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Manuela
     1. Proper noun. given name, female, from=Spanish, from2=Portuguese, popular=during the second half of the 20th century
kannte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of kennen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of kennen
     kennen
          1. v. to know; to be acquainted with; to be familiar with
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
Pläne
     1. n-f. dated synonym of Ebene, t=level surface, plain, flatland
     2. n. plural of Plan
     Plan
          1. n. project
          2. n. plan (way of procedure)
          3. n. technical drawing or diagram
          4. n. detailed map
          5. n. (colloquial) idea, clue (insight or understanding)
                Ich hab davon keinen Plan. - I have no idea about that.
schon
     1. adv. already (happening rather early, continuing rather long)
           Es ist erst 11 Uhr und schon über 30 Grad im Schatten. - It’s only 11 a.m. and already more than 30 degrees (°C) in the shade.
           Er ist schon seit drei Wochen krank. - He’s been sick for three weeks already.
     2. adv. previously, before (at some time in the past; butnot: before a certain event)
           Ich erinnere mich, dass wir solche Fälle schon hatten. - I remember that we had such cases before.
     3. adv. expresses that an action has been completed; already (i, but more frequent); yet i, in questions
           Wir sind spät dran, aber diesen Stapel haben wir immerhin schon bearbeitet. - We’re running late, but at least we’ve (already) finished this pile.
           Hast du dir schon die Zähne geputzt? - Have you brushed your teeth yet?
     4. adv. (modal particle) expresses a weighing of arguments, contrast between two statements, partial agreement, concession; admittedly; sure(ly); definitely; indeed
           Man sollte Kinder nicht bestrafen. — Man sollte Kinder schon bestrafen, nur eben sinnvoll. - One shouldn’t punish children. — One should definitely punish children, but wisely.
           Niedrige Steuern heben den Konsum. — Das ist schon richtig, aber... - Low taxes increase consumption. — That is admittedly true, but...
           Du merkst doch auch, dass ich Recht habe? — Ja, schon. - You do see I’m right, don’t you? — Yeah, I guess.
     5. adv. really (as an intensifier)
           Das ist schon etwas merkwürdig. - That's really a little strange.
     6. v. singular imperative of schonen
     7. v. colloquial of
     schonen
          1. v. to spare (not harm)
          2. v. to rest, to avoid overexertion
vorab
     1. adv. beforehand
     2. adv. first (to begin with, to start with)
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