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unfreundlicher
     1. adj. comparative of unfreundlich
     2. adj. form of unfreundlich
Alter
     1. n-n. age, old age
     2. n-n. antiquity
     3. n-n. epoch, age
     4. n. old man; old person
     5. n. (colloquial) mate, bloke ; dude, guy ; (a somewhat intimate or mildly dismissive word for a man, especially but not exclusively used as a vocative)
           Alter! Komm zurück, wir müssen hier links. - Dude! Come back, we need to go left here.
           Haste ma ’n Euro für was zu essen, Alter? - You got a euro for summat to eat, mate?
           Wenn irgendso’n Alter hier Ärger macht, schmeiß ihn gleich raus. - If some bloke acts up in here, kick him right out.
           Ihr Alter hat sie sitzen lassen. - Her guy jilted her.
     6. interj. (colloquial chiefly slang) man, dude, mate; (used for emphasis)
           Alter, was denn hier los? - Man, what’s going on in here?
     7. n. singular of Alte
     8. n. genitive plural of Alte
     9. adj. form of alt
     alt
          1. adj. old
                Wie alt bist du? - How old are you?
          2. adj. ancient
          3. adj. elderly (inflected in the comparative)
                ältere Menschen - the elderly
Mann
     1. n. man, male human being
     2. n. husband
besonders
     1. adv. especially, particularly
           Ich mag Musik, besonders Rock. - I love music, especially rock.
     2. adv. (emphatic) very, especially
           besonders gut - very good
           Sei besonders leise. - Be very quiet.
     3. adv. exceptionally, separately
           besonders behandeln - to treat separately
jemand
     1. pron. (indefinite) someone, somebody
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
sexuell
     1. adj. sexual
     2. adv. sexually
sehr
     1. adv. very
           Ich bin sehr glücklich. - I am very happy.
     2. adv. a lot, much
           Ich vermisse dich sehr. - I miss you a lot.
Aktiv
     1. n-n. (grammar, no plural) active voice (the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action)
     2. n-n. (grammar) active verb
     3. adj. active
           stark aktiv - very active
     4. adj. (grammar) active
ist
     1. v. third-person singular present of sein
     sein
          1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
                Das ist schön. - That is beautiful.
                Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car.
          2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
                Usage: In this sense sein is always conjugated in the third person singular and takes a Dative noun. The impersonal subject es may be present, but is often taken as implied. For example: "Mir i
                Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold?
                Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick.
                Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy.
                Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored.
          3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for
                Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted.
                Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie.
                Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it.
          4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
                Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
          5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive
                Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence.
                Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house.
          6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
                Du bist. - It’s your turn.
                Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine.
          7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag
                Du bist! - You're it!
                Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore.
          8. det. his
                Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister.
                Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys.
          9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun)
                der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light
                das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs
          10. det.          (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
                        Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
          11. det. one's
                Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
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