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gegen
     1. prep. against
           Die Erklärung der Vereinten Nationen über die Beseitigung der Gewalt gegen Frauen. - The United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women.
     2. prep. toward (i.e. directed to someone/something)
     3. prep. toward (i.e. in the direction of)
     4. prep. approximately, around
     5. prep. in exchange for
     6. prep. facing
     7. prep. compare to
100
     1. num. Alternative spelling of hundert, , hundred
           Der Fischer fing 100 Fische. - The fisher catched 100 fishes.
           (in a compound)     Ich habe es ihm 100-mal/100mal gesagt. - I've told him a hundred times.
Professoren
     1. n. plural of Professor
     Professor
          1. n. professor
wird
     1. v. third-person singular present of werden
     werden
          1. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense
                Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home.
          2. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs
          3. v. (auxiliary) to be done; forms the passive voice
                Das Buch wird gerade gelesen. (present tense) - The book is being read.
                Ich wurde in Europa geboren. (preterite tense) - I was born in Europe.
                Er war geschlagen worden. (past perfect tense) - He had been beaten.
          4. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn
                Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter.
          5. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to begin or come to feel or experience (a condition)
                Usage: In this sense werden is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. (See the usage no
                Wird dir kalt? - Are you getting cold?
                Den Kindern wird langweilig. - The children are getting bored.
                Von Mayonnaise wird mir schlecht. - Mayonnaise makes me sick. (Literally: From mayonnaise I become sick.)
          6. v. (copulative, colloquial) to be, to happen, to occur (in the future)
                Wir werden zusammen glücklich. - We will be happy together.
                Was wird aus mir? - What will become of me?
          7. v. (colloquial) to be going to work
                Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that.
Wegen
     1. n. dative plural of Weg
     2. prep. for, because of
           Wegen des schlechten Wetters werden wir zu Hause bleiben. - Because of the bad weather, we will stay at home.
Betrügereien
     1. n. plural of Betrügerei
bei
     1. prep. (locative) by; near
           die Bank bei der Kirche - the bench/bank by the church
           die Bäckerei beim Bahnhof - the bakery near the train station
     2. prep. (with a person, family, shop) at
           Ich schlafe bei Peter. - I’m sleeping at Peter’s place.
           Ich bin beim Metzger. - I'm at the butcher’s.
     3. prep. (with an organization or company) for; at; in
           bei der Firma arbeiten - to work for the firm
           das Arbeitsklima bei Schmidt & Co. - the working atmosphere at Schmidt & Co.
     4. prep. (formal, reflexive) with; on
           Er hat es nicht bei sich. - He doesn’t have it on him.
             → for which usually: Er hat es nicht dabei.
     5. prep. (with an event considered certain) upon, at the time of
           bei Abfahrt des Zuges - upon departure of the train
     6. prep. (with an event considered theoretical) in case of, in the event of
           bei Hochwasser - in case of flooding
     7. prep. (with a continuing activity or condition) during; while; during the existence of
           bei der Arbeit - during work
           beim Lesen des Textes - while reading the text
           bei Schnee - when there is snow
     8. prep. (with an item that implies an activity) over; during
           bei einem Glas Wein - over a glass of wine (that is, while drinking it)
           bei einem Film - during a film (that is, while watching it)
     9. prep. (dated, in a postal address) care of; via
           Frau Tina Müller bei Firma Schmidt & Co. - Mrs Tina Müller, care of Schmidt & Co.
     10. prep. (now dialectal, nonstandard, northern and central Germany, withaccusative) with, to, towards
           Leg dat bei die andern Sachen! - Put that with the other things!
           Komm ma bei mich! - Come to me!
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
Vergabe
     1. n-f. awarding, allocation (awarding of a contract etc)
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)
Doktortiteln
ermittelt
     1. Participle. past participle of ermitteln: determined, ascertained
     2. adj. determined
     ermitteln
          1. v. to ascertain, determine, detect, identify
          2. v. (+preo, gegen) investigate
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