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dann
1. adv. then, after that
Ich ziehe mich erst an, dann frühstücke ich. - First I'm getting dressed, then I'll have breakfast.
2. adv. then, in that case
Wenn du dich anstrengst, dann schaffst du es. - If you make an effort, then you'll be able to do it.
sind
1. v. first-person plural present of sein
Wir sind hier drüben. - We are over here.
2. v. third-person plural present of sein
Da sind sie. - There they are.
3. v. second-person plural present of sein
Wo sind Sie? - Where are you? (polite form)
sein
1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
Das ist schön. - That is beautiful.
Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car.
2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
Usage: In this sense sein 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. For example: "Mir i
Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold?
Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick.
Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy.
Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored.
3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for
Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted.
Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie.
Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it.
4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence.
Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house.
6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
Du bist. - It’s your turn.
Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine.
7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag
Du bist! - You're it!
Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore.
8. det. his
Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister.
Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys.
9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun)
der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light
das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs
10. det. (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
11. det. one's
Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
die
1. art. feminine singular of der
die Frau - the woman
2. art. plural of der
die Männer - the men
3. pron. feminine singular of der
4. pron. plural of der
5. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose
Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that.
6. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them
die da - that one/she/they there
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
Kühlen
1. n. (gerund of kühlen): cooling
2. v. to cool, to refrigerate
Ich kühlte den Kopf des Patienten mit Eis. - I cooled the patient’s head with ice.
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
immer
1. adv. always
2. adv. at all times without exception
Irgendwo scheint immer die Sonne. - The sun is always shining somewhere.
3. adv. very often; all the time; constantly
Er will immer nur fernsehen. - He just wants to watch telly all the time.
4. adv. every time; whenever some precondition is given
Er erzählt immer dieselbe Geschichte. - He always tells that same story.
5. adv. (with) to a greater degree over time, more and more
Es wird immer kälter. - It's getting colder and colder.
6. adv. (colloquial unstressed) used to emphasize another adverb of time, which itself is stressed
Er kommt immer nie pünktlich. - He’s never on time.
Ich bin oft immer sehr vergesslich. - I’m often very forgetful.
Manchmal hab ich immer das Gefühl, dass... - Sometimes I get the feeling that...
noch
1. adv. still, yet (up to and including a given time)
Du magst mich noch. - You still like me.
Ich bin noch nicht fertig. - I’m not ready yet.
2. adv. yet, eventually (at an unknown time in the future)
Er wird noch kommen. - He will come eventually.
Das brauche ich später noch. - I'll need that sometime.
3. adv. additionally, in addition, besides, else; (more often expressed in English with) another, more
Da ist noch einer. - There’s another one.
Da sind noch welche. - There are some more.
Ich habe noch Schokolade im Auto. - I have some more chocolate in the car.
Weißt du noch was? - Can you think of anything else?
4. adv. (only) just; barely (by a small margin)
Ich habe es gerade noch geschafft. - I made it just in time.
5. adv. (with comparative) even
Deins ist noch schöner! - Yours is even prettier!
6. conj. (following a negation, especially weder) nor; function word introducing each except the first term or series, indicating none of them is true
Ich mag weder ihn noch dich. - I like neither him nor you.
Er versteht es nicht noch wird er es jemals verstehen. - He doesn’t understand it, nor will he ever understand it.
immer noch
1. adv. still
kunstsinnigen
Rechner
1. n-m. (agent noun of rechnen); person who calculates
2. n-m. (computing) computer
3. n-m. calculator (one that is either too big to fit in one's pocket or is a virtual calculator like in a phone or computer app)
4. n-m. (clipping of Taschenrechner), handheld calculator
5. n-m. reckoner
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)
die
1. art. feminine singular of der
die Frau - the woman
2. art. plural of der
die Männer - the men
3. pron. feminine singular of der
4. pron. plural of der
5. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose
Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that.
6. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them
die da - that one/she/they there
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
Rathäuser
1. n. plural of Rathaus
Rathaus
1. n. city hall, town hall (city council meeting house)
eingezogen
1. Participle. past participle of einziehen
einziehen
1. v. to thread (elastic, thread etc.)
2. v. to put in (a joist, wall etc.)
3. v. to retract, pull in; to lower (a periscope); to take in (a rudder)
4. v. to conscript, draft
5. v. to collect (taxes etc.)
6. v. to take out of circulation (banknotes), to withdraw, to confiscate (a permit, property)
7. v. to indent
8. v. to move in (to a house etc.)
9. v. to penetrate; to be absorbed (into); to soak (into)
Die Farbe zog in das Papier ein. - The paint soaked into the paper.
10. v. to enter (into a new area)
Das Heer zog in die Stadt ein. - The army entered the city.
