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Technik
     1. n-f. technique
     2. n-f. technology
Handwerk
     1. n. labour, especially of a manual type
     2. n. trade (skilled practice)
     3. n. something made by hand, handcraft
ft=Plural
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ein
     1. art. a, an
           ein Mann - a man
           eine Frau - a woman
           ein Kind - a child
     2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
           ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
           darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
     3. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
Werkzeug
     1. n. tool
     2. n. tools
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
Aus
     1. n. (sports) an out; the end of play for an individual or a team
     2. n. (sports) the out of bounds area
     3. n. end
     4. adv. out
     5. adv. (with sein) over; finished; done; up
           Das Spiel ist aus! - The game is up!
     6. adj. (of a device) off
     7. prep. out of; from (from the inside of something)
           Hol das Besteck aus der Schublade! - Get the cutlery from the drawer!
     8. prep. from (a place; see usage notes below)
           Er kommt aus dem selben Dorf wie ich. - He’s from the same village as I am.
     9. prep. of; made of; out of
           ein Haus aus Eis - a house made of ice
     10. prep. for; out of (because of a feeling or inner quality)
           etwas aus Freundschaft tun - to do something out of friendship (i.e. a sense of friendship)
           etwas aus Feigheit unterlassen - to neglect something out of cowardice
einem
     1. num. dative singular of ein
     2. art. dative singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. dative singular of einer
Spitz
     1. n-m. spitz
     2. adj. pointed, pointy
     3. adj. sharp
     4. adj. spiky
     5. adj. (colloquial) horny
     6. v. singular imperative of spitzen
     7. v. colloquial of
     spitzen
          1. v. to point (to make pointy), to sharpen (a pencil)
          2. v. (ears) to perk up, prick up (one's ears)
                Spitzt die Ohren! - Listen up!
          3. v. to impatiently wait for something, to urgently await something (+preo, auf, accusative)
          4. v. (Austria) to have one's eye on something +preo, auf, accusative
          5. adj. form of spitz
zulaufenden
Rundstahl
besteht
     1. v. third-person singular present of bestehen
     2. v. second-person plural present of bestehen
     3. v. plural imperative of bestehen
     bestehen
          1. v. to succeed, to pass (an exam)
                Er hat die Prüfung bestanden. - He has passed the exam.
          2. v. to consist (aus)
          3. v. to exist
                Durch geschicktes Management blieb die Firma auch im starken Wettbewerb bestehen. - By smart management the company survived in the strong competition.
          4. v. to insist (auf with dative)
                Er besteht darauf, dass dem Druck nicht nachgegeben wird. - He insists on not giving in to the pressure.
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