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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)
Dingen
     1. n. dative plural of Ding
     2. v. (literary) to hire for a crime
     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)
zum
     1. contraction. to or for the (contraction of zu + dem)
     2. contraction. to or for a (contraction of zu + einem)
     zu
          1. prep. to, towards (indicates directionality)
                zum Bahnhof - to the train station
          2. prep. with respect to; regarding
                Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass... - With respect to item 1, let me remark that...
          3. prep. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question))
                Wasser zum Essen trinken - to drink water with one’s meal
          4. prep. at, on (indicates location)
                zu Hause - at home
          5. prep. at (indicates time)
                zur richtigen Zeit - at the right time
                zu Beginn - at the beginning
          6. prep. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.))
                zu Pferd - on horseback
          7. prep. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of)
          8. prep. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of)
          9. prep. into (indicates transition into another form or substance)
          10. prep. as, for, to be (to take on the role of)
          11. prep. to (used to indicate ratios)
          12. prep. at (denotes a price or rate)
          13. part. (with infinitives of verbs) to
                etwas zu essen - something to eat
          14. adv. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively)
                zu schnell - too fast
          15. adv. (by extension, slang) (An intensifier.)
                Dieses Essen ist zu lecker! - This food tastes so good!
          16. adv. towards; at
          17. adv. (somewhat, informal) shut; closed; locked
          18. adv. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action))
          19. adj. (somewhat, informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open)
                Das Geschäft war zu. - The shop was closed.
                Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein. - This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety.
                Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein. - The door is locked, I can’t get in there.
          20. adj. closed (not operating or conducting trade)
          21. adj. done up (fastened)
          22. adj. (slang) hammered; very drunk
     dem
          1. art. dative singular of der: the
          2. pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Beispiel
     1. n. example
           an vielen Beispielen (verdeutlichen/zeigen). - (to illustrate/demonstrate) by many examples.
Einer
     1. n-m. (mathematics) unit
     2. n-m. (mathematics) units' place, ones' place (place value of a number)
     3. n-m. (sports) single scull
     4. n-m. (swimming) one-meter diving board
     5. num. feminine singular of ein
     6. art. feminine singular of ein
     7. pron. one
     8. pron. someone, somebody
     9. pron. feminine singular of einer
Quelle
     1. n-f. (origin of a river or stream) spring
     2. n-f. well (oil, gas)
     3. n-f. source
     4. v. first-person singular present of quellen
     5. v. first-person singular subjunctive of quellen
     6. v. third-person singular subjunctive of quellen
ein
     1. art. a, an
           ein Mann - a man
           eine Frau - a woman
           ein Kind - a child
     2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
           ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
           darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
     3. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
benötigtes
     1. Participle. form of benötigt
materielles
     1. adj. form of materiell
     materiell
          1. adj. material
Gut
     1. n. commodity, property, possession, good
     2. n. a large farmstead, estate related to agriculture.
     3. adj. good (acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral)
           Wir müssen gut sein, um uns gut zu fühlen. - We must be good to feel good.
     4. adj. good (effective; useful)
     5. adj. good (fortunate)
     6. adj. good (having a particularly pleasant taste)
     7. adj. all right, fair, proper (satisfactory)
     8. adj. good (full; entire; at least as much as)
     9. adv. well (accurately, competently, satisfactorily)
           Die Mannschaft hat gut gespielt. - The team played well.
     10. adv. a little more than (with measurements)
           Ich wohne seit gut zwanzig Jahren in Berlin. - I've lived in Berlin for over twenty years/for a good twenty years.
           Das Bett ist gut zwei Meter lang. - The bed is a little over two meters long.
     11. adv. easily, likely
           Dieser Gegenstand ist gut zu finden. - That item is easily found.
           Es kann gut sein, dass du nächstes Jahr verheiratet bist. - You may well be married next year.
     12. interj. okay, all right, now then
           Gut, dann fangen wir mal an. - All right, then let's get started.
austeilen
     1. v. to distribute
oder
     1. conj. or
           Danach alles gestr. oder noch 1–2 Wörter? - Is everything after that crossed out or are there one or two more words?
     2. part. (tag question) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Es ist kalt heute, oder? - It’s cold today, isn’t it?
           Das war keine so gute Idee, oder? - That wasn’t such a good idea, was it?
           Du kommst aus Deutschland, oder? - You’re from Germany, aren’t you?
hervorbringen
     1. v. to yield, to spawn, to bear, to produce, to bring forth
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