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Ruf
     1. n. call
     2. n. reputation
     3. v. singular imperative of rufen
     rufen
          1. v. to call out; to shout; to cry; to shriek
                um Hilfe rufen - to cry for help
          2. v. to call (for someone); to request the presence (of someone)
          3. v. to call (something) out
          4. v. (with dative object) to ask (someone) to do something; to call for (someone) to do something
                jemandem zu antworten rufen - to ask someone to answer
          5. v. to call (someone), e.g. by telephone
Mal
     1. n. time (as in the first time; many times)
     2. n. occasion, case, occurrence
     3. n. a mark on the body, e.g. a scar, mole, etc.
     4. n. (chiefly in compounds) mark, sign in the landscape, e.g. a milestone
     5. n. (ball games) base
     6. adv. times (indicating multiplication of two numbers)
           sechs mal sieben ist zweiundvierzig - six times seven is forty-two
     7. adv. (informal) Alternative form of einmal, , sometime, ever, once, may serve to introduce a new information.
           Wenn du in Köln bist, musst du mal bei deiner Tante anrufen. - When you’re in Cologne, you must call your aunt sometime.
           Ich geh mal zum Kaffeestand. - I’m off to the coffee stall.
     8. adv. (informal) Softening a sentence, thus making a request or command more polite. By extension, indicating a command or request.
           Haben Sie mal Feuer? - Do you have a lighter please?
           Haste Feuer? - D'ya have fire?
           Du musst mal deine Tante anrufen. - You have to call your aunt.
     9. v. singular imperative of malen
     10. v. colloquial of
     malen
          1. v. to paint (do paintwork)
          2. v. to paint (create a painting)
          3. v. (loosely) to draw, depict (with a pencil, computer program, etc.)
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Kellner
     1. n-m. waiter (male or of unspecified gender)
an
     1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against
           Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall.
     2. prep. by; near; close to; next to
     3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at
           Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday.
           Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening.
     4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in
           zweimal am Tag - twice a day
     5. prep. on; onto
           Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall.
     6. prep. at; against
           Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard.
     7. prep. to; for
           Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna.
     8. adv. onward; on
           von heute an - from today on
     9. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off.
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Tisch
     1. n. table (a piece of furniture with a relatively deep surface at roughly waist or knee level); (specific uses include:)
     2. n.          dining table, dinner table
                   Kommt, der Tisch ist gedeckt! - Come, the table is set!
     3. n.          desk (table used for writing)
                   Legen amerikanische Chefs wirklich die Füße auf den Tisch? - Do American bosses really put their feet on the desk?
     4. n.          bench, workbench (table at which manual work is done)
     5. n. (figuratively, now only in compounds and expressions) meal (food served or eaten as a repast)
           Herr Weber ist zu Tisch. - Mr Weber is at lunch.
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