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Sport
     1. n. sport (athletic activity that uses physical skills competitively under a set of rules)
     2. n. athletics, sports, (loosely) exercise (physical activities (not necessarily with fixed rules) requiring stamina, fitness and skill)
     3. n. physical education, phys ed (element of an educational curriculum concerned with bodily development, physical health etc.)
     4. n. hobby (activity involving exercise or exertion that one enjoys doing in one's spare time)
Ballspiele
     1. n. plural of Ballspiel
Kurzform
     1. n-f. short form, clipped form, shortened form
     2. n-f. short version, shortened version
     3. n-f. abbreviation
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.
Eckball
     1. n. corner kick
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?
Eckstoß
     1. n. (soccer) corner kick
Boxen
     1. n. (sports) boxing
     2. n. plural of Box
     3. v. to box (strike with the fists)
     Box
          1. n-f. box (rectangular container); (but not as widely used as in English, perhaps commonest for plastic boxes)
          2. n-f. (electronics) loudspeaker (box-like encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices)
          3. n-f. (equestrianism) a stall for a horse (compartment in a stable); not used for a horsebox, which is Pferdeanhänger
          4. n-f. (motor racing) pit (area for refueling and repairing)
Ringen
     1. n. (gerund of ringen); (olympic) wrestling
     2. v. to wrestle
     3. v. to struggle
     4. v. to wring (for example “hands”; but not “clothes”, for that see wringen)
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
Vier
     1. n-f. four (digit or figure 4)
     2. num. (cardinal) four (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 4; or describing a set with four elements)
Winkel
     1. n-m. (geometry) angle (measure, figure)
     2. n-m. corner, nook
     3. n-m. chevron
Des
     1. n. (music) D-flat
     2. art. genitive singular of der: the
     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
Ringes
     1. n. genitive singular of Ring
     Ring
          1. n. a ring (a circular and hollow object, made of any material.)
          2. n. a ring (small jewelry worn on the finger (usually composed of precious metals))
          3. n. a ring (a group of people, often involved into criminal and illegal actions)
          4. n. (mathematics) a ring (algebraic structure)
          5. n. (geometry) a ring (planar geometrical figure)
          6. n. (heraldry) an annulet (ring used as a charge)
          7. n. (astronomy) a ring (a collection of material orbiting a planet)
          8. n. (sports) a ring (a place where events such as wrestling and boxing take place)
          9. n. a street that encircles a city where once the old town walls have been; a boulevard.
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?
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
Matte
     1. n-f. mat
     2. n-f. (Switzerland, or dialectal) meadow
     3. adj. form of matt
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