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Kleidungsstück
     1. n. garment (single item of clothing)
das
     1. art. singular of der: the
     2. pron. singular of der
     3. pron.          (relative) who, that, which
                   Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that.
                   Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
     4. pron.          (demonstrative) this, that, it
                   Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house.
                   er - Er wissen
                   Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned)
     5. pron.          (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)
                   Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again.
                   Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is?
     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
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Körper
     1. n-m. body (of a person, animal, etc.)
     2. n-m. (physics) body
     3. n-m. (geometry) body, solid (three-dimensional object)
     4. n-m. (algebra) field (algebraic structure with addition and multiplication)
unterhalb
     1. prep. (with the genitive) below
           Eintrittskarten können nur im Dorf unterhalb des Schlosses erworben werden. - Entrance tickets can only be bought in the village below the castle.
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
Taille
     1. n-f. waist, waistline
Bis
     1. n. (music) B-sharp
     2. conj. (subordinating, temporal) until
           Wir warten hier, bis das Gewitter vorbei ist. - We'll wait here until the thunderstorm is over.
     3. conj. (coordinating) to
           Ich arbeite 40 bis 50 Stunden in der Woche. - I work 40 to 50 hours a week.
           Ihre Haare sind braun bis dunkelbraun. - Her hair is brown to dark brown.
     4. prep. (temporal) until, to, (US) through
           Meine Tochter ist bis zwei Uhr in der Schule. - My daughter is at school until two o'clock.
           Ich war von Montag bis Freitag krank. - I was sick from Monday to Friday.
     5. prep. (temporal) by
           Die Aufgabe muss bis Donnerstag fertig sein. - The task must be complete by Thursday.
     6. prep. (local) to; all the way to
           Der Zug fährt bis Köln. - The train goes to Cologne.
zu
     1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality)
           zum Bahnhof - to the train station
     2. prep. with respect to; regarding
           Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that...
     3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question))
           Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal
     4. prep. at, on (indicates location)
           zu Hause - at home
     5. prep. at (indicates time)
           zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time
           zu Beginn - at the beginning
     6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.))
           zu Pferd - on horseback
     7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of)
     8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of)
     9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance)
     10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of)
     11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios)
     12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate)
     13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to
           etwas zu essen - something to eat
     14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively)
           zu schnell - too fast
     15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.)
           Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good!
     16. adv. towards; at
     17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked
     18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action))
     19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open)
           Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed.
           Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety.
           Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there.
     20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade)
     21. adj. done up (fastened)
     22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Füßen
     1. n. dative plural of Fuß
bedeckt
     1. Participle. past participle of bedecken
     2. adj. covered, coated, capped
     3. adj. overcast
     bedecken
          1. v. to cover
          2. v. (gamekeeping) to make mate
und
     1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
           Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
           Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
     2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
           Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
     3. interj. so?, now?, and?
           Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
dabei
     1. adv. (takes a reflexive pronoun adverb of) bei (replaces bei + demonstrative or personal pronoun, unless referring to people)
     2. adv. with one, on one
           Hast du Geld dabei? - Do you have money on you?
     3. adv. (when) indeed, (but) actually (expressing a contradiction)
           Er will einkaufen gehen. Dabei ist heute Sonntag. - He wants to go shopping, when indeed today is Sunday.
     4. adv. in the process of (i, followed by an infinitive clause)
           Ich bin dabei, meine Wohnung zu streichen. - I’m in the process of painting my apartment.
     5. adv. thereby, thus
           Saatgut und Pollen können dabei über weite Distanzen verschleppt werden. - Seed and pollen can thereby be dispersed across great distances.
jedes
     1. pron. masculine genitive singular of jeder
     2. pron. singular of jeder
     each
Bein
     1. n. leg of a person, animal, or object
     2. n. (technical, archaic, except in compounds) bone
einzeln
     1. adj. single; lone
     2. adj. only, unique
     3. adj. separate; discrete
     4. adj. individual
           Ein Wald ist mehr als nur eine Menge einzelner Bäume. - A forest is more than just a collection of individual trees.
     5. adj. sporadic; occasional
     6. adv. singly
     7. adv. individually; one by one
umschließt
     1. v. second-person plural present of umschließen
     2. v. plural imperative of umschließen
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