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Stange
     1. n-f. pole; bar; rod; post (a long stick, usually round and of metal, but also of other material, especially when fixed somewhere)
     2. n-f. small straight glass for beer (especially Kölsch)
     3. n-f. (of cigarettes) carton (lengthy box containing several packets)
     4. n-f. (colloquial) a lot (especially of money); a packet
           eine Stange Geld - a lot of money
     5. n-f. (in von der Stange or compounds) run-of-the-mill, chiefly with clothes (referring to the poles on which clothes are presented in large fashion shops)
           Stangenkleidung ist mir nicht individuell genug. - I find run-of-the-mill garments lacking in individuality.
     6. n-f. (Austria, sports) crossbar (the bar which conjoins two goalposts)
liegt
     1. v. third-person singular present of liegen
     2. v. second-person plural present of liegen
     3. v. plural imperative of liegen
     liegen
          1. v. to lie (to be in a horizontal position)
          2. v.          (Swiss) to lie down
          3. v. to be, to lie somewhere (of flat objects, also of inpatients in a hospital; otherwise use sitzen or stehen)
          4. v. to be located, to lie somewhere (of countries, towns, houses, etc.)
          5. v. to be, to stand (of indices, measurements)
nördlich
     1. adj. north, northern
von
     1. prep. from
           Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg.
           Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister.
     2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)
           das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father
     3. prep. by (with passive voice)
           Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company.
     4. prep. about, of (a topic)
           Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth.
     5. prep. on, with (a resource)
           Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays?
           Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb)
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