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wir
1. pron. we
sollten
1. v. first-person plural preterite of sollen
2. v. third-person plural preterite of sollen
3. v. first-person plural subjunctive of sollen
4. v. third-person plural subjunctive of sollen
sollen
1. v. (auxiliary) should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall
Ich soll das machen. - I should do that.
Ich sollte das nicht tun. - I should not do it.
2. v. (auxiliary) to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something)
3. v. (auxiliary) to be intended (to do something); to be meant (to be something)
4. v. (auxiliary) to be said (to do something); reportedly; they say that; I hear that; so they say; rumor has it; supposedly.
Es soll da viele Leute geben. - They say that there are many people there.
5. v. (auxiliary) would; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates something that would happen in the past but after the time frame of the main clause
6. v. (auxiliary) should; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates a hypothetical and unlikely condition for the main clause
zuerst
1. adv. first, firstly
Reinigen Sie immer zuerst die Räder. - Always clean the wheels first.
2. adv. at first
einen
1. num. masculine accusative singular of ein
2. art. masculine accusative singular of ein: a, an
3. pron. masculine accusative singular of einer
4. pron. singular of einer
5. pron. plural of einer
6. v. (higher register, transitive) to unite
Eine Idee, die alle eint. - An idea that unites everybody.
7. v. (higher register, reflexive) to come to terms
Nach langem Diskutieren haben sie sich endlich geeint. - After discussing for a long time, they have eventually come to an agreement.
Detektiv
1. n-m. private investigator, private detective, sleuth (male or of unspecified gender)
Beauftragen
1. n. gerund of beauftragen
2. v. to mandate, to order from, to hire for a particular business
bevor
1. conj. before
Geh, bevor ich rasend werde. - Go before I lose my temper.
2. adv. (obsolete) before
wir
1. pron. we
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
Polizei
1. n-f. (law enforcement) police
Die Polizei erwischte den Taschendieb auf frischer Tat. - The police caught the pickpocket in the act.
einschalten
1. v. to turn on, to switch on, to power up, to enable (to put a mechanism, device or system into operation)
2. v. to call in
3. v. to intervene

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