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meist
     1. adj. superlative of viel, t=much; many; most
     2. adv. (formal) mostly, most often, usually
verneint
     1. Participle. past participle of verneinen
     2. v. second-person plural present of verneinen
     3. v. third-person singular present of verneinen
     4. v. plural imperative of verneinen
     verneinen
          1. v. to negate
          2. v. to say no
nur
     1. adv. only, just, merely, simply
           Nur reife Kirschen dürfen auf den Kuchen. - Only ripe cherries may go on the cake.
           Du musst nur die Werte eingeben und den Rest macht der Computer. - You just have to enter the values and the computer will do the rest.
     2. adv. ever; at all
           Ich helfe dir, wo ich nur kann. - I’ll help you wherever I can.
     3. adv. however, though
           Wir könnten es versuchen. Nur wären die Risiken sehr hoch. - We could try. The risks would be very high, however.
     4. conj. (chiefly colloquial) but
           Ich wär auf jeden Fall dabei, nur ich hab echt keine Zeit. - I’d definitely come along, but I really don’t have the time.
im
     1. contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the
     in
          1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
                Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house.
                Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator.
                Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school.
                Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop.
                Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night.
          2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to)
                in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense
          3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time)
                Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen.
                im Alter - in old age
                im Mittelalter - during the middle ages
                in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s
          4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of))
                Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house.
                Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland.
                Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age.
          5. adj. in, popular (in fashion)
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Infinitiv
     1. n. (grammar) infinitive
     2. n. (grammar) gerund; verbal noun; if formally identical to the infinitive (as e.g. in German) or if the language does not otherwise have an infinitive form (as e.g. in Arabic)
jemandem
     1. pron. dative of jemand
Schaden
     1. n. damage; harm
           Das Auto hat einen Schaden. - The car is damaged.
           Er hat seiner Frau nie Schaden zugefügt. - He has never done any harm to his wife.
     2. n. (colloquial informal) mental problem (in the sense of “crazy”)
           Der hat doch ’n Schaden. - He must be out of his mind.
     3. v. to hurt, to be harmful
           Es kann nicht schaden, es mal zu versuchen. - It can't hurt to give it a try.
     4. v. (with dative object) to damage, to harm, to hurt
           Der Fehler hat seinem Ruf geschadet. - The mistake harmed his reputation.
jemandem
     1. pron. dative of jemand
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
Straftat
     1. n-f. criminal offence
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?
ähnliches
     1. adj. form of ähnlich
     ähnlich
          1. adj. (often with dative) similar (to), alike, resembling
                auf ähnliche Weise. - in a similar manner.
Nachweisen
     1. n. dative plural of Nachweis
     2. v. to prove, verify, establish, demonstrate (something or the presence of something), to substantiate, to provide proof of
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