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Fahrzeug
     1. n. (general) vehicle
     2. n. (narrower) motor vehicle, automobile, car
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.
Menschen
     1. n. singular of Mensch
     2. n. plural of Mensch
     Mensch
          1. n. human, human being, man
          2. n. woman
          3. n. (nowadays often pejorative) woman, broad
          4. interj. man! rah!
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
aufgrund
     1. prep. due to, because of, as a result of, by reason of, on account of
           Er ließ mich aufgrund eines Diebstahls zur Polizeidirektion bringen. - He had me brought to the police station because of a theft.
körperlicher
     1. adj. form of körperlich
     körperlich
          1. adj. bodily, physical
Behinderung
     1. n-f. handicap, disability
     2. n-f. hindrance, impediment
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?
Verletzung
     1. n-f. injury
     2. n-f. violation
schlecht
     1. adj. bad, evil, wicked (the opposite of good; immoral)
           ein schlechter Mensch - a bad person
     2. adj. bad (unskilled; of limited ability)
           sie ist schlecht in Mathe - she is bad at maths
     3. adj. bad (unhealthy, unwell)
           schlecht für jemanden sein - to be bad for somebody
     4. adj. bad (of poor physical appearance)
           schlecht aussehen - to look bad
     5. adj. bad, off (spoiled, rotten, overripe)
           schlecht werden - to go off, to go bad
     6. adj. dirty (dishonourable)
     7. adv. badly, poorly, not well (in a bad or poor manner)
     8. adv. with difficulty, not easily
Gehen
     1. n. (gerund of gehen): "going".
     2. v. to go, to walk
           Lass uns beide mit dem Hund gehen. - Let's walk the dog together.
           Ich sah die Kinder über die Straße gehen. - I saw the children walk/go across the street.
           Mein Baby beginnt schon zu gehen. - My baby is already starting to walk.
     3. v. to leave
           Ich gehe jetzt. - I’m leaving now.
     4. v. to leave, to take off (aeroplane, train)
           Wann geht dein Zug? - When is your train leaving?
     5. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be going; to be all right; indicates how the dative object fares
           Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
           Es geht mir gut. - I’m doing well. (Literally, “It goes well for me.”)
           Es geht. - It’s all right.
     6. v. (slightly, informal, intransitive, often, impersonal) to be possible
           Das würde vielleicht gehen. - That might be possible.
           Ich zeige dir, wie es geht. - I'll show you how it's possible.
     7. v. (colloquial intransitive) to work, to function (of a machine, method or the like)
           Der Kaffeeautomat geht nicht. - The coffee dispenser doesn't work.
     8. v. (colloquial intransitive) to last, to go for, to go on, to be in progress
           Das ging für eine halbe Stunde oder so. - This went on for half an hour or so.
           Die Sitzung geht bis ein Uhr. - The session is scheduled until one o’clock.
     9. v. to sit, to rise, to expand (of dough etc.)
           Teig drei Stunden gehen lassen. - Let dough sit for three hours.
     10. v. (colloquial intransitive) to be (on) (to pay)
           Die Getränke gehen auf mich. - Drinks are on me.
     11. v. (regional, or dated, impersonal, intransitive) to approach; to be going (on some one) + auf (object) = time
           Es geht auf 8 Uhr. - It’s going on 8 o’clock.
     12. v. (with genitive, only in combination with Weg) to go one's way, to make one's way (of a path, destination), to go separate ways
Können
     1. n. (gerund of können); skill, ability
     2. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can.
     3. v.          (auxiliary)
                   Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him?
                   Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that.
                   Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be.
                   Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
     4. v.          to be able to do something implied; can.
                   Nein, ich kann nicht. - No, I can’t.
                   Er hat gekonnt. - He was able to do it.
     5. v.          to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w
                   Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. - I know German and English.
                   Kannst du es? - Can you do it?
                   Das hätte ich nicht gekonnt. - I couldn’t have done that. / I wouldn’t have been capable of that.
     6. v.          to be possible, to make sense
                   Nächstes Jahr is’n Schaltjahr. – Das kann nich’. Letztes Jahr war doch Schaltjahr! - Next year is a leap year. – That’s not possible. Last year w
     7. v.          (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may.
                   Kann ich mitkommen? - May I come along?
                   Er hat nicht ins Kino gehen können. - He was not allowed to go to the cinema.
     8. v.          (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed
                   
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