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kurz
     1. adj. short, brief
     2. adj. concise
     3. adv. briefly, in short
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
Backblech
     1. n. baking tray (oven-proof tray)
eine
     1. num. feminine singular of ein
     2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an
     3. pron. feminine singular of einer
     4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer
     5. pron. singular of einer
flache
     1. adj. form of flach
     flach
          1. adj. shallow (wide and not deep)
                flaches Wasser - shallow water
                eine flache Vertiefung - a shallow indentation
          2. adj. flat (wide and not high)
                ein flacher Kuchen - a flat cake
                eine flache Landschaft - a flat landscape
          3. adj. not steep; having little slope; comparatively plane and level
                ein flaches Bergplateau - a level mountain plateau
                ein flacher Anstieg - a slight ascent
          4. adj. (figuratively, of jokes, films etc.) vapid; shallow (lacking intellectual depth or refinement)
                ein flacher Witz / ein Flachwitz - a shallow joke
Wanne
     1. n-f. tub; flat-bottomed vessel
     2. n-f.          for bathing or washing
     3. n-f.          for technical uses, especially to collect or hold liquids
     4. n-f.          (regional, southern) for kitchen use
     5. n-f. (military) clipping of Panzerwanne
     6. n-f. (historical) winnowing basket
     7. n-f. (slang) police van
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
Blech
     1. n. sheet (of metal)
     2. n. (informal) any cheap, lightweight metal or metal object
     3. n. (informal, music, collective) brass (all brass instruments, or all brass players, etc.)
           „Das Blech spielt bitte mal allein!“ rief der Dirigent. - The conductor demanded loudly: “Brass play on their own now, please!”
für
     1. prep. for
           Das Geschenk ist für dich. - The present is for you.
     2. prep. in favor of, in support of
           Ich bin für die erste Option. - I'm in favor of the first option.
     3. prep. by the standards of
           Für einen Ausländer sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch. - For a foreigner, you speak German very well.
     4. prep. on behalf of
           Mein Anwalt wird das für mich beantworten. - My lawyer will answer to that on my behalf.
     5. prep. kind / type of
           Was für ein Kuchen ist das? - What kind of cake is this?
     6. prep. (informal) instead of
           Für die Hose hab ich jetzt den Rock genommen. - Instead of the trousers which I chose not to buy, I took the skirt.
     7. prep. (colloquial nonstandard) in order to (with zu and infinitive)
           Der Papa holt das Werkzeug, für die Waschmaschine zu reparieren. - Daddy is getting his tools in order to repair the washing machine.
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Backofen
     1. n. oven
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