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Ich
     1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego
     2. n. self, me, him, etc.
           das wahre Ich - the real me
     3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
Brauche
     1. n. dative singular of Brauch
     2. v. first-person singular present of brauchen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of brauchen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of brauchen
     5. v. singular imperative of brauchen
     brauchen
          1. v. to need, to be in need of, to require
                Ich brauche deine Hilfe. - I need your help.
                Ich brauche nie lang. - I never need long.
                Dafür brauchen wir dringend eine politische Lösung. - For this, we urgently need a political solution.
          2. v. to need to, to have to (in negation or with the adverb nur)
                Du brauchst nicht auf mich (zu) warten. - You don’t need to wait for me.
                Sie braucht mich nur an(zu)rufen. - She just needs to call me.
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)
Mann
     1. n. man, male human being
     2. n. husband
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.
diese
     1. pron. feminine nominative singular of dieser; "this"
     2. pron. feminine accusative singular of dieser; "this"
           Ich will diese Frau - I want this woman.
     3. pron. nominative plural of dieser; "these"
           Diese Dinge sind dumm - These things are stupid.
     4. pron. accusative plural of dieser; "these"
     dieser
          1. pron. this one, this
          2. pron. that one, that
Arbeit
     1. n-f. toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation
           Seine Arbeit macht ihm Spaß. - He enjoys his work/job.
           Ich kann gerade nicht. Ich bin bei der Arbeit! - I can't do it now. I am at work!
           Er war auf dem Weg zur Arbeit. - He was on the way to work.
           Er war auf der Arbeit. - He was on his work place.
           Während der Arbeit - While doing work.
           Während der Arbeitszeit - During work.
           Er ging zur Arbeit. - He went to his work place.
           uxi, Er ging auf die Arbeit., He went to his work place.
           In diesem Dorfe gibt es keine Arbeit. - There are no opportunities for employment in this hamlet.
           Er hat keine Arbeit. - He is without employment/He lollygags.
     2. n-f. job, task, assignment
           Ich muss zuvor noch einige Arbeiten erledigen. - First I have to complete some assignments/finish some jobs.
           Er ging an die Arbeit. - He tackled his job.
     3. n-f. effort, work, human expenditure
           Das ist mir zu viel Arbeit. - This is too much effort for me.
           Nach der Operation muss für zwei bis drei Tage die Arbeit gemieden werden. - After the surgical operation work should be avoided for two to three days.
     4. n-f. performance, workmanship, work, the result of effort that might consist in a product or performance itself depending on what is owed(refn, group=n, name=n2, According to the German contract law there
           Sagenhafte Arbeit! - Great work!
           Gute Arbeit muss belohnt werden. - Decent work must be requited.
     5. n-f. (physics) work, energy transmitted by force through a body
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