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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
traditionelle
     1. adj. form of traditionell
amerikanische
     1. adj. form of amerikanisch
     amerikanisch
          1. adj. (relational) American
Abendessen
     1. n-n. dinner, supper (the evening meal)
     2. v. (southern Germany, Austria) to sup, to have supper (the evening meal)
enthält
     1. v. third-person singular present of enthalten - he/she/it contains, comprises
     enthalten
          1. v. to contain, comprise, include
                Diese Gerichte enthalten wenig Fett. - These dishes contain little fat.
          2. v. to abstain from (not to do, not to use)
                Er schwor, sich aller fleischlichen Gelüste zu enthalten. - He swore to abstain from all carnal desires.
          3. v. to abstain (vote neither in favour nor against)
                Ich enthalte mich. - I abstain.
          4. Participle. past participle of enthalten
          5. adj. contained, included, covered
Unter
     1. n-m. jack, knave (playing card)
     2. prep. under
     3. prep. below
     4. prep. among, between
     5. prep. (chiefly literary) with; along with; accompanied by an action (often concessive)
           Die englische Sprache überlebte die normannische Eroberung unter weitgehendem Verlust ihrer ursprünglichen Struktur. - The English language survived the Norman conquest, largely losing, however
     6. prep. (rare, or regional) during
anderem
     1. adj. form of anderer, em
unter anderem
     1. adv. among other things, inter alia, amongst others
Fleisch
     1. n. flesh
     2. n. meat
     3. n. pulp (of fruit)
     4. n. a slab of meat, meat which is not in the form of a sausage
Kartoffeln
     1. n. plural of Kartoffel
     Kartoffel
          1. n-f. potato
          2. n-f. (sometimes derogatory) a German; particularly an ethnic German from the perspective of allochthonous populations in Germany
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?
ein
     1. art. a, an
           ein Mann - a man
           eine Frau - a woman
           ein Kind - a child
     2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
           ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen
           darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor
     3. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.)
Gemüse
     1. n. vegetable; vegetables (kinds of plants)
           Iss dein Gemüse! - Eat your vegetables!
     2. n. a seasoned vegetable-based side dish, such as a relish (not necessarily pickled and not usually in the form of a paste)
           Wir essen heute Hähnchenschnitzel mit Zwiebel-Möhren-Gemüse. - Today we’re having chicken cutlets with an onion and carrot relish.
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