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seltener
     1. adj. form of selten
     selten
          1. adj. rare, infrequent, uncommon, scarce
          2. adj. unusual, curious
          3. adv. seldom; rarely
                Er ist selten unfreundlich. - He’s rarely ever unfriendly.
          4. adv. (chiefly informal, with adjective) unusually; extremely
                Der Typ war ja selten unfreundlich! - That guy was extremely unfriendly!
                Das ist selten dämlich. - That’s peculiarly stupid.
Ansehen
     1. n. prestige, authoritativeness
     2. n. renown
     3. v. to look at, to have a look
           Sieh dir diese riesige Tomate an. - Have a look at this huge tomato.
     4. v. to look at (with a certain expression or emotion)
           Sie sah ihn erstaunt an. - She looked at him in astonishment.
     5. v. to regard, to consider, to look on (something in a certain way or having a certain quality) (+preo, als)
           Ich sehe ihren Schutz als unsere Verantwortung an. - I see their protection as our responsibility.
     6. v. to watch (a movie, a television program, sports, etc)
           Siehst du gerne Fußball im Fernsehen an? - Do you like to watch soccer/football on television?
     7. v. (zu infinitive) appearing, to look at
           Sarah ist wunderschön anzusehen. - Sarah is beautiful to look at.
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?
Respekt
     1. n. respect, regard, reverence
     2. interj. (Used to express appreciation); hats off, kudos
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)
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Augen
     1. en:eyes
     2. n. plural of Auge
     Auge
          1. eye
Anderer
     1. n. : the other / different one (male or unspecified)
     2. adj. other, different
           ein and(e)rer Mann - another man
           das Geld and(e)rer Leute - other people's money
           mit jemand ander(e)m sprechen - to talk with someone else
           etwas völlig anderes - something completely different
           eine vollkommen andere Person - a completely different person
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