11. v. to come (in + dative)
Am 11. November 1918 zog der Frieden ein. - On 11th November peace arrived.
12. v. to strip of its public-law binding
denen
1. pron. dative plural of der
2. pron. (relative): (to) whom, (to) which, that
3. pron. (demonstrative): (to) that, (to) him/her
die
1. art. feminine singular of der
die Frau - the woman
2. art. plural of der
die Männer - the men
3. pron. feminine singular of der
4. pron. plural of der
5. pron. (in a subordinate clause as a relative pronoun) that; which; who; whom; whose
Ich kenne eine Frau, die das kann. - I know a woman who can do that.
6. pron. (as a demonstrative pronoun) this one; that one; these ones; those ones; she; her; it; they; them
die da - that one/she/they there
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
Etats
1. n. plural of Etat
Etat
1. n. budget
an
1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against
Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall.
2. prep. by; near; close to; next to
3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at
Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday.
Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening.
4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in
zweimal am Tag - twice a day
5. prep. on; onto
Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall.
6. prep. at; against
Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard.
7. prep. to; for
Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna.
8. adv. onward; on
von heute an - from today on
9. adj. (predicative) on
Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off.
Ihrem
1. pron. (possessive) dative singular of Ihr
2. det. dative singular of ihr: her, its, their i;referring to a masculine or neuter object in the dative case
ihr
1. pron. you, ye (plural, familiar)
2. pron. dative of sie
Hast du ihr das Buch gegeben? - Did you give her the book?
3. det. her (possessive)
Laura hat mir ihr neues Auto gezeigt. - Laura showed me her new car.
Die Katze spielt oft mit ihren Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with her toys.
4. det. its (when the owning object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine)
die Sonne und ihre Wärme - the sun and its warmth
5. det. their
Die Kinder spielen mit ihrem Hund. - The kids are playing with their dog.
die Wolken und ihre Schönheit - the clouds and their beauty
Stadttheater
genauso
1. adv. just as, just the same
wichtig
1. adj. important, relevant, significant, weighty
Waren
1. n. plural of Ware
2. v. first-person plural preterite of sein
3. v. third-person plural preterite of sein
sein
1. v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
Das ist schön. - That is beautiful.
Das ist ein Auto. - That is a car.
2. v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
Usage: In this sense sein 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. For example: "Mir i
Ist dir kalt? - Are you cold?
Mir ist schlecht. - I'm sick.
Dem Mann ist schwindelig. - The man feels dizzy.
Den Kindern ist langweilig. - The children are bored.
3. v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for
Usage: As in the previous sense sein takes a Dative noun and is always conjugated according to the impersonal subject es, although it is usually omitted.
Uns ist nach einem Film zumute. - We feel like watching a movie.
Mir ist nicht danach. - I don't feel like it.
4. v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
Er ist alt geworden. - He has become old.
5. v. to exist; there to be; to be alive
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden. (a common proverb) - That which does not exist now, may come into existence.
Wenn ich nicht mehr bin, erbst du das Haus. - When I am no more, you'll inherit the house.
6. v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
Du bist. - It’s your turn.
Du bist nach mir. - Your turn is after mine.
7. v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag
Du bist! - You're it!
Ich bin nicht mehr. - I'm not it anymore.
8. det. his
Daniel schickt seiner Schwester eine SMS. - Daniel is sending a text to his sister.
Der Kater spielt oft mit seinen Spielsachen. - The cat often plays with his toys.
9. det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun)
der Mond und sein Licht - the moon and its light
das Schaf und seine Lämmer - the sheep and its lambs
10. det. (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
Der kostet so seine zweihundert Euro. - That one costs around two hundred euros.
11. det. one's
Man muss seinem Herzen folgen. - One must follow one’s heart.
wie
1. adv. how
Wie groß bist du? - How tall are you?
Ich weiß nicht, wie die Katze hereingekommen ist. - I don't know how the cat got in.
Wie wunderbar! - How wonderful!
2. conj. like
Freunde sind wie Sterne in der Nacht. - Friends are like stars in the night.
3. conj. as
Wie ihr wisst, bin ich in Dortmund aufgewachsen. - As you know, I grew up in Dortmund.
Ich bin so schnell wie du. - I’m as fast as you are.
4. conj. (colloquial nonstandard) than
Der Junge ist größer wie sein Vater. - The boy is taller than his father.
5. conj. (chiefly colloquial) when referring to the past
Ich hab ihn gesehen, wie ich in Köln war. - I saw him when I was in Cologne.
Wie ich zur Tür herauskomme, steht da mein alter Schulfreund. - When I came out the door, my old school-day friend was standing in front of me.
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
aufsehenerregende
1. adj. form of aufsehenerregend
Premiere
1. n-f. premiere

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