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lass
1. v. singular imperative of lassen
2. v. colloquial of
lassen
1. v. to allow; to permit; to let
lasset alle Hoffnung fahren - abandon all hope
2. v. to have someone (do something); to have (something done); to make (something happen); to cause (something to be done)
Wir haben neue Schränke für die Küche machen lassen. - We had new cabinets made for the kitchen.
Hast du dir die Haare schneiden lassen? - Did you get your hair cut?
3. v. to let remain, to leave (in a certain state)
Mir ist es lieber, meine Haare grau zu lassen. - I prefer to leave my hair grey.
4. v. to stop (something); to quit; to refrain from; to help doing (something)
5. v. to cease; to desist
mir
1. pron. personal dative of ich: me, to me:
Er gab es mir. - He gave it to me.
2. pron. (dialectal, or colloquial) Alternative form of wir, t=we
vom
1. contraction. from the, of the; about the (contraction of von + dem)
von
1. prep. from
Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg.
Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister.
2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)
das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father
3. prep. by (with passive voice)
Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company.
4. prep. about, of (a topic)
Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth.
5. prep. on, with (a resource)
Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays?
Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb)
dem
1. art. dative singular of der: the
2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Brot
1. n. (usually) bread
2. n. loaf of bread
3. n. slice of bread; sandwich
4. n. (figurative) livelihood, subsistence
Bitte
1. n-f. request, plea
2. adv. please, if you please (used to make a polite request or affirm an offer)
3. interj. you're welcome (acknowledgement of thanks)
4. interj. excuse me, sorry (request to repeat information)
5. interj. here you are (when handing something over to someone)
6. interj. (sarcastic) OK then, well then, all right (indication of mock acquiescence to someone's apparent demanding attitude)
7. v. first-person singular present of bitten
8. v. first-person singular subjunctive of bitten
9. v. third-person singular subjunctive of bitten
10. v. singular imperative of bitten
bitten
1. v. to ask, to beg, to plead, to request (help, understanding, etc.)
Wir lieben euch–Entschuldigt–Wir bitten um Verzeihung–Vielen Dank - We love you. We are sorry. We plead for your pardon. Many thanks.
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
Kante
1. n-f. edge (sharp boundary line), border
2. n-f. ledge, rim, brink
3. n-f. (graph theory) edge
4. n-f. (Switzerland) tram platform
übrig
1. adj. (attributive) rest of, remaining
2. adj. (predicative) left, left over; spare
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
Esse
1. n-f. (dialectal) chimney-hood over a stove
2. n. existence
3. v. first-person singular present of essen
4. v. first-person singular present subjunctive of essen
5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of essen
essen
1. v. to eat
Er isst gern Schokolade. - He likes eating chocolate.
Ich esse einen Apfel. - I am eating an apple.
2. v. to eat; to dine
Wir haben noch nicht gegessen. - We have not eaten yet.
Sie haben immer vor 9 Uhr abends gegessen. - They always ate before 9 o’clock in the evening.
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)
besonders
1. adv. especially, particularly
Ich mag Musik, besonders Rock. - I love music, especially rock.
2. adv. (emphatic) very, especially
besonders gut - very good
Sei besonders leise. - Be very quiet.
3. adv. exceptionally, separately
besonders behandeln - to treat separately
gerne
1. adv. Alternative form of gern. (Both are roughly equally frequent.)
2. interj. (commonly said in answer to danke; usually not translated into English) don't mention it, not at all, you're welcome

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