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Gelege
     1. n. eggs, clutch of eggs, sitting
und
     1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
           Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
           Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
     2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
           Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
     3. interj. so?, now?, and?
           Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
Nachkommenschaft
     1. n. progeny
           (coord, Vorfahrenschaft)
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)
Vögeln
     1. n. gerund of vögeln
     2. n. dative plural of Vogel
     3. v. (dated) to catch birds (compare "angeln")
     4. v. (dated) to be itinerant, to flit from place to place
     5. v. (of birds) to mate
     6. v. (vulgar) to have sexual intercourse
     Vogel
          1. n. a bird
          2. n. (colloquial slang) an idiot, a clown (dimwitted or ridiculous person)
                Was für ’n Vogel bist du denn? - How dumb are you?
                Junge, du bist so ein Vogel! - Dude, you are such an idiot!
          3. n. (military, slang) a kite (an aeroplane or any aircraft)
                Lasst uns den Vogel in die Luft bringen. - Let's take off with this kite.
          4. Proper noun. (surname, common, from=nicknames) (originating as a nickname, or as an occupational name for a catcher of birds)
Fischen
     1. n. gerund of fischen, , to fish
     2. n. dative plural of Fisch
     3. v. to fish
     Fisch
          1. n. fish (cold-blooded vertebrates living in water)
                Wir haben jeder einen Fisch gefangen. - Each one of us has caught a fish.
                Ob ein Wal ein Fisch ist, hängt von der Definition ab. - Whether a whale is a fish depends on the definition.
          2. n. fish (food)
                Freitags essen viele Leute Fisch. - Many people eat fish on Fridays.
Reptilien
     1. n. plural of Reptil
     Reptil
          1. n. A reptile; the cold-blooded vertebrate.
und
     1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
           Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
           Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
     2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
           Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
     3. interj. so?, now?, and?
           Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
Insekten
     1. n. plural of Insekt
     Insekt
          1. n. insect
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