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Kartenspiel
     1. n. card game
     2. n. pack (of cards)
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
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
Hand
     1. n. (football, informal) short for, Handspiel
           Das war Hand! - That was a handball!
           Das erste Hand war vor dem Strafraum, aber das zweite hätte Elfmeter geben müssen. - The first handball was outside the box, but the second one should have been a penalty.
gehaltenen
     1. Participle. form of gehalten
Karten
     1. n. plural of Karte (cards)
     2. n. (plural only) card game
     Karte
          1. n-f. card
          2. n-f. map, chart
          3. n-f. (short for, Speisekarte): menu
          4. n-f. ticket
          5. n-f. (differential geometry) coordinate chart
insbesondere
     1. adv. in particular, particularly
beim
     1. contraction. contraction of bei dem : at the, by the, etc. (followed by a masculine or neuter singular noun in the dative case)
           Das Postamt befindet sich beim Hauptbahnhof. - The post office is near the main train station.
     bei
          1. prep. (locative) by; near
                die Bank bei der Kirche - the bench/bank by the church
                die Bäckerei beim Bahnhof - the bakery near the train station
          2. prep. (with a person, family, shop) at
                Ich schlafe bei Peter. - I’m sleeping at Peter’s place.
                Ich bin beim Metzger. - I'm at the butcher’s.
          3. prep. (with an organization or company) for; at; in
                bei der Firma arbeiten - to work for the firm
                das Arbeitsklima bei Schmidt & Co. - the working atmosphere at Schmidt & Co.
          4. prep. (formal, reflexive) with; on
                Er hat es nicht bei sich. - He doesn’t have it on him.
                  → for which usually: Er hat es nicht dabei.
          5. prep. (with an event considered certain) upon, at the time of
                bei Abfahrt des Zuges - upon departure of the train
          6. prep. (with an event considered theoretical) in case of, in the event of
                bei Hochwasser - in case of flooding
          7. prep. (with a continuing activity or condition) during; while; during the existence of
                bei der Arbeit - during work
                beim Lesen des Textes - while reading the text
                bei Schnee - when there is snow
          8. prep. (with an item that implies an activity) over; during
                bei einem Glas Wein - over a glass of wine (that is, while drinking it)
                bei einem Film - during a film (that is, while watching it)
          9. prep. (dated, in a postal address) care of; via
                Frau Tina Müller bei Firma Schmidt & Co. - Mrs Tina Müller, care of Schmidt & Co.
          10. prep. (now dialectal, nonstandard, northern and central Germany, withaccusative) with, to, towards
                Leg dat bei die andern Sachen! - Put that with the other things!
                Komm ma bei mich! - Come to me!
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Skat
     1. n. A type of trick-taking card game played with 3 players, popular in Germany.
     2. n. The two discards in the game of Skat.
ein
     1. art. a, an
           ein Mann - a man
           eine Frau - a woman
           ein Kind - a child
     2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
           ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
           darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
     3. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
Spiel
     1. n. a game (instance or way of playing)
     2. n. gameplay, the experience or act of playing
           im Spiel - at play
     3. n. (figurative) leeway; wiggle room
           Der Personaler sagte mir, beim Gehalt sei noch Spiel nach oben. - The HR guy told me there was some leeway for a higher salary.
     4. n. (mechanics) backlash; lash; play; slack
     5. n. (Swiss) military band, marching band
     6. v. singular imperative of spielen
ohne
     1. conj. (+ dass or zu clause) without
           Viele Jahre sind vergangen, ohne dir zu sagen, was du mir bedeutest. - Many years have gone by without telling you what you mean to me.
     2. prep. (+accusative) without
           Ohne dich bin ich nichts. - Without you I am nothing.
     3. adv. without
           Ich mag Fußball, aber ich kann auch ohne leben. - I like soccer, but I could live without.
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Skat
     1. n. A type of trick-taking card game played with 3 players, popular in Germany.
     2. n. The two discards in the game of Skat.
aufzunehmen
     1. v. de-zu-infinitive of aufnehmen
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