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wir
     1. pron. we
Fuhren
     1. n. plural of Fuhre
     2. v. first-person plural preterite of fahren
     3. v. third-person plural preterite of fahren
     fahren
          1. v. (chiefly of a person or animal) to go at speed
                Der Fuchs fährt aus dem Bau. - The fox dashes from his kennel.
                aus der Haut fahren - to fly off the handle
                einen fahren lassen - to blow off, to break wind
                Die Sonne fährt über das Himmelszelt. - The sun moves athwart the firmament.
          2. v. to go; to run; to drive; to sail
                Autos können schneller fahren als Fahrräder. - Cars can go faster than bikes.
          3. v.          to leave; to depart
                        Beeil dich! Der Zug fährt jetzt gleich. - Hurry up! The train is departing in a moment.
          4. v. to go by vehicle; to sail; to travel
                Er fährt wie ein Bekloppter. - He drives like a maniac.
                Wir fahren diesen Sommer nach Holland. - We’re going to Holland this summer. Implying a trip by car, bike, train, or ship.
          5. v.          to leave and therefor use a vehicle
                        Wir fahren jetzt. - We’re leaving now. (Implying the use of a vehicle.)
          6. v.          to drive; to ride; to sail (a vehicle)
                        Sie fährt einen roten Wagen. - She drives a red car.
          7. v.          to take (someone somewhere by vehicle); to drive; to transport
                        Ich fahre dich zum Bahnhof. - I’ll take you to the train station.
mit
     1. prep. with (in the company of; alongside)
           Ich spiele mit meinen Freunden. - I'm playing with my friends.
     2. prep. with, by (using as an instrument; by means of)
           Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift. - I'm writing with a pencil.
           Ich fahre mit dem Bus. - I'm going by bus.
     3. prep. with (as an accessory to)
     4. prep. with (having)
     5. prep. at (with the age of)
     6. prep. with, including, with ... included
     7. adv. among; denotes a belonging of a person or a thing to a group
           Hier gibt es mit das beste Essen in der Stadt. - Here they have some of the best food in town.
           Ich war mit der erste, der hier war. - I was one of the very first who arrived.
     8. adv. also, too (in addition; besides; as well)
     9. adv. (somewhat, informal) with (something), with it
           Ich brauch nicht unbedingt Majonäse zu den Fritten, aber mit sind sie natürlich besser. - I don't necessarily need mayonnaise with the chips, but they taste better with it, of course.
fahren mit
     1. v. first-person plural present of mitfahren
     2. v. third-person plural present of mitfahren
     3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of mitfahren
     4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of mitfahren
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
Fähre
     1. n-f. ferry
über
     1. prep. (accusative, or dative) above, over (spatially)
           Über dem Wald ist der Himmel blau. - Over the forest, the sky is blue.
           Die Vögel flogen über den Wald. - The birds flew over the forest.
     2. prep. about, concerning, over, at (in reference to)
           Die ganze Klasse lachte über ihren Witz. - The entire class laughed at her joke.
     3. prep. (accusative) via, through, by way of
           Der Zug fährt über den Hauptbahnhof. - The train goes via the main station.
           Ich kaufe alles über das Internet. - I buy everything through the internet.
     4. prep. (accusative) across
           Ich fahre mit der Fähre über die Ostsee. - I travel on the ferry across the Baltic Sea.
     5. prep. (accusative) during, for, over a time period
           Es regnete über das Wochenende. - It rained over the weekend.
           Er hat uns über Jahre belogen. - He's lied to us for years.
     6. prep. (accusative) about
           Ich schreibe ein Buch über Goethes Leben. - I'm writing a book about Goethe's life.
     7. prep. around, among
     8. prep. over, more than, above (a quantity)
     9. prep. beyond
           Die technischen Probleme in der Welt von heute gehen weit über den Rahmen des Technischen hinaus. - The technological problems in today's world extend far beyond the scope of technology.
     10. prep. at (when 'over' or 'about' could roughly be substituted)
     11. adj. (tlb, colloquial) left over, remaining, (replaces übrig in all its predicative instances, including those lexicalized as verb prefixoids.)
           überbleiben - to be left over, to remain
           Hier sind noch zwei Gurken über. Willst du die haben? - Here there are two gherkins left. Wanna have em?
     12. adv. over (in certain select phrases)
           über und über - over and over
     13. post. (following accusative) throughout
           Den ganzen Tag über. - Throughout the entire day.
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Bodensee
     1. Proper noun. Lake Constance
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