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speziell
     1. adj. special
     2. adj. particular, specific
von
     1. prep. from
           Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg.
           Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister.
     2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below)
           das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father
     3. prep. by (with passive voice)
           Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company.
     4. prep. about, of (a topic)
           Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth.
     5. prep. on, with (a resource)
           Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays?
           Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb)
Frauen
     1. en:womenn. plural of Frau
     Frau
          1. n-f. woman (adult female human)
          2. n-f. wife (married woman, especially in relation to her spouse)
                Maria ist meine Frau. - Mary is my wife.
          3. n-f. a title of courtesy, equivalent to Mrs/Ms, (n-g, which has nearly replaced Fräulein in the function of) Miss
                Sehr geehrte Frau Schmidt - Dear Miss/Ms./Mrs. Schmidt
          4. n-f. madam (non-gloss, (polite form of address for a woman or lady))
                Frau Bundeskanzlerin - Madam Chancellor
          5. n-f. lady; noblewoman (woman of breeding or higher class)
                Unsere Liebe Frau - Our Lady
                Gnädige Frau (polite address to an unknown woman or to a noblewoman) - Gracious lady
                Frau des Hauses - Mistress of the house
getragene
Kleine
     1. n. female equivalent of Kleiner: girl; young woman
     2. n. plural of Kleiner
     3. n. nominative singular of Kleiner
     4. adj. form of klein
     klein
          1. adj. small, little, tiny, wee, small-scale
          2. adj. little, young (in age)
          3. adj. insignificant
Tasche
     1. n-f. bag
     2. n-f. pocket
für
     1. prep. for
           Das Geschenk ist für dich. - The present is for you.
     2. prep. in favor of, in support of
           Ich bin für die erste Option. - I'm in favor of the first option.
     3. prep. by the standards of
           Für einen Ausländer sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch. - For a foreigner, you speak German very well.
     4. prep. on behalf of
           Mein Anwalt wird das für mich beantworten. - My lawyer will answer to that on my behalf.
     5. prep. kind / type of
           Was für ein Kuchen ist das? - What kind of cake is this?
     6. prep. (informal) instead of
           Für die Hose hab ich jetzt den Rock genommen. - Instead of the trousers which I chose not to buy, I took the skirt.
     7. prep. (colloquial nonstandard) in order to (with zu and infinitive)
           Der Papa holt das Werkzeug, für die Waschmaschine zu reparieren. - Daddy is getting his tools in order to repair the washing machine.
Geld
     1. n. money
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?
persönliche
     1. adj. form of persönlich
     persönlich
          1. adj. personal
          2. adj. friendly (atmosphere etc.)
          3. adv. personally, in person
Dinge
     1. n. plural of Ding
     Ding
          1. n. thing
                Was ist das für ein Ding? - What is that thing?
          2. n. (mildly disrespectful) thing; girl; boy (young person)
          3. n. (dated) Thing (historic Germanic council)
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