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Aber
     1. n. an objection, a but
     2. conj. but; however; though
           Ich mag keine Orangen, aber ich mag Äpfel. - I don't like oranges, but I like apples.
     3. adv. (obsolete, except in compounds) again
     4. adv. (qualifier) rather; quite; unusually; used with adjectives to express a surprising degree, whether this surprise be real or for effect
           Das ist aber teuer. - That's rather expensive. ≈ That's more expensive than I would’ve thought.
           Du bist aber groß geworden! - Look how tall you’ve become! (said to a child)
     5. adv. nonetheless, nevertheless
Sie
     1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural)
           Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner?
     2. pron. she
           Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick?
           Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili.
           Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her?
     3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die)
           Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down.
           Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it?
     4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die)
           Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed.
           Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that.
     5. pron. they; them
dürfen
     1. v. (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may
           Darf ich gehen? - May I go?
           Ich habe gehen dürfen. - I was allowed to go.
     2. v. to be allowed or permitted to do something implied or previously stated; may
           Ja, du darfst. - Yes, you may.
           Ich habe es gedurft. - I was allowed to do it.
     3. v. (subjunctive ii, auxiliary) Expresses a prediction with mild doubt, that something is estimated or probable.
           Der Zug dürfte in ein paar Minuten ankommen. - The train should (will probably) be here in a few minutes.
     4. v. (colloquial) to must, to have to
           Und ich darf dann wieder hinter euch aufräumen. - And I can clean up after you once again then.
     5. v. (obsolete, transitive, with genitive) to need, to require
mir
     1. pron. personal dative of ich: me, to me:
           Er gab es mir. - He gave it to me.
     2. pron. (dialectal, or colloquial) Alternative form of wir, t=we
meinen
     1. v. to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose
           Ich meine, das war letztes oder vorletztes Jahr. - I think it was last year or the year before.
     2. v. to say; to utter; (not used with nouns; not used in the imperative and rarely in the infinitive)
           Entschuldige, was meintest du gerade? - Sorry, what did you just say?
     3. v. to mean; to be convinced or sincere about something
           Das sagt er nicht nur, das meint er auch. - He doesn’t just say it, he means it.
     4. v. to mean; to have in mind; to convey
           Was meintest du damit? - What did you mean by that?
           Meinst du das rote oder das gelbe Haus? - Do you mean the red or the yellow house?
     5. v. (now rare) to mean; to signify
           Was meint dieses Wort? - What does this word mean?
     6. det. (possessive) masculine accusative singular of mein
     7. det. (possessive) dative plural of mein
Arbeitsplatz
     1. n. workplace
     2. n. place of employment
     3. n. employment, job, position
Zeigen
     1. n. gerund of zeigen
     2. v. to show, make see
     3. v.          (with auf) to point at
                   Man zeigt nicht mit dem Finger auf die Leute! - You don’t point your finger at people!
     4. v.          to exhibit, allow to see
                   Zeig mir mal deine Briefmarkensammlung! - Please show me your stamp collection!
     5. v.          to display, manifest
                   Die Bäume zeigen schon die ersten grünen Blätter. - The trees are already displaying the first green leaves.
     6. v.          to demonstrate, explain by doing
                   Kannst du mir mal zeigen, wie das geht? - Could you show me how this is done?
     7. v.          to go to show, demonstrate, prove
                   Das zeigt wieder mal, dass du keine Ahnung hast. - This only shows again that you don't have a clue.
     8. v. to appear, become apparent, come out, turn out, show up, to be manifested
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