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meist
     1. adj. superlative of viel, t=much; many; most
     2. adv. (formal) mostly, most often, usually
schnell
     1. adj. quick, fast
           Er fährt ein schnelles Auto. - He is driving a fast car.
           Ich brauche eine schnelle Antwort. - I need a quick answer.
     2. adv. quickly
     3. adv. again; quick; used after a question to imply that one ought to know the answer
           Wie heißt er schnell? - What’s his name again?
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?
wenig
     1. adj. little, few (a small amount, a small number)
vorbereitet
     1. Participle. past participle of vorbereiten
     2. v. third-person singular present of vorbereiten
     3. v. second-person plural present of vorbereiten
     4. v. second-person plural subjunctive of vorbereiten
     vorbereiten
          1. v. to prepare
          2. v. to prepare, to get ready (auf for)
vor
     1. prep. in front of, ahead of (relative location in space)
     2. prep. before, prior to, ahead of (relative location in time)
     3. prep. ago (location in the past relative to the present)
           vor drei Tagen - three days ago
           vor einiger Zeit - a while ago
     4. prep. from, against (a threat or negative outcome)
           Er konnte vor dem Tsunami nicht mehr fliehen. - He couldn't escape (from) the tsunami.
           Du hast mich vorm Ertrinken gerettet. - You saved me from drowning.
           vor Verlusten schützen - to protect against losses
           sich vor jemandem verstecken - to hide from somebody
     5. prep. (what) with, (out) of (stating cause)
           vor Freude weinen - to cry with joy
           Ich sterbe vor Durst. - I'm dying of thirst.
           Ich kann dich vor all dem Rauch gar nicht sehen. - I can't even see you, what with all the smoke.
           Vor lauter Angst traute sich keiner im Raum mehr zu atmen. - Nobody in the room dared to breathe out of sheer fright.
Einer
     1. n-m. (mathematics) unit
     2. n-m. (mathematics) units' place, ones' place (place value of a number)
     3. n-m. (sports) single scull
     4. n-m. (swimming) one-meter diving board
     5. num. feminine singular of ein
     6. art. feminine singular of ein
     7. pron. one
     8. pron. someone, somebody
     9. pron. feminine singular of einer
drohenden
     1. adj. form of drohend
Gefahr
     1. n-f. danger, hazard, peril, risk
     2. n-f. threat
oder
     1. conj. or
           Danach alles gestr. oder noch 1–2 Wörter? - Is everything after that crossed out or are there one or two more words?
     2. part. (tag question) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Es ist kalt heute, oder? - It’s cold today, isn’t it?
           Das war keine so gute Idee, oder? - That wasn’t such a good idea, was it?
           Du kommst aus Deutschland, oder? - You’re from Germany, aren’t you?
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
Einer
     1. n-m. (mathematics) unit
     2. n-m. (mathematics) units' place, ones' place (place value of a number)
     3. n-m. (sports) single scull
     4. n-m. (swimming) one-meter diving board
     5. num. feminine singular of ein
     6. art. feminine singular of ein
     7. pron. one
     8. pron. someone, somebody
     9. pron. feminine singular of einer
unangenehmen
     1. adj. form of unangenehm
     unangenehm
          1. adj. unpleasant
          2. adv. unpleasantly
Situation
     1. n-f. situation, circumstances
           Schade, dass diese Situation eingetreten ist. - It is a pity that such a situation has occurred.
     2. n-f. setting (background, atmosphere)
fliehen
     1. v. to flee; to escape
           Als die Polizei eintraf, war der Räuber bereits geflohen. - When the police arrived, the robber had already fled.
     2. v. (archaic, poetic) to fly
           Die Vögel fliehen. - The birds are flying (fleeing).
     3. v. to diverge
           Die Linien fliehen. - The lines diverge.
     4. v. (higher register) to flee from (someone); to avoid
           Ich fliehe diesen Kerl wie die Pest. - I avoid that guy like the plague.
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