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um
     1. prep. about
           Es geht um den Kuchen. - It's about the pie.
     2. prep. around
           Um die Ecke - around the corner
     3. prep. at, by (qual, when relating to time)
           Um acht Uhr reisen wir ab - At eight o’clock we depart
     4. prep. by (qual, percentage difference)
           Die Verkaufsmengen gingen um 6% zurück. - Sales in volume has decreased by 6%.
     5. prep. (Austria) for qual, amount of money
           Um einen Euro bekommt man heute nicht besonders viel. - You can't buy much for one euro these days.
           Heute im Sonderangebot um nur 99 Euro. - Special offer today for only 99 euros.
     6. conj. in order to, so as to
           Wir sind gekommen, um zu helfen. - We’ve come (in order) to help.
     7. adj. (predicative, not attributive) up, in the sense of finished
           Werden dich in kurzem binden/ Erdgeist, deine Zeit ist um - source=Friedrich von Hardenberg, Novalis
     8. adv. around, about
     9. adv. turned over, changed, from one state to another
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
Länge
     1. n-f. length
     2. n-f. (geography, astronomy) longitude
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
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
auszumessen
verwendete
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of verwenden
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of verwenden
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of verwenden
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of verwenden
     verwenden
          1. v. to use, to employ, to apply
          2. v. (law) to make expenses applied on a material object
          3. v. (formal, reflexive) to intercede
                Ich verwende mich bei ihm für dich. - I approach him on your behalf.
          4. v. (obsolete) to turn away
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
Mann
     1. n. man, male human being
     2. n. husband
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.)
sehr
     1. adv. very
           Ich bin sehr glücklich. - I am very happy.
     2. adv. a lot, much
           Ich vermisse dich sehr. - I miss you a lot.
langes
     1. adj. form of lang
     lang
          1. adj. long; lengthy (in space or time)
          2. adj. (of a person) tall
          3. adj. (with units of time, chiefly Jahre) many (indicating the length of the time in total)
                Er hat lange Jahre damit verbracht, diese Frage zu erörtern. - He spent many years reasoning about this question.
          4. adv. (chiefly colloquial, but also found in formal style) Alternative form of lange
                Der Ausflug hat lang gedauert. - The trip took quite long.
          5. adv. long, sprawled, stretched (physically)
                Er lag lang auf der Erde. - He lay sprawled on the ground.
          6. post. for (temporal)
                Er ist ein Jahr lang um die Welt gereist. - He travelled around the world for one year.
                Ich habe mein ganzes Leben lang die Relativitätstheorie studiert. - I studied relativistic physics my entire life.
          7. post. (chiefly colloquial, but also found in formal style) Alternative form of entlang
                Gehen Sie einfach diese Straße lang! - Just go along this street!
                Wo lang? Hier lang! - Which way? This way!
          8. v. singular imperative of langen
Maßband
     1. n. tape measure, measuring tape
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