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mit
     1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside)
           Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends.
     2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of)
           Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil.
           Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus.
     3. prep. with (as an accessory to)
     4. prep. with (having)
     5. prep. at (with the age of)
     6. prep. with, including, with ... included
     7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group
           Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town.
           Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived.
     8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well)
     9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it
           Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course.
dem
     1. art. dative singular of der: the
     2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Schraubenzieher
     1. n-m. screwdriver
zieht
     1. v. third-person singular present of ziehen
     2. v. second-person plural present of ziehen
     3. v. plural imperative of ziehen
     ziehen
          1. v. to pull (e.g., a door handle); to drag (+aux, haben)
          2. v. to draw (e.g. a weapon); to extract; to puff (+aux, haben)
          3. v. to draw (a conclusion, lesson, etc.) (+aux, haben)
          4. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be drafty; there to be a draft (current of air)
                Es zieht. - There’s a draft.
          5. v. to move; to migrate (+aux, sein)
                Ich ziehe nach Hamburg, aber mein Bruder zieht in eine andere Stadt. - I'm moving to Hamburg, but my brother is moving to another city.
          6. v. to roam; to head (+aux, sein)
          7. v. to stretch; to warp (+aux, haben)
     zeihen
          1. v. (ditransitive, dated, or elevated, accusative + genitive,) to accuse, to blame somebody (of)
                Niemand kann mich einer Lüge zeihen. - Nobody can accuse me of a lie.
                Selbst seinen Dienern traut er nicht, / zeiht seine Engel noch des Irrtums. -  Even in his servants he puts no trust, and his angels he charges with error.
     zeihen
          1. v. (ditransitive, dated, or elevated, accusative + genitive,) to accuse, to blame somebody (of)
                Niemand kann mich einer Lüge zeihen. - Nobody can accuse me of a lie.
                Selbst seinen Dienern traut er nicht, / zeiht seine Engel noch des Irrtums. -  Even in his servants he puts no trust, and his angels he charges with error.
man
     1. pron. one, you (indefinite pronoun; construed as a third-person singular)
           Man kann nicht immer kriegen, was man will. - You can’t always get what you want.
           Manchmal muss man Kompromisse machen. - Sometimes one must compromise.
     2. pron. they, people (people in general)
           Zumindest sagt man das so... - At least that’s what they say...
     3. pron. someone, somebody (some unspecified person)
     4. pron. they (some unspecified group of people)
     5. adv. (colloquial regional northern Germany) just; only
           Komm man hier rüber! - Just come over here!
           Das sind man dreißig Stück oder so. - These are only thirty or so.
keine
     1. en:not a
     2. pron. feminine of kein
           Das ist keine Lampe. - That is not a lamp.
     3. pron. of kein
           Elemente sind Stoffe, die in keine einfacheren Stoffe zerlegt werden können. - Elements are substances that can not be decomposed into any simpler substance.
     4. pron. feminine of keiner
           uxi, Ich kenne keine, die mir gefällt., I don't know anyone I like.
     5. pron. of keiner
           Von den Lösungen ist keine korrekt. - Of the solutions, none is correct.
Schrauben
     1. n. plural of Schraube
     2. v. to screw
     3. v. to design or move in a helical movement
     4. v. (obsolete, transitive) to put the screws on, to screw
     5. v. (obsolete, transitive) to jibe, to jeer
     Schraube
          1. n-f. screw
          2. n-f.          most iconically, a screw in the sense of a fluted fastener
                         ux, Solange das deutsche Reich besteht, wird die Schraube nach rechts gedreht., For as long as the German empire exists, we turn the screw to th
          3. n-f.          a propeller advancing by helical movement
          4. n-f.          the simple machine called screw
          5. n-f.          the abstracted form things may acquire called helix
          6. n-f.          a spiral movement, a spin around the longitudinal axis
          7. n-f.         # a spiral movement around the longitudinal axis formalized in athletics
man
     1. pron. one, you (indefinite pronoun; construed as a third-person singular)
           Man kann nicht immer kriegen, was man will. - You can’t always get what you want.
           Manchmal muss man Kompromisse machen. - Sometimes one must compromise.
     2. pron. they, people (people in general)
           Zumindest sagt man das so... - At least that’s what they say...
     3. pron. someone, somebody (some unspecified person)
     4. pron. they (some unspecified group of people)
     5. adv. (colloquial regional northern Germany) just; only
           Komm man hier rüber! - Just come over here!
           Das sind man dreißig Stück oder so. - These are only thirty or so.
kann
     1. v. first-person singular present of können
     2. v. third-person singular present of können
     können
          1. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can.
          2. v.          (auxiliary)
                        Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him?
                        Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that.
                        Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be.
