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Gestern
1. n. yesterday (the recent past)
2. adv. yesterday
kreuzten
1. v. first-person plural preterite of kreuzen
2. v. third-person plural preterite of kreuzen
3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of kreuzen
4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of kreuzen
kreuzen
1. v. to cross (place across)
Sie kreuzte die Arme. - She crossed her arms.
2. v. to cross, intersect
Die Straße kreuzt eine Bahnlinie. - The road crosses a railway line.
3. v. to cross, pass over
Er kreuzte die Straße. - He crossed the street.
4. v. to crossbreed
Wenn man ein Pferd mit einem Esel kreuzt, entsteht ein Maultier oder Maulesel. - When you crossbreed a horse with a donkey, you get a mule or hinny.
5. v. (nautical, military) to patrol (the sea)
Vor der Meerenge kreuzten feindliche Fregatten. - Enemy frigates were patrolling near the strait.
6. v. (informal) to cruise (for pleasure, also by car)
Wir sind mit dem Kabrio durch die Straßen gekreuzt. - We cruised through the streets in the convertible.
Zwei
1. n-f. two (digit or figure)
Die Zwei ist die einzige gerade Primzahl. - Two is the only even prime number.
Die Zahl 22 besteht aus zwei Zweien. - The number 22 consists of two 2s.
Ich werf' dauernd Zweien! - I’m always throwing twos! (in dice)
2. n-f. (Germany) an academic grade indicating "good", corresponding roughly to a B in English-speaking countries
Die gute Nachricht: Ich habe eine Zwei in Englisch! - The good news: I got a B in English!
3. num. (cardinal) two (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 2; or describing a set with two components)
langjährige
1. adj. form of langjährig
Kontrahenten
1. n. plural of Kontrahent
in
1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house.
Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator.
Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school.
Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop.
Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night.
2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to)
in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense
3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time)
Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen.
im Alter - in old age
im Mittelalter - during the middle ages
in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s
4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of))
Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house.
Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland.
Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age.
5. adj. in, popular (in fashion)
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
Sache
1. n-f. matter, affair, case, question, issue
beschlossene Sache - done deal
Die Polizei untersuchte die Sache ohne Ergebnis. - The police investigated the matter with no result.
2. n-f. thing, object
Da ist noch eine Sache. - There's one more thing (for me to say).
3. n-f. (law) thing: corporeal object
4. n-f. cause, action
5. n-f. subject, matter, business
Das ist Privatsache. - That's a private matter.
6. n-f. (chiefly in colloquial) kilometers per hour
Er raste mit hundert Sachen um die Ecke. - He raced around the corner at 100 per.
stellvertretend
1. adj. acting, vicarious
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.
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
beiden
1. det. dative plural of beide
2. det. plural of beide
3. pron. dative plural of beide
4. pron. plural of beide
beide
1. det. both
2. det. (the) two
3. pron. both
4. pron. (the) two
Lager
1. n. a place where one sleeps, such as a bed or a spot in a barn, etc.
2. n. a lair of an animal (but not usually underground, for which Bau)
3. n. a camp (accommodation of tents or quickly built houses)
4. n. (obsolete) an army, especially but not exclusively when encamped
5. n. (figurative) a camp, party (group of people sharing some interest or opinion)
6. n. a stock; storage; depot; repository (building or room used for keeping goods)
auf Lager - in stock
7. n. (geology, mining) a measure (of some resource)
8. n. (mechanics) a bearing
9. n. (short for, Lagerbier): lager (beer of low fermentation)
10. v. first-person singular present of lagern (colloquial)
11. v. singular imperative of lagern (colloquial)
noch
1. adv. still, yet (up to and including a given time)
Du magst mich noch. - You still like me.
Ich bin noch nicht fertig. - I’m not ready yet.
2. adv. yet, eventually (at an unknown time in the future)
Er wird noch kommen. - He will come eventually.
Das brauche ich später noch. - I'll need that sometime.
3. adv. additionally, in addition, besides, else; (more often expressed in English with) another, more
Da ist noch einer. - There’s another one.
Da sind noch welche. - There are some more.
Ich habe noch Schokolade im Auto. - I have some more chocolate in the car.
Weißt du noch was? - Can you think of anything else?
4. adv. (only) just; barely (by a small margin)
Ich habe es gerade noch geschafft. - I made it just in time.
5. adv. (with comparative) even
Deins ist noch schöner! - Yours is even prettier!
6. conj. (following a negation, especially weder) nor; function word introducing each except the first term or series, indicating none of them is true
Ich mag weder ihn noch dich. - I like neither him nor you.
Er versteht es nicht noch wird er es jemals verstehen. - He doesn’t understand it, nor will he ever understand it.
einmal
1. adv. once, one time (one and only one time)
Ich werde das nur einmal sagen. - I'm only going to say it once.
2. adv. once (formerly; during some period in the past)
Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess.
3. adv. sometime (at an indefinite but stated time in the past or future)
4. adv. first of all, for starters, firstly (as an initial point; before any other considerations)
noch einmal
1. adv. one more time, again
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
polemische
1. adj. form of polemisch
Klinge
1. n-f. blade (of a weapon or tool)
2. n-f. a bladed weapon, sword, saber, etc.
3. v. first-person singular present of klingen
4. v. first-person singular subjunctive of klingen
5. v. third-person singular subjunctive of klingen
6. v. singular imperative of klingen

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