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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
großen
     1. adj. form of groß
     groß
          1. adj. big, large, large-scale
                Das ist ein großes Problem. - That is a big problem.
                Ich lebe in einem großen Haus. - I live in a large house.
          2. adj. great, grand
          3. adj. (of a person) tall
          4. adj. (childish) pertaining to defecation
                Ich muss groß. - I need to poo.
Pause
     1. n-f. pause, break
     2. n-f. tracing, blueprint
Stürmen
     1. n. dative plural of Sturm
     2. v. (meteorology, intransitive, often, impersonal) to storm, be blustery +aux, haben
           Es stürmt. - It’s storming.
           Draußen stürmt ein Orkan. - There’s a hurricane blustering outside.
     3. v. to rush, charge (+aux, sein)
           Er ist wütend nach draußen gestürmt. - He rushed outside in a rage.
     4. v. (sports) to attack, play as forward +aux, haben
           Sie haben viel gestürmt, aber wenig echte Chancen herausgespielt. - They attacked a lot, but created few real chances.
           Er hat jahrelang für Österreich gestürmt. - He played as a forward for Austria for several years.
     5. v. (military usually transitive) to storm, assault, to conduct a violent, often frontal attack +aux haben
           Infanterieeinheiten stürmen derzeit das Dorf. - Infantry units are currently storming the village.
           Jetzt schon zu stürmen, würde zu hohen Verlusten führen. - Storming already at this point would lead to high losses.
     6. v. (figurative, transitive) to crowd, flock to +aux, haben
           Binnen Minuten stürmten Tausende Fans die Ticketschalter. - Within minutes thousands of fans were crowding the ticket counters. (Does not imply riots as English “to storm” usually would in this
alle
     1. pron. feminine singular of all
     2. pron. plural of all
     3. det. feminine singular of all
     4. det. plural of all
     5. adj. (colloquial) finished; gone
           Die Milch ist alle. - The milk is gone.
           Wir haben gestern das Bier alle gemacht. - Yesterday we have depleted the beer.
     alles
          1. pron. (indefinite) everything; all
                Alles ist gut. - All is well.
          2. pron. (indefinite, chiefly colloquial, appositional) all (as in "we all" etc.)
                Ihr seid alles Idioten. - You're all idiots.
                Die Politiker haben alle keine Ahnung. - The politicians all don’t have a clue.
          3. det. of all
                Alles Geld der Welt würde ich für dich geben. - All the money in the world I'd give for you.
                Ich wünsche dir alles Gute. - I wish you all the best.
Schüler
     1. n-m. (school) pupil, student, schoolboy (male or of unspecified gender)
     2. n-m. disciple (male or of unspecified gender)
auf
     1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of)
           Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table.
     2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of)
           Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table.
     3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility)
           Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house.
           Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up.
     4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in
           Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that.
           auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square
           Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea.
           auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair
           auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post)
     5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in
           auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair
           auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post)
     6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below)
           Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German?
     7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable)
           Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine.
           Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday!
     8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of)
           auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come
     9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish)
           Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health!
           Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time.
     10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something)
           X auf Y Meter groß
     11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open
           Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open.
     12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food)
           Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup?
           Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed)
     13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed
           Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock.
     14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before)
     15. interj. have a go
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Schulhof
     1. n. schoolyard
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