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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)
verleihe
     1. v. first-person singular present of verleihen
     2. v. first-person singular subjunctive of verleihen
     3. v. third-person singular subjunctive of verleihen
     4. v. singular imperative of verleihen
     verleihen
          1. v. to award (someone an honor, a medal, etc); to confer (a title or degree upon someone)
                (jemandem) die Doktorwürde verleihen - to confer a doctorate (upon someone)
                Er hat diesem Unteroffizier das Eiserne Kreuz verliehen. - He awarded the non-commissioned officer the Iron Cross.
          2. v. to lend (something to someone, for a finite period of time)
                Ich verleihe meine Zahnbürste grundsätzlich nicht. - On principle, I never lend out my toothbrush.
          3. v. to vest (a power in someone), to give (a right to someone)
                (jemandem) das Wahlrecht verleihen - to enfranchise (someone)
          4. v. to give (an attribute to something)
                Der Nebel verlieh dem Wald eine fast magische Atmosphäre. - The mist gave the forest an almost magical atmosphere.
                Dieses Haarwaschmittel verleiht ihrem Haar neue Sprungkraft. - This shampoo gives your hair new bounce.
meine
     1. pron. feminine singular of meiner
     2. pron. plural of meiner
     3. det. feminine singular of mein
     4. det. plural of mein
     5. v. first-person singular present of meinen
     6. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of meinen
     7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of meinen
     8. v. singular imperative of meinen
     mein
          1. det. (possessive) my
     meinen
          1. v. to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose
                Ich meine, das war letztes oder vorletztes Jahr. - I think it was last year or the year before.
          2. v. to say; to utter; (not used with nouns; not used in the imperative and rarely in the infinitive)
                Entschuldige, was meintest du gerade? - Sorry, what did you just say?
          3. v. to mean; to be convinced or sincere about something
                Das sagt er nicht nur, das meint er auch. - He doesn’t just say it, he means it.
          4. v. to mean; to have in mind; to convey
                Was meintest du damit? - What did you mean by that?
                Meinst du das rote oder das gelbe Haus? - Do you mean the red or the yellow house?
          5. v. (now rare) to mean; to signify
                Was meint dieses Wort? - What does this word mean?
          6. det. (possessive) masculine accusative singular of mein
          7. det. (possessive) dative plural of mein
Zahnbürste
     1. n-f. toothbrush
grundsätzlich
     1. adj. based on principle
     2. adj. fundamental, elementary, principial
     3. adv. in principle, as a rule (but with exceptions)
     4. adv. absolutely, categorically (without exception)
nicht
     1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb)
           Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb!
           Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true.
     2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you?
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