                        Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
          3. v.          to be able to do something implied; can.
                        Nein, ich kann nicht. - No, I can’t.
                        Er hat gekonnt. - He was able to do it.
          4. v.          to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w
                        Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. - I know German and English.
                        Kannst du es? - Can you do it?
                        Das hätte ich nicht gekonnt. - I couldn’t have done that. / I wouldn’t have been capable of that.
          5. v.          to be possible, to make sense
                        Nächstes Jahr is’n Schaltjahr. – Das kann nich’. Letztes Jahr war doch Schaltjahr! - Next year is a leap year. – That’s not possible. Last year w
          6. v.          (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may.
                        Kann ich mitkommen? - May I come along?
                        Er hat nicht ins Kino gehen können. - He was not allowed to go to the cinema.
          7. v.          (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed
                        
Sie
     1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural)
           Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner?
     2. pron. she
           Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick?
           Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili.
           Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her?
     3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die)
           Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down.
           Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it?
     4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die)
           Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed.
           Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that.
     5. pron. they; them
     es
          1. pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun
                Wo ist das Buch? Es liegt auf dem Tisch. - Where's the book? It’s on the table.
                Wo ist das Kind? Ich habe es. - Where is the child? I have it.
                Welche Farbe hat das Pferd? Es ist weiß. - What color is the horse? It is white.
                Ich bemerkte ein merkwürdiges bärtiges Individuum und beschloss, es im Auge zu behalten. - I remarked a strange bearded individual and decided to keep an eye on him.
                Das Mädchen wusste nicht, dass es beobachtet wurde. - The girl didn’t know that she was being observed.
                Jedes Vorstandsmitglied kann das Wort ergreifen, wenn es dies wünscht. - Any board member may take the floor if they so wish.
          2. pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it
                Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
                Sie begann zu laufen, und ich tat es auch. - She began to run, and I did it also.
                Es war einmal eine schöne Prinzessin. - There was once a beautiful princess.
                Es ist gut zu leben! - It's good to be alive!
                Es regnet. - It’s raining.
                Es ist sicher, dass morgen die Sonne scheinen wird. - It's certain that the sun will shine tomorrow.
                Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
                Ich bin es, Michael. - It's me, Michael.
                Es spielt das Fernsehorchester. - The television orchestra is playing.
                Sie wird es noch weit bringen. - She is going to go far.
          3. art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das
                Soll ich es Fenster zumachen? - Should I close the window?
Aber
     1. n. an objection, a but
     2. conj. but; however; though
           Ich mag keine Orangen, aber ich mag Äpfel. - I don't like oranges, but I like apples.
     3. adv. (obsolete, except in compounds) again
     4. adv. (qualifier) rather; quite; unusually; used with adjectives to express a surprising degree, whether this surprise be real or for effect
           Das ist aber teuer. - That's rather expensive. ≈ That's more expensive than I would’ve thought.
           Du bist aber groß geworden! - Look how tall you’ve become! (said to a child)
     5. adv. nonetheless, nevertheless
mit
     1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside)
           Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends.
     2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of)
           Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil.
           Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus.
     3. prep. with (as an accessory to)
     4. prep. with (having)
     5. prep. at (with the age of)
     6. prep. with, including, with ... included
     7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group
           Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town.
           Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived.
     8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well)
     9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it
           Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course.
dem
     1. art. dative singular of der: the
     2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Schraubendreher
     1. n-m. screwdriver (tool)
hinein
     1. adv. in (away from the speaker)
und
     1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
           Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
           Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
     2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
           Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
     3. interj. so?, now?, and?
           Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
heraus
     1. adv. out of (in the direction of the speaker); out over here; out from there
Drehen
     1. n. dative plural of Dreh
     2. v. to turn
           Dreh den Spiegel etwas nach links! - Turn the mirror a little to the left!
     3. v. to turn (one’s body), turn around
           Dreh dich mal etwas nach links! - Turn a little to the left!
     4. v. to roll, twist, make something revolve, rotate
     5. v. to revolve, rotate, spin
           Die Erde dreht sich um die Sonne. - The earth revolves around the sun.
     6. v. (film, transitive, or intransitive) to shoot
           Wir drehen, bis alles im Kasten ist. - We’re shooting until it’s all in the can.
     7. v. (smoking, transitive, or intransitive) to roll
     8. v. (automobile, intransitive) to make a u-turn, turn around
           Ich drehe hier mal, bei dem Verkehr nehmen wir besser die Landstraße. - I’m going to turn around here, in this kind of traffic we better take the country road.
     9. v. (table football, intransitive) to let go of the handle while shooting, causing the pole to spin
           Das zählt nicht, du hast gedreht!
     10. v. to shape with a lathe
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