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bewährte
     1. adj. form of bewährt
     bewährt
          1. Participle. past participle of bewähren
          2. adj. established, reliable
          3. adj. proven, tried and tested
Fahrer
     1. n-m. (agent noun of fahren); driver (person)
Erhalten
     1. n. gerund of erhalten
     2. n. dative plural of Erhalt
     3. v. to receive (something given, sent, won, etc.)
           Ich habe diese Kaffeemaschine als Geschenk erhalten. - I received this coffeemaker as a gift.
           Nun haben wir die offizielle Bestätigung dafür erhalten. - We have now received official confirmation of this.
     4. v. to receive (a rebuke, punishment, fine, prison sentence, etc.)
           Der Verbrecher erhielt eine Strafe von zwei Jahren. - The criminal received a two year sentence.
     5. v. to receive (an injury, etc.)
           Ich erhielt einen elektrischen Schlag, als ich die Kaffeemaschine anfasste. - I received an electrical shock when I touched the coffeemaker.
     6. v. to receive (information, instructions, a message, etc.)
           Wir haben gerade eine dringende Nachricht vom Präsidenten erhalten. - We've just received an urgent message from the President.
     7. v. to receive, to win (support, votes, an award, rights, a contract)
           Der Gesetzentwurf erhielt die Mehrheit der Stimmen im Senat. - The bill received the majority of votes in the Senate.
     8. v. to maintain, to keep (in a certain state)
           Bis jetzt hat mich die Medizin am Leben erhalten. - So far the medicine has kept me alive.
     9. v. to save
           Gott erhalte den Kaiser! - God save the Emperor!
     10. Participle. past participle of erhalten: obtained, received etc
     11. adj. surviving, extant
zinsgünstig
Kredite
     1. n. plural of Kredit
     Kredit
          1. n. loan or anything afforded to someone in the expectation of return
          2. n. credibility, informal credit rating, the ability of someone to get loans based on his reputation
für
     1. prep. for
           Das Geschenk ist für dich. - The present is for you.
     2. prep. in favor of, in support of
           Ich bin für die erste Option. - I'm in favor of the first option.
     3. prep. by the standards of
           Für einen Ausländer sprichst du sehr gut Deutsch. - For a foreigner, you speak German very well.
     4. prep. on behalf of
           Mein Anwalt wird das für mich beantworten. - My lawyer will answer to that on my behalf.
     5. prep. kind / type of
           Was für ein Kuchen ist das? - What kind of cake is this?
     6. prep. (informal) instead of
           Für die Hose hab ich jetzt den Rock genommen. - Instead of the trousers which I chose not to buy, I took the skirt.
     7. prep. (colloquial nonstandard) in order to (with zu and infinitive)
           Der Papa holt das Werkzeug, für die Waschmaschine zu reparieren. - Daddy is getting his tools in order to repair the washing machine.
firmeneigene
Lastzüge
und
     1. conj. (co-ordinating) and
           Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cake
           Ich kam, sah und siegte. - I came, saw, and conquered.
     2. conj. (colloquial) links two nouns, often a person and an activity, in rhetoric questions to express an opposition between them
           Er und Abwaschen? Vielleicht einmal im Jahr! - Him doing the dishes? Maybe once per year!
     3. interj. so?, now?, and?
           Und? Wie ist es gelaufen? - So? How did it go?
Können
     1. n. (gerund of können); skill, ability
     2. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can.
     3. v.          (auxiliary)
                   Kannst du ihm helfen? - Are you able to help him?
                   Ich hätte das machen können. - I could have done that.
                   Das kann sein, kann aber auch nicht sein. - This may be and may also not be.
                   Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist.
     4. v.          to be able to do something implied; can.
                   Nein, ich kann nicht. - No, I can’t.
                   Er hat gekonnt. - He was able to do it.
     5. v.          to know how to do (something); to know; to understand; to be able to do (something); to be capable of; can do (something), to have a specific skill. (w
                   Ich kann Deutsch und Englisch. - I know German and English.
                   Kannst du es? - Can you do it?
                   Das hätte ich nicht gekonnt. - I couldn’t have done that. / I wouldn’t have been capable of that.
     6. v.          to be possible, to make sense
                   Nächstes Jahr is’n Schaltjahr. – Das kann nich’. Letztes Jahr war doch Schaltjahr! - Next year is a leap year. – That’s not possible. Last year w
     7. v.          (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may.
                   Kann ich mitkommen? - May I come along?
                   Er hat nicht ins Kino gehen können. - He was not allowed to go to the cinema.
     8. v.          (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed
                   
sich
     1. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
     2. pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object).
selbstständig
     1. adj. independent
     2. adj. self-employed
     3. adv. independently
     4. adv. on one's own, without help
Machen
     1. n. gerund of machen
     2. v. to make, produce, create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.)
           Ich hab dir einen Kuchen gemacht! - I made you a pie!
           Du hast einen Fehler gemacht. - You made a mistake.
     3. v. to make, prepare
           Machst du heute das Essen? - Are you making dinner today?
           sich eine Pizza machen - to prepare a pizza for oneself
     4. v. to do, perform, carry out (to execute; to put into operation (an action))
           Mach es! - Do it!
           Das hat er ganz allein gemacht! - He did that all by himself!
           ein Experiment machen - to perform an experiment
     5. v. to do; (indicates an activity associated with a noun)
           Sport machen - do sports
           eine Party machen - have a party
     6. v. to go (to make the (specified) sound)
           Das Auto machte "Bumm" und hielt an. - The car went "boom" and stopped.
     7. v. to make (to cause or compel (to do something))
     8. v. to cause (to set off an event or action or produce as a result)
     9. v. to make (to cause to be)
           Dieser Film macht mich schläfrig. - This movie makes me sleepy.
     10. v. to make (transform from one thing into another)
           Die Mühle macht Mehl aus Weizen. - The mill makes flour from wheat.
     11. v. to make (to have as a feature)
           Die Straße macht vor uns eine Linkskurve. - The road makes a turn to the left ahead.
     12. v. to come to, total, cost (to require the payment of)
           Wie viel macht das? - How much does that come to?
     13. v. to make, be (the result of a calculation)
           Sieben plus fünf macht zwölf. - Seven plus five makes twelve.
     14. v. to make (to earn, gain wages, profit, etc.)
           Der Herr Müller ist echt reich; der macht mehr als 5000 Euro im Monat. - Mr Müller is quite rich; he makes more than 5000 Euros per month.
     15. v. to be, play (to act as the indicated role, especially in a performance)
     16. v. to matter (to be important)
           Das macht nichts! - That doesn't matter!
     17. v. to make, make oneself out to be, act, play (to behave so as to give an appearance of being; to act as if one were (something, or a certain way)) (+preo, auf)
     18. v. to do one's business, do number two or number one, go (to defecate or urinate)
           (childish) groß machen - to go poop
           (childish) klein machen - to go pee
     19. v. to do (to fare or perform (well or poorly))
           Machen Sie sich gut? - Are you doing well?
     20. v. to look (to have an appearance of being)
           Der Mantel macht sich sehr schön. - The coat looks very nice.
     21. v. to get cracking (an (“on,” “with”)), get a move on (it), to get down (an (“to”)) (something); (in imperative:) come on, let's go
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