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und
     1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
           Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
           Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
     2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
           Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
     3. interj. so?, now?, and?
           Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
wer
     1. pron. (interrogative) who (what person or people)
           Wer hat das gesagt? - Who said that?
     2. pron. (interrogative, colloquial) what, which (one) (see usage notes)
     3. pron. (relative) whoever, he who, someone who, the person who, anyone who (whatever person or persons)
           Wer eine Frage hat, kann sich jetzt melden. - Whoever has a question, put up their hands now.
           ux, Wer im Glashaus sitzt, soll nicht mit Steinen werfen., People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
     4. pron. (indefinite, colloquial) somebody, someone; anybody, anyone (an unspecified person)
           Da ist wer an der Tür. - There's somebody at the door.
Alkohol
     1. n-m. alcohol, ethanol (substance)
           Alkohol ist farblos. - Alcohol is colourless.
     2. n-m. alcohol, liquor (beverage containing the former substance)
           Hier wird kein Alkohol ausgeschenkt. - They don't serve alcohol here.
trinkt
     1. v. third-person singular present of trinken
     2. v. second-person plural present of trinken
     3. v. plural imperative of trinken
     trinken
          1. v. to drink (to drink liquids (in bottles, glasses, etc.) by mouth)
          2. v. to drink, to imbibe (to consume alcoholic beverages)
          3. v. to drink; to toast (engage in a salutation (of someone), accompanying the raising of glasses while drinking alcohol)
          4. v. to drink one's fill; to drink to satiety
schnarcht
     1. v. third-person singular present of schnarchen
     2. v. second-person plural present of schnarchen
     3. v. plural imperative of schnarchen
     schnarchen
          1. v. to snore
oft
     1. adv. often
Selbst
     1. n. (psychology) the self
     2. part. personally, by oneself
           Du hast es selbst zugegeben. - You yourself admitted it.
           Der Mann selbst hat uns es gesagt. - The man himself (personally) told us.
     3. adv. even
           Selbst du hast es zugegeben. - Even you admitted it.
Wenn
     1. n. (informal) if
     2. conj. when
           Sag bitte Bescheid, wenn du fertig bist! (Tell me when you're done!)
     3. conj. if (on the condition that)
           Was tun, wenn ich nicht weiß, ob sie mich liebt? (What (to do) if I don't know if she loves me?)
Er
     1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male
           Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me?
     2. pron. (personal) he.
           audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg     De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he?
           audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg     De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi.
     3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)).
           audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg     De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old.
     4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)).
           Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far.
     5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite)
sonst
     1. adv. otherwise (under different circumstances)
           Beeil dich, sonst kommen wir zu spät. - Hurry up, otherwise we'll be late.
     2. adv. normally, usually (as opposed to a particular case)
           Ich trinke sonst nicht so viel. - I don't normally drink so much.
     3. adv. (often with noch) else
           Sonst noch etwas? - Anything else?
           Was soll es sonst sein? - What else would it be?
     4. adv. (colloquial) so; then; (consecutive, but directed against an explicit or implicit alternative)
           Wenn wir jetzt losgehen, sind wir eh zu spät. Sonst lass uns morgen noch mal wiederkommen. - If we go there now, we’ll be late anyway. So let’s not do that but instead let’s come back again tom
           Wir gehen grad in die Stadt. Also, wenn du Lust hast... sonst komm doch mit! - We’re headed for the city. So, if you’re interested... maybe you’re not, but if you are then come along!
mucksmäuschenstill
     1. adj. silent
schlummert
     1. v. third-person singular present of schlummern
     2. v. second-person plural present of schlummern
     3. v. plural imperative of schlummern
     schlummern
          1. v. to sleep lightly or briefly; to doze; to slumber
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