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Ach
     1. n. oh
     2. interj. oh, alas (expressing surprise, sorrow, or understanding)
     3. interj. oh (preceding an offhand or annoyed remark)
     4. interj. oh (preceding an invocation or address, but rarely a solemn one)
man
     1. pron. one, you (indefinite pronoun; construed as a third-person singular)
           Man kann nicht immer kriegen, was man will. - You can’t always get what you want.
           Manchmal muss man Kompromisse machen. - Sometimes one must compromise.
     2. pron. they, people (people in general)
           Zumindest sagt man das so... - At least that’s what they say...
     3. pron. someone, somebody (some unspecified person)
     4. pron. they (some unspecified group of people)
     5. adv. (colloquial regional northern Germany) just; only
           Komm man hier rüber! - Just come over here!
           Das sind man dreißig Stück oder so. - These are only thirty or so.
sollte
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of sollen
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of sollen
     3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of sollen
     4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of sollen
     sollen
          1. v. (auxiliary) should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall
                Ich soll das machen. - I should do that.
                Ich sollte das nicht tun. - I should not do it.
          2. v. (auxiliary) to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something)
          3. v. (auxiliary) to be intended (to do something); to be meant (to be something)
          4. v. (auxiliary) to be said (to do something); reportedly; they say that; I hear that; so they say; rumor has it; supposedly.
                Es soll da viele Leute geben. - They say that there are many people there.
          5. v. (auxiliary) would; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates something that would happen in the past but after the time frame of the main clause
          6. v. (auxiliary) should; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates a hypothetical and unlikely condition for the main clause
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
ganze
     1. adj. form of ganz
     ganz
          1. adj. entire, whole, complete
                Er hat ein ganzes Hähnchen gegessen. - He ate a whole chicken.
          2. adj. (informal) all (with definite article or determiner)
                Ich hab meine ganzen Freunde eingeladen. - I’ve invited all my friends.
          3. adj. (colloquial) whole, intact
                Ist die Tasse noch ganz? - Is the cup still whole?
          4. adj. (in certain combinations) true; real
                uxi, ein ganzer Kerl, a true man
          5. adj. (mathematics) integer (of a number)
          6. adv. quite, rather
          7. adv. very
          8. adv. wholly, entirely, all
Zeug
     1. n. stuff, gear, equipment
     2. n. material
     3. n. fabric, clothing, clothes
Armen
     1. n. dative plural of Arm
     2. adj. form of arm
     arm
          1. adj. poor (having little money)
          2. adj. poor (to be pitied)
                arm dran sein - to have bad luck
                lieber arm dran als Arm ab - better to have bad luck than to lose an arm (the play on words is lost in translation)
          3. adj. low (having a small amount)
Kindern
     1. n. dative plural of Kind
     Kind
          1. n. kid; child (young person)
          2. n. child; offspring (person with regard to his or her parents; also a baby animal or young animal, especially as the second component in numerous compound nouns)
                Er war das zweitgeborene Kind in der Familie. - He was the second-born child in the family.
                Er ist das Kind zweier blinder Eltern. - He is the child of two blind parents.
Schenken
     1. n. plural of Schenke
     2. v. to give as a present, to gift
           Ich schenke meiner Tochter ein Kätzchen zum Geburtstag. - I’m giving my daughter a kitten for her birthday.
     3. v. (formal) to pour from a vessel, to serve; nowadays generally requires an adverbial with in + accusative
           Sie schenkte den Wein in zwei Gläser. - She poured the wine in two glasses.
Du
     1. pron. alternative case form of du you (singular) (especially when used as a direct address in letters)
     2. n. (literally) the thou, the you (singular)
           jemandem das Du anbieten - to offer somebody the thou
     3. pron. you (thou, singular familiar)
undankbarer
Lümmel
     1. n-m. (original) farmer, peasant
     2. n-m. (colloquial) boy or man with bad, rude manners
     3. n-m. (colloquial positive) scamp
     4. n-m. (slang) penis
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