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wir
     1. pron. we
Haben
     1. n-n. credit
     2. v. (auxiliary) to have (forms the perfect and past perfect tenses)
           Das habe ich nicht gesagt. - I haven't said that.
     3. v. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
     4. v. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself)
           Glaub und hab keine Angst. - Believe and don't be afraid or Believe and have no fear.
     5. v. to have, get (to obtain, acquire)
     6. v. to get (to receive)
     7. v. to have (to be scheduled to attend)
     8. v. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from)
     9. v. to contain, be composed of, equal
           Ein Meter hat 100 Zentimeter. - One metre has 100 centimetres.
     10. v. (impersonal, dialectal, with es) there be, there is, there are
           Es hat zwei Bücher. - There are two books.
     11. v. to make a fuss
           Hab dich nicht so! - Don't make such a fuss!
     12. v. (colloquial with es and mit) to be occupied with, to like, to be into
           Ich hab's nich so mit Hunden. - I don't have it that much with dogs.
     13. v. (colloquial with es and von or über) to talk about
           Wir hatten's grad von dir und deiner Freundin. - We just had it about you and your girlfriend.
uns
     1. pron. of wir: us
verkauft
     1. Participle. past participle of verkaufen
     2. adj. sold
     3. v. third-person singular present of verkaufen
     4. v. second-person plural present of verkaufen
     5. v. plural imperative of verkaufen
     verkaufen
          1. v. to sell (something in exchange for money)
                Ich möchte mein Auto verkaufen, willst du es kaufen? - I want to sell my car, do you want to buy it?
          2. v. to sell (for a certain amount or at a certain rate)
                Diese Spielzeuge verkaufen sich im Dezember gut. - These toys sell well in December.
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
Zimmer
     1. n-n. room (separate part of a building, enclosed by walls, a floor and a ceiling)
fällt
     1. v. third-person singular present of fallen
     2. v. third-person singular present of fällen
     3. v. second-person plural present of fällen
     4. v. plural imperative of fällen
     fällen
          1. v. to cut down, to fell (a tree)
          2. v. to precipitate
          3. v. (a decision) to make
          4. v. (a judgement or sentence) to pass
     fallen
          1. v. to fall; to drop
                Der Regen fiel wie aus Eimern. - It rained cats and dogs. (literally: 'The rain fell as if out of buckets.')
                Sie fiel zu Boden. - She fell to the floor.
          2. v. to die; to fall in battle; to die in battle; to be killed in action
          3. v. to fall, to collapse, to be overthrown.
                Das Römische Reich fiel auf Grund der Völkerwanderung. - The Roman Empire was overthrown by the consequences of the Migration period.
          4. v. to become lower, to decrease, to decline
                Zur Zeit der Finanzkrise fielen viele Aktienkurse um zahlreiche Prozentpunkte. - During the banking scandal many stock prices decreased by a large percentage.
dunkler
     1. adj. comparative of dunkel
     2. adj. form of dunkel
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
Als
     1. n. creek, drainage channel
     2. conj. (subordinating, referring to time of occurrence) at (approximately) the same moment; when; while; as
           Als er ankam, öffnete sie die Tür. - When he arrived, she opened the door.
           Als wir jung waren, spielten wir im Wald. - We played in the forest when we were young.
     3. conj. (used with a comparison or as an exception) than
           Zwei ist größer als eins. - Two is greater than one.
           Die Kopie sieht anders aus als das Original. - The copy looks different than the original.
           Er sagt nichts anderes als die Wahrheit. - He tells nothing other than the truth.
     4. conj. as; like; in the function of; in the form of
           Als Polizist muss ich es tun. - As a policeman, I must do it.
           Wir sind Feinde, aber im Moment müssen wir uns als Freunde verhalten. - We are enemies, but for now we must act like friends.
           Sie verkleidete sich als Krankenschwester, um das Krankenhaus zu betreten. - She disguised herself as a nurse to enter the hospital.
     5. conj. as if
     6. conj. (after negative pronoun) but, other than
wir
     1. pron. we
dachten
     1. v. first-person plural preterite of denken
     2. v. third-person plural preterite of denken
     denken
          1. v. to think
                Ich denke, also bin ich. - I think, therefore I am.
                Er denkt gewichtige Dinge. - He is thinking weighty thoughts.
                Ich denke an früher. - I am thinking about the past.
          2. v. not to forget; to remember (to bring along, etc.)
                Denk an den Schlüssel! - Don’t forget the key.
          3. v. to imagine
                Das kann ich mir denken. - I can imagine that.
                Ich denke ihn mir als bärtigen Einsiedler. - I imagine him as a bearded hermit.
          4. v. to think, to believe, to assume, to conjecture
                Ja, das dachte ich mir. - Yes, I thought so.
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