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durch
     1. prep. by means of; by; through
           Das Haus wurde durch ein Feuer zerstört. - The house was destroyed by fire.
     2. prep. through; entering, then exiting
           Wir wandern durch den Wald. - We're hiking through the forest.
     3. prep. through (a period of time)
           Sie hat mir durch eine schwierige Zeit geholfen. - She helped me through a difficult period.
     4. prep. via
     5. prep. owing to; because of
     6. prep. (mathematics) divided by
     7. adv. during; throughout; through
           den ganzen Tag durch - the whole day through
     8. adv. (colloquial with a time) past
           Es ist acht Uhr durch. - It is past eight o’clock.
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
Treten
     1. n. gerund of treten
     2. v. to step, to walk (a short distance)
           Bitte treten Sie hierher. - Please step over here.
     3. v. to appear
           Als sie die Tragödie sah, traten ihr Tränen in die Augen. - As she saw the tragedy, tears appeared in her eyes.
     4. v. to come into a state implied by a phrase.
           in Kraft treten - to come into effect
           an die Stelle treten - to take the place
           in Erscheinung treten - to appear (come into appearance)
           in den Hintergrund treten - to become less important (step into the background)
           in den Ruhestand treten - to retire (come into retirement)
           in Kontakt treten - to get in touch (come into contact)
           auf den Plan treten - to appear (literally, to come onto the map)
           an die Öffentlichkeit treten - to go public (to come into the public)
           in Aktion treten - to become active, to take action
           zutage (zu Tage) treten - to come to light (literally, day)
     5. v. to step; to tread; to trample
           Wasser treten - to tread water
     6. v. to kick
           Der Räuber schlug und trat sein Opfer. - The robber beat and kicked his victim.
     7. v. to step; to tread
     8. v. to step (on)
     9. v. to pedal
von
     1. prep. from
           Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg.
           Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister.
     2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)
           das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father
     3. prep. by (with passive voice)
           Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company.
     4. prep. about, of (a topic)
           Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth.
     5. prep. on, with (a resource)
           Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays?
           Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb)
Rädern
     1. n. dative plural of Rad
     2. v. to execute via breaking wheel
     Rad
          1. n. wheel
          2. n. (gymnastics) cartwheel
          3. n. (clipping of Fahrrad); bicycle
          4. n. (physics) rad (non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
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