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Person
1. n-f. person, individual
Ein Tisch für zwei Personen, bitte! - A table for two, please!
An der Schlägerei waren mehrere polizeibekannte Personen beteiligt. - Several individuals known to police were involved in the brawl.
2. n-f. (pejorative, dated) someone (often female) who is not proper company, mostly because they are of lower class or doubtful morals
Diese Person kommt mir nicht mehr ins Haus! - I don’t want this person in my house again!
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
sich
1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object).
für
1. prep. for
Das Geschenk ist für dich. - The present is for you.
2. prep. in favor of, in support of
Ich bin für die erste Option. - I'm in favor of the first option.
3. prep. by the standards of
Für einen Ausländer sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch. - For a foreigner, you speak German very well.
4. prep. on behalf of
Mein Anwalt wird das für mich beantworten. - My lawyer will answer to that on my behalf.
5. prep. kind / type of
Was für ein Kuchen ist das? - What kind of cake is this?
6. prep. (informal) instead of
Für die Hose hab ich jetzt den Rock genommen. - Instead of the trousers which I chose not to buy, I took the skirt.
7. prep. (colloquial nonstandard) in order to (with zu and infinitive)
Der Papa holt das Werkzeug, für die Waschmaschine zu reparieren. - Daddy is getting his tools in order to repair the washing machine.
Etwas
1. n. thing, being
2. n. a quality or talent that is hard to pin down
Sie hat dieses gewisse Etwas. (She has this certain something.)
3. pron. something
4. adv. somewhat, slightly
5. adv. a little, a bit
6. det. (with unor plural noun) some, a bit of
Hab etwas Respekt vor den Toten. - Have some respect for the dead.
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.
eine
1. num. feminine singular of ein
2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an
3. pron. feminine singular of einer
4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer
5. pron. singular of einer
Idee
1. n-f. idea
Gute Idee! - Good idea!
Hast du eine Idee, wo meine Schlüssel sind? - You have any idea where my keys are?
Das ist der Wert dieser Veranstaltung, diese neuen Ideen aufkommen zu lassen. - That is the value of this event, to get these new ideas emerging.
stark
1. adj. strong (intense, powerful, unyielding)
2. adj. strong (having a high concentration of some ingredient, e.g. alcohol)
3. adj. (of an action, especially, sports) good, great, skilled
4. adj. (colloquial slightly dated) brilliant, awesome
5. adj. (colloquial dated) incredible, unbelievable
ein starkes Stück
starker Tobak
6. adj. (dated, euphemistic) overweight, fat
7. adj. (grammar) strong (inflecting according to a pattern distinct from another called "weak")
Macht
1. n. power, authority
Die Kanzlerin übernahm die Macht im Jahr 2005. - The Chancellor took power in 2005.
2. n. might, strength
Glauben Sie an die Macht der Liebe? - Do you believe in the power of love?
3. v. third-person singular present of machen
Der Künstler macht ein Bild. - The artist creates a picture.
4. v. second-person plural present of machen
5. v. plural imperative of machen
machen
1. v. to make, produce, create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.)
Ich hab dir einen Kuchen gemacht! - I made you a pie!
Du hast einen Fehler gemacht. - You made a mistake.
2. v. to make, prepare
Machst du heute das Essen? - Are you making dinner today?
sich eine Pizza machen - to prepare a pizza for oneself
3. v. to do, perform, carry out (to execute; to put into operation (an action))
Mach es! - Do it!
Das hat er ganz allein gemacht! - He did that all by himself!
ein Experiment machen - to perform an experiment
4. v. to do; (indicates an activity associated with a noun)
Sport machen - do sports
eine Party machen - have a party
5. v. to go (to make the (specified) sound)
Das Auto machte "Bumm" und hielt an. - The car went "boom" and stopped.
6. v. to make (to cause or compel (to do something))
7. v. to cause (to set off an event or action or produce as a result)
8. v. to make (to cause to be)
Dieser Film macht mich schläfrig. - This movie makes me sleepy.
9. v. to make (transform from one thing into another)
Die Mühle macht Mehl aus Weizen. - The mill makes flour from wheat.
10. v. to make (to have as a feature)
Die Straße macht vor uns eine Linkskurve. - The road makes a turn to the left ahead.
11. v. to come to, total, cost (to require the payment of)
Wie viel macht das? - How much does that come to?
12. v. to make, be (the result of a calculation)
Sieben plus fünf macht zwölf. - Seven plus five makes twelve.
13. v. to make (to earn, gain wages, profit, etc.)
Der Herr Müller ist echt reich; der macht mehr als 5000 Euro im Monat. - Mr Müller is quite rich; he makes more than 5000 Euros per month.
14. v. to be, play (to act as the indicated role, especially in a performance)
15. v. to matter (to be important)
Das macht nichts! - That doesn't matter!
16. v. to make, make oneself out to be, act, play (to behave so as to give an appearance of being; to act as if one were (something, or a certain way)) (+preo, auf)
17. v. to do one's business, do number two or number one, go (to defecate or urinate)
(childish) groß machen - to go poop
(childish) klein machen - to go pee
18. v. to do (to fare or perform (well or poorly))
Machen Sie sich gut? - Are you doing well?
19. v. to look (to have an appearance of being)
Der Mantel macht sich sehr schön. - The coat looks very nice.
20. v. to get cracking (an (“on,” “with”)), get a move on (it), to get down (an (“to”)) (something); (in imperative:) come on, let's go
oder
1. conj. or
Danach alles gestr. oder noch 1–2 Wörter? - Is everything after that crossed out or are there one or two more words?
2. part. (tag question) right?; is it?; is it not?
Es ist kalt heute, oder? - It’s cold today, isn’t it?
Das war keine so gute Idee, oder? - That wasn’t such a good idea, was it?
Du kommst aus Deutschland, oder? - You’re from Germany, aren’t you?
sich
1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object).
gegen
1. prep. against
Die Erklärung der Vereinten Nationen über die Beseitigung der Gewalt gegen Frauen. - The United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women.
2. prep. toward (i.e. directed to someone/something)
3. prep. toward (i.e. in the direction of)
4. prep. approximately, around
5. prep. in exchange for
6. prep. facing
7. prep. compare to
Etwas
1. n. thing, being
2. n. a quality or talent that is hard to pin down
Sie hat dieses gewisse Etwas. (She has this certain something.)
3. pron. something
4. adv. somewhat, slightly
5. adv. a little, a bit
6. det. (with unor plural noun) some, a bit of
Hab etwas Respekt vor den Toten. - Have some respect for the dead.
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.
einen
1. num. masculine accusative singular of ein
2. art. masculine accusative singular of ein: a, an
3. pron. masculine accusative singular of einer
4. pron. singular of einer
5. pron. plural of einer
6. v. (higher register, transitive) to unite
Eine Idee, die alle eint. - An idea that unites everybody.
7. v. (higher register, reflexive) to come to terms
Nach langem Diskutieren haben sie sich endlich geeint. - After discussing for a long time, they have eventually come to an agreement.
Angriff
1. n. attack, offensive, strike, assault, onslaught, raid, offence
in Angriff nehmen. - to attack; to tackle.
2. v. first-person singular preterite of angreifen
3. v. third-person singular preterite of angreifen
wehrt
1. v. second-person plural present of wehren
2. v. third-person singular present of wehren
3. v. plural imperative of wehren
wehren
1. v. to fight
2. v. to defend
Ich wollte mich doch nur wehren. - I only tried to defend myself.

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