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meinst
     1. v. second-person singular present of meinen
     meinen
          1. v. to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose
                Ich meine, das war letztes oder vorletztes Jahr. - I think it was last year or the year before.
          2. v. to say; to utter; (not used with nouns; not used in the imperative and rarely in the infinitive)
                Entschuldige, was meintest du gerade? - Sorry, what did you just say?
          3. v. to mean; to be convinced or sincere about something
                Das sagt er nicht nur, das meint er auch. - He doesn’t just say it, he means it.
          4. v. to mean; to have in mind; to convey
                Was meintest du damit? - What did you mean by that?
                Meinst du das rote oder das gelbe Haus? - Do you mean the red or the yellow house?
          5. v. (now rare) to mean; to signify
                Was meint dieses Wort? - What does this word mean?
          6. det. (possessive) masculine accusative singular of mein
          7. det. (possessive) dative plural of mein
Du
     1. pron. alternative case form of du you (singular) (especially when used as a direct address in letters)
     2. n. (literally) the thou, the you (singular)
           jemandem das Du anbieten - to offer somebody the thou
     3. pron. you (thou, singular familiar)
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
Seil
     1. n. rope, line, cord
geht ... durch
     1. v. third-person singular present of durchgehen
     2. v. second-person plural present of durchgehen
     3. v. plural imperative of durchgehen
     durchgehen
          1. v. to go through; to walk through
                Das Tor ist offen. Sie können einfach durchgehen. - The gate is open. You can just go through.
          2. v. to go all the way (to); to reach as far as
                Die Straße geht durch bis Kirchdorf. - This road goes all the way to Kirchdorf.
          3. v. to bolt
                Die Pferde sind wegen der lauten Musik durchgegangen. - The horses bolted because of the loud music.
          4. v. to pass; to be accepted
                Der Antrag ist durchgegangen. - The motion was accepted.
                So dunkel wie er ist, könnte er als Türke durchgehen. - Being as dark as he is, he could pass for a Turk.
          5. v. to go through; to go over; to read or discuss
                Sie geht ihre Post durch. - She is going through her mail.
                Wir werden heute den ersten Abschnitt des zweiten Kapitels durchgehen. - Today we will go through the first part of the second chapter.
durch
     1. prep. by means of; by; through
           Das Haus wurde durch ein Feuer zerstört. - The house was destroyed by fire.
     2. prep. through; entering, then exiting
           Wir wandern durch den Wald. - We're hiking through the forest.
     3. prep. through (a period of time)
           Sie hat mir durch eine schwierige Zeit geholfen. - She helped me through a difficult period.
     4. prep. via
     5. prep. owing to; because of
     6. prep. (mathematics) divided by
     7. adv. during; throughout; through
           den ganzen Tag durch - the whole day through
     8. adv. (colloquial with a time) past
           Es ist acht Uhr durch. - It is past eight o’clock.
gehen durch
     1. v. first-person plural present of durchgehen
     2. v. third-person plural present of durchgehen
     3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of durchgehen
     4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of durchgehen
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
Loch
     1. n. hole; perforation
     2. n. hole in the ground; pit
     3. n. gap; bare spot
     4. n. (dentistry) cavity
     5. n. dungeon; underground prison
     6. n. (colloquial) prison; jail / gaol
     7. n. (colloquial) apartment, flat or house in a bad condition; dump
     8. n. (colloquial) boring small town or village
     9. n. loch, lough (a lake or bay in Scotland or Ireland)
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