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reflexiv
     1. adj. (grammar, mathematics) reflexive
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Körper
     1. n-m. body (of a person, animal, etc.)
     2. n-m. (physics) body
     3. n-m. (geometry) body, solid (three-dimensional object)
     4. n-m. (algebra) field (algebraic structure with addition and multiplication)
schräg
     1. adj. oblique; slanted (neither parallel nor at a right angle to some implied line)
           schräger Blick
     2. adj. (informal) strange; weird; awkward
           schräger Vogel
           schräge Tour
Stellen
     1. n. gerund of stellen
     2. n. plural of Stelle
           alle Ziffern sind signifikante Stellen. (All digits are significant figures.)
     3. v. to put, to place, to position such that it stands upright (compare setzen, legen)
           Stell die Flasche auf den Boden! - Put the bottle on the floor!
     4. v.          (figuratively, abstractly) to pose, to lodge
                   Die Beklagte stellte den Antrag, die Klage abzuweisen. - The defendant lodged the application to reject the claim.
                   Kann ich dir eine Frage stellen? - Can I ask you a question?
     5. v.          to provide, to afford, to place at someone's disposal
                   Die Schutzbekleidung muss vom Arbeitgeber gestellt werden. - The protective gear must be provided by the employer.
                   Aus dem Sicherungsvertrage war die A-Gesellschaft verpflichtet, eine Bürgschaft zu stellen. - From the surety agreement the A company was obliged
     6. v.          to encounter and stop
                   Die Hunde haben den Hirsch gestellt. - The hounds stopped the stag.
                   Die Polizei stellte den Dieb. - The police stopped (and arrested) the thief.
     7. v.          to set, adjust
                   Müssen wir am Sonntag wieder die Uhren stellen? - Do we have to adjust the clocks again on Sunday?
     8. v. to expose oneself, to succumb, to come out to face, to confront
           Du musst dich der Gefahr stellen. - You have to face the danger.
           Der Dieb stellte sich der Polizei. - The thief surrendered to the police.
     9. v. to feign, to simulate, to pretend
           Es war alles nur gestellt! - It was all fake!
           Sie hatte ihre Krankheit nur gestellt. - She merely simulated her ailment.
           sich tot stellen - to play dead
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