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Röhren
     1. n. plural of Röhre
     2. n. gerund of röhren
     3. v. to roar (to make a loud deep noise)
           Hirsche röhren
     4. v. to sob
     5. v. (uncommon) to lay pipes
Bellen
     1. n. gerund of bellen
     2. n. bark, barking (of a dog)
     3. v. to bark:
     4. v.          (literally) like a canine
     5. v.          (figuratively) in a rude, loud human voice
wie
     1. adv. how
           Wie groß bist du? - How tall are you?
           Ich weiß nicht, wie die Katze hereingekommen ist. - I don't know how the cat got in.
           Wie wunderbar! - How wonderful!
     2. conj. like
           Freunde sind wie Sterne in der Nacht. - Friends are like stars in the night.
     3. conj. as
           Wie ihr wisst, bin ich in Dortmund aufgewachsen. - As you know, I grew up in Dortmund.
           Ich bin so schnell wie du. - I’m as fast as you are.
     4. conj. (colloquial nonstandard) than
           Der Junge ist größer wie sein Vater. - The boy is taller than his father.
     5. conj. (chiefly colloquial) when referring to the past
           Ich hab ihn gesehen, wie ich in Köln war. - I saw him when I was in Cologne.
           Wie ich zur Tür herauskomme, steht da mein alter Schulfreund. - When I came out the door, my old school-day friend was standing in front of me.
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.)
Tier
     1. n. animal (i, see usage notes below)
     2. n. A person who has a quality thought of as animalistic, such as ferocity, strength, hairiness, etc.
           Wenn er getrunken hat, wird er zum Tier. - When he’s had a drink, he turns into an animal.
     3. n. (hunting jargon) hind (female red deer)
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