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damit
1. adv. takes a reflexive pronoun adverb of mit
2. conj. (subordinating, with indicative or subjunctive I) so that, in order that
Beeil dich, damit wir bald losfahren können. - Hurry up so that we can take off soon.
kann
1. v. first-person singular present of können
2. v. third-person singular present of können
können
1. v. to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of; can.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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
6. 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.
7. v. (auxiliary) to be in the legal situation of being able to realize a legal effect even if it be legally disallowed

eine
1. num. feminine singular of ein
2. art. feminine singular of ein: a, an
3. pron. feminine singular of einer
4. pron. masculine nominative singular of einer
5. pron. singular of einer
Aversion
1. n-f. aversion (opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike)
gegen
1. prep. against
Die Erklärung der Vereinten Nationen über die Beseitigung der Gewalt gegen Frauen. - The United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women.
2. prep. toward (i.e. directed to someone/something)
3. prep. toward (i.e. in the direction of)
4. prep. approximately, around
5. prep. in exchange for
6. prep. facing
7. prep. compare to
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
Krippenspiel
1. n. nativity play, Christmas pageant
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
Form
1. n-f. shape
2. n-f. form (order of doing things)
3. v. singular imperative of formen
4. v. colloquial of
gar
1. adj. cooked, done (of food such as meat or vegetables: ready for consumption)
2. adj. (of a metal) refined
3. adv. (negative polarity) at all; even
Sie hat gar kein Geld. - She has no money at all.
Er ist gar nicht gekommen. - He didn't even show up. / He didn't show up at all.
4. adv. (chiefly formal, or literary) even; expressing a climax
Ist er ein Dieb? Ein Räuber? Oder gar ein Mörder? - Is he a thief? A robber? Or even a murderer?
5. adv. (chiefly formal, or literary, with zu) all
Wenn er gar zu frech wird, geben Sie ihm eine kräftige Ohrfeige. - If he becomes all too impertinent, give him a sturdy slap.
6. adv. (Austria, Switzerland, otherwise archaic, poetic) very; quite; really
Das war gar frech von dir! - That was quite impertinent of you!
nicht
1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb)
Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb!
Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true.
2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not?
Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you?
gar nicht
1. adv. not at all
2. adv. not one bit
3. adv. no way
4. adv. never
5. adv. in no manner
Aufkommen
1. n-n. revenue
2. n-n. rise
3. v. to come into use; to arise
Die Frage kommt auf. - The question arises.
4. v. to rise up; to come up
Der Gedanke kommt ihm auf. - The thought occurs to him.
In meinem Herzen kommt kein Zweifel auf, wer ich sein will. - In my heart there's no doubt of who I want to be.
Um kein Missverständnis aufkommen zu lassen. - In order to guard against misunderstandings.
Dinge ändern sich, neue Trends kommen auf. - Things change, new trends come about.
Ein Sturm kommt auf. - A storm is coming.
5. v. to pay for; to compensate for (something), to carry the cost(s) of (something) (für + accusative)
für die Kosten aufkommen. - to bear the costs.
für den Lebensunterhalt aufkommen. - to cover the costs of living.
für jds Unterhalt aufkommen - to pay for sb's keep
sondern
1. conj. (coordinating, with a negative in the preceding clause) rather, but (instead).
2. interj. so?, then what?, so you tell me!
Naja, ganz so ist es ja auch nicht! — Sondern? - Well, it’s not quite like that! — Then what?
3. v. to separate, to sunder
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
Wahrheitsgehalt
1. n. veracity, truth content
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
Alten
1. n. singular of Alter
2. n. dative plural of Alter
3. n. singular of Alter
4. n. plural of Alter
5. n. dative plural of Alte
6. n. singular of Alte
7. n. plural of Alte
8. 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
Bilder
1. n. plural of Bild
Bild
1. n. image; picture; painting; photo (optical representation of something)
2. n. image (idea or mental concept of something)
3. n. (computing) image
wird
1. v. third-person singular present of werden
werden
1. v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense
Ich werde nach Hause gehen. - I will go home.
2. v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs
3. v. (auxiliary) to be done; forms the passive voice
Das Buch wird gerade gelesen. (present tense) - The book is being read.
Ich wurde in Europa geboren. (preterite tense) - I was born in Europe.
Er war geschlagen worden. (past perfect tense) - He had been beaten.
4. v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn
Es wird heißer. - It's getting hotter.
5. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to begin or come to feel or experience (a condition)
Usage: In this sense werden 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. (See the usage no
Wird dir kalt? - Are you getting cold?
Den Kindern wird langweilig. - The children are getting bored.
Von Mayonnaise wird mir schlecht. - Mayonnaise makes me sick. (Literally: From mayonnaise I become sick.)
6. v. (copulative, colloquial) to be, to happen, to occur (in the future)
Wir werden zusammen glücklich. - We will be happy together.
Was wird aus mir? - What will become of me?
7. v. (colloquial) to be going to work
Das wird so nichts. - It will not work like that.
in
1. prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
Es ist in dem Haus. - It is in the house.
Ich habe die Schlüssel im (in dem) Kühlschrank gefunden. - I found the keys in the refrigerator.
Unsere Kinder sind in der Schule. - Our kids are at school.
Er ist in einem Café. - He is at a coffee shop.
Letzte Nacht waren sie im (in dem) Club. - They were at the club last night.
2. prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to)
in diesem Sinne - in this/that sense
3. prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time)
Er schloss sein Studium im Alter von vierzehn. - He completed his studies at/by the age of fourteen.
im Alter - in old age
im Mittelalter - during the middle ages
in den 1960er Jahren - in the 1960s
4. prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of))
Er geht ins Haus. - He goes into the house.
Wir gehen in die Schweiz. - We are going to Switzerland.
Wir treten in ein neues Zeitalter ein. - We are coming into a new age.
5. adj. in, popular (in fashion)
beklemmender
Form
1. n-f. shape
2. n-f. form (order of doing things)
3. v. singular imperative of formen
4. v. colloquial of
aktualisiert
1. Participle. past participle of aktualisieren
2. v. third-person singular present of aktualisieren
3. v. second-person plural present of aktualisieren
4. v. plural imperative of aktualisieren
aktualisieren
1. v. to update
2. v. (computing) to refresh, reload

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