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Stück
     1. n. (invariant) one, item, piece (of something ; often untranslated in English)
           Ich brauche noch Glühbirnen. Geben Sie mir bitte drei Stück! - I also need light bulbs. Give me three, please!
           Wie viel Stück wollen Sie? - How many do you want?
           Die Äpfel kosten 50 Cent das Stück. - The apples are 50 cents apiece.
     2. n. (invariant) head (a single animal)
           200 Stück Vieh - 200 head of cattle
     3. n. (declinable, or invariant) piece (portion of something bigger or of an unmass)
           Er schneidet das Fleisch in Stücke. - He's cutting the meat in pieces.
           Ich nehme zwei Stücke Zucker. - I take two lumps of sugar.
           Ich habe drei Stücke Kuchen mitgebracht. - I brought three pieces of cake.
     4. n. Something of artistic or historic value; piece of art (of any kind, but less common of novels and films)
           Dieser Tisch ist ein besonders schönes Stück. - This table is a particularly beautiful piece.
           Spiel doch bitte mal ein Stück von den Beatles. - Play a Beatles song, please.
           Der Regisseur versteht das Stück nicht. - The director doesn’t understand the play.
     5. n. (pejorative and/or sexual) a person, often female
           Sie ist ein heißes Stück. - She's a hot thing.
           Er ist ein verlogenes Stück. - He’s a lying bastard.
     6. n. (military, obsolete) piece (artillery gun)
Einer
     1. n-m. (mathematics) unit
     2. n-m. (mathematics) units' place, ones' place (place value of a number)
     3. n-m. (sports) single scull
     4. n-m. (swimming) one-meter diving board
     5. num. feminine singular of ein
     6. art. feminine singular of ein
     7. pron. one
     8. pron. someone, somebody
     9. pron. feminine singular of einer
Straße
     1. n-f. street; road (a way wide enough to be passable for vehicles, generally paved, in or outside a settlement)
           Das Kind überquerte die Straße. - The child crossed the street.
           Diese Straße führt nach Kirchdorf. - This road goes to Kirchdorf.
           Die Straße ist für den Verkehr gesperrt. - The street is closed for traffic.
     2. n-f. carriageway (the part of a road or street used by vehicles, excluding the pavement, etc.)
     3. n-f. (figuratively) public, any area accessible to anyone
     4. n-f. (figuratively) general public, using the locale to describe people not part of a specific group
     5. n-f. the streets, areas or groups of people of no income or criminal affiliation, or the leading of a life associated with these
     6. n-f. strait (channel of water)
     7. n-f. (poker) straight
das
     1. art. singular of der: the
     2. pron. singular of der
     3. pron.          (relative) who, that, which
                   Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that.
                   Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
     4. pron.          (demonstrative) this, that, it
                   Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house.
                   er - Er wissen
                   Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned)
     5. pron.          (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)
                   Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again.
                   Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is?
     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
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
Biegung
     1. n-f. bend; curve
     2. n-f. (grammar) inflection
vollzieht
     1. v. third-person singular present of vollziehen
     2. v. second-person plural present of vollziehen
     3. v. plural imperative of vollziehen
     vollziehen
          1. v. to put into practice, to implement, accomplish, carry out
                Das Todesurteil wurde heute Morgen kurz nach Mitternacht vollzogen. - The death sentence was carried out this morning shortly after midnight.
          2. v. to consummate (a marriage)
                Die Ehe ist rechtens und vollzogen und kann daher nicht annulliert werden. - The marriage is legal and has been consummated and therefore cannot be annulled.
          3. v. to proceed, happen (in some fashion)
                Diese sozialen Umwälzungen vollzogen sich schleichend und fast unbemerkt. - These social upheavals proceeded stealthily and almost unnoticed.
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
Kurve
     1. n-f. bend (curve)
     2. n-f. (mathematics) curve
     3. n-f. sports, chiefly soccer ellipsis of Fankurve
     4. n-f. (informal, in plural) curve (attractive shape of a woman's body)
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