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Ornithologie
     1. n. ornithology (scientific study of birds)
aufgestellte
fächerförmig
     1. adj. fan-shaped
gespreizte
Schwanzfedern
bei
     1. prep. (locative) by; near
           die Bank bei der Kirche - the bench/bank by the church
           die Bäckerei beim Bahnhof - the bakery near the train station
     2. prep. (with a person, family, shop) at
           Ich schlafe bei Peter. - I’m sleeping at Peter’s place.
           Ich bin beim Metzger. - I'm at the butcher’s.
     3. prep. (with an organization or company) for; at; in
           bei der Firma arbeiten - to work for the firm
           das Arbeitsklima bei Schmidt & Co. - the working atmosphere at Schmidt & Co.
     4. prep. (formal, reflexive) with; on
           Er hat es nicht bei sich. - He doesn’t have it on him.
             → for which usually: Er hat es nicht dabei.
     5. prep. (with an event considered certain) upon, at the time of
           bei Abfahrt des Zuges - upon departure of the train
     6. prep. (with an event considered theoretical) in case of, in the event of
           bei Hochwasser - in case of flooding
     7. prep. (with a continuing activity or condition) during; while; during the existence of
           bei der Arbeit - during work
           beim Lesen des Textes - while reading the text
           bei Schnee - when there is snow
     8. prep. (with an item that implies an activity) over; during
           bei einem Glas Wein - over a glass of wine (that is, while drinking it)
           bei einem Film - during a film (that is, while watching it)
     9. prep. (dated, in a postal address) care of; via
           Frau Tina Müller bei Firma Schmidt & Co. - Mrs Tina Müller, care of Schmidt & Co.
     10. prep. (now dialectal, nonstandard, northern and central Germany, withaccusative) with, to, towards
           Leg dat bei die andern Sachen! - Put that with the other things!
           Komm ma bei mich! - Come to me!
bestimmten
     1. Participle. form of bestimmt
     2. adj. form of bestimmt
     3. v. first-person plural preterite of bestimmen
     4. v. third-person plural preterite of bestimmen
     5. v. first-person plural subjunctive of bestimmen
     6. v. third-person plural subjunctive of bestimmen
     bestimmen
          1. v. to determine
Vögeln
     1. n. gerund of vögeln
     2. n. dative plural of Vogel
     3. v. (dated) to catch birds (compare "angeln")
     4. v. (dated) to be itinerant, to flit from place to place
     5. v. (of birds) to mate
     6. v. (vulgar) to have sexual intercourse
     Vogel
          1. n. a bird
          2. n. (colloquial slang) an idiot, a clown (dimwitted or ridiculous person)
                Was für ’n Vogel bist du denn? - How dumb are you?
                Junge, du bist so ein Vogel! - Dude, you are such an idiot!
          3. n. (military, slang) a kite (an aeroplane or any aircraft)
                Lasst uns den Vogel in die Luft bringen. - Let's take off with this kite.
          4. Proper noun. (surname, common, from=nicknames) (originating as a nickname, or as an occupational name for a catcher of birds)
zum
     1. contraction. to or for the (contraction of zu + dem)
     2. contraction. to or for a (contraction of zu + einem)
Beispiel
     1. n. example
           an vielen Beispielen (verdeutlichen/zeigen). - (to illustrate/demonstrate) by many examples.
beim
     1. contraction. contraction of bei dem : at the, by the, etc. (followed by a masculine or neuter singular noun in the dative case)
           Das Postamt befindet sich beim Hauptbahnhof. - The post office is near the main train station.
     bei
          1. prep. (locative) by; near
                die Bank bei der Kirche - the bench/bank by the church
                die Bäckerei beim Bahnhof - the bakery near the train station
          2. prep. (with a person, family, shop) at
                Ich schlafe bei Peter. - I’m sleeping at Peter’s place.
                Ich bin beim Metzger. - I'm at the butcher’s.
          3. prep. (with an organization or company) for; at; in
                bei der Firma arbeiten - to work for the firm
                das Arbeitsklima bei Schmidt & Co. - the working atmosphere at Schmidt & Co.
          4. prep. (formal, reflexive) with; on
                Er hat es nicht bei sich. - He doesn’t have it on him.
                  → for which usually: Er hat es nicht dabei.
          5. prep. (with an event considered certain) upon, at the time of
                bei Abfahrt des Zuges - upon departure of the train
          6. prep. (with an event considered theoretical) in case of, in the event of
                bei Hochwasser - in case of flooding
          7. prep. (with a continuing activity or condition) during; while; during the existence of
                bei der Arbeit - during work
                beim Lesen des Textes - while reading the text
                bei Schnee - when there is snow
          8. prep. (with an item that implies an activity) over; during
                bei einem Glas Wein - over a glass of wine (that is, while drinking it)
                bei einem Film - during a film (that is, while watching it)
          9. prep. (dated, in a postal address) care of; via
                Frau Tina Müller bei Firma Schmidt & Co. - Mrs Tina Müller, care of Schmidt & Co.
          10. prep. (now dialectal, nonstandard, northern and central Germany, withaccusative) with, to, towards
                Leg dat bei die andern Sachen! - Put that with the other things!
                Komm ma bei mich! - Come to me!
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Pfau
     1. n. peacock
     2. n. (constellation) the constellation Pavo
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