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Kleidungsstück
     1. n. garment (single item of clothing)
welches
     1. pron. masculine genitive singular of welcher
     2. pron. singular of welcher
     welcher
          1. det. (interrogative) which; what
                Welche Farbe hat dein Kleid? - What colour is your dress?
                Welches Buch in diesem Regal hast du am öftesten gelesen? - Which book on this shelf have you read most often?
          2. det. (relative, literary) which
                Er vergaß, die letzte Kugel aus dem Lauf zu nehmen, welcher Fehler ihn das Leben kosten würde. - He forgot to remove the last bullet from the barrel, which mistake would cost him his life.
          3. pron. (interrogative) which (one)
                Hier sind zwei Jacken, welche ist deine? - There are two jackets here, which one is yours?
          4. pron. (relative, literary) that; which; who; whom
                Der Mann, welchen sie als ihren Nachbarn erkannte, lag tot auf dem Bürgersteig. - The man, whom she recognized to be her neighbour, was lying dead on the pavement.
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
Brüste
     1. n. plural of Brust "breasts"
     Brust
          1. n. chest
                Die Kugel traf ihn mitten in die Brust. - The bullet hit him right in the chest.
          2. n. breast (of a woman); side of the chest (of a man)
                Schon seit der Pubertät ist meine rechte Brust größer als die linke. - Ever since puberty my right breast is bigger than the left one.
                Weil ich ungleichmäßig trainiert habe, ist meine rechte Brust größer als die linke. - Because I worked out unevenly, the right side of my chest is bigger than the left side.
          3. n. (figurative) bosom (seat of thoughts and feelings)
                Bitterer Hass erfüllte seine Brust. - Bitter hatred pervaded his bosom.
Einer
     1. n-m. (mathematics) unit
     2. n-m. (mathematics) units' place, ones' place (place value of a number)
     3. n-m. (sports) single scull
     4. n-m. (swimming) one-meter diving board
     5. num. feminine singular of ein
     6. art. feminine singular of ein
     7. pron. one
     8. pron. someone, somebody
     9. pron. feminine singular of einer
Frau
     1. n-f. woman (adult female human)
     2. n-f. wife (married woman, especially in relation to her spouse)
           Maria ist meine Frau. - Mary is my wife.
     3. n-f. a title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, (n-g, which has nearly replaced Fräulein in the function of) Miss
           Sehr geehrte Frau Schmidt - Dear Miss/Ms./Mrs. Schmidt
     4. n-f. madam (non-gloss, (polite form of address for a woman or lady))
           Frau Bundeskanzlerin - Madam Chancellor
     5. n-f. lady; noblewoman (woman of breeding or higher class)
           Unsere Liebe Frau - Our Lady
           Gnädige Frau (polite address to an unknown woman or to a noblewoman) - Gracious lady
           Frau des Hauses - Mistress of the house
     6. pron. (indefinite, informal, slang) one, they (indefinite third-person singular pronoun)
Stützen
     1. n. plural of Stütze
     2. v. to support, to underpin (to keep from falling)
     3. v. (with preposition auf) to use something or someone for support
     4. v. to corroborate, to abet
     5. v. (with preposition auf) to rest, to lean
Soll
     1. n. debit
     2. n. kettle lake
     3. v. first-person singular present of sollen
     4. v. third-person singular present of sollen
     sollen
          1. v. (auxiliary) should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall
                Ich soll das machen. - I should do that.
                Ich sollte das nicht tun. - I should not do it.
          2. v. (auxiliary) to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something)
          3. v. (auxiliary) to be intended (to do something); to be meant (to be something)
          4. v. (auxiliary) to be said (to do something); reportedly; they say that; I hear that; so they say; rumor has it; supposedly.
                Es soll da viele Leute geben. - They say that there are many people there.
          5. v. (auxiliary) would; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates something that would happen in the past but after the time frame of the main clause
          6. v. (auxiliary) should; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates a hypothetical and unlikely condition for the main clause
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