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ein
     1. art. a, an
           ein Mann - a man
           eine Frau - a woman
           ein Kind - a child
     2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
           ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
           darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
     3. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
Stück
     1. n. (invariant) one, item, piece (of something ; often untranslated in English)
           Ich brauche noch Glühbirnen. Geben Sie mir bitte drei Stück! - I also need light bulbs. Give me three, please!
           Wie viel Stück wollen Sie? - How many do you want?
           Die Äpfel kosten 50 Cent das Stück. - The apples are 50 cents apiece.
     2. n. (invariant) head (a single animal)
           200 Stück Vieh - 200 head of cattle
     3. n. (declinable, or invariant) piece (portion of something bigger or of an unmass)
           Er schneidet das Fleisch in Stücke. - He's cutting the meat in pieces.
           Ich nehme zwei Stücke Zucker. - I take two lumps of sugar.
           Ich habe drei Stücke Kuchen mitgebracht. - I brought three pieces of cake.
     4. n. Something of artistic or historic value; piece of art (of any kind, but less common of novels and films)
           Dieser Tisch ist ein besonders schönes Stück. - This table is a particularly beautiful piece.
           Spiel doch bitte mal ein Stück von den Beatles. - Play a Beatles song, please.
           Der Regisseur versteht das Stück nicht. - The director doesn’t understand the play.
     5. n. (pejorative and/or sexual) a person, often female
           Sie ist ein heißes Stück. - She's a hot thing.
           Er ist ein verlogenes Stück. - He’s a lying bastard.
     6. n. (military, obsolete) piece (artillery gun)
meist
     1. adj. superlative of viel, t=much; many; most
     2. adv. (formal) mostly, most often, usually
gemahlene
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?
gepresste
     1. adj. form of gepresst
Kreide
     1. n-f. a chalk (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard)
     2. Proper noun. the Cretaceous
zum
     1. contraction. to or for the (contraction of zu + dem)
     2. contraction. to or for a (contraction of zu + einem)
     zu
          1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality)
                zum Bahnhof - to the train station
          2. prep. with respect to; regarding
                Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that...
          3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question))
                Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal
          4. prep. at, on (indicates location)
                zu Hause - at home
          5. prep. at (indicates time)
                zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time
                zu Beginn - at the beginning
          6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.))
                zu Pferd - on horseback
          7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of)
          8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of)
          9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance)
          10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of)
          11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios)
          12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate)
          13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to
                etwas zu essen - something to eat
          14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively)
                zu schnell - too fast
          15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.)
                Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good!
          16. adv. towards; at
          17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked
          18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action))
          19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open)
                Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed.
                Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety.
                Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there.
          20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade)
          21. adj. done up (fastened)
          22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Malen
     1. n. gerund of malen
     2. n. dative plural of Mal
     3. v. to paint (do paintwork)
     4. v. to paint (create a painting)
     5. v. (loosely) to draw, depict (with a pencil, computer program, etc.)
     Mal
          1. n. time (as in the first time; many times)
          2. n. occasion, case, occurrence
          3. n. a mark on the body, e.g. a scar, mole, etc.
          4. n. (chiefly in compounds) mark, sign in the landscape, e.g. a milestone
          5. n. (ball games) base
Schreiben
     1. n-n. gerund of schreiben
     2. n-n. writing, letter
     3. v. to write, to write out (use letters to make words and texts)
           Sie schreibt ihren Namen an die Tafel. - She writes her name on the blackboard.
           Er hat einen Artikel geschrieben. - He’s written an article.
     4. v. to spell (use a particular combination of letters to make a word)
           Wie schreibt man das? - How do you spell that?
     5. v. to write (use handwriting)
           Sie schreibt sehr ordentlich. - She writes very neatly.
     6. v. to write (produce texts, work as an author)
           Er schreibt sehr anschaulich. - He writes very vividly.
     7. v. to be some year or date
           Man schrieb das Jahr 1874, als... - One wrote the year 1874 when...
     8. v. to write, to text (send written information, communication)
           Er hat mir eine Mail geschrieben. - He’s written me an e-mail.
           Der verwundete Soldat schrieb seiner Frau. - The wounded soldier wrote to his wife.
           Ich schreibe dir, wenn ich fast da bin. - I’ll text you when I’m almost there.
     9. v. to write to each other (exchange correspondance)
           Sie schreiben sich immer Postkarten. - They always write each other postcards.
           Wir schreiben uns regelmäßig. - We write to each other on a regular basis.
     10. v. to be spelled/spelt; (of a word or a person's name)
           Wie schreibt sich das? - How does that spell itself?
           Wie schreiben Sie sich? - How do you spell yourself?
     11. v. (idiomatic, passive, or transitive with man) Used to express that someone does not know the first thing about something.
           Ob ich Skat kann? Ich hab schon Skat gespielt, da wusstest du nicht mal, wie man Skat schreibt! - You’re asking me if I can play skat? I used to play skat when you didn’t even know how to spell
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?
Zeichnen
     1. n. gerund of zeichnen
     2. v. to draw
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