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umgangssprachlich
     1. adj. (linguistics) colloquial (informal but within standard language norms)Danko Šipka: Exclusion Labels in Slavic Monolingual Dictionaries: Lexicographic Construal of Non-Standardness. In: Colloquium: New
     2. adj. (linguistics) vernacular, non-standard (non-standard usage)
das
     1. art. singular of der: the
     2. pron. singular of der
     3. pron.          (relative) who, that, which
                   Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that.
                   Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
     4. pron.          (demonstrative) this, that, it
                   Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house.
                   er - Er wissen
                   Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned)
     5. pron.          (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)
                   Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again.
                   Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is?
     der
          1. art. the
          2. art. feminine singular of der
          3. art. genitive plural of der
          4. pron. who; that; which
                Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that.
          5. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that
          6. pron. (attributive, stressed) that
                Der Mann war es! - It was that man!
          7. pron. (indicative) him, he
                Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it!
          8. pron. (differential) the one, him
                Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat
          9. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her
Fußball
     1. n. soccer; association football
     2. n. football, soccer ball (the ball with which association football is played)
Spielen
     1. n. gerund of spielen
     2. n. dative plural of Spiel
     3. v. to play (engage in some activity for fun or entertainment)
           Die Kinder spielen draußen. - The children are playing outside.
           Die Katze spielt mit einer Schnur. - The cat is playing with a string.
     4. v. to play, to engage in (a game, a sport, etc.)
           Karten spielen - to play cards
     5. v. to play, to perform (a piece of music, a role in theater or a movie)
     6. v. to play, to listen to (a radio, a recording, etc.)
     7. v. to play, to perform on (a musical instrument)
     8. v. to act like, to behave like
           den Narren spielen - to play the fool
     9. v. to take place , to be set (in a particular time or place; of fiction)
           Das Spiel spielt in einer postapokalyptischen Zukunft. - The game is set in a post-apocalyptic future.
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