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allgemein
     1. adj. general (common, basic, usual), universal
auf
     1. prep. (with dative) on, upon (positioned at the top of)
           Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch. - The book is lying on the table.
     2. prep. (with accusative) on, onto, up (moving to the top of)
           Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch. - I’m putting the book on the table.
     3. prep. (with accusative) on (indicating responsibility)
           Das erste Getränk geht aufs Haus. - The first drink is on the house.
           Das fällt nicht auf dich zurück, sondern auf mich. Ich hab's vermasselt. - That's not on you but on me. I messed up.
     4. prep. (with dative) in, at; used with certain nouns instead of bei or in
           Niemand auf der Welt hätte das voraussehen können. - No one in the world could have predicted that.
           auf dem Stadtplatz - in the town square
           Das Schiff ist auf See - The ship is at sea.
           auf der Kirmes - at the fun fair
           auf der Post - at the post office (also: bei der Post)
     5. prep. (with accusative) to; used with certain nouns instead of zu or in
           auf die Kirmes - to the fun fair
           auf die Post - to the post office (also: zur Post)
     6. prep. (with a language name) in (see usage note below)
           Was heißt das auf Deutsch? - What’s this in German?
     7. prep. (linguistics) in (of a word: ending with some sound or syllable)
           Wörter auf -heit sind weiblich. - Words in -heit are feminine.
           Du kannst doch auf (’n) Sonntag nich’ den Rasen mähen! - You can’t mow the lawn on a Sunday!
     8. prep. (with accusative) for (during the continuation of)
           auf Jahre hinaus - for years to come
     9. prep. (with accusative) to, for (indicating purpose, goal or wish)
           Lasst uns auf deine Gesundheit drinken! - Let's drink to your health!
           Sie spielen auf Zeit. - They are playing for time.
     10. prep. (with accusative) by (used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something)
           X auf Y Meter groß
     11. adv. (somewhat, informal) open
           Die Tür ist auf. - The door is open.
     12. adv. (colloquial) finished; gone (food)
           Hast du deine Suppe auf? - Have you finished your soup?
           Die Milch is’ auf. - The milk is gone. (consumed)
     13. adv. (colloquial) up; awake; out of bed
           Ich war um sechs Uhr auf. - I was up at six o'clock.
     14. interj. carry on (continue or proceed as before)
     15. interj. have a go
deutliche
     1. adj. form of deutlich
     deutlich
          1. adj. articulate, clear
          2. adj. distinct
          3. adj. considerable
                deutlicher Fortschritt. - significant progress.
          4. adv. distinctly, clearly
Art
     1. n-f. kind, sort, type (von)
     2. n-f. (biology, taxonomy) species
           (hyponyms, Pflanzenart, Tierart)
     3. n-f. nature, character
     4. n-f. behaviour
     5. n-f. way, method
           Das ist nicht seine Art. - That's not his way of doing things.
     6. n-f. (grammar, of verbs) mode, mood
     7. n-f. (grammar, rare, of verbs) voice
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?
Weise
     1. n-f. way, manner
     2. n-f. (music) tune
     3. n-f. (grammar) mode/mood (of verbs)
     4. n. female equivalent of Weiser: female sage, wisewoman
     5. n. plural of Weiser
     6. n. nominative singular of Weiser
     7. adj. wise
     8. v. first-person singular present of weisen
     9. v. first-person singular subjunctive of weisen
     10. v. third-person singular subjunctive of weisen
     11. v. singular imperative of weisen
Art und Weise
     1. n. way, manner, method (of doing something)
anhaltend
     1. Participle. present participle of anhalten
     2. adj. persistent, unrelenting
     3. adj. continuous
Lange
     1. Proper noun. surname, from=nicknames
     2. adv. long, for a long time
     3. adv. in a long time
     4. adj. form of lang
     5. v. first-person singular present of langen
     6. v. first-person singular subjunctive of langen
     7. v. third-person singular subjunctive of langen
     8. v. singular imperative of langen
     langen
          1. v. (colloquial southern) to reach for something, to grab
          2. v. (colloquial southern) to pass, to hand something to someone
          3. v. (colloquial southern) to suffice, to be enough
                Mir langt's. - I've had enough
          4. adj. form of lang
nachwirkend
dauernd
     1. Participle. present participle of dauern
     2. adj. continuous, perpetual, all the time
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