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kurze
     1. adj. form of kurz
     kurz
          1. adj. short, brief
          2. adj. concise
          3. adv. briefly, in short
Hose
     1. n-f. trousers
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
höchstens
     1. adv. at most
Bis
     1. n. (music) B-sharp
     2. conj. (subordinating, temporal) until
           Wir warten hier, bis das Gewitter vorbei ist. - We'll wait here until the thunderstorm is over.
     3. conj. (coordinating) to
           Ich arbeite 40 bis 50 Stunden in der Woche. - I work 40 to 50 hours a week.
           Ihre Haare sind braun bis dunkelbraun. - Her hair is brown to dark brown.
     4. prep. (temporal) until, to, (US) through
           Meine Tochter ist bis zwei Uhr in der Schule. - My daughter is at school until two o'clock.
           Ich war von Montag bis Freitag krank. - I was sick from Monday to Friday.
     5. prep. (temporal) by
           Die Aufgabe muss bis Donnerstag fertig sein. - The task must be complete by Thursday.
     6. prep. (local) to; all the way to
           Der Zug fährt bis Köln. - The train goes to Cologne.
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
Knie
     1. n. knee
     2. v. first-person singular present of knien
     3. v. singular imperative of knien
     4. v. first-person singular subjunctive of knien
     5. v. third-person singular subjunctive of knien
reicht
     1. v. third-person singular present of reichen
     2. v. second-person plural present of reichen
     3. v. plural imperative of reichen
     reichen
          1. v. to reach (extend a certain distance)
                Der Turm reicht fast bis zum Himmel. - The tower almost reaches the sky.
          2. v. (ditransitive) to pass, to hand, to serve, to put within reach
                Bitte reich mir die Butter. - Please pass the butter.
                Reichen wir uns die Hand. - Let's shake hands. (Lit. Let's reach our hands out to each other.)
          3. v. to suffice, to be enough, to do (for a certain purpose)
                Vier Äpfel reichen für den Strudel. - Four apples are enough for the strudel.
                Mir reicht's! - I've had enough!
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