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manche
     1. pron. feminine singular of manch
     2. pron. plural of manch
     manch
          1. pron. (used as an adjective or a noun) many a; many; some
stehen
     1. v. to stand (to be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position)
           Ich stehe an der Ecke. - I'm standing on the corner.
     2. v. to be, to appear, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere)
           Das steht nicht in dem Wörterbuch. - This does not appear in the dictionary.
     3. v. to stay; to be still
           Das Leben steht. - Life stands still.
     4. v. to stay, to stand, to be (in a certain state, position or circumstance)
           Das Haus steht leer. - The house stands empty.
           Das Team steht an der Spitze seiner Liga. - The team stands at the top of their league.
     5. v. to suit, to become (to look attractive on, of a garment, color etc.)
           Blau steht dir sehr gut! - Blue suits you very well!
           Der Tod steht ihr gut - Death Becomes Her (film title)
     6. v. (Swiss) to put, place
     7. v. (indtr, auf, .colloquial) to fancy
           Ich glaube sie steht nicht auf dich. - I don't think she fancies you.
eher
     1. adv. rather, somewhat, quite
           Es scheint eher unwahrscheinlich, dass sie jemals ins Ausland gehen wird. - It seems rather unlikely that she will ever go abroad.
     2. adv. earlier, sooner
           Es tut mir leid, aber ich kann nicht eher kommen. - I'm sorry, but I can't come any earlier.
     3. adv. prefer to, rather, sooner (indicating a preference, often used sarcastically)
           Ich glaube, du würdest eher über Bier als über uralte Geschichte reden. - I think you'd rather talk about beer than ancient history.
           Eher will ich einen Affen heiraten als dich! - I'd sooner marry an ape than you!
     4. adv. more likely, more possible, more like
           Sie behaupten, die Goldbachsche Vermutung bewiesen zu haben, aber eher haben Sie einen Fehler gemacht. - You claim to have proven Goldbach's Conjecture, but it's more likely you made a mistake.
           Du scheinst nicht im mittleren Alter zu sein, eher alt. - You don't seem to be middle-aged, more like old.
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
dezente
     1. adj. form of dezent
     dezent
          1. adj. discreet; tactful
          2. adj. unobtrusive; inconspicuous
          3. adj. (of clothes) unobtrusive; decent (neither gaudy nor alluring)
Als
     1. n. creek, drainage channel
     2. conj. (subordinating, referring to time of occurrence) at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as
           Als er ankam, öffnete sie die Tür. - When he arrived, she opened the door.
           Als wir jung waren, spielten wir im Wald. - We played in the forest when we were young.
     3. conj. (used with a comparison or as an exception) than
           Zwei ist größer als eins. - Two is greater than one.
           Die Kopie sieht anders aus als das Original. - The copy looks different than the original.
           Er sagt nichts anderes als die Wahrheit. - He tells nothing other than the truth.
     4. conj. as; like; in the function of; in the form of
           Als Polizist muss ich es tun. - As a policeman, I must do it.
           Wir sind Feinde, aber im Moment müssen wir uns als Freunde verhalten. - We are enemies, but for now we must act like friends.
           Sie verkleidete sich als Krankenschwester, um das Krankenhaus zu betreten. - She disguised herself as a nurse to enter the hospital.
     5. conj. as if
     6. conj. (after negative pronoun) but, other than
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
grelle
     1. adj. form of grell
     grell
          1. adj. (of light) glaring, lurid
          2. adj. (of colour) loud, garish
          3. adj. shrill
Schminke
     1. n-f. make-up
           Ich gehe immer ohne Schminke zur Arbeit. - I always go to work with no make-up on.
     2. v. first-person singular present of schminken
     3. v. singular imperative of schminken
     4. v. first-person singular subjunctive of schminken
     5. v. third-person singular subjunctive of schminken
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